SBIRT Training
The North Country Initiative will be hosting a FREE 4- hour SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment) training’s:
Training: At Seaway Valley Prevention Council in Ogdensburg on March 3, 2017 (registration deadline: Feb. 20, 2017)
More information can be found in the attached flyer.
Target Audience: Licensed Professionals (see chart below to identify which professionals are eligible for the 4 hour training)
To register: please email your name, title and organization to tleonard@fdrhpo.org
Attachments include:
- SBIRT Resources Page
- SBIRT Training Flyer
Below is the breakdown of who needs what training’s:
Table 1: Provider types eligible to bill for office-based SBIRT services
| Provider Type | Required OASAS Approved Training/Certification |
| Physicians (services may be performed by another provider type under the supervision of the physician) |
4 hours, unless certified by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), the American Board of Ambulatory Medicine (ABAM), the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) or the American Academy Osteopathic Association (AOA) |
| Nurse Practitioners | 4 hours, unless qualified as a Certified Addictions Registered Nurse (CARN) |
| Nurse Midwives | 4 hours |
| Psychologists | 4 hours |
Table 2: Provider types eligible to perform SBIRT and bill under a licensed provider/facility
(Includes provider types listed in Table 1)
| Provider Type | Required Training/Certification |
| Physician Assistants | 4 hours |
| Registered Nurses | 4 hours, unless qualified as a CARN |
| Licensed Practical Nurses | 4 hours |
| Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) | 4 hours |
| Licensed Mental Health Counselors | 4 hours |
| Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist | 4 hours |
| Certified School Counselor | 4 hours |
| Certified Rehabilitation Counselor | 4 hours |
| OASAS-credentialed professionals including Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselors (CASACs), Credentialed Prevention Professionals (CPPs) and Credentialed Problem Gambling Counselors |
4 hours |
| Health Educators and unlicensed individuals (may only provide SBIRT services under the supervision of a licensed health care professional, following consistent protocols |
12 hours |