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Demographics and staff - member
Program Name: Ohio Physicians Health Program, Inc.
Address: 5900 Roche Drive, Suite 440
Columbus, OH 43229
Telephone: (614) 841-9690
Fax: (614) 841 9680
E-mail: info@ophp.org

Staff:

  • David D. Goldberg, DO, Medical Director
  • Kelley Long, BA, Operations Manager
  • Mark D. Lutz, M.A., LCDC III, Clinical Director
  • Jennifer Vecchio, LPN, Clinical Services Coordinator
  • Samantha Allen, B.A., Executive Assistant

Program structure

  1. The program is operated by:

    • Independent corporation: 501(c)(3) and endorsed by the Ohio State Medical Association
  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
    • Physical Illness
    • Behavioral health 
    • Sexual misconduct and/or boundary violations
  2. Services provided to which populations:
    • Physicians - MD
    • Physicians - DO
    • Families of physicians
    • Medical students
    • Dentists
    • Residents
    • Veterinarians
    • Physician assistants
    • Podiatrists

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

  • Grants:  Ohio Medical Quality Foundation and the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services
  • Participant fees
  • Hospital and medical staffs
  • Individual contributions
  • Supporting professional associations - Ohio Veterinary Medical Association

Monitoring requirements

Chemical dependency

  1. Length of contract: 5 years
  2. Random Urine Drug Screen Frequency: (1-5 years) = Minimum 24 per year
            Voluntary Extension Agreement (>5 years) = Minimum 4 per year Random urine drug screen frequency
  1. Support (mutual help) group requirements:

    • AA
    • NA
    • Caduceus
    • Other: CA
  2. Support (mutual help) group frequency: (1-5 years) 3 per week
      *may be altered based on individual case requirements

  3. Therapy or treatment requirement: Must follow tx discharge recommendations of treatment facility in addition to weekly group therapy for 2 years.
  4. Work or practice monitor requirement:  Yes
  5. Other provisions:
    • Report any relapse to state medical board
    • Requirements of medical board order or consent agreement

Mental health

  1. Length of contract: Variable and case specific
  2. Support (mutual help) group requirements:
    • Variable and case specific
  3. Support (mutual help) group frequency:
    • Variable and case specific
  4. Therapy or treatment requirement: Treating professional required
  5. Work or practice monitor requirement: Individualized
  6. Other provisions: Individualized plus requirements of medical board order or consent agreement if applicable
  7. Please describe any other monitoring services provided: