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Utah Professionals Health Program trains evaluators to expand confidential pathway for clinicians with substance use disorders
Summary
Utah’s Professionals Health Program held an evaluator training to build an in‑state list of independent forensic evaluators and treatment referrals after March 2020 legislation allowed confidential self‑referral; the program emphasizes rapid enrollment, five‑year monitoring and a case‑management model instead of public discipline.
Robert Simpson, the Medical Director for the Utah Professionals Health Program, opened the training by urging development of an in‑state evaluator and treatment network so state health professionals with substance use disorders need not be sent out of state.
"We want to cultivate a network of people in our state who can provide these services so we can look after our healthcare professionals," Simpson said, describing the training as the program's first step to build local capacity.
Kelly Jacobson, UPHP program manager, told attendees the program was created by DOPL and reconstituted by March 2020 legislation that allows…
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