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Orange County Substance Abuse Services

Ian Kemmer, LMFT, Division Manager AOABH

System of Care: Access

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Beneficiary Access Line (BAL)

• (800) 723-8641 – 24 hour access line for Medi-Cal beneficiaries
• May be used by: Client, parent/legal guardian of a minor, or referring agency with client

present

• Verify Medi-Cal eligibility
• Conduct Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Brief Level of Care Screening
• Conduct Mental Health Screening
• Schedules appointment or provides referral to appropriate level of care

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Member Service Line – OC Links

• 855-OC-Links (855-625-4657) – Monday-Friday 8:00am to 6:00pm
• May be used by: Client, parent/legal guardian of a minor, or referring agency with client

present

• Will be able to verify Medi-Cal eligibility
• If caller requests services while on call:
• If caller has Medi-Cal, OC Links will warm link to the Beneficiary Access Line

(BAL)

• If caller has private insurance, OC Links will refer caller to contact their

insurance provider

• If caller is does not have insurance, OC Links will warm link to a County-
• perated clinic

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Additional Access Points

• DMC-ODS Providers
• County Mental Health Intake Counselors
• Collaborative Court Evaluations
• AB 109 Screeners
• Medically Monitored High Intensity WM Screening

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If you build it…

Numbers Served

• Outpatient Programs served 2851adults and 220 adolescents
• Intensive Outpatient Programs served 313 adults and 78 adolescents
• Residential Treatment Programs served 1090 adults and 108 adolescents
• Narcotic Treatment Programs and other MAT served 2203 clients
• In general about a 20% increase in numbers served.

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System of Care: Providers

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Outpatient Services

• Services for adolescents and adults:
• County-operated SUD programs offer ODF and IOT (ASAM Levels 1.0 and 2.1) for

Medi-Cal beneficiaries and clients without insurance

• 4 locations: Aliso Viejo, Anaheim, Santa Ana, and Westminster – serves

adolescent & adults

• DUI/Drug Court Programs: Aliso Viejo, Anaheim, Costa Mesa, Santa Ana, and

Westminster – serves adults

• Perinatal services: available at the 4 ODF and IOT locations – serves adults
• County-contracted SUD programs offer ODF and IOT (ASAM Levels 1.0 and 2.1) for

Medi-Cal beneficiaries only

• KC Services- serves adults (3 locations: Fullerton, Garden Grove, and Irvine)
• Phoenix House- serves adults (1 location: Santa Ana)
• Twin Town- serves adolescents & adults ( 3 locations: Los Alamitos, Orange, and Mission

Viejo)

• Wel-Mor Psychology Group, Inc. – serves adolescents & adults( 1 location: Costa Mesa)
• PES-ebs – serves adults (1 location: Santa Ana)

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Medically Monitored Withdrawal Management (Med Detox)

• Medically Monitored Withdrawal Management (3.7) services are

available for adult Medi-Cal beneficiaries and clients without insurance

• Client may be screened by walking in during 3.7 assessment days/times

at scheduled locations

• If client meets medical necessity for 3.7, referral is made to one of two

providers

• Tom Redgate Memorial in Long Beach
• American Recovery Center in Pomona

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MAT: Opioid Treatment Program (OTP)/Narcotic Treatment Program (NTP)

• Available for adult Medi-Cal beneficiaries and clients without insurance
• Provided to adults in jail who were receiving methadone prior to incarceration
• NTP services available include:
• Methadone Maintenance, 21-day methadone detox, Disulfiram, Buprenorphine, and

Naloxone

• County-contracted providers:
• Western Pacific Med Corp.

 Costa Mesa – clients without insurance only  Fullerton – Medi-cal beneficiaries and clients without insurance  Stanton – Medi-Cal beneficiaries only

• Acadia - Recovery Solutions

 Santa Ana – Medi-Cal Beneficiaries only

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MAT: Vivitrol

• Available for adult Medi-Cal beneficiaries and AB 109 clients without

insurance

• Vivitrol Provider:
• KC Services (3 locations: Fullerton, Garden Grove, and Irvine)

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Clinically Managed Residential Withdrawal Management (Social Model Detox)

• Available for adult Medi-Cal beneficiaries and clients without insurance
• Two contracted providers:
• Roque Center (Stanton)
• Woodglen Detox (Fullerton)

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Residential Treatment Services

• Serves adolescent and adults
• Perinatal services available by Letter of Agreement
• County-contracted DMC providers:
• Adult Providers:

 Phoenix House (Santa Ana)  Provides services in LOC 3.5 and 3.1  Male & Female beds  Hope House (Anaheim)  Provides services in LOC 3.1  Males beds only  Woodglen (Fullerton)  Provides services in LOC 3.1  Male & Female beds  Gerry House (Santa Ana)  Provides services in LOC 3.1  Males and female beds

• Adolescent Provider:

 Touchstones (Orange)  Provides services in LOC 3.5 and 3.1  Male & Female beds

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Residential Treatment Services Expansion

• Expanded Perinatal Residential
• CleanPath (Costa Mesa)
• Vera’s Sanctuary (Trabuco Canyon)
• New Providers coming on Board
• His House (Upland)
• New Creation (Colton)

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MAT Expansion

• Adding Suboxone for Uninsured
• Looking to increase Office Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT)
• Working to Site South County Location
• Initiatives in the Community to Increase MAT in FQHC settings

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Services to Criminal Justice Expansion

• Methadone expansion in Jail
• Planning to provide SUD services for Incarcerated Population
• Increase County-contracted DMC providers for AB109:
• Residential Providers:

 Step House  Cooper Fellowship  Woodglen Daylight  The Villa

• Vivitrol Provider:

 Step House

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Questions?

Ian Kemmer, LMFT, Division Manager Adult and Older Adult Behavioral Health 714-834-2160 ikemmer@ochca.com

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