California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM) members have expressed concern and frustration regarding access to treatment for their patients diagnosed with substance use disorders. Please answer the following questions and make comments in order to identify specific problem areas.

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1. Are you having difficulties obtaining authorization for detox?

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2. Are you having difficulty obtaining authorization for rehab or residential level of care?

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3. Are you having difficulty obtaining authorization for medication?

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4. Are you having difficulty obtaining authorization and/or payment for psychosocial care?

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5. Are you experiencing low reimbursement for office visits?

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6. Are you experiencing addiction treatment carved out of mental health providers who have insufficient training and/or experience treating addiction?

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7. Are you having difficulty obtaining authorization for your publicly funded (e.g. MediCal, other public funding) patient?

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8. Are you having difficulty obtaining authorization for your adolescent patient?

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9. Are you experiencing other difficulties related to access to treatment for your patients diagnosed with substance use disorders?

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10. The CSAM Winter 2009 Newsletter (Vol.36/No.3) article "CSAM Begins New 'Barrier to Treatment Access' Project" described a 'Barrier to Treatment Access Report' for members to complete and submit to CSAM in order to assess the magnitude of the problem.

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