This page is for professionals who provide substance use services. If you are looking for information on substance use services in your community, call 211 or 833-944-4673 for the Wisconsin Addiction Recovery Helpline or visit addictionhelpwi.org.
Virtual meetings: Wis. Admin. Code ch. DHS 75 providers
All providers certified under Wis. Admin. Code ch. DHS 75 are encouraged to participate in monthly virtual meetings with staff from the Division of Care and Treatment Services, Division of Medicaid Services, and Division of Quality Assurance.
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All meetings are held from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
- January 19, 2023: The focus will be on residential services.
- February 16, 2023: The focus will be on outpatient services.
- March 16, 2023: The focus will be on residential services.
- April: No meeting is scheduled at this time.
- May 18, 2023: The focus will be on outpatient services.
- June 15, 2023: The focus will be on residential services.
- July: No meeting is scheduled at this time.
- August 17, 2023: The focus will be on outpatient services.
- September 21, 2023: The focus will be on residential services.
- October: No meeting is scheduled at this time.
- November 16, 2023: The focus will be on outpatient services.
- December 14, 2023: The focus will be on residential services.
Rules and regulations
- Wis. Stat. ch. 51 - State Alcohol, Drug Abuse, Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Act
- Wis. Admin. Code ch. DHS 75 - Community Substance Use Service Standards
- Community Substance Use Service Programs - Certification
- Client rights
Training opportunities
Trending resources
- American Rescue Plan Act: Mental Health and Substance Use Services
- American Society of Addiction Medicine - Paper-Based ASAM Criteria Assessment Interview Guide
- ForwardHealth: Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Benefit
- ForwardHealth: Telehealth Expansion and Related Resources for Providers
- Recovery Residences Registry (PDF) | Recovery Residences Approval Process
- Resilient Wisconsin
Contacts
Division of Care and Treatment Services
- Simran Arora (Substance use services section manager)
- Saima Chauhan (Substance use treatment coordinator)
- Dan Bizjak (State opioid treatment authority)
- Lorie Goeser (Substance use outpatient services)
Division of Medicaid Services
- Pam Lano (Behavioral health policy section manager)
- Telehealth questions
Division of Quality Assurance
- Email staff who work with substance use providers
- Waivers and variances for behavioral health providers
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Priority treatment posters
Agencies receiving Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant funds must give pregnant women priority in treatment admissions. Use one or all of these posters to inform clients of this rule. Provide agency contact information in the spaces provided before printing.
UW Addiction Consultation Provider Hotline
The UW Addiction Consultation Provider Hotline offers on-call help to health care providers who seek support and direction to treat patients with substance use issues. This includes addictions to alcohol, nicotine, marijuana, opioids, and stimulants. This hotline is operated by the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health and UW Health. It is open to all health care providers statewide under a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Health care providers do not need to be affiliated with UW-Madison or UW Health to use the service.
2023 DHS substance use conferences
- May 16-18: Opioids, Stimulants, and Trauma Summit (Wisconsin Dells)
- June 28-29: Wisconsin Harm Reduction Conference (Green Bay)
- September 13-14: Wisconsin Prevention Conference (Wisconsin Dells)
