CRC is moving from 18631 Alderwood Mall Parkway in Lynnwood to 22026 20th Avenue S.E. in Bothell. The hearings will be held in accordance with state laws and administrative codes.

The public hearing will have two parts. Information will be provided about the proposed relocation certification process, followed by public testimony, which will be recorded. The information will be provided to DBHR as part of the relocation review process.  

The public hearings will be held October 8, 2009, at the following times and locations:

• 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.

  Washington State University Extension Office (the back of McCollum Park)

  600 128th Street S.E., Everett.
  Sign-in will begin at 2:45 p.m. in the Evergreen Room.
  

• 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.

  Shoreline Public Library

  345 NE 175th, Shoreline.
  Sign-in will begin at 5:45 p.m. in the small meeting room.
  

Background

CRC provides counseling in an outpatient setting, in conjunction with prescribed medications, for people diagnosed with opiate addiction. Methadone is one of the medications used in the opiate treatment program, along with counseling and education.

CRC has been a DBHR-certified outpatient chemical dependency program since April 19, 2002. The counseling center also has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, Inc., DBHR and is in good standing with both agencies since that time.

• For more information about the hearings, contact Deb Cummins, DBHR Certification Policy Manager, at (360) 725-3716, 1-877-301-4557 (toll-free), or cummida@dshs.wa.gov.
• For a fact sheet about methadone treatment resulting in lower health-care costs and reduced arrests/convictions, visit:   http://www.dshs.wa.gov/pdf/hrsa/dasa/ResearchFactSheets/449fsMTFOA0604.pdf
• For information about opiate treatment program accreditation and adjunctive medications, visit: http://www.dshs.wa.gov/DASA/services/certification/Main/agencycertification.shtml
• For information about medication assisted treatment for substance use disorders, visit: http://dpt.samhsa.gov/index.aspx

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