Michigan Opioid Treatment Access Loan Repayment Program

MDHHS-MIOTA-LRP@michigan.gov

The Michigan Opioid Treatment Assistance Loan Repayment Program (MIOTA LRP) provides loan repayment assistance for medical providers and substance use disorder counselors to begin and expand opioid treatment in Michigan.

The program has a 2-year service obligation.

Applicants must have one of the following professional titles and an appropriate unencumbered license in the state of Michigan.

• Physicians or Psychiatrists (MDs or DOs)
• Nurse Practitioners (NP)
• Physician Assistants (PA)
• Psychologists
• Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Counselors
• Case Managers

To qualify for MIOTA LRP, applicants must do one of the following:

• Be a Substance Use Disorder counselor providing services within an opioid treatment program or serving individuals in an opioid use disorder (OUD), stimulant use disorder (StUD), or substance use disorder (SUD) program
• Be providing and expanding medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) to patients with OUD in Michigan by having obtained a standard DEA registration number
• Be providing and expanding treatment to patients utilizing MOUD in Michigan by possessing a standard DEA registration number and increasing the number of patients being treated

Maximum award amounts:

• Physicians:
  • Currently has a standard DEA registration number and is treating fewer than 5 patients - $15,000
  • Will complete DEA/SAMHSA buprenorphine prescriber training and be serving at least 25 patients by July 1, 2026 - $20,000
  • Currently treating a baseline of at least 30 patients and must increase patients by at least 50% by July 1, 2026 - $30,000
• Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants:
  • Currently has a standard DEA registration number and is treating fewer than 5 patients - $15,000
  • Will complete DEA/SAMHSA buprenorphine prescriber training and be serving at least 25 patients by July 1, 2026 - $20,000
  • Currently treating a baseline of at least 30 patients and must increase patients by at least 50% by July 1, 2026 - $25,000
• Substance Use Disorder Counselors:
  • Provides OUD/StUD/SUD counseling within an opioid treatment program, outpatient, residential or health‐based agency - $15,000
• Case Managers:
  • Provides treatment support for clients in SUD treatment and recovery - $15,000

An additional $5,000 award is available for providers who expand into counties with no MOUD providers.

Links to additional guidance and the application instructions are available on the program website.

Applications must be submitted through the online application system.