Types of Services HPP services include confidential consultation, intervention, assessment, referral, recovery monitoring, relapse management, education and research, and education services for hospitals, medical staffs and medical societies. HPP staff members are available for professional presentations and also work cooperatively with Physician Health Programs throughout the country in assisting participants relocating to another state. Once a licensee diagnosed with substance use disorder has completed a primary phase of treatment, an HPP agreement for continuing care monitoring is implemented. Standard monitoring is for a minimum of five years and includes an individualized plan of therapeutic recovery activities as well as random urine toxicology screening. Evidence of recovery is obtained through behavioral observations, evidence of healthy choices, and active participation in recovery activities.
Objective documentation is gained through drug testing.
Advocacy and Support Advocacy and support are vital to those in recovery. Recognizing that chemical dependency when in remission does not compromise competency, HPP advocates for the right of health professionals to continue practicing when there is documentation of abstinence and recovery from chemical dependency. HPP advocacy provides confidence that reasonable measures have been taken to ensure a participant's ability to practice professionally without ongoing impairment from chemical dependency. To fulfill this mission, HPP is dedicated to facilitating confidential and effective intervention and assessment for potential substance use disorder, and treatment and monitoring for licensees with the disorder.