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Table 1: Candidate Structure Measures*
Measure Description
Denominator
Numerator
1. Assesses the proportion of SUD providers
Total number of SUD
Total number of providers in the
in a SUD specialty care setting who are trained providers in a SUD
denominator with a certificate, license
to provide specified mental health care, and
specialty care setting
or other acceptable documentation to
who have a certificate, license or some other
prove their competency to provide
documentation to demonstrate proficiency.
specified mental health care
2. Assesses the proportion of programs in a
Total number of
Total number of programs in the
defined service area (e.g., county, city or state) programs in a defined
denominator that report having
that report having integrated services (e.g.,
service area
integrated or co-located SUD and
SUD and MHD services in the same treatment
MHD services
program) or co-located services (e.g., SUD and
MHD services in the same location)
3. Assesses the proportion of SUD providers
Total number of SUD
Total number of SUD providers in the
in a defined service area (e.g., county, city or
providers in a defined
denominator that report the ability to
state) reporting the ability to bill for MHD
service area
bill for MHD services provided to
services provided to patients.
patients
4. Assesses the proportion of SUD specialty
Total number of SUD
Total number of SUD specialty care
care settings in a defined service area (e.g.,
specialty care settings in settings in the denominator with
county, city or state) that have formal
a defined service area
formal documented referral policies
documented referral policies for MHD
for MHD services
services.
*Measures 1, 3 and 4 can be modified to be used in mental health settings by exchanging SUD for MHD (vice versa).
be applied to both SUD and MHD settings.
Data Source
Facility data
Program
records
SUD provider
survey
Facility
survey
Measure 2 can