LifeSpring Health Systems Austin Medical Center

LifeSpring Health Systems Austin Medical Center

Services:
Recovery Support Services
• Employment counseling or training
• Mentoring/peer support
• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Housing services
• Self-help groups
• Recovery coach

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

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

License/Certification/Accreditation

• National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
• State Substance use treatment agency
• Federally Qualified Health Center
• The Joint Commission
• State mental health department

Ancillary Services

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

Education and Counseling Services

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking permitted in designated area

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female

Transitional Services

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

Other Services

• Treatment for other addiction disorder

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Prescribes naltrexone
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere

Testing

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

Payment Assistance Available

• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

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

• Private non-profit organization

External Opioid Medications Source

• No formal relationship with prescribing entity

Medical Services

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

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping permitted in designated area

Type of Care

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

Pharmacotherapies

• Nicotine replacement
• Medications for pre-exposure to prophylaxis
• Disulfiram
• Medication for mental disorders
• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment
• Acamprosate (Campral�)
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Medications for HIV treatment
• Clonidine

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds
• Private health insurance
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• SAMHSA funding/block grants
• Cash or self-payment
• Medicare
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Medicaid

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere
• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Assessment/Pre-treatment

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

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• No formal relationship with prescribing entity

Treatment Approaches

• Substance use disorder counseling
• Contingency management/motivational incentives
• 12-step facilitation
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Motivational interviewing
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Trauma-related counseling
• Relapse prevention
• Matrix Model