How To Open A Rehab In Montana

A How to Guide to Starting and Licensing a Drug Rehab in Montana

Roughly 22,000 people go to Montana hospitals or emergency rooms every year because of drugs and alcohol. Indeed Montana’s overdose deaths per year remains around 200 people, the effect addiction has had on the community are widely prevalent.

For example, children are increasingly removed from their homes due a parents drug or alcohol abuse, meth crimes are spiking and suicide rates are at an all time high. Henceforth with 1.1 million people and a lot of land to cover, there is plenty of need for accessible quality mental health treatment in the great state of Montana.

Moreover the state needs more options and quickly as patients drive long distances and wait on long waitlists to receive critical care. It is important to note that Montana was awarded 4 million dollars for substance abuse treatment expansion from The US Department of Health and Human Services. How this money is allocated seems to be vague and slow but happening nonetheless.

How to License a Addiction Treatment Center in Montana

Although Montana requires all addiction treatment center be licensed, the process is straightforward. Firstly, an application for intent letter is filed with Montana’s Department of Health and Human Services. Accordingly it comes with a checklist of requirements needed for a license.

After that a separate license application is available specific to level of care provided. The licensure process is pretty straight forward. In addition to the application and fee they request fire marshal approval, proof of policy and procedure compliance, approval of building codes and water safety. Comparatively the requirements are simple and standard to other states. 

State approved programs can apply for SABG contract funds through a Request for Proposal (RFP) process each year. Subsequently Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD) suggests reviewing ARM: 37.27 Chemical Dependency Program.

Why Hire a Drug Rehab Consultant?

We emphatically state there is no need to go it alone. At Orion Treatment Consulting we’ve opened and operated dozens of centers. We understand the licensure process and everything in between.

We can help you get your treatment center up and running in record time. Whatever you concerns may be we can offer helpful assistance. Wondering if Joint Commission or CARF accreditation is worth the effort? Need help landing in-network insurance contracts? Let us help you today.