In response to Wisconsin's opioid crisis, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services is committed to expanding access to evidence-based medication-assisted treatment and substance use disorder counseling across the state. The goal is to integrate medication-assisted treatment into the various settings where members receive services, including behavioral health clinics, federally qualified health centers, and primary care settings as well as free-standing opioid treatment programs (OTPs). Wisconsin Medicaid supports the delivery of medication-assisted treatment and substance use disorder counseling in each of these settings.

To encourage the certification of new OTPs, ForwardHealth has published the June 2018 ForwardHealth Update (2018-20), titled "Certification and Service Provision for Opioid Treatment Programs." This Update provides guidance on the steps involved with becoming certified as an opioid treatment program (OTP), also known as narcotic treatment services or a narcotic treatment program. It also provides information regarding covered services, program highlights, claim submission, and managed care.