Options Recovery Services

Located in Berkeley, CA, Options Recovery Services operates within the CA regulatory framework as a licensed addiction-treatment provider. The facility's programming is outpatient (IOP), not residential. Structural evaluation of this facility's clinical posture requires review of state licensing records, accreditation status, and payer-network contracts.

Care levels at Options Recovery Services

Options Recovery Services is an outpatient-focused program (IOP) — patients live at home or in sober living and attend treatment sessions. This level of care is clinically appropriate for mild-to-moderate substance use disorder, or for patients stepping down from residential. Operational prerequisite for admission: documented clinical assessment establishing medical necessity for the specific level of care Options Recovery Services provides. The ASAM Criteria 4e framework is the benchmark standard for this assessment and is referenced in most major payer medical-necessity documents.

Insurance and payment

Options Recovery Services accepts Medicaid — which is consequential because facilities that accept Medicaid tend to have the broadest patient populations and the most developed public-sector relationships, though reimbursement structures mean program intensity sometimes differs from commercial-focused centers. The operational prerequisite for admission is written documentation of: (a) network contract status; (b) prior authorization; (c) cost-sharing structure; (d) medical-necessity criteria applied. Absence of any of these four increases the probability of post-admission financial disagreement.

Specialty programming

The facility's documented specialty programming includes: Adult women, Adult men. Clinical verification of specialty programming should encompass credentialed staff profile, programming-hour documentation, and specialty-specific medical-necessity documentation for third-party authorization. The MHPAEA 2024 rule addresses specialty-program network adequacy for patients requiring specific clinical capabilities.

Before you call

Operational admission checklist for Options Recovery Services: (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 Options Recovery Services offers medication-assisted treatment — buprenorphine, methadone, or naltrexone. Programs that do not are operating outside the current standard of care.