 Promoting Awareness of Motivational Incentives (PAMI)
Primary Goal:
Research has shown that motivational incentive programs using low-cost reinforcement (prizes, vouchers, clinic privileges, etc.), delivered in conjunction with onsite urine screening promotes higher rates of treatment retention and abstinence from drug abuse. This Blending Team focused their efforts on informing the field about successful approaches in the use of motivational incentives (also referred to as contingency management).
Products:
Blending Team products include:
- Motivational Incentives Awareness Video
- PPT presentations for clinicians and policy makers
- Toolkit (Activities, sample materials, etc.)
- Resources (Bibliography, articles, FAQ, etc.)
All of these products have been completed and are available at:
http://pami.nattc.org
Products Completed and Released: 2007
To obtain an overview about this Blending Team, objectives and products, download the brochure.
Blending Team Members:
NIDA:
John Hamilton, MFT
Scott Kellogg, Ph.D.
Therese Killeen, Ph.D.
Nancy Petry, Ph.D.
SAMHSA/ATTC:
Lonnetta Albright, M.S.W. (Lead)
Joe Rosenfeld, Ph.D.
Amy Shanahan, M.S.
Anne Helene Skinstad, Ph.D.
CTN PI:
Maxine Stitzer, Ph.D.
OIG Advisory Opinion on Motivational Incentives (October 2008)
Over the past few years, questions have been raised about whether the use of motivational incentives was in violation of Medicaid regulations, specifically the Social Security Act. On October 2, 2008, the HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) posted Advisory Opinion No. 08-14 addressing one substance abuse treatment center's use of motivational incentives.
The OIG Advisory Opinion concluded that motivational incentives does not constitute grounds for the imposition of civil monetary penalties and that the OIG would not impose administrative sanctions. To view this Opinion, visit: http://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/advisoryopinions/2008/AdvOpn08-14.pdf. (HHS web site, PDF file)
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