“How to Start a Drug Rehab Business?”
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@Sean; It sounds like MN is a prime startup location for private rehabs accepting commercial insurance. As a realtor, you must have access to residential and commercial office space. To get started research MN's state website re: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility Licensure. Each state has its own regulations on the operations of these facilities. If permitted in your state, I recommend starting with a small residential detox. The detox would be managed by an offsite MD qualified to administer detoxification and medications, 24/7 onsite Licensed Vocational Nurses and Certified Nursing Assistants to monitor clients and medications per doctor's orders, and a couple of Certified Addiction Counselors to address all of the clinical tasks, such as pre-admission screening, intake and admission, assessment and treatment planning, individual and group counseling, and discharge planning. Ideally, you would promote and refer your clients to an outpatient aftercare program at discharge. For your insurance arrangements as an out-of-network provider, I recommend using a third party agency to handle all of your insurance needs, such as benefits verification, obtaining authorization for treatment, continued stay reviews, and medical billing. Later you can bring this in house after you've stabilized the business. Keep in mind, this arrangement only addresses the entry point of recovery. There are 3 more levels of care that insurance will reimburse and they are extremely important if one is to fully maintain recovery. Detox addresses the physical withdrawal symptoms from substance use, and a full comprehensive residential treatment program focuses on the psychological symptoms and underlying causes of addiction, while outpatient aftercare's goal is relapse prevention and community transition. All levels of care are necessary in succession in order to improve successful outcomes. And unfortunately, those statistics aren't very impressive. Addiction is a serious disease, and if our nation doesn't improve the existing standards of care, it'll get worse having an impact on each of us, whether we admit it or not. We all know someone who's been touched by addiction directly or indirectly. Overdose statistics are soaring higher than we ever expected, and the new generation of addicts arrive to our facilities with co-occurring mental health disorders, history of suicidal thoughts or attempts, not to mention medical conditions that complicate treatment. Yes, we are in desperate need of new higher quality and effective treatment facilities. This is certainly a business, a business of saving lives. If you were in California I could consult. However, I'm not familiar with local and state regulatory standards in MN. That means you need to get to work. There are no college classes in starting a drug and alcohol rehab, only consultants who've experienced the process and a few helpful websites such as SAMHSA and NIDA. You'll find an abundance of information about treatments. Hope this helps and good luck. By the way, the Affordable Care Act requires participating health insurance carriers to cover substance and mental health treatment.

@Carmie Cantu; I received a request from startupbizhub.com to reply to your question. Unfortunately, I'm unable to locate your post. You can inquire directly to garry@qualityrehabresources.com or depending on the country or state of your inquisition, contact your local or state regulators on Alcohol and Drug Treatment licensing and certification. There should be a website specifically for substance abuse and mental health treatment businesses. Hope this helps. I'm an expert in California code of regulations for rehab centers. Each state will have its own regulations and guidelines to follow in the startup process. Hope this helps.

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@M Naeem based on your post, my advise is to contact the state department on Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs. Each state has a department that oversees regulations for rehab businesses. There are government grants to fund programs in low-income areas. First step is to google Michigan Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, Department of Public Health, Department of Health Care Services, or Department of Mental Health Services. When you locate the site you'll find the requirements to open the business and perhaps various government funded programs. Good luck.