ADMINISTRATIVE RULES FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICE PROGRAMS, PUBLIC HEARING
August 31, 2022
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service. One of the things that we providers must do to make
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sure that people are not moving from one provider to another,
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you know, getting double doses or potential overdose, and just
to make sure we work together to make sure that we provide the
services to the individuals that need it. Thank you.
MS. BAGBY: Thank you for your comments.
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Next we have Deidre Goldsmith. Welcome.
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MS. GOLDSMITH: Good morning.
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Hi, I'm Deirdre Goldsmith with Therapeutics. So I'm
referring to the limited counselor. We've tried the
scheduling for the limited counselor, and I wonder first of
all where they got the cap, because I understand that these
are counselors in training, but they need the hours to get
their training, and scheduling them for 32 or 35 clients is
not enough for them to get the training. There are a lot of
gaps in their schedules, and as Ms. Ryder said, it's like a
part-time job. So I'd kind of like to know where they arrived
at these figures, because it's very, very difficult to train
people, pay people, and get the patients seen because they're
not considering the breakage. A lot of people, they'll cancel
appointments, won't show up, and if they're limited in their
caseloads, can we have someone from another caseload to see
them or -- you know, it's limiting us. Thank you.
MS. BAGBY: Thank you.
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Do we have any other people that would like to
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