Table of Contents

List of Tables

List of Figures

Highlights

1. Description of the Uniform Facility Data Set (UFDS) Survey

	•	Introduction

	•	Survey History

	•	UFDS in the Context of the Drug and Alcohol Services Information System (DASIS)

	•	Survey Coverage

	•	Unit of response

	•	Expansion of survey coverage

	•	Data collection

	•	Non-response

	•	Exclusions

	•	Changes in Survey Content

	•	Procedures for the 1998 UFDS

	•	Field period and reference date

	•	Survey coverage

	•	Data collection method

	•	Content

	•	Responding facilities

	•	Quality assurance

	•	Further Data Considerations and Limitations

	•	Organization of the Report

	•	Terminology

2. Trends in Facility Characteristics

	•	Number of Facilities and Methadone Facilities

	•	Facility Ownership

	•	Managed Care

	•	Programs for Special Groups

3. Facility Characteristics and Services

	•	Type of Payment Accepted

	•	Sliding Fee Scale Offered

	•	Type of Care Offered

	•	Methadone/LAAM Dispensed

	•	Substance Abuse Problem Treated

	•	Primary Focus

	•	Programs for Special Groups

4. State Data

	•	Survey Response

	•	Additional Tables

Appendix. UFDS 1999 Questionnaire