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Demographics and staff - member
Program Name: Pu'ulu Lapa'au
Address: 1221 Kapiolani Blvd #521
Honolulu, HI 96814
Telephone:  (808) 585-8160
(808) 327-4848
Fax:  (808) 528-2376
(808) 585-8169

Staff:

  • S. Larry Schlesinger, MD, President
  • William Haning, MD, Chairman of Board
  • Kevin Kunz, MD, MPH, Medical Director
  • Sara Chase, MS, Administrator

Program structure

  1. The program is operated by: independent corporation
  2. Do you have a formal contractual relationship with the state medical board? No

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: disruptive behavior
  2. Services provided to which populations:
    • Physicians - MD
    • Physicians - DO

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

  • Hospital and private contributors
  • Participant fees

Monitoring requirements

Chemical dependency

  1. Length of contract: 5 years
  2. Random urine drug screen frequency:
    • Year 1: 1 time per week
    • Year 2: 4 times per month
    • Year 3: 4 times per month
    • Year 4: 2-4 times per month
    • Year 5: 2-4 times per month
  3. Support (self help) group requirements:
    • AA
    • NA
    • Caduceus
    • Other: SLAA
  4. Support (self help) group frequency:
    • Year 1: 4-7 times per week
    • Year 2: 4-7 times per week
    • Year 3: 3-7 times per week
    • Year 4: 3-7 times per week
    • Year 5: 3-7 times per week
  5. Therapy or treatment requirement: yes
  6. Work or practice monitor requirement: yes
  7. Other provisions:

Mental health

  1. Length of contract:
    • 5 years
  2. Support (self help) group requirements:
  3. Support (self help) group frequency:
  4. Therapy or treatment requirement: yes
  5. Work or practice monitor requirement: yes
  6. Other provisions:
  7. lease describe any other monitoring services provided: monitoring of disruptive physicians