Ramon Velez Recovery Center Methadone Clinic

Ramon Velez Recovery Center Methadone Clinic

Services:
Testing
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• TB screening
• HIV testing
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• STD testing

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder
• Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

• Medication routinely used during detoxification
• Opioids detoxification

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• Other contracted prescribing entity
• No formal relationship with prescribing entity
• In-network prescribing entity

Language Services

• Spanish

Transitional Services

• Aftercare/continuing care
• Discharge Planning
• Naloxone and overdose education

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Adult men
• Adult women
• Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
• Seniors or older adults
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Pregnant/postpartum women

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Methadone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment

Payment Assistance Available

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

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

• Private non-profit organization

Education and Counseling Services

• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• Substance use disorder education
• Group counseling
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• Individual counseling
• Family counseling
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support

Assessment/Pre-treatment

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

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults

License/Certification/Accreditation

• The Joint Commission
• State Substance use treatment agency
• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
• State mental health department
• SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)

Type of Care

• Substance use treatment
• Detoxification
• Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

Pharmacotherapies

• Methadone
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Disulfiram
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Acamprosate (Campral®)
• Medication for mental disorders
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Nicotine replacement
• Clonidine

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Buprenorphine detoxification
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Federally-certified Opioid Treatment Program
• Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
• Methadone detoxification
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Methadone maintenance

Recovery Support Services

• Recovery coach
• Mentoring/peer support
• Assistance with obtaining social services

Ancillary Services

• Early intervention for HIV
• Mental health services
• Domestic violence services, including family or partner
• Suicide prevention services
• Social skills development
• Case management service
• Integrated primary care services

Treatment Approaches

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Medicare
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Medicaid
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Cash or self-payment
• Private health insurance

Exclusive Services

• Opioid use disorder clients only
• Specially designed program for DUI/DWI clients

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

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