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21 <br /> EXHIBIT B TO NC MOA: <br /> Additional Opioid Remediation Activities ("OPTION B" List) <br /> This list shall be automatically updated to match the list of approved strategies in the most <br /> recent National Settlement Agreement. <br /> PART ONE: TREATMENT <br /> A. TREAT OPIOID USE DISORDER(OUD) <br /> Support treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and any co-occurring Substance Use Disorder <br /> or Mental Health (SUD/MH) conditions through evidence-based or evidence-informed programs <br /> or strategies that may include, but are not limited to, the following:1 <br /> 1. Expand availability of treatment for OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH conditions, including <br /> all forms of Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) approved by the U.S. Food and Drug <br /> Administration. <br /> 2. Support and reimburse evidence-based services that adhere to the American Society of <br /> Addiction Medicine (ASAM) continuum of care for OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH <br /> conditions. <br /> 3. Expand telehealth to increase access to treatment for OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH <br /> conditions, including MAT, as well as counseling, psychiatric support, and other treatment and <br /> recovery support services. <br /> 4.Improve oversight of Opioid Treatment Programs(OTPs)to assure evidence-based or evidence- <br /> informed practices such as adequate methadone dosing and low threshold approaches to treatment. <br /> 5. Support mobile intervention,treatment,and recovery services,offered by qualified professionals <br /> and service providers, such as peer recovery coaches, for persons with OUD and any co-occurring <br /> SUD/MH conditions and for persons who have experienced an opioid overdose. <br /> 6. Treatment of trauma for individuals with OUD(e.g.,violence,sexual assault,human trafficking, <br /> or adverse childhood experiences) and family members (e.g., surviving family members after an <br /> overdose or overdose fatality), and training of health care personnel to identify and address such <br /> trauma. <br /> 7. Support evidence-based withdrawal management services for people with OUD and any co- <br /> occurring mental health conditions. <br /> 1 As used in this Exhibit B,words like"expand,""fund,""provide"or the like shall not indicate a preference <br /> for new or existing programs. <br /> Exhibits,page 3 <br />