Overview of the OTP Extranet System The OTP Extranet automated data processing website (the OTP Extranet system) helps the Division of Pharmacologic Therapies (DPT)—part of the Substance and Mental Health Services for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)—achieve its Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) Center goal of processing the certification of through SAMHSA’s opioid treatment programs (OTPs) automated submissions and approval queues among facility, state, and federal staff. The site also supports the automated processing of provider requests for treating specific patients in a manner divergent from guidelines for opioid therapies (patient exception requests). The OTP Extranet system greatly increases the accuracy and ease with which CSAT is able to monitor and facilitate OTP compliance with federal regulations. OTP Extranet System Features Several features of the OTP Extranet system help CSAT fulfill its OTP compliance requirements in a timely manner. These features include Automated letter generation, Online submission of SAMHSA by the Office of forms (“SMA forms”) approved Management and Budget (OMB) to collect information necessary for program certifications and determinations of permissible exceptions to treating individual patients in accordance with federal opioid treatment standards, and Identification of impending accreditation and certification expirations. Types of User Accounts in the OTP Extranet System Currently there are four types of user accounts in the OTP Extranet system that are available to OTP personnel. Each is role specific, with a unique combination of user permissions: Counselor user account—intended for non-physician OTP staff whose job duties support the submission of patient exception requests; OTP’s Program Physician user account—intended for Medical Directors and other clinicians authorized to sign and submit the exception requests; OTP’s patient Program Director user account—intended solely for the Program Director; and OTP’s Program Sponsor user account—intended solely for the Program Sponsor. OTP’s Users should note that the names of these four OTP Extranet system accounts do not always reflect the job title or position name held by the account holder at the OTP. For example, account holders do not have to have a job title of at the OTP; rather, all “Counselor” “counselor” non-physician staff who support the submission of patient exception requests (e.g., filling OTP’s
Overview of the OTP Extranet System The OTP Extranet automated data processing website (the OTP Extranet system) helps the Division of Pharmacologic Therapies (DPT)—part of the Substance and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)—achieve its goal of processing the certification of SAMHSA’s opioid treatment programs (OTPs) through automated submissions and approval queues among facility, state, and federal staff. The site also supports the automated processing of provider requests for treating specific patients in a manner divergent from guidelines for opioid therapies (patient exception requests). The OTP Extranet system greatly increases the accuracy and ease with which CSAT is able to monitor and facilitate OTP compliance with federal regulations. OTP Extranet System Features Several features of the OTP Extranet system help CSAT fulfill its OTP compliance requirements in a timely manner. These features include Automated letter generation, Online submission of SAMHSA forms (“SMA forms”) approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to collect information necessary for program certifications and determinations of permissible exceptions to treating individual patients in accordance with federal opioid treatment standards, and Identification of impending accreditation and certification expirations. Types of User Accounts in the OTP Extranet System Currently there are four types of user accounts in the OTP Extranet system that are available to OTP personnel. Each is role specific, with a unique combination of user permissions: Counselor user account—intended for non-physician OTP staff whose job duties support the OTP’s submission of patient exception requests; Program Physician user account—intended for Medical Directors and other clinicians authorized to sign and submit the OTP’s patient exception requests; Program Director user account—intended solely for the OTP’s Program Director; and Program Sponsor user account—intended solely for the OTP’s Program Sponsor. Users should note that the names of these four OTP Extranet system accounts do not always reflect the job title or position name held by the account holder at the OTP. For example, “Counselor” account holders do not have to have a job title of “counselor” at the OTP; rather, all non-physician staff who support the OTP’s submission of patient exception requests (e.g., filling
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