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Opioid treatment program (HHSC)

Texas American Medical Consultants Inc

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
  • Detoxification

Service Setting

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

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

  • Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid

Payment Assistance Available

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

Special Programs/Groups Offered

  • Pregnant/postpartum women

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

  • Methadone used in Treatment

Pharmacotherapies

  • Methadone

Age Groups Accepted

  • Young Adults
  • Adults

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

  • Does not treat alcohol use disorder

Type of Opioid Treatment

  • Federally-certified Opioid Treatment Program
  • Methadone detoxification
  • Methadone maintenance
  • Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization

Treatment Approaches

  • Brief intervention
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Contingency management/motivational incentives
  • Matrix Model
  • Relapse prevention
  • Substance use disorder counseling

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

  • Private for-profit organization

License/Certification/Accreditation

  • State department of health
  • Council on Accreditation (COA)
  • SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
  • Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
  • State substance use treatment agency

Assessment/Pre-treatment

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

Testing

  • Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
  • Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing
  • Drug or alcohol urine screening
  • HIV testing
  • STD testing
  • TB screening
  • Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
  • 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
  • Recovery coach
  • Mentoring/peer support

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

  • Opioids detoxification
  • Medication routinely used during detoxification

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
  • 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
  • Integrated primary care 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.