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Demographics and staff - member
Program Name: Professionals Resource Network
Florida PRN
Address: P.O. Box 1020
Fernandina Beach, FL 32035-1020
Telephone:  (800) 888-8776
Fax:  (904) 261-3996
E-mail:   prnippfl@bellsouth.net

Staff:

  • Raymond M. Pomm, MD, Medical Director
  • Judy Rivenbark, MD, Assistant Medical Director
  • Jane Kalem, CAAPP-2, Program Director
  • Bud Westmoreland, Monitoring Coordinator
  • Kim Bridges, CAAPP-2, Clinical Manager
  • Debra Troupe, LMHC, CAP, CCFC - Clinical Administrator
  • Yvonne Kennedy, PhD, CP, CCFC, Family Component Coordinator
  • Nancy Carter, Licensure Coordinator
  • Amy Trevino, Supervisor of Information Systems & Research
  • Debbie Currin, Secretary
  • Tish Conwell, Clinical Data Coordinator
  • Laura Logan, Receptionist
  • Valencia Mitchell, Information Systems & Research Assistant
  • Delena Torrence, MS, CAAP-2, CCFC, Clinical Specialist
  • Joanne Mackowski, Administrative Assistant
  • Christina Rummel, Licensure Coordinator
  • Heather Wilder , File Clerk
  • Jerome Gropper, DDS, LPC, Clinical Network Coordinator

Program structure

  1. The program is operated by:
    • State medical society
  2. Do you have a formal contractual relationship with the state medical board? Yes
    • Consultant to the Agency for Department of Health and the Department of Business and Prefessional Regulation on matters of impairment

Program services

  1. Types of disease, illness, or conditions monitored:
    • Chemical dependency
    • Mental health
    • Behavioral health problems
    • Sexual misconduct and/or boundary violations
    • Physical illness
    • Stress management
    • Other: HIV Monitoring Program
  2. Services provided to which populations:
    • Physicians - MD
    • Physicians - DO
    • Families of physicians
    • Medical students
    • Dentists
    • Residents
    • Psychologists
    • Podiatrists
    • Physician assistants
    • Pharmacists
    • Veterinarians
    • Other

Funding
Please indicate the primary sources of funding for your program:

  • State medical society (5 percent in kind services)
  • State licensing agency (85 percent)
  • Malpractice insurance companies (5 percent)
  • Hospital and private contributions (5 percent)

Monitoring requirements

Chemical dependency

  1. Length of contract: 5 years unless otherwise indicated
  2. Random urine drug screen frequency:
    • Year 1: (Months 1-6): 1 time per week
    • Year 1: (Months 7-12): 2 times per month
    • Year 2: 2 times per month
    • Year 3: 1 time per month
    • Year 4: 1 time per month
    • Year 5: random
  3. Support (self help) group requirements:
    • AA
    • NA
    • Professionally facilitated
  4. Support (self help) group frequency:
    • Year 1: 3 times per week
    • Year 2: 3 times per week
    • Year 3: 3 times per week
  5. Therapy or treatment requirement: monitoring group 1 time per week
  6. Work or practice monitor requirement: if Board ordered or specific treatment recommendation
  7. Other provisions:

Mental health

  1. Length of contract: 5 years or varies
  2. Support (self help) group requirements:
    • Professionally facilitated
    • Other: as indicated by evaluation/diagnosis
  3. Support (self help) group frequency: as recommended
    • Year 1: 1 time per week
    • Year 2: 1 time per week
    • Year 3: 1 time per week
    • Year 4: 1 time per week
    • Year 5: 1 time per week
    • To completion: 1 time per week
  4. Therapy or treatment requirement: as indicated by evaluation/diagnosis
  5. Work or practice monitor requirement: if Board ordered or specific treatment recommendation
  6. Other provisions:
  7. Please describe any other monitoring services provided: