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Demographics and staff - member
Program Name: Main Office -
Mississippi Professionals Health Program (MPHP)
Address:

625 Lakeland East Drive
Jackson, MS 39232-8817

Gary Carr, MD
5192 Old Highway 11, Suite 1
Hattiesburg, MS 39402

Telephone: 

Jackson Main Office
(800) 844-1446 or (601) 420-0240

Hattiesburg Office
(601)261-9899

Fax: 

Jackson Main Office
(601) 420-0290
Hattiesburg Office
(601) 268-0376

E-mail:  

Gary Carr, MD - Docgcarr@aol.com
Kay Gatewood - Kg@msprofessionalshealth.org
Donna Young - Dyoung@msprofessionalshealth.org

Staff:

  • Gary D. Carr, MD, Medical Director
  • Kay Gatewood, Executive Director
  • Donna Young, Case Manager
  • Peggy Whalen, Administrative Assistant

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

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
  2. Services provided to which populations:
    • Physicians - MD
    • Physicians - DO
    • Medical, Veterinary and Dental students
    • Dentists
    • Residents
    • Podiatrists
    • Physician assistants
    • Veterinarians
    • Dental Hygienists

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

  • Medical board
  • State medical society
  • State licensing agency
  • Hospital and private contributions
  • Participant fees: Practicing physician, dentist, or veterinarians - $925/year, other participants $150/year

Monitoring requirements

Chemical dependency

  1. Length of contract: 5 years
  2. Random urine drug screen frequency:
    • Year 1: 1 time per month
    • Year 2: 1 time per month
    • Year 3: 1 time per month
    • Year 4: 1 time per month
    • Year 5: 1 time per month
      Note: this may vary
  3. Support (self help) group requirements:
    • AA
    • NA
    • Caduceus
    • Other: Attendance at annual retreat, senior group members
  4. Support (self help) group frequency:
    • 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
  5. Therapy or treatment requirement: One year documented sobriety or successful completion of any indicated treatment
  6. Work or practice monitor requirement:
    • For behavioral problems
    • For A & D on case-by-case basis
  7. Other provisions:

Mental health

  1. Length of contract:
    • 2 years
    • 3 years
    • 5 years
    • Other: Bipolar disorder monitoring-inde
  2. Support (self help) group requirements:
    • As recommended
    • Psychiatrist/Individual therapist
  3. Support (self help) group frequency:
  4. Therapy or treatment requirement: Yes
  5. Work or practice monitor requirement: Yes
  6. Other provisions:
  7. Please describe any other monitoring services provided: