Friendship House

Friendship House (Scranton, PA) is a SAMHSA Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator-registered facility. The specific care levels offered by Friendship House should be confirmed directly with the admissions team. Evaluation of this facility against current clinical standards should encompass ASAM 4e framework alignment, MAT policy, and payer-specific network status.

Care levels at Friendship House

Care-level specifics for Friendship House are not well-documented in the public SAMHSA record; a direct conversation with the admissions team is the reliable way to confirm what the facility actually provides. ASAM Criteria 4e level-of-care matching requires clinical assessment across six dimensions (withdrawal potential, biomedical conditions, emotional/behavioral/cognitive conditions, readiness, relapse risk, recovery environment). The alignment of Friendship House's offerings to any specific patient's clinical profile should be determined by an independent ASAM-aligned assessment prior to admission.

Insurance and payment

Payment and insurance specifics for Friendship House are not fully documented in the SAMHSA registry — a direct admissions conversation is the reliable way to confirm what forms of payment are accepted and at what network-contract level. Benefit verification should be obtained in writing prior to admission and should document: network contract status for the specific insurance product, prior authorization requirements and approved day-count, applicable cost-sharing structure, and out-of-network secondary coverage (where applicable). Proceeding on verbal VOB creates material risk of post-admission benefit dispute.

Before you call

Operational admission checklist for Friendship House: (a) clinical assessment with documented ASAM 4e level-of-care recommendation; (b) insurance benefits verification in writing; (c) MAT policy documentation; (d) accreditation and licensure verification; (e) confirmed prior authorization for specific level of care. Each should be obtained in written form prior to admission. If the clinical situation involves opioid use disorder, confirm explicitly whether Friendship House offers medication-assisted treatment — buprenorphine, methadone, or naltrexone. Programs that do not are operating outside the current standard of care.