National Risk Management Conference Features Richard Willetts of NSM Insurance Group

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- NSM Insurance Group is proud to announce that Richard Willetts, CPCU, ARM, Program Director for the Addiction Treatment Providers Insurance Program, was a featured presenter at the "Effective Risk Management and Best Practice Strategies in Outpatient Methadone Treatment" conference hosted by SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) on Thursday, October 22, 2009 at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

"I am honored to be given the opportunity to present and participate alongside top experts in their respective fields, at conferences and webinars sponsored by SAMHSA. Outpatient Methadone Maintenance is a life-saving treatment for hundreds of thousands of opiate addicts across the U.S.," said Mr. Willetts. "It was a pleasure to be able to present the viewpoint of insurance companies as respects liability and risk management in outpatient methadone clinics. I believe we successfully addressed the very real concerns of adverse drug event liability in methadone clinics and how risk management techniques can be utilized to reduce the frequency and severity of these incidents."

The Addiction Treatment Providers Insurance Program is focused exclusively on the Behavioral Healthcare industry. We offer comprehensive coverage to meet the unique needs of all addiction and mental health treatment facilities.