BronxCare Health System Methadone Clinic

BronxCare Health System Methadone Clinic

Services:
Transitional Services
• Discharge Planning
• Aftercare/continuing care
• Naloxone and overdose education

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Spanish

Other Services

• Treatment for gambling disorder

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• No formal relationship with prescribing entity

Pharmacotherapies

• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Methadone
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Medication for mental disorders
• Nicotine replacement
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Acamprosate (Campral®)

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Pregnant/postpartum women
• Adult men
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• Adult women

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Medicaid
• Cash or self-payment
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Medicare
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Methadone maintenance
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Federally-certified Opioid Treatment Program
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

Testing

• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• TB screening
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• HIV testing
• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• STD testing

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Education and Counseling Services

• Substance use disorder education
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Group counseling
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• Individual counseling
• Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)

Type of Care

• Substance use treatment

Exclusive Services

• Opioid use disorder clients only

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• Private non-profit organization

License/Certification/Accreditation

• State Substance use treatment agency
• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
• Hospital licensing authority
• SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
• The Joint Commission

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Methadone used in Treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Treatment Approaches

• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Substance use disorder counseling
• Anger management
• Relapse prevention
• Motivational interviewing
• Trauma-related counseling
• Matrix Model
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Brief intervention

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Outpatient
• Regular outpatient treatment

Payment Assistance Available

• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Outreach to persons in the community
• Screening for mental disorders
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Screening for substance use
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Screening for tobacco use

Recovery Support Services

• Self-help groups
• Employment counseling or training
• Mentoring/peer support
• Assistance with obtaining social services

Ancillary Services

• Case management service
• Mental health services
• Social skills development
• Early intervention for HIV

Hospitals

• Psychiatric hospital