Resources

Free One to One Prescriber Mentoring, Support & TA

• PCSS: SAMHSA funded Program to educate providers
  • Request an individual mentor
  • Ask a clinical question
• Email NYC DOHMH (open to providers who live, practice, or are in school in NYC): buprenorphine@health.nyc.gov
• Email NYS DOH: buprenorphine@health.nyc.gov
• Opioid Response Network: a SAMHSA funded technical assistance center
  • Submit a technical request

MAT Implementation Support

• Making the case for using MAT with prescribers
• OASAS MAT page with resources & guidance
• Sample clinic consents for Buprenorphine & XR-Naltrexone
• Sample clinic policies for Buprenorphine & XR-Naltrexone
• Guidance on providing MAT/OUD treatment
  • NIDA's Science to Medicine series on "Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder"
  • SAMHSA website about Buprenorphine
  • SAMHSA's TIP 63: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder executive summary and full guide
  • Clinical Opioid withdrawal scales (COWS) - scale & flow sheet
  • Urine drug testing guide for clinicians
• Proving XR-Naltrexone
  • Checklist
  • Step by Step Guide
  • Sample Protocol
• Providing Buprenorphine
  • Patient handout - starting Buprenorphine
  • Office flow sheet
  • DOH/OASAS best practices
  • NYC H&H physicians guide
  • DOHMH prescribing guide
  • HHS telemedicine & buprenorphine
  • FDA guidance on co-prescribing buprenorphine & benzodiazepines

For more information or questions regarding the Clinic OUD Initiative, please email PSYCKES-Help@omh.ny.gov