Central Texas VA Healthcare Services

Central Texas VA Healthcare Services

Services:
Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services
• Alcohol Detoxification
• Opioids detoxification
• Methamphetamines detoxification
• Benzodiazepines Detoxification
• Cocaine Detoxification
• Medication routinely used during detoxification

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for mental disorders
• Outreach to persons in the community
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Interim services for clients
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Professional interventionist/educational consultant
• Screening for tobacco use
• Screening for substance use

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity
• Other contracted prescribing entity
• No formal relationship with prescribing entity

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults

Type of Care

• Substance use treatment
• Detoxification
• Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

License/Certification/Accreditation

• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
• The Joint Commission
• Federally Qualified Health Center

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Pharmacotherapies

• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment
• Medications for pre-exposure to prophylaxis
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Lofexidine
• Disulfiram
• Acamprosate (Campral®)
• Medications for HIV treatment
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Nicotine replacement
• Clonidine
• Medication for mental disorders
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Veterans
• Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Clients who have experienced trauma

Treatment Approaches

• 12-step facilitation
• Anger management
• Trauma-related counseling
• Relapse prevention
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Substance use disorder counseling
• Motivational interviewing
• Brief intervention

Testing

• Metabolic syndrome monitoring
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
• TB screening
• STD testing
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• HIV testing
• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Private health insurance
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Medicare

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

• Hospital inpatient treatment
• Hospital inpatient detoxification
• Long-term residential
• Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient
• Outpatient detoxification
• Outpatient
• Residential/24-hour residential
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Residential detoxification
• Short-term residential
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment

Education and Counseling Services

• Individual counseling
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• Substance use disorder education
• Group counseling
• Family counseling
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Marital/couples counseling
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Federal Government

Other Services

• Treatment for gambling disorder
• Treatment for other addiction disorder

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Buprenorphine used in Treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment

Ancillary Services

• Domestic violence services, including family or partner
• Transportation assistance
• Acupuncture
• Early intervention for HIV
• Suicide prevention services
• Mental health services
• Integrated primary care services
• Case management service
• Social skills development

Recovery Support Services

• Employment counseling or training
• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Mentoring/peer support
• Self-help groups
• Housing services

Language Services

• Spanish

Transitional Services

• Discharge Planning
• Outcome follow-up after discharge
• Aftercare/continuing care
• Naloxone and overdose education

Medical Services

• Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination
• Hepatitis A (HAV) vaccination

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Buprenorphine detoxification
• Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization