South Texas Rural Health Services Inc Substance Abuse Program

South Texas Rural Health Services Inc Substance Abuse Program

Services:
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

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization

Education and Counseling Services

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

Testing

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

Ancillary Services

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

Medical Services

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking permitted in designated area

Assessment/Pre-treatment

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

Payment Assistance Available

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

External Opioid Medications Source

• In-network prescribing entity

License/Certification/Accreditation

• State mental health department
• The Joint Commission
• State Substance use treatment agency
• Federally Qualified Health Center
• Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP)
• State department of health
• National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
• SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
• Council on Accreditation (COA)

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

• Private non-profit organization

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female

Treatment Approaches

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

Pharmacotherapies

• Clonidine
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Adult women
• Adult men
• Young adults
• Adolescents

Transitional Services

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Seniors

Other Services

• Treatment for gambling disorder

Recovery Support Services

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

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

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

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• Does not use medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder

Language Services

• Spanish