This course is designed for healthcare professionals, program administrators, and substance use disorder (SUD) staff interested in deepening their understanding of the RI Pilot Program as they plan to launch services at their clinic. Participants will learn about the criteria for beneficiary eligibility, clarifying who qualifies for participation and the referral processes involved.

The course will clarify the roles and responsibilities of providers within the program, ensuring attendees understand their expectations and how to effectively support beneficiaries. Additionally, participants will explore the incentive structure, learning how incentives are calculated, distributed, and managed throughout the treatment through the Incentive Manager platform. The course will discuss creating protocols for office workflow, urine drug testing (UDT), managing positive UDT results, extended absences, and readmissions to the program.

• Beneficiary Eligibility: This session defines the criteria for beneficiaries to participate in the RI Pilot. 

• Provider Roles & Responsibilities: The objective of this is to clarify provider site staffing expectations for the RI Pilot. 

• Incentive Structure: This session explains how incentives are calculated, distributed, and managed within the RI Pilot through the Incentive Manager Platform. 

• Establishing Protocols: This session describes protocols scenarios and potential solutions for office workflow, urine drug testing (UDT), managing positive UDT results, extended absences, and readmissions to the program.
  

How can you leverage your deeper understanding of the RI Pilot Program's structure and protocols to effectively launch the program for your community?

• Identify the four categories of reinforcement in operant conditioning. 
• Describe the roles of the three required provider site-level staff members involved in a contingency management program.