Specifications include, but are not limited to: • identify policies from other States that could be implemented in Alaska, • look at existing effective organizational policies and procedures to support emergency departments and provider groups, and • assess interventions occurring between provider, patient, and community organizations. The vision for this assessment report includes but is not limited to the following potential products: • An Alaskan Emergency Department guide for EDs and provider groups that will then be used by the existing academic detailers to inform EDS across Alaska • Introduction of policies to support emergency departments in their response to the opioid misuse and addiction • A sub action plan to the Statewide Opioid Action Plan in addressing opioids within the Emergency Medical System • Guidance for funding decisions