FL IPN and completion requirements

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Has anyone already completed FL IPN***

Hello, all.  I am nestling my review for completion date (50 days, but who’s counting, right***) and am trying to be prepared for what this entails.  I’ve been told I’ll be asked for a letter from my PCP, my support group facilitator and one from myself about why I think I’m ready and what I’ll do to maintain sobriety off of monitoring, so I’ll try to have those done before the review date.  I am trying to save in order to be financially prepared, though.  One nurse recently told me that she had $785 worth of testing (blood, hair, and the high-dollar urine test) the week after her review date and a week before she was received her completion letter.  She says she asked her CW why so many and she said it was “part of the completion process”.  I don’t remember people who got out before me (from my support group) having all of these so is this a new thing***  Or was her CW just saying that because she didn’t really have another answer for why***

Anyone already have the joyful experience of finally completing who can shed some light on this with your own circumstances, please***

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Hi Bestie! I’m curious about this as well. I’m almost at the same stage of my completion. I only know of one other person who has completed recently and they did have a large increase in specialty testing prior to release. Also they had to write a personal letter, get a letter from facilitator and from their nurse manager basically saying they are safe to practice and what they will do to prevent relapse. Only difference is they got the email to release them right after their second to last quarterly. I was expecting that as well as I’ve had a perfect record (no missed check ins or dilutes), but time keeps ticking and no email! One day at a time we will get through this! 

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Just bumping this. 
Did you get a response to this? I spoke with my case manager and was told that contract can be put up for review two months earlier than original completion date. Did this happen for you? If so, what we’re your stipulations? One of my group members recently graduated in December. She had to obtain a letter from employer, herself, and from the group facilitator. She had one urine, blood, and hair test done. About two weeks after that, she was officially released. I don’t remember how long the entire process took. I believe early December was when her file went up for review and she was done by the end of December before Christmas. 

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Yes! I’m out! I had to complete the three letters and survey as previously stated. So I got my letter that I was up for review about two months before my end date. From that time it took about three weeks to get all my letters. That being said my facilitator dragged their feet and it probably could have been completed much quicker. Once all three letters and the survey were done it only took a day to get my final letter that monitoring was completed so when all is said and done I think I was released just a little under a month and a half early. And I did have about 500 dollars worth of speciality testing including blood, hair, and an observed urine immediately after receiving my letter that I was up for review. Hope this is helpful! 

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I completed my contract last year, my case was reviewed 60 days before my end date. I had about 500 bucks worth of test done. My boss, my group moderator wrote letter and I had to write something as well. The process took about a week and my CM called with the great news. I received a letter of completion and one week later I couldn’t sign in the app anymore. I continue to visit this site and help answering questions when I can. 

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On 3/18/2022 at 5:43 PM, svetlana36 said:

Yes! I’m out! I had to complete the three letters and survey as previously stated. So I got my letter that I was up for review about two months before my end date. From that time it took about three weeks to get all my letters. That being said my facilitator dragged their feet and it probably could have been completed much quicker. Once all three letters and the survey were done it only took a day to get my final letter that monitoring was completed so when all is said and done I think I was released just a little under a month and a half early. And I did have about 500 dollars worth of speciality testing including blood, hair, and an observed urine immediately after receiving my letter that I was up for review. Hope this is helpful! 

So, Tuesday was my review date for FL IPN completion.  They sent me the secured email stating that I had met criteria for program completion.  It said to continue checking in and doing any drug screens selected for until I received the official exit letter via secured email portal.  The letter asked me to send in the required supporting documentation (which I had already obtained/prepared) and to complete the exit survey.  I did all of that immediately and then was looking forward to getting the exit letter.  Woke up Wednesday a.m. to check in and was “selected” for a HAIR STAT 14 test (to the tune of $300).  
My question:  The test was done at LabCorp in FL.  Anyone had this test and have any idea how long it takes to get resulted?  Am I looking at days or weeks to get out now? 

 

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I had mine at a different lab but mine took less than a week to result

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Woke up this morning to 792070 (which I think is PEth and 764550 which is our usual urine screen.  $167 today after $300 for hair test last Wed. and no idea how long I’ll have to wait for all three to come back.  I’m going to tell you, this last month feels more stressful than my first year in was.  I’m clean so it’s not even about the test results themselves, it’s the huge amounts of money and the roller coaster they make you ride to get that exit letter.  (A letter one day that you’ve met all criteria but to keep doing everything for program until you receive exit letter and then three more expensive tests in less than a week). Every day is waiting with bated breath for an email to come in saying this whole five year nightmare is over and you are waking up. 

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From what I’ve read from different posts is that you have to get a urine, hair, and blood all done for completion. I think this is expected. At least you’ve heard from them though. My 60 days out was last week and I haven’t heard a thing from anybody about early termination  ?

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Email your case manager and just say “As I’m nearing completion of my contract, I just want to make sure I have any necessary paperwork or documentation prepared for that time.  Can you tell me what I can do in advance of that date in order to facilitate ear of release” or something like that.  That is what I did and my caseworker told me the actual day that the board would be reviewing my contract.  HTH

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Hi guys, I am in the middle of IOP, they gave me a release to work and now I am waiting on my case manager to send me a “release to work and my contract addendum” does anyone know how long it usually takes for them to send this over so I can finally start working? She told me last Wednesday, we were waiting on my last UA results. That came back Thursday.. today is Monday.. just ready to get back to o work!!

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I’m supposed to be done with IPN this month however I had a dilute 3 months ago! It was followed up with 3 urine tests a week for a month and a blood test! I have not heard anything about having to be extended from my case manager! I’ve heard some people say they have to have 6 months of negative urines, but others say they got anyways due to the follow up frequency of tests. Anyone know anything? I worked hope my case manager would say something! 

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