Taking a vacation while in TPAPN

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Specializes in Outpatient Surgery, Psych, Emergency.

Does anyone have experience with taking a vacation while in TPAPN? I have scoured the handbook and the Internet and can't find ANYTHING about it! I was invited on a cruise with some friends for later this year, 7 days to the Caribbean. I messaged my case manager yesterday but she hasn't responded yet. My advocate said she has never heard of it happening and was not sure if it was possible.

I really want to go! Anyone have any experience with leaving the country while in a monitoring program?

Specializes in Outpatient Surgery, Psych, Emergency.

Oh, and I've been in TPAPN since Dec 2013, have already met the one year work requirement, and haven't had any positive drug screens.

Specializes in long-term-care, LTAC, PCU.

I know that when I was in PNAP we had to make arrangements to find a test site wherever it was that were vacationing. We still had to call in every day.

Put in a request though Recovery Trek they will post if it's approved

Specializes in Outpatient Surgery, Psych, Emergency.

I just saw that my case manager replied, the email notification went to my junk mail so I didn't see it until now. She said I can go =). And, yes, she also said I need to request it in recovery trek. There is also a FAQ about travel, I never even thought of looking at recovery trek for information! I guess I just thought all they did was handle my drug screenings.

No testing when out of the country, she said, but I'll be tested immediately upon return. I wouldn't be surprised if I got a hair test in the next months following it, either. But whatever! I'm so thrilled! Yay!

I try to handle most of my contact with case manager through Trek Mail because I have changed case managers 4 times and it keeps everything in writing

Verybadkitty, Can you PM me? I have tried to message you but it will not allow me.

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