Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Services

Provider Type

  • Participating Physician Groups (PPG) 
    (does not apply to HSP)
  • Hospital
  • Ancillary

Refer to the specific plan chart in the Schedule of Benefits and Summary of Benefits for inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation services for substance abuse. The facility may be an acute care general hospital that provides all of the usual treatments and services as well as a substance abuse rehabilitation center that specializes in providing care for chemical dependency. The facility must be accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) or Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission. For MA members, the rehabilitation facility must also be Medicare-certified.

Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Exclusions and Limitations

The following are exclusions and limitations for substance abuse rehabilitation services:

  • Personal or convenience items, such as phones, television or services of a hairdresser.
  • Health services for disorders other than alcoholism or drug dependence as classified in categories 303.0-304.7 of the Ninth Revision, International Classification of Diseases, adopted for use by the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
  • Diversional therapy.
  • Aversion therapies.