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Demographics and staff - member
Program Name: Michigan Health Professional Recovery Program
Address: Health Professional Recovery Program
P.O. Box 31-1239
Detroit, MI 48226
Telephone:  (800) 453-3784
Fax:  (313) 964-5038
E-mail:   gail.simpson@hprp.org
Website: http://www.hprp.org

Staff:

  • Manny Tancer, MD, Medical Director
  • V. Gail Simpson , MSW, ACSW, LMSW, Program Manager
  • Five (5) Monitoring Care Managers
  • Three (3) Intake Specialists
  • Four (4) Administrative Assistants-Monitoring
  • One (1) Education and Outreach Coordinator

Program structure

  1. The Health Professional Recovery Program (HPRP) is operated by a private sector contractor to maintain
  2. The contractor operates under the authority of the Health Professional Recovery Committee
  3. The Michigan Department of Community Health - Bureau of Health Professions provides administrative services to the HPRC as well as funding for the contract (Licensing Fees)

Program services

  1. Types of disease, illness, or conditions monitored:
    • Chemical dependency
    • Mental health
    • Other: Pain management
  2. Services provided to which populations:
    • Audiology
    • Chiropractors
    • Counselors
    • Dentistry
    • EMS - Personnel
    • Marriage and Family Therapy
    • Medicine
    • Nursing
    • Nursing Home Administrators
    • Occupational Therapists
    • Optometry
    • Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery
    • Pharmacy
    • Pharmacist
    • Physical Therapy
    • Physcian Assistants
    • Podiatric Medicine and Surgery
    • Psychology
    • Respiratory Care
    • Sanitarians
    • Social Workers
    • Veterinary Medicine

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

  • The Michigan Department of Community Health - Bureau of Health provides funding for the contract (Licensing Fees)

Monitoring requirements

Chemical dependency

  1. Length of contract: 3 years
  2. Random urine drug screen frequency:
    • range from 24 to 41 yearly

    Note: Determinations made on individual cases

  3. Support (self help) group requirements:

    • AA
    • NA
    • Caduceus
    • Professionally Facilitated
    • Other
  4. Support (self help) group frequency:
    • 3 times per week
  5. Therapy or treatment requirement: Therapy group weekly, individual if required
  6. Work or practice monitor requirement: Professional monitor (peer)
  7. Other provisions: Quarterly visits to an Addictionist; work time restrictions individually based, controlled substance access individually determined.

Mental health

  1. Length of contract: 1-3 years
  2. Support (self help) group requirements (Dual Diagnosis):
    • AA
    • NA
    • Caduceus
    • Professionally Facilitated
  3. Support (self help) group frequency: based on individual need
  4. Therapy or treatment requirement: based on individual need
  5. Work or practice monitor requirement: Yes
  6. Other provisions: Required quarterly visit with psychiatrist.
  7. Please describe any other monitoring services provided: none