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For working union membersTreatment that works around your shifts, not against your job.
A virtual evening intensive outpatient program for union members and their families. Confidential under federal law. Most PPO and trust-fund plans verified before you commit to a thing.
You earned the job. You earned the seniority. You should not have to walk away from either to get help.
The program runs evenings, by telehealth, so you keep showing up to work, keep your CDL, and keep the household running while you get real clinical care. Out-of-network with commercial carriers and most trust funds, with in-network credentialing in progress. We verify your benefits and tell you the cost before you commit to anything.
By federal law, your treatment does not get reported to your employer or your union.
42 CFR Part 2 is the federal rule that protects substance use treatment records. We cannot disclose anything to your employer, your dispatcher, your union, or your insurance beyond what is needed for payment without your written permission. Even confirming that you are a patient requires your signature.
What stays private without you doing anything
- The fact that you reached out.
- Anything you tell a clinician.
- The clinical record itself.
- Group attendance and progress notes.
What you choose to share, in writing, one piece at a time
- Coordination with your primary care provider, if you want it.
- Documentation for a DOT SAP, if there is a DOT angle.
- Communication with your attorney, if there is a legal angle.
- Updates to a family member, if you want them in the loop.
Evening cohorts, weekly individual therapy, optional family programming.
Evenings, three nights a week
Intensive outpatient groups meet in the evening after work hours so the program does not conflict with your shifts. Cohorts are working adults, not a stereotype of who comes to treatment.
How it works IndividualWeekly individual therapy
One-on-one with a licensed clinician, scheduled around your week. Sessions are by secure video from wherever you are.
How it works FamilyOptional family programming
Family sessions every two weeks if you want them. Not required, not pushed, not surfaced to anyone you have not signed a release for.
How it worksThe honest answers.
Can I keep working?
Yes. The intensive outpatient program is designed to be done in the evening on top of a full-time job. Patients who need a higher level of care for a stretch can use FMLA, which is job-protected.
Will my employer find out?
Not from us. Under federal law (42 CFR Part 2), we do not contact your employer without your written permission. The fact that you are a patient is itself protected information.
Will my union find out?
Not from us. Same answer. Your union and your trust fund are separate entities from your employer, and both are subject to the same confidentiality protections on substance use records.
Does this protect my CDL?
Treatment itself does not appear on your CDL record. If a DOT regulatory process is already underway (return-to-duty after a violation, for example), we document for your SAP. If no DOT process is open, your treatment stays between you and your clinician.
Will this affect my DOT physical?
That depends on what your physical asks and what you are actively being treated for. We will work with your medical examiner with your written consent if you want us to. If you do not, we do not.
What about FMLA?
Substance use treatment qualifies as a serious health condition under FMLA when the treatment is provided by a healthcare provider, which we are. We can provide the documentation your HR department needs if you want to use FMLA. Many union members do not need it for our intensive outpatient program because it runs evenings.
What does my trust fund plan cover?
Every fund is different. The numbers depend on your fund's plan document, your hours bank, the year's plan design, and whether you are on the active or retiree tier. We call your fund's third-party administrator with you and pull the actual numbers for your specific plan.
Can my spouse start this for me?
Yes. Most calls we get for working union members come from a spouse first. We can verify the benefits and walk through the program with your spouse, and we can help with how to bring it up with you. We cannot enroll you without your participation, but the first call does not require you on the line.
A two-minute benefit check. No commitment.
You send the member ID and group number on the front of your card. We call the carrier or third-party administrator, pull the out-of-network behavioral benefit, and tell you what your share of the cost would be in plain English. No automated voicemail. No high-pressure call back.