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Substance use treatment
The Health Care Authority (HCA) provides funding and oversight for substance use treatment services for people enrolled in Apple Health (Medicaid).
On this page
What types of treatments are covered by Apple Health?
- Alcohol use treatment
- Involuntary treatment
- Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD)
- Opioid use treatment
Who provides treatment services?
Drug and alcohol treatment services are covered by:
- Behavioral health organizations (BHOs)
- Apple Health fee-for-service (FFS) program
How do I become an Apple Health provider?
To learn more about becoming a provider, visit our Become a behavioral health provider page.
Tools and resources for substance use professionals
- Alcohol: Know the facts — What is a standard drink? (waiting area poster)
- Alcohol screening and brief intervention: a guide for public health practitioners (SAMHSA)
- Medications for opioid use disorder
- Paying for Primary Care Services: Substance user disorder setting and the MAT billing process
- Recovery means healthy families (waiting area poster)
- SBIRT: screening, brief interventions, and referral to treatment
- Training and toolkits for opioid misuse and overdose prevention (stopoverdose.org)
- Treatment for adolescent substance use disorders (SUD)
For additional billing- and reporting-related resources, visit our Contractor and provider resources page.
