Federation of State Physician Health Programs

FSPHP Homepage About the FSPHP State Programs Meetings Publications Contact Us	Washington Demographics and staff - member Program Name: Washington Physicians Health Program Address: 720 Olive Way, Suite 1010 Seattle, WA 98101 Telephone: (206) 583-0127 Fax: (206) 583-0418 Web site: http://www.wphp.org Staff: Michael Oreskovich, MD, Medical Director and Chief Executive Officer  Scott Alberti, CCDC III, Clinical Director Jilda Johnson, CCDC, II, Clinicial Coordinator - Administrative Director Ashley Sito,  Administrative Manager Dan Friesen, CDP, Project Coordinator Lindsay Reeve, Administrative Assistant Program structure The program is operated by: Independent corporation: legally, but is medical society controlled Do you have a formal contractual relationship with the state medical board? Yes Contract allows for program to capture surcharge funding and mirrors governing statutes Program services Types of disease, illness, or conditions monitored: Chemical dependency Mental health Physical illness Behavioral health problems Services provided to which populations: Physicians - MD Physicians - DO Families of physicians Medical students Dentists Residents Podiatrists Physician Assistants Veterinarians Funding Please indicate the primary sources of funding for your program: State licensing agency $32 surcharge annual license renewal fee Malpractice insurance companies:  Periodic contributions Participant fees:  Clients pay for group therapy and UA's - $410/mo x 2 years, then 215/mo x 3 years Monitoring requirements Chemical dependency Length of contract: 5 years Random urine drug screen frequency: Year 1: 36-40 times per year Year 2: 36-40 times per year Year 3: 36-40 times per year Year 4: 24-30 times per year Year 5: 24-30 times per year Note: This may vary Support (self help) group suggestions: AA NA Other mutual support groups Support (self help) group frequency: Year 1: 8 times per month Year 2: 8 times per month Year 3: 6 times per month Year 4: 6 times per month Year 5: 4 times per month Therapy or treatment requirement: Group therapy/monitoring weekly x 2 years - semi-monthly 1- 2 years- then monthly x 1 year Work or practice monitor requirement: Worksite monitor required with quarterly reporting Other provisions: Mental health Length of contract: Per specific dx Support (self help) group requirements: Support (self help) group frequency: Therapy or treatment requirement: Treating professional required Work or practice monitor requirement: Individualized Other provisions: WPHP quarterly meeting with monitoring professional also required Please describe any other monitoring services provided: