Penobscot Community Health Center

Penobscot Community Health Center

Services:
Testing
• STD testing
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• TB screening
• Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing
• HIV testing
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)

Ancillary Services

• Transportation assistance
• Integrated primary care services
• Mental health services
• Early intervention for HIV
• Case management service
• Suicide prevention services

Other Services

• Treatment for other addiction disorder

Payment Assistance Available

• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Treatment Approaches

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

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

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

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

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Transitional Services

• Naloxone and overdose education
• Aftercare/continuing care

Education and Counseling Services

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

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support
• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Housing services

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

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

• Private non-profit organization

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• No formal relationship with prescribing entity

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

Type of Care

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Medical Services

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

License/Certification/Accreditation

• State mental health department
• Federally Qualified Health Center
• National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
• State Substance use treatment agency

Pharmacotherapies

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

Assessment/Pre-treatment

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Prescribes buprenorphine