Pastoral Counseling Serv/Summit County DBA Red Oak Behav Health

Pastoral Counseling Serv/Summit County DBA Red Oak Behav Health is a SAMHSA-registered addiction-treatment facility located at Akron, OH. The facility's programming is outpatient (Outpatient), not residential. Patient-level evaluation of this facility should distinguish three considerations: state licensure status, voluntary accreditation (CARF or Joint Commission), and clinical-framework alignment with current ASAM Criteria — each of which is independently verifiable.

Care levels at Pastoral Counseling Serv/Summit County DBA Red Oak Behav Health

Pastoral Counseling Serv/Summit County DBA Red Oak Behav Health is an outpatient-focused program (Outpatient) — 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. 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 Pastoral Counseling Serv/Summit County DBA Red Oak Behav Health'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 posture: Pastoral Counseling Serv/Summit County DBA Red Oak Behav Health accepts both Medicaid and commercial insurance, which is the broadest payer profile and typically correlates with programs that operate at scale across the economic spectrum. The facility also accepts TRICARE or military benefits. Pre-admission Verification of Benefits (VOB) documentation should include: specific plan product and network status, deductible status at time of admission, coinsurance rate applicable, prior authorization status and turnaround, and out-of-pocket accumulation. Under MHPAEA 2024 disclosure rules, plan-specific medical-necessity criteria must be available on request.

Before you call

Pre-admission due-diligence for Pastoral Counseling Serv/Summit County DBA Red Oak Behav Health: (1) ASAM 4e level-of-care documentation matching clinical assessment; (2) written Verification of Benefits specific to insurance product; (3) MAT policy documentation (particularly buprenorphine and methadone continuation protocols for opioid use disorder patients); (4) accreditation verification via CARF or Joint Commission provider-search tools; (5) state licensing status confirmed via OH behavioral-health regulator inspection records. If the clinical situation involves opioid use disorder, confirm explicitly whether Pastoral Counseling Serv/Summit County DBA Red Oak Behav Health offers medication-assisted treatment — buprenorphine, methadone, or naltrexone. Programs that do not are operating outside the current standard of care.