Confidential evaluations for licensed professionals

Substance use disorder evaluations

Comprehensive SUD evaluations for licensing boards, monitoring programs, employers, and attorneys — including DSM-5 diagnosis, toxicology review, prescription monitoring program review, and level-of-care recommendations. Many boards require the evaluator to be an addiction-certified physician; Dr. Bassi is board-certified in Addiction Psychiatry.

Follow-up fitness-for-duty evaluations

Independent assessment of whether a professional is safe to practice or return to work — after treatment, an incident, a positive test, or time away. The report addresses the referring entity's specific questions, with clear findings and any recommended safeguards or monitoring.

Professional assistance program evaluations

State professional health and assistance programs (PHPs, PAPs, peer assistance programs) and licensing departments each have their own evaluation forms and requirements. We complete your state's forms — diagnosis, treatment recommendations, testing and monitoring durations — accurately and on time.

Second opinions

A structured, independent review of an existing diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment plan — yours or an evaluee's. Useful when a prior evaluation feels wrong, a monitoring requirement seems mismatched to the diagnosis, or you simply want an expert second set of eyes before making decisions.

Structured forensic evaluation

Independent psychiatric evaluation for administrative, civil, or licensure matters — structured methodology, complete records review, collateral sources, and a defensible written report. Conducted at the request of attorneys, boards, and other entities.

FAA SSRI pilot evaluations

Independent psychiatric evaluations for pilots seeking or maintaining FAA special issuance while taking one of the FAA-approved SSRI antidepressants — the mental-health medication pathway, with the evaluation and report your aviation medical examiner and the FAA require.

From confidential consultation to final report

Free confidential consultation

A private phone call to understand what's being asked of you, who needs the report, and your timeline. No records needed yet, no obligation — and if we're not the right fit for your state or situation, we'll say so and point you in the right direction.

The evaluation

A comprehensive clinical interview by secure video where your board or program accepts telehealth, plus records review, collateral interviews, standardized instruments, and coordinated toxicology testing when the referral question requires it. The scope is matched to the question — no more, no less.

Report, forms, and follow-through

A detailed written report with DSM-5 diagnoses, clear answers to the referral questions, and evidence-based recommendations. We complete your state's evaluation forms and, with your authorization, communicate directly with the board, program, employer, or attorney.

Fees

Fees and what to expect

Evaluations are private-pay and billed at an hourly rate that covers records review, the evaluation itself, and report-writing time — quoted during your free consultation and based on the scope of the referral question. Board-ordered, forensic, and fitness-for-duty evaluations are generally not billable to health insurance. If treatment follows the evaluation, that's different: we're in-network with major insurers for ongoing psychiatry and therapy. Call (888) 730-5220 to talk it through confidentially.