AB650,2,1312 (a) Use peer recovery coaches to encourage individuals to seek treatment for
13a substance use disorder following an overdose.
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1(b) Provide access to medications to reverse overdose, as appropriate.
AB650,3,92 (c) Coordinate and continue care and treatment of individuals after an
3overdose, including through referrals to treatment services, to peer support, to
4community organizations that support recovery, to education, training, and
5employment services, to housing services, and to child welfare agencies. An overdose
6treatment provider may coordinate and continue care and treatment under this
7paragraph by establishing an integrated model of care for patients who have
8experienced an overdose that may include assessment, follow-up services, and
9transportation to and from treatment.
AB650,3,1110 (d) Provide education to patients and families on preventing and reversing an
11overdose.
AB650,3,1312 (e) Provide follow-up services for patients after overdose to ensure continued
13recovery and connection to support services.
AB650,3,1614 (f) Collect and evaluate data on the outcomes of patients receiving peer
15recovery coach services and coordination and continuation of care services under this
16section.
AB650,3,18 17(3) The department may establish policies and procedures to provide guidance
18on any of the following:
AB650,3,2019 (a) The provision of medications that reverse an overdose and any other
20medications or biological products used to treat a substance use disorder.
AB650,3,2421 (b) Continuation of, or referral to, evidence-based treatment services for
22patients with a substance use disorder who have experienced an overdose, for the
23purpose of supporting long-term treatment and preventing relapse or future
24overdoses.
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1(4) The department shall seek any funding available from the federal
2government, including grant funding under 42 USC 290dd-4, to establish and
3maintain the program under sub. (2) or establish the policies and procedures under
4sub. (3). The department may satisfy the requirement under sub. (2) by encouraging
5or facilitating or providing funding to programs operated by nongovernmental
6overdose treatment providers.
AB650,2 7Section 2. 49.45 (30j) of the statutes is created to read:
AB650,4,118 49.45 (30j) Reimbursement for peer recovery coach services. (a) In this
9subsection, “peer recovery coach” means an individual who practices in the recovery
10field and who provides support and assistance to individuals who are in treatment
11or recovery from mental illness or a substance use disorder.
AB650,4,1412 (b) The department shall reimburse under the Medical Assistance program
13under this subchapter any service provided by a peer recovery coach if the service
14satisfies all of the following conditions:
AB650,4,1615 1. The recipient of the service provided by a peer recovery coach is in treatment
16for or recovery from mental illness or a substance use disorder.
AB650,4,1817 2. The peer recovery coach provides the service under the supervision of a peer
18supervisor who has been trained in all of the following subjects:
AB650,4,2019 a. Understanding the peer role in recovery and supporting clear and
20meaningful peer roles.
AB650,4,2121 b. Recovery orientation.
AB650,4,2222 c. Model principles of recovery.
AB650,4,2323 d. Training of peer recovery coaches.
AB650,4,2424 e. Professional health system navigation.
AB650,4,2525 f. Applicable laws and policies.
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1g. Community resources.
AB650,5,22 h. Quality, strength-based, and person-centered supervision.
AB650,5,33 i. Identification and evaluation of peer competencies.
AB650,5,44 j. Confidentiality, ethics, and professional boundaries.
AB650,5,65 k. Antidiscrimination in employment, staff development, and employment
6practices.
AB650,5,77 L. Peer-delivered services advocacy.
AB650,5,108 3. The peer recovery coach provides the service in coordination with the
9Medical Assistance recipient's individual treatment plan and in accordance with the
10recipient's individual treatment goals.
AB650,5,1211 4. The peer recovery coach providing the service has completed all of the
12following training requirements:
AB650,5,1613 a. Forty-six hours of training in advocacy, mentoring and education, recovery
14and wellness support, and ethical responsibility that includes training of at least 10
15hours in advocacy, at least 10 hours in mentoring and education, at least 10 hours
16in recovery and wellness support, and at least 16 hours in ethical responsibility.
AB650,5,1917 b. Twenty-five hours of supervised volunteer or paid work experience involving
18advocacy, mentoring and education, recovery and wellness support, ethical
19responsibility, or a combination of those areas.
AB650,5,2220 c. Five hundred hours of volunteer or paid work experience involving advocacy,
21mentoring and education, recovery and wellness support, ethical responsibility, or
22a combination of those areas.
AB650,5,2423 (c) The department shall certify under Medical Assistance peer recovery
24coaches to provide services in accordance with this subsection.
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1(d) The department shall request from the federal department of health and
2human services any waiver of federal Medicaid law, state plan amendment, or other
3federal approval necessary to implement this subsection and s. 49.46 (2) (b) 14p.
AB650,3 4Section 3. 49.46 (2) (b) 14p. of the statutes is created to read:
AB650,6,65 49.46 (2) (b) 14p. Subject to s. 49.45 (30j), services provided by a peer recovery
6coach.
AB650,6,77 (End)
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