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Verified Treatment Center

Merakey Behavioral Health

Coal Township, PA · 17866

SAMHSA Verified Outpatient MAT Dual Dx
Specializes in Adolescent

Key Takeaways for Merakey Behavioral Health

  • Outpatient · MAT · Dual Dx offered
  • Accepts Medicaid, Private insurance
  • SAMHSA-listed facility
  • Direct line available · Helpline free & confidential 24/7

About Merakey Behavioral Health

Evaluating Merakey Behavioral Health (Coal Township, PA): The facility offers a continuum of care across multiple levels — Outpatient, MAT, Dual Dx — which means it can, in principle, hold a patient across the arc of a typical treatment episode. The structural dimensions to verify — state licensure, voluntary accreditation, clinical-framework alignment with ASAM 4e — are each independently checkable and worth doing before admission rather than after.

Care levels at Merakey Behavioral Health

The facility offers a continuum of care across multiple levels — Outpatient, MAT, Dual Dx — which means it can, in principle, hold a patient across the arc of a typical treatment episode. The practical question is whether it is genuinely strong at each level, or whether one level is the core business and the others are secondary. ASAM Criteria 4e is the benchmark framework for matching patients to appropriate intensity. Most major payer medical-necessity documents reference it. An outside ASAM-aligned assessment, prior to admission, is the protection against misplacement.

Insurance and payment

Merakey Behavioral 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. Before admission, request a written Verification of Benefits from the facility's utilization-review team. Verbal VOB is where most post-admission cost-sharing disputes originate. Written documentation settles them.

Before you call

Three pre-admission questions for Merakey Behavioral Health: (1) at what ASAM 4e level are you admitting me, and what is the clinical rationale; (2) can you provide written Verification of Benefits for my specific plan; (3) what is your MAT policy for opioid use disorder — specifically, do you continue buprenorphine or methadone during residential programming. The facility's documented pharmacotherapy offerings suggest MAT is available — confirm the specific medications and prescriber access during the admissions conversation.

Listing sourced from the SAMHSA Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator. Data last synced April 2026. Verify current programs directly with the facility.

Merakey Behavioral Health at a Glance

Levels of care

Outpatient · MAT · Dual Dx

Service settings

Outpatient

Therapy approaches

Cognitive behavioral therapy, Couples/family therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy, Group therapy, Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment, Individual psychotherapy

Age groups

Children/Adolescents, Young Adults, Adults, Seniors

Medications

Haloperidol, Aripiprazole, Clozapine, Olanzapine, Olanzapine/Fluoxetine combination, Quetiapine

Insurance & Payment Accepted

Confirm in-network status before admission — verification is free.

Medicare

Private insurance

Coverage details →

TRICARE / VA

Contact & Location

Address

11 Anthra Plaza, Coal Township, PA 17866

Facility direct line

570-644-0808 x202

Website

www.merakey.org

Questions about this facility

Common questions about Merakey Behavioral Health

Answered from public sources: SAMHSA listings, federal parity regulations, and our own admissions helpline intake notes.

Is Merakey Behavioral Health listed in the SAMHSA Treatment Services Locator?

Merakey Behavioral Health appears in our directory because it is sourced from the federal SAMHSA Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator. The SAMHSA listing is the federal reference for licensed substance-use programs in the United States — inclusion requires active state licensure. If you want to verify independently, you can search by name or ZIP at findtreatment.gov.

What insurance does Merakey Behavioral Health accept?

Insurance network lists change frequently, so the definitive answer is always to call the facility directly or call our helpline — we verify benefits on the line, for free. In general, most SAMHSA-listed programs in PA accept at least one commercial insurer plus Medicaid. Out-of-network coverage depends on your specific plan's behavioral-health benefits.

How do I know if this level of care is right for me?

The clinical answer comes from an ASAM assessment — a six-dimension evaluation of withdrawal risk, medical conditions, mental state, readiness to change, relapse potential, and living environment. A good intake conversation at Merakey Behavioral Health (or any SAMHSA-listed program) will walk through those dimensions before recommending a level of care. If you would like help thinking through the fit first, take our 2-minute self-assessment.

Is calling confidential? Will my employer find out?

Substance-use treatment records are protected under 42 CFR Part 2 — a federal rule stricter than HIPAA. An employer cannot access your records without a court order or your written consent. Insurance claims will reflect that behavioral-health services were provided, but not the diagnosis or the content. Calls to our helpline and to Merakey Behavioral Health directly are confidential.

What happens if I call the helpline instead of the facility?

Our helpline ((866) 777-GUIDE) is answered 24/7 by licensed admissions counselors. They will ask about insurance, location preference, and clinical priorities, then match you against in-network verified programs. You can request Merakey Behavioral Health specifically. There is no obligation to admit — the call is informational.