Upon submitting your referral, a staff member from New Freedom will contact you to confirm that it has been received. After review, the client will be contacted to schedule an intake for services. Please be sure to fill out the below as completely and accurately as possible.
➔ Admission Criteria:
◆ Criminal justice involved meaning recent release from incarceration or on probation or parole
◆ Substance use within the last year or a general mental health diagnosis
◆ Ambulatory and able to complete activities of daily living and independent living skills (housing)
◆ Meets medical necessity for Intensive Outpatient Treatment
➔ New Freedom promotes a lifestyle free from MAT services. Please be aware we consider the following narcotic medications on a case by case evaluation. If an exception is made there will be a commitment of a titration plan for the member to be free from all MAT substances before graduating New Freedom programming:
◆ Suboxone
◆ Methadone
◆ Opioid pain medication
◆ Medicinal Marijuana
◆ Benzodiazepine (Xanax, Klonopin, etc.)
◆ Barbiturates
◆ Narcotic sleeping medication (Ambien, etc.)
➔ If your referral client is taking the above medication, a documented titration plan must be included in the
referral packet signed by the prescribing physician.
➔ If your referral client has a history of mental health treatment, the mental health provider information must be included in the referral submission including assessment and treatment plan.