Central Texas VA Healthcare System Waco VA Medical Center

Central Texas VA Healthcare System Waco VA Medical Center

Services:
Pharmacotherapies
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)
• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment
• Medications for pre-exposure to prophylaxis
• Acamprosate (Campral®)
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Clonidine
• Disulfiram
• Nicotine replacement
• Medications for HIV treatment
• Medication for mental disorders

Treatment Approaches

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

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

• Outpatient
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient
• Long-term residential
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Hospital inpatient treatment
• Residential/24-hour residential
• Intensive outpatient treatment

Assessment/Pre-treatment

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

Ancillary Services

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

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Medical Services

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

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

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

License/Certification/Accreditation

• The Joint Commission
• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Buprenorphine used in Treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment

Other Services

• Treatment for other addiction disorder

Special Programs/Groups Offered

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Use methadone/buprenorphine for pain management or emergency dosing
• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone
• Prescribes naltrexone

External Opioid Medications Source

• Other contracted prescribing entity

Education and Counseling Services

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

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• Other contracted prescribing entity

Transitional Services

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

Testing

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

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Recovery Support Services

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

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male