The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) announced today the agency will add five opioid treatment programs (OTP) for a total of 19 across the state. The new OTPs are anticipated to begin offering services before June 30, 2018 at Valle Vista in Johnson County, the Bowen Center in Allen County, the Hamilton Center in Vigo County and Sycamore Springs, which will have facilities in Monroe and Tippecanoe counties. FSSA Secretary Dr. Jennifer Walthall also announced beginning Aug. 1, most Indiana Medicaid members, including all Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) members, will have coverage for all services provided in an OTP, including coverage of methadone for substance use disorder. “Adding Medicaid and HIP coverage of medication assisted treatment will remove a significant barrier to treatment for those seeking to improve their lives,” Dr. Walthall said. She was joined by Governor Eric Holcomb and Jim McClelland, Indiana’s Executive Director for Drug Treatment, Prevention and Enforcement as part of the state’s coordinated effort to address the drug epidemic. ​