Palo Alto County Health System

Palo Alto County Health System

Services:
Opioid Medications used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Adolescents
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
• Adult women
• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• Veterans
• Seniors or older adults
• Adult men
• Young adults
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Members of military families
• Pregnant/postpartum women
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Active duty military

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity

Transitional Services

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

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Medicare
• Private health insurance
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• Cash or self-payment
• Medicaid
• SAMHSA funding/block grants

License/Certification/Accreditation

• State Substance use treatment agency
• State department of health
• Hospital licensing authority
• SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
• State mental health department
• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)

Education and Counseling Services

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

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Pharmacotherapies

• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Acamprosate (Campral®)
• Medication for mental disorders
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Disulfiram
• Clonidine

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female

Exclusive Services

• Specially designed program for DUI/DWI clients

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

• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Outpatient

Testing

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

Ancillary Services

• Integrated primary care services
• Suicide prevention services
• Social skills development
• Domestic violence services, including family or partner
• Mental health services

Medical Services

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

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support
• Assistance with obtaining social services

Treatment Approaches

• Motivational interviewing
• Anger management
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Brief intervention
• Relapse prevention
• Substance use disorder counseling
• Cognitive behavioral therapy

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

• Private non-profit organization

Age Groups Accepted

• Children/Adolescents

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Type of Care

• Substance use treatment

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Other Services

• Treatment for gambling disorder
• Treatment for other addiction disorder

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Screening for mental disorders
• Screening for tobacco use
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Screening for substance use