VA Greater LA Healthcare System OTP Treatment/Maintenance

VA Greater LA Healthcare System OTP Treatment/Maintenance

Services:
Facility Vaping Policy
• Vaping not permitted

Other Services

• Treatment for gambling disorder

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Ancillary Services

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Interim services for clients
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Screening for mental disorders
• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Screening for tobacco use
• Screening for substance use

Type of Care

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

Treatment Approaches

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

Transitional Services

• Naloxone and overdose education
• Outcome follow-up after discharge
• Discharge Planning
• Aftercare/continuing care

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Veterans
• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Active duty military
• Adult women
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Pregnant/postpartum women
• Adult men
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
• Members of military families
• Young adults
• Seniors or older adults
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)

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

• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization
• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Outpatient

Type of Opioid Treatment

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

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• No formal relationship with prescribing entity

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

Testing

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

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support
• Recovery coach
• Housing services
• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Employment counseling or training

Pharmacotherapies

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

Medical Services

• Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination
• Hepatitis A (HAV) vaccination

License/Certification/Accreditation

• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
• SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
• The Joint Commission

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

• Federal Government
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Education and Counseling Services

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