Jerry L Pettis Memorial VA Med Center STAR/Substance Treatment and Recovery

Jerry L Pettis Memorial VA Med Center STAR/Substance Treatment and Recovery

Services:
Special Programs/Groups Offered
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
• Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Veterans

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone

Transitional Services

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

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Ancillary Services

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

Pharmacotherapies

• Medications for pre-exposure to prophylaxis
• Acamprosate (Campral®)
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Medication for mental disorders
• Disulfiram
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Nicotine replacement

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Medicare
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Medicaid
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• Private health insurance

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Buprenorphine used in Treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female

Medical Services

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Type of Care

• Substance use treatment

External Opioid Medications Source

• Other contracted prescribing entity
• In-network prescribing entity

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults

Treatment Approaches

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

Recovery Support Services

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

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

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

Assessment/Pre-treatment

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

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Testing

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

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

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

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity

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

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

Education and Counseling Services

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

License/Certification/Accreditation

• The Joint Commission