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

408 West Parkway Place
P.O. Box2548

Ridgeland, MS 39158-2548

Telephone: 

(800) 844-1446 or (601) 420-0240

Fax: 

(601) 420-0290

E-mail:  

Scott Hambleton , MD - SHambleton@MSProfessionalsHealth.org
Sondra Armstrong - SArmstrong@MSProfessionalsHealth.org
Lisa Dye -
LDye@MSProfessionalsHealth.org

Staff:

  • Scott Hambleton, MD, Medical Director
  • Sondra Armstrong, Administrator
  • Lisa Dye, Case Manager

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 students and residents
    • Podiatrists
    • Physician assistants

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

Monitoring requirements

Chemical dependency

  1. Length of contract: 5 years
  2. Random urine drug screen frequency:
    • Year 1: Minimum 30 times per year
    Year 2-5: Minimum 1 time per month, dictated by case
  3. Support (self help) group requirements:
    • AA
    • NA
    • Caduceus
    • Other: Attendance at annual retreat, senior group members
  4. Support (self help) group frequency:
    • Year 1-5: Minimum 3 times per week
  5. Therapy or treatment requirement: dictated by case
  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 - Lifetime
  2. Support (self help) group requirements: dictated by case
  3. Support (self help) group frequency: dictated by case
  4. Therapy or treatment requirement: dictated by case
  5. Work or practice monitor requirement: dictated by case
  6. Other provisions: dictated by case
  7. Please describe any other monitoring services provided: