Bellevue Hospital Center (HHC)

Methadone Clinic

462 1st Avenue and 27th Street, Administration Building, Room A-453, New York, NY, 10016

Type of Care

• Substance use treatment
• Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

Care setting

• Outpatient
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Buprenorphine used in Treatment
• Methadone used in Treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Federally-certified Opioid Treatment Program
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
• Methadone maintenance
• Prescribes buprenorphine

Pharmacotherapies

• Acamprosate (Campral®)
• Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Clonidine
• Disulfiram
• Medication for mental disorders
• Medications for HIV treatment
• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment
• Methadone
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Nicotine replacement
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation

Treatment Approaches

• Anger management
• Brief intervention
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Motivational interviewing
• Relapse prevention
• Substance use disorder counseling
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Outreach to persons in the community
• Screening for mental disorders
• Screening for substance use
• Screening for tobacco use

Testing

• Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• HIV testing
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring
• STD testing
• TB screening
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Spanish

Insurance carriers

• Medicaid
• Medicare

• Cash or self-payment
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• Medicaid
• Medicare
• Private health insurance

Payment Assistance Available

• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Transitional Services

• Aftercare/continuing care
• Discharge Planning
• Naloxone and overdose education
• Outcome follow-up after discharge

Recovery Support Services

• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Employment counseling or training
• Housing services
• Self-help groups

Education and Counseling Services

• Group counseling
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• Individual counseling
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Substance use disorder education
• Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)

Ancillary Services

• Mental health services
• Social skills development
• Transportation assistance

Facility operation

• Local, county, or community government

License/Certification/Accreditation

• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
• Federally Qualified Health Center
• SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
• State Substance use treatment agency
• State department of health
• The Joint Commission

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Medical Services

• Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination

Exclusive Services

• Opioid use disorder clients only

Other Services

• Treatment for gambling disorder