inpatient treatment??

[kmph2012]

Okay I have a question Im hoping someone can help me with. First is anyone from Louisiana that is on a restricted license or have been in the past? Okay so of course i have to first do the 3 day inpatient evaluation but my concern is being ordered 30 days or whatever inpatient Im wondering if the evaluating facility ever recommends outpatient treatment. I have 3 kids so 30 days would be impossible that is why i have not done the eval yet it has been 2 and a half years since i self reported. I havent been using anything not prescribed for normal stuff any help would be greatly appreciated

[jdub6]

I am not in LA but my experience is that most facilities that do inpatient evaluations tend to recommend inpatient treatment at....drumroll..their facility! (There is or was a lawsuit in MI about their program basically forcing people to be evaluated by a program that essentially always recommended inpatient at their facility, you can google it. )

Is there any way you can do an outpatient eval instead? If not if possible at least do the eval somewhere that offers a robust outpatient program. Many times sadly they are motivated to bring in more inpatients and thus more money regardless of your condition (also the evidence currently does not support inpatient as first line rx for most people but that's a whole other thread.

I don't want to discourage you but I've just seem it so much...if at all possible do your eval with someone unaffiliated with a treatment program, you are much more likely to get recs that are actuality tailored to you, more affordable and practical and evidence based. If they require inpt evals this may not be possible. See if you can get a second opinion if they do recommend tx at their facility, say you are concerned about objectivity maybe?

[1sttime]

I will add that this is true- try to do your evaluation with someone affiliated with outpatient only treatment. In my state at least you can waste money with the independent third party- only to be told you need an evaluation at the treatment facility you choose (make sure board approved).

[sissiesmama, ASN, RN]

I will add that this is true- try to do your evaluation with someone affiliated with outpatient only treatment. In my state at least you can waste money with the independent third party- only to be told you need an evaluation at the treatment facility you choose (make sure board approved).

I agree. My DH and I both went thru the La RNP in the past before we got married. Hubby was able to do IOP after his eval - he went to a facility that had a really good outpt program in north La

I lost my health insurance when I was terminated from my hospital so I had to go to a state facility that accepted patients who had no coverage. This facility did not have outpt at their facility - they told me when I checked in for the eval that if I went there it would automatically be 28 days inpt.

Anne, RNC