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1 Professional Assistance Program (PAP) Mission To Protect the Public and Support the Professional in Recovery Voluntary and Confidential PAP is available to members of 51 of the 54 professions licensed by New York State Department of

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  2. Professional Assistance Program (PAP) Mission ◦ To Protect the Public and Support the Professional in Recovery ◦ Voluntary and Confidential ◦ PAP is available to members of 51 of the 54 professions licensed by New York State Department of Education ◦ excluding Physicians, Physician Assistants (PA) and Specialist Assistants (SA) as they have their own program with DOH, attorney’s also have a similar program 2

  3. IMMUNITY GRANTED BY PAP Section 6509. Professional Misconduct (3) Practicing the profession while the ability to practice is impaired by alcohol, drugs, physical disability , or mental disability. 3

  4. IMMUNITY GRANTED BY PAP Section 6509. Professional Misconduct (4) Being habitually drunk or being dependent on, or a habitual user of, narcotics, barbiturates, amphetamines, hallucinogens, or other drugs having similar effects. 4

  5. What is the Extent of the Problem? ◦ Around 10% to 15% of the Health Care population has experienced drug/ETOH addiction/abuse (SAMHSA 2013). ◦ 1 in 10 to 1 in 5 RNs may suffer from substance dependence or abuse issues (Starr, 2015). ◦ Research suggests that prevalence of nurses with substance use problems is similar to that seen in the general population (Monroe, 2009). 5

  6. PROGRAM ADVANTAGES TO THE PARTICIPANT TO THE STATE ◦ Expert Advice ◦ Immediate license surrender- which protects the public ◦ Referrals ◦ Thorough treatment plan ◦ Structured recovery plan ◦ Rigorous monitoring ◦ Immunity from 2 charges of misconduct ◦ Strict practice conditions ◦ Confidential ◦ Return a trained professional to practice ◦ Voluntary ◦ Involves surrendering professional license 6

  7. Two PAP Tracks PRISM Nurse to Nurse (N2N) ◦ Name for traditional PAP Track ◦ No interruption of practice if no threat to the public and does not ◦ Requires immediate surrender of require surrender of license license ◦ Must have a significant amount of ◦ For all licensed professions except time in recovery Physicians, PA’s and SA’s ◦ These clients not appropriate for the ◦ The majority of clients are traditional track admitted into this track ◦ For RN, LPN, NP ◦ For any drug problem-not just addiction Also available for Dentist2Dentist (D2D) and Pharmicist2Pharmicist (Ph2Ph) 7

  8. Committee for Professional Assistance ◦ Members appointed by the Board of Regents ◦ 3- member panels ◦ State Board Member sits ex-officio ◦ Decisions by 2/3rds vote 8

  9. Total Admits by Year 2015-2018 PAP Statistics 105 120 94 89 89 100 70 72 71 80 58 60 40 22 19 16 13 20 0 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total Admits Prism N2N, Ph2Ph & D2D 9

  10. Professional Admissions in PAP 2018- Professional Admissions in the PAP 67 70 60 50 40 Number of Professionals 30 20 2 2 0 10 0 Nursing Pharmacy Dentistry Other 10

  11. Statewide Peer Assistance for Nurses (SPAN) o Non-profit agency offering advocacy to nurses (LPN, RN and NP) with substance abuse. o PAP and SPAN collaborate together to help the participant successfully complete the PAP program. o SPAN offers support groups to participants in order to discuss issues, and gather advice. o SPAN helps the participant develop their recovery plan. 11

  12. Outreach ◦ Outreach will include conventions/conferences, health care providers, and education providers that would benefit from knowing about the program. 12

  13. Where are We Heading? ◦ Increase the number of professionals who take advantage of the PAP with increased outreach efforts. ◦ Update and streamline client data with an outside medical management/case management system. ◦ Currently working on RFP’s for new system ◦ Help reduce time and human error ◦ Help improve keeping track of statistics and evaluating the monitoring program 13

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