Wyoming · Professional referrals
For attorneys & professional referral sources.
Damon Laird is your direct clinical contact for ASI evaluations, education, outpatient counseling and authorized coordination.
OpenGate has maintained Wyoming Department of Health certification since 2013. Attorneys throughout Wyoming regularly refer clients to Damon, as do other professionals and organizations.
To make a referral
Contact Damon to discuss the referral and any deadline. He will explain how to securely submit the referral or court document and any available relevant records.
The client contacts OpenGate directly and completes the required intake, consent, and authorization documents.
Scheduling and report timelines depend on client responsiveness, record availability, clinical needs, and applicable deadlines.
After the referral: services & documentation
Service and records review
OpenGate provides the appropriate evaluation, education or outpatient counseling. Evaluations include the full ASI and review of relevant records and authorized collateral information.
Clinical documentation
OpenGate prepares applicable reports, progress updates and completion documentation. These are shared with authorized recipients during and after services.
OpenGate emphasizes responsive communication, clinically grounded recommendations, and documentation that clearly explains the applicable evaluation, findings, recommendations, progress, or completion information.
What the evaluation report includes
- Comprehensive assessment summary
- Addiction Severity Index findings
- Application of The ASAM Criteria, Fourth Edition
- Review of applicable DSM diagnostic criteria
- Relevant records and authorized collateral information
- Diagnosis and diagnostic summary, when applicable
- ASAM level-of-care recommendation
- Clinical rationale and appropriate next steps
- Provider credentials
ASI evaluations, education & outpatient counseling
OpenGate accepts referrals from attorneys and other professional referral sources for three individual adult services:
Education or counseling after an outside evaluation
OpenGate also accepts referrals when another provider has already completed the evaluation and recommended a service OpenGate provides. If a qualifying evaluation recommends Wyoming impaired-driving education, OpenGate can provide the education through Prime For Life® Individual Adult Education after reviewing the evaluation and recommendation. If the evaluation recommends Outpatient Counseling (ASAM Level 1.5), OpenGate can provide that counseling when Level 1.5 remains clinically appropriate.
Authorized coordination & records
WYDOT, court, attorney, probation/parole, and other coordination may be provided only when connected to an applicable OpenGate service and supported by a valid case-specific authorization or other verified legal authority. Coordination is not a separate service.
When appropriately authorized or otherwise permitted or required by law, OpenGate may provide relevant information to an authorized recipient.
Credentials, clinical standards & confidentiality
WY LCSW #667 | Colorado CSW.00001496
WDH Certification
OpenGate's Wyoming Department of Health certification is current and active. OpenGate currently offers the three individual adult services listed above.
Professional Licensure
Damon J. Laird, MSW, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Wyoming and Colorado.
Clinical Standards
Evaluations include administration of the full Addiction Severity Index and application of The ASAM Criteria, Fourth Edition, and applicable DSM diagnostic criteria.
Confidentiality
OpenGate protects confidential client information under applicable Wyoming and Colorado law, Wyoming Department of Health requirements, professional duties, and any federal requirements that apply to a particular record or circumstance. Records received from a program subject to 42 CFR Part 2 may carry additional federal restrictions on use or disclosure.
Referral by counsel does not determine the clinical findings, diagnosis, or recommendation. Clinical conclusions are individualized and based on the evaluation and relevant information.
Discuss a referral with Damon.
Contact Damon about the service your client needs and any known deadline. Ask for secure instructions before sending case records.