Opioid Policy Fellows 2019

6/6/2019

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The Opioid Policy Fellows program is designed to support legislators who are experienced or emerging leaders on opioid addiction and overdose issues. The kickoff meeting will set the stage for the work of the Opioid Policy Fellows and will provide issue content in a peer learning setting. The meeting goals include:

Build knowledge about new research and policy.
Exchange ideas and solutions related to opioid misuse and overdose, and related issues.
Meet and learn from other legislative leaders.
Connect with leading researchers and policy experts.
Identify practical information to use in your state and develop action steps.

Representative Justin Boyd, Arkansas

Representative Cindy Ziemke, Indiana

Representative Russell Webber, Kentucky

Senator Regina Ashford Barrow, Louisiana

Representative Dustin Miller, Louisiana

Senator Cindy Friedman, Massachusetts

Senator James Welch, Massachusetts

Representative Joyce McCreight, Maine

Representative David Baker, Minnesota

Representative David Wood, Missouri

Senator Jim Davis, North Carolina

Senator Joseph Vitale, New Jersey

Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno, Nevada

Assemblymember John McDonald III, New York

Representative Sheri Schouten, Oregon

Representative John Edwards, Rhode Island

Representative Jim Dunnigan, Utah

Representative Bill Lippert, Vermont

Senator Ann Rivers, Washington

Representative Jon Plumer, Wisconsin

Delegate Matthew Rohrbach, West Virginia

Senator Tom Takubo, West Virginia

Senator Fred Baldwin, Wyoming

Kickoff Meeting: Building State Leadership

**Agenda**
Friday, Jan. 25, 2019
3:30-5 p.m.	Welcome This session will welcome the class of the Opioid Policy Fellows with an overview of the program and introductions of the Fellows. Kate Blackman, NCSL Hilary Eiring, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
6-8:30 p.m.	Dinner with the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Fellows The Opioid Policy Fellows will join NCSL’s Maternal and Child Health Fellows for networking and dinner. The program will feature alumni of NCSL’s Fellows programs discussing their successes and advice for the newest classes of Fellows. Moderator: Kate Blackman, NCSL Panelists: Senator Joann Ginal, Colorado Representative Stephanie Hilferty, Louisiana Representative Ann Pugh, Vermont Senator David Wilson, Alaska
Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019
8-8:15 a.m.	Welcome and Overview of the Day Kate Blackman, NCSL
8:15-9:30 a.m.	Setting the Stage This session will provide an overview of the opioid epidemic, including trends and disparities. Speakers will also discuss recent federal action and provide an overview of funding and options available to states. Moderator: Kate Blackman, NCSL Speakers: Jamie Mells, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention \| Powerpoint \| PDF file-9 pages Hilary Eiring, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention \| Powerpoint \| PDF file-8 pages Margaret Wile, NCSL \| Powerpoint \| PDF file-6 pages
9:45-11 a.m.	State Strategies to Prevent and Intervene Early This session will focus on strategies to prevent opioid misuse and overdose, including those that show evidence of effectiveness, as well as emerging strategies. Moderator: Kate Blackman, NCSL Speakers: Jamie Mells, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Sherry Green, Sherry L. Green & Associates \| Powerpoint \| PDF file-15 pages
11:15-11:45 a.m.	Joint Session with MCH Fellows: Medicaid 1115 Waivers Moderator: Emily Blanford, NCSL Speaker: Calder Lynch, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
11:45 a.m.-1 p.m.	Lunch with MCH Fellows: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Over a joint lunch, Opioid Policy Fellows and Maternal and Child Health Fellows will learn about and discuss Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and how these early experiences intersect with the issues and populations of focus for the Fellows programs. The session will provide the opportunity for discussing solutions and sharing state strategies. Moderator: Amber Bellazaire, NCSL Speaker: Jay Butler, MD, Alaska
1:30-3 p.m.	Examining and Financing the Continuum of Care This session will provide an overview of the full continuum of care for substance use disorders. From detox to sober living, speakers will examine the full system and its financing. Speakers will discuss policy levers for public and commercial insurance, federal grants to finance treatment without breaking state budgets, and challenges and opportunities states face along the way. Moderator: Karmen Hanson, NCSL Speakers: Aaron Williams, National Council for Behavioral Health \| Powerpoint \| PDF file-15 pages David Sheridan, National Alliance for Recovery Residences \| Powerpoint \| PDF file-15 pages Rick Harwood, National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors \| Powerpoint \| PDF file-6 pages
3:15-4:30 p.m.	Examining and Financing the Continuum of Care This session will continue and the panel will build upon the prior discussion, leading into roundtable discussions with speakers and Fellows. Speakers: Haley Nicholson, NCSL \| Powerpoint \| PDF file-13 pages Emily Blanford, NCSL \| Powerpoint \| PDF file-6 pages Rick Harwood, National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors Aaron Williams, National Council for Behavioral Health David Sheridan, National Alliance for Recovery Residences
4:30-5 p.m.	Action Planning, Networking and Group Photo Moderator: Kate Blackman, NCSL
Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019
8:30-9:45 a.m.	Looking Down the Road This session will focus on the opioid epidemic as a part of a larger addiction crisis and the ways that leaders in all sectors can approach and intervene in the crisis. Moderator: Charlie Severance-Medaris, NCSL Speaker: Rochelle Head-Dunham, MD, Metropolitan Human Services District, New Orleans
10-11 a.m.	Networking and Action Planning Moderator: Kate Blackman, NCSL
11-11:30 a.m.	Wrap Up and Debrief This session will wrap up the meeting with an opportunity to debrief and reflect, and share Fellows’ action steps to work on in the coming months. We will also discuss NCSL support and topics for upcoming events.
11:30 a.m.	Adjourn

Second Meeting: Policy Solutions and Innovations

**Agenda**
Monday, June 24, 2019
8:30-9 a.m.	Welcome Charlie Severance-Medaris, NCSL Kate Blackman, NCSL Elizabeth Zurick, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
9-9:45 a.m.	Fellows Report out This session will provide an opportunity for Fellows to share their challenges and successes since the last meeting. Fellows will provide updates on their action plans and share new developments, policies and programs in their states.
9:45-11:15 a.m.	Non-Traditional Partners: Criminal Justice System This session will focus on collaboration between health and justice system actors at various levels of government to improve outcomes for individuals. Faculty will highlight strategies such as deflection and diversion as well as talk about success with integration of medication-assisted treatment into various parts of the justice system. Moderator: Amber Widgery, NCSL Speakers: Chanda Funcell, Charleston Center \| Powerpoint \| PDF file-3 pages Dan Hall, National Center for State Courts Shawn Cohn, Denver Juvenile Probation \| Powerpoint \| PDF file-13 pages Rep. Eric Hutchings, Utah \| Powerpoint \| PDF file-9 pages Rep. Jim Dunnigan, Utah
11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.	Joint Session with MCH Fellows - Suicide Prevention Opioid Policy Fellows and Maternal and Child Health Fellows will learn about the rise in deaths by suicide since 1999. Fellows will learn about suicide prevention efforts broadly with a focus on programs led by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Moderator: Charlie Severance-Medaris, NCSL Speakers: Emily Fine, Colorado Suicide Prevention Commission
12:30–1:30 p.m.	Lunch with the MCH Fellows Preventing and Addressing Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome The Maternal and Child Health Fellows will join the Opioid Policy Fellows for networking and lunch. Moderator: Tahra Johnson, NCSL Speakers: Dr. Rahul Gupta, March of Dimes, Chief Medical and Health Officer
2:15-3 p.m.	Interactive Session Fellows will interact with meeting material in an interactive and exciting session.
3:15-4:30 p.m.	Transitions: Connecting to Care This session will focus on critical opportunities to connect patients to care. Speakers will focus on strategies that link justice-involved individuals and overdose survivors to treatment, community-based resources and stable housing. Fellows will learn about rapid (or quick) response teams (QRT) using West Virginia’s successful program as an example and supportive housing models using Denver’s Pay for Success Project as an example. Moderators: Amber Widgery, NCSL Charlie Severance-Medaris, NCSL Speakers: Larrecsa Cox, Huntington Quick Response Team \| Powerpoint \| PDF file-9 pages Katie Bonamasso, Corporation for Supportive Housing \| Powerpoint \| PDF file-16 pages Del. Matthew Rohrbach, West Virginia Rep. John Edwards, Rhode Island Rep. Jim Dunnigan, Utah
6-8 p.m.	Joint Session with MCH Fellows and Dinner- A Conversation with State Health Officials Opioid Policy Fellows and Maternal and Child Health Fellows will have a discussion with state health officials from two states. State health officials will share state initiatives improving maternal and child health and addressing the opioid epidemic. Moderator: Kate Blackman, NCSL Speakers: Dr. Joseph Miner, Executive Director, Utah Department of Health Dr. Kristina Box, State Health Commissioner, Indiana Department of Health
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
8-8:15 a.m.	Welcome and Overview of the Day
8:15-9:15 a.m.	Creative Collaborations \| Powerpoint \| PDF file-41 pages This session will feature Colorado’s collaborations across sectors with health, law enforcement and others. Speakers will share successes and lessons learned from the Colorado Prescription Drug Consortium’s multisectoral and intergovernmental efforts. Moderator: Karmen Hanson, NCSL Speakers: Dr. Robert Valuck, Colorado Prescription Drug Consortium José Esquibel, Colorado Prescription Drug Consortium
9:30-10:15 a.m.	New Ideas, Next Steps and Networking This session will provide an opportunity for discussion among small groups of Fellows as well as the whole cohort. NCSL staff will facilitate time for Fellows to share innovations in their states, and discuss ideas learned at the meeting and next steps that might be pursued.
10:15-11:15 a.m.	Action Planning
11:45 a.m.-1 p.m.	Lunch and Joint Session with MCH Fellows: Recovery and Hope This session will wrap up with meeting with a story of recovery and hope. The meeting will close with an opportunity to debrief and reflect. Moderator: Kate Blackman, NCSL Speakers: Cortney Lovell, WRise Consulting
1:15-1:45 p.m.	Wrap Up, Reflection and Graduation Fellows will have a final opportunity to share ideas and key takeaways from the meeting as well as to connect with their colleagues. NCSL will present Fellows with their graduation certificates and conduct evaluations and collect action plans.
1:45 p.m.	Adjourn

Opioid Policy Fellows Webinar #1: Medicaid 1115 Waivers and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment

Friday, March 15, 2019

Opioid Policy Fellows Webinar #2: Prevention, PDMPs and Innovative State Practices

Friday, May 3, 2019