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Demographics and staff - member
Program Name: Physician Health Program
Address: 1115 30th Street NW, Suite 100
Washington, DC 20007-3707
Telephone: (202) 466-1800 ext 103
(202) 355-9403 Direct
Fax: (202) 466-1845
E-mail: allen@msdc.org

Staff:

  • Barbara M. Allen, Director
  • Peter J. Cohen, MD, JD, Chairman
  • John Reilly, MD, JD, Vice Chairman

Program structure

  1. The program is operated by:
    • State medical society
  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
    • Behavioral health problems
    • Sexual misconduct and/or boundary violations
    • Physical illness
    • Malpractice litigation
  2. Services provided to which populations:
    • Physicians - MD
    • Physicians - DO
    • Families of physicians
    • Medical students
    • Residents

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

  • State medical society
  • Malpractice insurance companies

Monitoring requirements

Chemical dependency

  1. Length of contract: 5 years
  2. Random urine drug screen frequency:
    • Year 1: 3 times per week
    Note: Individualized as indicated
  3. Support (self help) group requirements:
    • AA
    • NA
    • Caduceus
    • Professionally facilitated
  4. Support (self help) group frequency:
    • Year 1: 1 time per week
    Note: Individualized as indicated
  5. Therapy or treatment requirement: As determined by treating physician
  6. Work or practice monitor requirement: Individual basis if necessary
  7. Other provisions:

Mental health

  1. Length of contract: 5 years
  2. Support (self help) group requirements:
    • Individualized program
    • Individualized as indicated
  3. Support (self help) group frequency: Individualized as needed
  4. Therapy or treatment requirement:
  5. Work or practice monitor requirement: If indicated
  6. Other provisions:
  7. Please describe any other monitoring services provided: