October 17, 2025 Field Brief

In today's Field Brief, we share updates and reminders for service providers who collect and report data for the State Opioid and Stimulant Response grants (SOS 4.0).

iPortal Access

The portal for entering GPRA data was closed on 9/29/25. A new portal is being developed for entering SUPRT data, which will be hosted by Ohio Department of Behavioral Health (DBH). Once the new data entry portal is available, details will be shared.

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SUPRT Training

The SOS Evaluation team at GRC is excited to announce that SUPRT training dates are now available. In November, we will offer training on a weekly basis for SUPRT Data Collection: Learning how to collect the SUPRT. It will cover the same content each week. More sessions will be added soon for December. To register, visit the Training Events | Ohio SOS Evaluation page. A companion training – SUPRT Data Entry: How to enter SUPRT into iPortal – will be available after the new iPortal launches. Training dates will be posted on the SOS evaluation website.

Data Collection

As a reminder, copies of the new SAMHSA Unified Performance Reporting Tools (SUPRT) are available on the Ohio SOS Evaluation Resources webpage. The SUPRT-A (Administrative) and SUPRT-C (Client) have replaced the GPRA tool for all client-level data collection and should now be used for all active and new SOS 4.0 clients. This overview comparison resource includes details on changes between the GPRA and SUPRT tools.

• SUPRT-A is completed by agency staff using information from client records, rather than interviews with the client. SUPRT-A is mandatory for all clients.
• SUPRT-C is self-administered by clients, caregivers, or proxies. Client participation in SUPRT-C is voluntary.

How do we transition clients with a GPRA to SUPRT? It depends on whether the client is still receiving SOS 4.0 services. If an SOS 4.0 client with a GPRA baseline record is:

• Still receiving services, collect the 6-month SUPRT-A reassessment and annual SUPRT-A when due. These clients will not be required to complete the SUPRT-C forms (Note: this only applies to clients with a GPRA baseline. This requirement may change for clients with a SUPRT-A baseline assessment after October 1, 2025).
• No longer receiving SOS 4.0-funded services, you are required to use the SUPRT-A closeout, even if the baseline and 6-month reassessment records were completed using the GPRA tool.

Complete the SUPRT-A and SUPRT-C forms on paper for online data entry when the new SOS iPortal launches. For new SOS 4.0 clients, use the SUPRT-A and SUPRT-C for assessments. See the corresponding SUPRT-A QxQ Guide and SUPRT-C QxQ Guide from SAMHSA for support with implementation. Note: DBH handles all interfaces with SPARS for Ohio awardees.

To stay up to date on implementing the new SUPRT tool, all SOS 4.0 grantees should:

1. Add the SOSEval@osumc.edu email address to your contacts.
2. Bookmark and check the SOS evaluation website: OhioSOSevaluation.org.
3. Share the sign-up form for the news brief to stay up to date on SOS news.

Please reach out with any data collection questions to SOSEval@osumc.edu. If you are no longer affiliated with SOS 4.0 and should be removed from this email distribution, please let us know.