Verified Treatment Center
Merakey Behavioral Health
Coal Township, PA · 17866
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.
Contact & Location
Address
11 Anthra Plaza, Coal Township, PA 17866
Facility direct line
570-644-0808 x202Website
www.merakey.orgQuestions 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?
What insurance does Merakey Behavioral Health accept?
How do I know if this level of care is right for me?
Is calling confidential? Will my employer find out?
What happens if I call the helpline instead of the facility?
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