Applicable to: Mercy Care Complete Care and Mercy Care RBHA
Providers received their Substance Abuse Block Grant (SABG) award notifications for fiscal year 2021. SABG funding is used for substance use treatment services for uninsured or under-insured adults and youth with a substance use disorder based on the following priority schedule:
Pregnant women/teenagers who use drugs by injection
Pregnant women/teenagers who use substances
Other individuals who use drugs by injection
Substance using women/teenagers with dependent children and their families
As funding is available - all other individuals with a SUD, regardless of gender or route of use.
All Mercy Care behavioral health providers should be able to speak to SABG funding and will be subject to secret shopper calls throughout the grant year. Providers should be knowledgeable of network partners who receive SABG funding to ensure appropriate referrals for members meeting grant eligibility criteria. For a list of providers and services please see the links below in additional information and resources.
SABG funds are only to be used for allowable services identified in AMPM Exhibit 300-2B. Restrictions of SABG funds are outlined within AMPM Policy 320-T.
Additional information & resources regarding the Substance Abuse Block Grant include:
