Budget Impact Tools
Budget impact tools assist decision-makers in forecasting future costs of providing substance use treatment and/or related medical services. Use these examples to identify how a budget impact tool could assist treatment programs, jail or prison facilities, or other service providers in preparing annual budgets.
Incorporating Medications for Opioid Use Disorder into Jail/Prison Facilities
This budget impact tool is designed to assist jails and prisons with creating a budget for delivering onsite opioid use disorder pharmacotherapy. Formatted as a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, this customizable tool was created as part of the NIH/NIDA-funded Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN), and allows facilities to estimate and compare the costs of different treatment delivery models.
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Onsite Rapid HIV Testing Services
This budget impact tool is designed to assist substance use treatment programs in creating a budget for delivering onsite rapid HIV testing services. Formatted as a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, this tool was created as a joint effort between the National Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network (CTN) study, CTN-0032: HIV Rapid Testing and Counseling (NCT00809445), and SAMHSA. The CTN-0032 study team produced additional research-based products designed specifically for substance abuse treatment providers.