AHCCCS is Arizona's Medicaid program
AHCCCS stands for the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System. For Medicaid rehab in Arizona, AHCCCS health plans cover detox, residential treatment and outpatient care for substance use. Addiction treatment is part of the program's behavioral health services, and AHCCCS says most members get those services through their AHCCCS Complete Care plan.
Our chart of services listed at Arizona treatment facilities shows how many of the 604 facilities in our directory list each level of care, from outpatient programs to residential rehab and medical detox. Your health plan or the program can tell you which of these levels it covers for you.
Who qualifies and how to apply
Arizona expanded Medicaid, so adults with income up to 138% of the federal poverty level can qualify. There is no enrollment period to wait for. You can apply through Health-e-Arizona Plus or HealthCare.gov in any month of the year.
Keep looking for treatment while your application is pending. When you contact a program, tell them you have already applied; state-funded treatment or a sliding-scale fee may be able to cover you until you hear back. Rules on backdating coverage vary from state to state, so confirm Arizona's current rule with AHCCCS before you count on it to pay for care you receive before approval.
Help if you don't have Medicaid yet
If you don't qualify for AHCCCS, or you are still waiting for a decision, state-funded rehab may be an option. Under SAMHSA block grant rules, programs that receive block grant funding are expected to serve people who cannot pay, often charging on a sliding scale by income.
Waitlists for residential beds are common in state-funded rehab, while waits for outpatient care are often shorter. If you can't wait, Arizona's regional crisis lines operate 24 hours a day; see the AHCCCS crisis lines page under Official Arizona resources below.
What treatment costs without coverage
What you pay depends on the program, the level of care and your income. A sliding-scale program sets your fee by income, so two people in the same outpatient group may pay very different amounts. If the quote is more than you can pay, say so and ask whether a reduced fee or block grant funded slot is available.
The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) licenses behavioral health facilities in the state, so it is reasonable to ask any program you contact about its ADHS license.
Programs that offer Medicaid rehab in Arizona
The facility list on this page comes from our database. Our directory includes 604 Arizona treatment facilities in 69 cities and towns, and 252 of them accept Medicaid.
Our chart of Medicaid-accepting facilities by city shows the five cities with the most: Phoenix (57), Tucson (41), Mesa (17), and Tempe and Glendale, which are tied at 12 each.
Listed facilities that accept Medicaid include CODAC Health Recovery and Wellness in Tucson, Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona in Tucson, Corazon Integrated Healthcare in Casa Grande, and the Southwest Behavioral Health Services Broadway Clinic in Phoenix.
Court-ordered treatment, for families
A.R.S. Title 36 provides for court-ordered evaluation and treatment in Arizona. It applies to substance use only in limited circumstances, and this page cannot tell you whether those conditions are met in a particular case.
Official Arizona resources
- AHCCCS (apply via Health-e-Arizona Plus): apply online for AHCCCS coverage, in any month of the year.
- AHCCCS behavioral health services: see which behavioral health services, including substance use treatment, AHCCCS members can use and how to get them.
- AHCCCS crisis lines: find the 24-hour regional crisis line for your area.
- 2-1-1 Arizona: search for local health and social services near you.
How to start today
Our diagram of three ways to start treatment in Arizona covers each situation: you have Medicaid, you have no coverage, or you need help right now.
If you have AHCCCS, call your health plan first, or contact a program on this page to check whether it takes your plan. If you don't have coverage, start by applying through Health-e-Arizona Plus, then contact a few programs about sliding-scale fees and block grant funded slots.
Many people looking for free rehab in Arizona start with SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357. It refers callers with no insurance or too little insurance to their state office for state-funded programs, and it can often point them to facilities that charge on a sliding fee scale or accept Medicaid. The call is free and confidential, and the line is answered 24 hours a day in English and Spanish.
You can browse our Arizona rehab directory. For support alongside treatment, our Arizona meetings page lists 1,475 AA meetings and 397 NA meetings in Arizona. Confirm meeting details with the group before you go.
