Quickstepper

Thank you VERY much for this information! I do understand the rationale for utilizing LVN staff in lower acuity settings, however, managing patients in acute withdrawal requires a solid knowledge base and critical thinking when it comes to measuring CIWA and COWS scores. In my current setting I also conduct complex admissions, creating care plans completing ASAMs and other interventions. Maybe I assumed that the facilities I've been looking at care for patients at this level? I'll start looking into the facilities you've listed and go from there. Any other suggestions are really appreciated.

It looks like this forum has been pretty quiet since last year, so I hope someone from Southern California can help me with my search. I'm an RN currently working in a large treatment and behavioral health facility in Southern Florida. I will be moving to Southern California (Los Angeles County) and looking for a position in a treatment center. I've been searching for jobs online, and it seems that most of these facilities are looking for LVN's rather than RN's. Is this actually the case? Where can I find positions for RN's? Any advice in my search?

The normal test for Kratom will only look for 7-OH if the preliminary test was positive for Kratom. Much of the highly concentrated 7-OH has no Kratom (mitragynine) in it, so any negative test for Kratom wouldn't be sent on to look for 7-OH. This is truly a horrible drug.... I work in treatment and people are coming in addicted to 7-OH and the withdrawals are horrible. It's harder to come off from than opiates.

After some research, I suspect that this is an add-on to detect 7-OH, or mitragynine pseudoindoxyl (MP).

That would be strange. The total price for mine was $96. When I get tested for Kratom and a normal UDS it's about $147, with the Kratom part $83. This leaves $13 as the cost of the add on. I've never had any test that cheap. Does this make sense?

This may be a new code, O-791296. It came up this morning added to the code O-791975 Has anyone gotten the 0-791296 one before? With so many new synthetic street drugs out there, I was wondering what this might be. The total cost was $96 for both tests together.

Hoping someone else knows.

How many people all got that code? I wonder if it's something to do with a designer drug? I get tested for Kratom regularly but I've never gotten this code.

So you're saying that you got both codes as well, O-791296 and 0-791975? My charge was $92.

Thank you. Yes I've had that one before but never O-791296. Could it be an observed code?

Can anyone tell me what test O-791296 might be?

Wait... this must be really expensive?!?

Thank you! I don't have anything to worry about then !

Does anyone know what labs IPN requires or typically requests at the end of a contract? I've been told they end up costing a lot and include hair, urine and blood. I'm wondering what panels they draw in addition to the regular ones they run during monitoring. Any surprises?