Addiction Treatment Programs in San Diego for Medi-Cal Adults

Medi-Cal Covers Addiction Treatment in San Diego County

Medi-Cal is California's Medicaid program. Detox, outpatient, intensive outpatient, and medication-assisted treatment here are covered through Drug Medi-Cal in San Diego County under our DHCS certification 370254AP, on any of the four managed care plans, at no cost to you when criteria are met. No referral is needed. See how Medi-Cal works here or call (858) 925-8589.

How the levels of care fit together

Addiction treatment is a sequence, not a single service. Most people move through it in this order, though not everyone starts at the top.

1. Outpatient detox: medically supervised withdrawal, where it is needed. Detox makes treatment possible; it is not treatment on its own.
2. Intensive outpatient: several sessions a week, the core of the work, while you live at home and usually keep working.
3. Outpatient: a lighter schedule that keeps the clinical relationship intact through the first year, when relapse risk is highest.

Medication-assisted treatment runs alongside any of these for opioid or alcohol use disorder, and dual diagnosis care runs alongside all of them when a mental health condition is part of the picture.

What we do not provide

Golden Coast Rehab does not operate residential or inpatient beds. Our programs run on an outpatient schedule, with partner housing available when someone needs a stable place to stay during treatment. We do not offer a substance use partial hospitalization program: partial hospitalization here is a specialty mental health service under our County of San Diego contract. If your assessment shows you need a level of care we do not provide, we will tell you plainly and help you find it. That conversation is free and there is no obligation attached to it.

Paying for treatment

Substance use treatment for Medi-Cal beneficiaries in San Diego County runs through the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System, administered by San Diego County Behavioral Health Services rather than by your managed care plan. If you have Medi-Cal in the county, any of the four plans, and you meet criteria, care here can be covered at no cost to you. See how Medi-Cal works here.

Call (858) 925-8589, answered 24 hours a day. In a crisis, the San Diego County Access and Crisis Line is available around the clock at 1-888-724-7240.