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Opioid treatment program (HHSC)Community Medical Services- Austin on William Cannon
Services reported to SAMHSA (2025)
This is what the program told SAMHSA in its 2025 national survey. It may have changed; confirm by phone.
Type of Care
- Substance use treatment
Service Setting
- Outpatient
- Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted
- Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
- Medicare
- Medicaid
- Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
- Private health insurance
- Cash or self-payment
- State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
- SAMHSA funding/block grants
Special Programs/Groups Offered
- Pregnant/postpartum women
- Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
- Clients who have experienced trauma
Language Services
- Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Spanish
Opioid Medications used in Treatment
- Methadone used in Treatment
- Buprenorphine used in Treatment
- Naltrexone used in Treatment
Pharmacotherapies
- Methadone
- Buprenorphine with naloxone
- Buprenorphine without naloxone
- Naltrexone (oral)
- Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
Age Groups Accepted
- Young Adults
- Adults
Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
- Does not treat alcohol use disorder
Type of Opioid Treatment
- Buprenorphine maintenance
- Federally-certified Opioid Treatment Program
- Methadone maintenance
- Prescribes buprenorphine
- Prescribes naltrexone
- Relapse prevention with naltrexone
- Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
Treatment Approaches
- Anger management
- Brief intervention
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Contingency management/motivational incentives
- Motivational interviewing
- Relapse prevention
- Substance use disorder counseling
- Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
- Trauma-related counseling
Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)
- Private for-profit organization
License/Certification/Accreditation
- State substance use treatment agency
- State department of health
- Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
- SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
- Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
Assessment/Pre-treatment
- Comprehensive substance use assessment
- Outreach to persons in the community
- Complete medical history/physical exam
- Screening for tobacco use
- Screening for substance use
- Screening for mental disorders
Testing
- Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing
- Drug or alcohol urine screening
- HIV testing
- STD testing
- TB screening
- Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
Transitional Services
- Discharge Planning
- Naloxone and overdose education
- Outcome follow-up after discharge
Recovery Support Services
- Housing services
- Assistance with obtaining social services
- Employment counseling or training
Education and Counseling Services
- HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
- Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
- Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
- Substance use disorder education
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
- Individual counseling
- Group counseling
Facility Smoking Policy
- Smoking not permitted
Sex Accepted
- Female
- Male
Exclusive Services
- Opioid use disorder clients only
Facility Vaping Policy
- Vaping not permitted
Ancillary Services
- Case management service
- Social skills development
- Suicide prevention services
Before you commit, ask: what level of care they recommend and why, what it will cost after insurance, whether they take your plan, and how long the wait is. Be cautious of anyone offering free travel or payment to enroll.