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Demographics and staff - member
Program Name: Oregon Health Professionals Program
Address: 6950 SW Hampton Street, 130
Tigard, OR 97223-8330
Telephone: (503) 620-9117
Fax: (503) 684 5512
E-mail: susan.mccall@state.or.us
Web site: www.bme.state.or.us/healthprog.html

Staff:

Program structure

  1. The program is operated by:
    • State licensing agency
  2. Do you have a formal contractual relationship with the state medical board? No
    • Established under Oregon law and, accordingly, operates under the Medical Practice Act

Program services

  1. Types of disease, illness, or conditions monitored:
    • Chemical dependency: including dual diagnosis
    • Mental health starting January 2009
  2. Services provided to which populations:
    • Physicians - MD
    • Physicians - DO
    • Podiatrists
    • Physician assistants
    • Acupuncturists

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

  • State licensing agency (100%); License fee supported

Monitoring requirements

Chemical dependency

  1. Length of contract: 5 years
  2. Random urine drug screen frequency:
    • Year 1: 25-30 times per year
    • Year 2: 25-30 times per year
    • Year 3: 19-24 times per year
    • Year 4: 15-18 times per year
    • Year 5: 11-14 times per year
    Note: These ranges may vary somewhat (either higher or lower), depending on individual situation at any time during their HPP participation.
  3. Support (self help) group requirements:
    • AA
    • NA
    • Caduceus
    • Professionally facilitated weekly peer group therapy
    • Other: Rational recovery, women for sobriety, or other group, when client unable to accept 12 steps approach of AA/NA
  4. Support (self help) group frequency:
    • Year 1: Minimum 3 times per week
    • Year 2: 2-3 times per week
    • Year 3: 1-2 times per week
    • Year 4: 1-2 times per week
    • Year 5: 1 time per week
    Note: These ranges also may vary somewhat, depending on individual situation at any time during the five-year period.
  5. Therapy or treatment requirement: Residential treatment, unless otherwise indicated, followed by weekly peer group therapy along with any other psypchiatric or psychological counseling recommended
  6. Work or practice monitor requirement: Colleague, nurse or office manager and hospital representative all are named in the contract
  7. Other provisions: