Ramon Velez Recovery Center Methadone Clinic

Ramon Velez Recovery Center Methadone Clinic

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

Type of Care

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

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female

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

• Private non-profit organization

License/Certification/Accreditation

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

Treatment Approaches

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

Language Services

• Spanish

Testing

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

Special Programs/Groups Offered

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

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

• Medication routinely used during detoxification
• Opioids detoxification

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults

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

Ancillary Services

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

Transitional Services

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

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

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

Recovery Support Services

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Pharmacotherapies

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

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

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

Assessment/Pre-treatment

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

Payment Assistance Available

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

Type of Opioid Treatment

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

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

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

Education and Counseling Services

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