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Rehabs That Take Behavioral Health Safety Net

Tennessee’s Behavioral Health Safety Net is a state-funded program that helps eligible uninsured adults get outpatient mental health services. People with a co-occurring drug or alcohol concern may find some related care available through participating providers, but services vary by provider, eligibility and level of care.Treatment centers in Tennessee listed on this page name the Behavioral Health Safety Net on their own websites. Before starting care, contact the provider to ask whether you qualify, which services the program pays for at that site, whether a referral or intake assessment is needed, and whether any fees or other costs would apply to you.

Rehab Centers Near You

Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers That Accept Behavioral Health Safety Net

Volunteer Behavioral Health – Mcminnville

120 Omni Drive, Mcminnville, Tennessee, 37110

3.0★★★☆☆24

CARF accredited

IOPOutpatientTelehealth+1

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

Co-occurring DisordersMATTeens+8

Deaf and HoH

This location is on Omni Drive in Mcminnville, a Warren County town known for its plant nurseries. The facility offers dual diagnosis treatment, intensive outpatient program (IOP), medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and outpatient services (OP). Care is provided on an outpatient basis, so people continue living at home. Recorded credentials include CARF, State substance use agency licence and State mental health licence.Mental health conditions treated here include anxiety disorders, co-occurring disorders and depression, delivered alongside substance…

4.5 miBen Lomond Mountain55 miChattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field)Serves4 towns

Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Alcohol MAT Friendly · Alcohol Medication Treatment · Alcohol Only Rehab · Alcohol Rehab · Beer Addiction Treatment · Binge Drinking Treatment · Carfentanil Rehab · Codeine Rehab · Concerta Rehab · +35 more

Levels of care

Aftercare and Continuing Care · Continuing Care · Discharge Planning · Evening Treatment · Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) · Non-12-Step Rehab · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient MAT Clinic · Outpatient Rehab · Overdose Prevention Education · +3 more

Therapies

Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Couples Counseling · EMDR Therapy · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · +4 more

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Crisis Intervention · Depression and Anxiety · Family Education Programs · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Crisis Services · Mental Health Treatment · Mobile Crisis Response · Psychiatric Medication Management · Psychosocial Rehabilitation

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Court Ordered Rehab · Men's Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Men's Medicare Rehab · Men's Outpatient Rehab · Men's Rehab · Men's Telehealth · Men's TRICARE Rehab · Senior IOP · +25 more

Support services

Case Management · Community Outreach · Health and Wellness Support · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Nutrition and Fitness Counseling · Peer Support · Practical Support · Recovery Support Services · Suicide Prevention Services · +2 more

Languages

CARF Accredited Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab

Insurance accepted

Behavioral Health Safety Net · Medicare · TRICARE

Volunteer Behavioral Health – Jasper

215 Hickman Road, Jasper, Tennessee, 37347

2.6★★★☆☆11

CARF accredited

IOPOutpatientTelehealth+1

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

Co-occurring DisordersMATTeens+8

Deaf and HoH

The facility sits on Hickman Road in Jasper, a Marion County town in the Sequatchie Valley. The facility offers dual diagnosis treatment, intensive outpatient program (IOP), medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and outpatient services (OP). Care is provided on an outpatient basis, so people continue living at home. Recorded credentials include CARF, State substance use agency licence and State mental health licence.The service records care for anxiety disorders, co-occurring disorders and depression in addition to substance use…

2.0 miSequatchie River25 miChattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field)Serves9 towns

Substances treated

Levels of care

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Mental health

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CARF Accredited Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab

Insurance accepted

Behavioral Health Safety Net · Medicare · TRICARE

Volunteer Behavioral Health – Rockwood

450 South Chamberlain Avenue, Rockwood, Tennessee, 37854

2.9★★★☆☆23

CARF accredited

IOPOutpatientTelehealth+1

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

Co-occurring DisordersMATTeens+8

Deaf and HoH

The facility sits on South Chamberlain Avenue in Rockwood, a Roane County town on the eastern edge of the Cumberland Plateau. The facility offers dual diagnosis treatment, intensive outpatient program (IOP), medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and outpatient services (OP). Care is provided on an outpatient basis, so people continue living at home. Recorded credentials include CARF, State substance use agency licence and State mental health licence.Mental health conditions treated here include anxiety disorders, co-occurring disorders and…

2.6 miRiver Branch39 miMcGhee Tyson AirportServes5 towns

Substances treated

Levels of care

Therapies

Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Couples Counseling · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Individual Therapy · +3 more

Mental health

Groups served

Support services

Case Management · Community Outreach · Health and Wellness Support · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Nutrition and Fitness Counseling · Practical Support · Recovery Support Services · Suicide Prevention Services · Transportation to Rehab · +1 more

Languages

CARF Accredited Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab

Insurance accepted

Behavioral Health Safety Net · Medicare · TRICARE

Volunteer Behavioral Health – Gallatin

510 East Main Street, Gallatin, Tennessee, 37066

2.9★★★☆☆24

CARF accredited

IOPOutpatientTelehealth+1

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

Co-occurring DisordersMATTeens+8

Deaf and HoH

Volunteer Behavioral Health – Gallatin operates from East Main Street in Gallatin, a Sumner County city on Old Hickory Lake, north-east of Nashville. The facility offers dual diagnosis treatment, intensive outpatient program (IOP), medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and outpatient services (OP). Care is provided on an outpatient basis, so people continue living at home. Recorded credentials include CARF, State substance use agency licence and State mental health licence.Treatment addresses substance use alongside co-occurring mental health conditions,…

3.6 miCedar Grove Access Area23 miNashville International AirportServes10 towns

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Support services

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CARF Accredited Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab

Insurance accepted

Behavioral Health Safety Net · Medicare · TRICARE

Volunteer Behavioral Health – Lebanon

1404 Winter Drive, Lebanon, Tennessee, 37087

2.0★★☆☆☆35

CARF accredited

IOPOutpatientTelehealth+1

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

Co-occurring DisordersMATTeens+8

Deaf and HoH

Volunteer Behavioral Health – Lebanon can be found on Winter Drive in Lebanon, a Wilson County city east of Nashville. The facility offers dual diagnosis treatment, intensive outpatient program (IOP), medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and outpatient services (OP). Care is provided on an outpatient basis, so people continue living at home. Recorded credentials include CARF, State substance use agency licence and State mental health licence.Treatment addresses substance use alongside co-occurring mental health conditions, including anxiety disorders,…

3.0 miBaird Municipal Park21 miNashville International AirportServes9 towns

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Mental health

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Support services

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CARF Accredited Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab

Insurance accepted

Behavioral Health Safety Net · Medicare · TRICARE

Volunteer Behavioral Health – Murfreesboro

1504 Williams Drive, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 37129

3.2★★★☆☆34

CARF accredited

DetoxHospital detoxInpatient+5

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

Co-occurring DisordersMATTeens+8

Spanish spokenDeaf and HoH

The facility sits on Williams Drive, in the Downtown Murfreesboro area of Murfreesboro — a fast-growing city near the geographic centre of the state, home to Middle Tennessee State University. The facility offers addiction detox, alcohol withdrawal management, drug withdrawal management and dual diagnosis treatment. Both residential and outpatient care are recorded at this location. Recorded credentials include CARF, State substance use agency licence and State mental health licence.Treatment addresses substance use alongside co-occurring mental…

3.5 miMiddle Fork Stones River23 miNashville International AirportServes9 towns

Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Alcohol Detox · Alcohol MAT Friendly · Alcohol Medication Treatment · Alcohol Only Rehab · Alcohol Rehab · Ativan (Lorazepam) Rehab · Beer Addiction Treatment · Benzodiazepine Rehab · Binge Drinking Treatment · +50 more

Levels of care

Aftercare and Continuing Care · Alcohol Detox Program · Ativan (Lorazepam) Detox Program · Benzodiazepine Detox Program · Buprenorphine-Assisted Detox · Carfentanil Detox Program · Clonidine and Lofexidine Detox · Cocaine Detox Program · Codeine Detox Program · Continuing Care · +44 more

Therapies

Mental health

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Court Ordered Rehab · Men's Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Men's Inpatient Rehab · Men's Medicare Rehab · Men's Outpatient Rehab · Men's Rehab · Men's Telehealth · Men's TRICARE Rehab · +31 more

Support services

Languages

CARF Accredited Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Detox · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab · Spanish Speaking Rehab

Insurance accepted

Behavioral Health Safety Net · Medicare · TRICARE

Volunteer Behavioral Health – Chattanooga

420 West Bell Avenue, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37405

2.5★★★☆☆70

CARF accredited

DetoxHospital detoxInpatient+5

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

Co-occurring DisordersMATTeens+9

Deaf and HoH

The facility sits on West Bell Avenue, in the North Shore of Chattanooga — a river city beneath Lookout Mountain, close to the Georgia state line. The facility offers addiction detox, alcohol withdrawal management, drug withdrawal management and dual diagnosis treatment. Both residential and outpatient care are recorded at this location. Recorded credentials include CARF, State substance use agency licence and State mental health licence.The service records care for anxiety disorders, co-occurring disorders and depression…

1.1 miMaclellan Island6.6 miChattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field)Serves10 towns

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Mental health

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Support services

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CARF Accredited Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Detox · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab

Insurance accepted

Behavioral Health Safety Net · Medicare · TRICARE

Volunteer Behavioral Health – Franklin

1324 West Main Street, Franklin, Tennessee, 37064

1.8★★☆☆☆8

CARF accredited

IOPOutpatientTelehealth+1

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

Co-occurring DisordersMATTeens+8

Deaf and HoH

The facility sits on West Main Street, in the Downtown Franklin area of Franklin — a Williamson County city south of Nashville, known for its preserved historic centre. The facility offers dual diagnosis treatment, intensive outpatient program (IOP), medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and outpatient services (OP). Care is provided on an outpatient basis, so people continue living at home. Recorded credentials include CARF, State substance use agency licence and State mental health licence.Treatment addresses substance use…

4.5 miWest Harpeth River19 miNashville International AirportServes7 towns

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Mental health

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Support services

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CARF Accredited Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab

Insurance accepted

Behavioral Health Safety Net · Medicare · TRICARE

Volunteer Behavioral Health – Livingston

501 Spruce Street, Livingston, Tennessee, 38570

3.4★★★☆☆8

CARF accredited

IOPOutpatientTelehealth+1

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

Co-occurring DisordersMATTeens+8

Deaf and HoH

The facility sits on Spruce Street in Livingston, an Overton County town in the Upper Cumberland. The facility offers dual diagnosis treatment, intensive outpatient program (IOP), medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and outpatient services (OP). Care is provided on an outpatient basis, so people continue living at home. Recorded credentials include CARF, State substance use agency licence and State mental health licence.Treatment addresses substance use alongside co-occurring mental health conditions, including anxiety disorders, co-occurring disorders and depression.…

3.0 miMiller Mountain78 miNashville International AirportServes3 towns

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Levels of care

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Mental health

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Support services

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CARF Accredited Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab

Insurance accepted

Behavioral Health Safety Net · Medicare · TRICARE

Volunteer Behavioral Health – Crossville

4325 Highway 127 North, Crossville, Tennessee, 38571

2.4★★☆☆☆20

CARF accredited

IOPOutpatientTelehealth+1

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

Co-occurring DisordersMATTeens+8

Deaf and HoH

Volunteer Behavioral Health – Crossville operates from Highway 127 North in Crossville, a Cumberland Plateau city known for its golf courses. The facility offers dual diagnosis treatment, intensive outpatient program (IOP), medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and outpatient services (OP). Care is provided on an outpatient basis, so people continue living at home. Recorded credentials include CARF, State substance use agency licence and State mental health licence.Mental health conditions treated here include anxiety disorders, co-occurring disorders and…

1.9 miLittle Obed River60 miMcGhee Tyson AirportServes3 towns

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Levels of care

Therapies

Mental health

Groups served

Support services

Languages

CARF Accredited Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab

Insurance accepted

Behavioral Health Safety Net · Medicare · TRICARE

Volunteer Behavioral Health – Dayton

7200 Rhea County Highway, Dayton, Tennessee, 37321

2.4★★☆☆☆22

CARF accredited

IOPOutpatientTelehealth+1

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

Co-occurring DisordersMATTeens+8

Deaf and HoH

This location is on Rhea County Highway in Dayton, a Rhea County town on Chickamauga Lake, known for the 1925 Scopes trial. The facility offers dual diagnosis treatment, intensive outpatient program (IOP), medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and outpatient services (OP). Care is provided on an outpatient basis, so people continue living at home. Recorded credentials include CARF, State substance use agency licence and State mental health licence.Treatment addresses substance use alongside co-occurring mental health conditions, including…

3.5 miSnow Falls35 miChattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field)Serves5 towns

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Levels of care

Therapies

Mental health

Groups served

Support services

Languages

CARF Accredited Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab

Insurance accepted

Behavioral Health Safety Net · Medicare · TRICARE

Volunteer Behavioral Health – Cookeville

1200 South Willow Avenue, Cookeville, Tennessee, 38506

3.1★★★☆☆52

CARF accredited

DetoxHospital detoxInpatient+5

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

Co-occurring DisordersMATTeens+9

Deaf and HoH

The facility sits on South Willow Avenue, in the Willow Avenue Corridor area of Cookeville — the largest city of the Upper Cumberland region, home to Tennessee Tech. The facility offers addiction detox, alcohol withdrawal management, drug withdrawal management and dual diagnosis treatment. Both residential and outpatient care are recorded at this location. Recorded credentials include CARF, State substance use agency licence and State mental health licence.Treatment addresses substance use alongside co-occurring mental health conditions,…

6.9 miBurgess Falls64 miNashville International AirportServes3 towns

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Levels of care

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Mental health

Groups served

Support services

Languages

CARF Accredited Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Detox · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab

Insurance accepted

Behavioral Health Safety Net · Medicare · TRICARE

More Addiction Rehabs That Take Behavioral Health Safety Net 13–20 of 20

Volunteer Behavioral Health – Smyrna

131 Mayfield Drive, Smyrna, Tennessee, 37167

2.2★~~(9)~~

IOPOutpatientTelehealth+1Accepts InsuranceAccepts Medicaid+6

Volunteer Behavioral Health – Athens

1805 Ingleside Avenue, Athens, Tennessee, 37303

3.0★~~(6)~~

IOPOutpatientTelehealth+1Accepts InsuranceAccepts Medicaid+6

Volunteer Behavioral Health – Lafayette

101 Bratton Avenue, Lafayette, Tennessee, 37083

3.0★~~(12)~~

IOPOutpatientTelehealth+1Accepts InsuranceAccepts Medicaid+6

Volunteer Behavioral Health – Dunlap

121 Fredonia Road, Dunlap, Tennessee, 37327

2.0★~~(4)~~

IOPOutpatientTelehealth+1Accepts InsuranceAccepts Medicaid+6

Volunteer Behavioral Health – Madisonville

520 Cook Street, Madisonville, Tennessee, 37354

2.9★~~(23)~~

IOPOutpatientTelehealth+1Accepts InsuranceAccepts Medicaid+6

Volunteer Behavioral Health – Cleveland

940 South Ocoee Street, Cleveland, Tennessee, 37311

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IOPOutpatientTelehealth+1Accepts InsuranceAccepts Medicaid+6

Volunteer Behavioral Health – Tracy City

14399 U.S. Highway 41, Tracy City, Tennessee, 37387

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IOPOutpatientTelehealth+1Accepts InsuranceAccepts Medicaid+6

Volunteer Behavioral Health – Hartsville

213 Broadway, Hartsville, Tennessee, 37074

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IOPOutpatientTelehealth+1Accepts InsuranceAccepts Medicaid+5

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What is the Behavioral Health Safety Net?

The Behavioral Health Safety Net is a Tennessee state program run by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. It pays 15 community mental health providers to deliver outpatient mental health care to uninsured adults and to children aged 3 to 17 who cannot get TennCare.

Covered care includes assessment, individual, family and group therapy, psychiatric medication management, case management and peer support. Substance use disorder treatment is not part of the program.

State Funded Mental Health Treatmenthttps://rehabseekers.com/payment/state-funded/treatment/state-funded-mental-health-treatment/

Is the Behavioral Health Safety Net insurance?

No, the state describes it as not insurance and not part of TennCare. There is no premium, card or claim to file; Tennessee pays contracted community mental health centers directly for outpatient mental health visits given to eligible uninsured residents.

There is no out-of-network option, so care is funded only when a contracted provider such as Centerstone, Frontier Health or McNabb Center delivers it.

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Does the Behavioral Health Safety Net cover rehab?

No, the program does not pay for substance use disorder treatment. Its provider manual says so plainly: the Behavioral Health Safety Net funds outpatient mental health services only. Uninsured Tennesseans seeking addiction treatment are served by a separate state-funded program run by the same department.

Tennessee REDLINE, 800-889-9789, takes calls and texts 24/7 for addiction treatment referrals statewide.

State Funded Rehabhttps://rehabseekers.com/payment/state-funded/

Does the Behavioral Health Safety Net cover detox?

No, detox is not a covered service. The program funds outpatient mental health care only, and substance use disorder treatment is excluded. Tennessee's separate state-funded adult substance use program does pay for social and medically monitored detoxification for adults who qualify.

That separate program serves adults at or below 138% of federal poverty guidelines who are not on TennCare and have no other coverage.

State Funded Detoxhttps://rehabseekers.com/payment/state-funded/treatment/state-funded-detox/

Does the Behavioral Health Safety Net cover inpatient or residential treatment?

No, coverage is outpatient only. Someone living in an inpatient facility or long-term residential setting is not eligible, and an enrollee who enters one is disenrolled. Residential and inpatient addiction care for uninsured adults sits under Tennessee's separate state-funded substance use treatment program.

Incarceration longer than 90 days also ends enrollment, though a psychiatric diagnostic evaluation and psychological testing can be billed within 90 days of release.

State Funded Residential Rehabhttps://rehabseekers.com/payment/state-funded/treatment/state-funded-residential-rehab/

Can I use the Behavioral Health Safety Net if I have both a mental health condition and a substance use disorder?

Yes, a qualifying mental health diagnosis makes someone eligible even when a substance use disorder is also present, and providers record co-occurring substance use at the eligibility review. The program pays for the mental health services only; the addiction treatment itself must be funded another way.

Qualifying diagnoses come from the mental health range of ICD-10 codes, so substance use codes alone do not open the door.

State Funded Dual Diagnosis Rehabhttps://rehabseekers.com/payment/state-funded/treatment/state-funded-dual-diagnosis-rehab/

Does the Behavioral Health Safety Net cover therapy?

Yes, individual, group and family therapy are covered, along with assessment and evaluation, psychological testing, psychiatric medication management, case management, peer support, psychosocial rehabilitation, medication-related labs and transportation. No per-person session limit is published; each provider works within an annual state contract maximum.

Couples therapy is not listed as a separate service; family therapy is the family option for both adults and children.

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Does the Behavioral Health Safety Net cover telehealth?

Yes, telehealth is offered in Tennessee counties with no physical Behavioral Health Safety Net location, and residents there may instead use a site in a neighboring county. Telephone-only sessions are allowed when clinically appropriate and other delivery options have been exhausted.

The program reaches all 95 counties through 15 community providers at 149 locations.

State Funded Telehealthhttps://rehabseekers.com/payment/state-funded/treatment/state-funded-telehealth/

How much does the Behavioral Health Safety Net cost?

There is no premium or copay published for Behavioral Health Safety Net services. Tennessee pays contracted providers directly from a fee-for-service rate sheet, and one participating provider describes the program as covering the cost of outpatient mental health services for individuals who qualify.

Prescriptions are the exception: the program does not pay for drugs, though providers help enrollees apply for CoverRx or manufacturer assistance.

Low Cost Rehabhttps://rehabseekers.com/payment/low-cost/

Does the Behavioral Health Safety Net pay for medication?

No, prescriptions are not paid by the program, which has no formulary. It does fund psychiatric medication management visits, long-acting injectable administration and labs tied to medication monitoring, and providers offer pharmacy assistance so enrollees can obtain medication at reduced or no cost.

CoverRx, a separate Tennessee program with OptumRx as pharmacy benefit manager, covers 200+ generics plus some mental health medications and naloxone; enrollment line 800-424-5815.

Psychiatric Medicationhttps://rehabseekers.com/medications/psychiatric-medication/

Does the Behavioral Health Safety Net cover Suboxone or methadone?

No, neither medication is covered. The program excludes substance use disorder treatment and does not pay for prescriptions of any kind. In Tennessee, methadone is dispensed through 22 opioid treatment programs and buprenorphine by trained prescribers, with funding arranged outside this program.

Tennessee REDLINE, 800-889-9789, can point you or a loved one toward opioid treatment programs and prescribers across the state.

State Funded MAThttps://rehabseekers.com/payment/state-funded/treatment/state-funded-mat/

What is the income limit for the Behavioral Health Safety Net?

138% of the Federal Poverty Level for adults. The 2026 state figures are $22,025 for one person, $29,863 for two, $37,702 for three and $45,540 for a household of four. Children aged 3 to 17 face no income limit.

Adults must also be Tennessee residents, uninsured or without usable mental health benefits, and found ineligible for TennCare.

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Can I get the Behavioral Health Safety Net if I have Medicare?

Yes, but only for a limited set of services. Adults 65 or older, or with Medicare Part B, can receive case management, medication training and support, peer support, psychosocial rehabilitation and transportation. Other eligibility rules still apply, and Medicare Advantage must not cover the service.

Enrollment in QMB or SLMB does not disqualify an applicant.

Medicare Mental Health Treatmenthttps://rehabseekers.com/insurance-accepted/medicare/medicare-mental-health-treatment/

Does the Behavioral Health Safety Net need prior authorization?

No, the provider manual contains no prior authorization requirement. Access turns on eligibility instead: a contracted community mental health center reviews whether an applicant qualifies, registers that person in the state system and begins delivering covered outpatient services without clearing each visit in advance.

Providers may register someone under presumptive eligibility and then have 60 calendar days to gather income, residency and citizenship documents.

State Funded Mental Health Treatmenthttps://rehabseekers.com/payment/state-funded/treatment/state-funded-mental-health-treatment/

How do I apply for the Behavioral Health Safety Net?

Start with a contracted provider: find one serving your county, book an intake appointment and say you wish to apply for the Behavioral Health Safety Net. The provider, not the state, handles enrollment and assesses whether a qualifying mental health diagnosis exists.

Bring proof of income, Tennessee residency, age and citizenship or qualified alien status. The TDMHSAS helpline, 800-560-5767, answers weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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The Behavioral Health Safety Net is a Tennessee state-funded program, run by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, that pays community mental health providers for outpatient mental health care given to uninsured Tennesseans. The state flyer is blunt about what it is not: not insurance, not part of TennCare, and no physical health treatment.

That wording matters for anyone searching for addiction treatment. The BHSN provider manual states that the program does not cover substance use disorder treatment services, so a detox bed, a residential stay or an opioid treatment program is paid for some other way. What BHSN can do is carry the mental health side of a co-occurring picture, which is often the part a household with no coverage cannot pay for.

This guide sets out what BHSN pays for and what it leaves out at each level of care, how enrollment works in place of prior authorization, what an adult or child pays, how medication is handled through CoverRx rather than a formulary, which Tennessee providers the state contracts with, and where to look for addiction treatment that BHSN will not fund.

Does the Behavioral Health Safety Net Cover Drug and Alcohol Rehab?

No. The September 2026 provider manual states that BHSN provides essential outpatient mental health services and does not cover substance use disorder treatment services. Tennessee funds addiction treatment for uninsured adults through a separate TDMHSAS program, and the Tennessee REDLINE on 800-889-9789 takes calls and texts around the clock for referrals.

The qualifying diagnosis list follows the same line. It runs across the ICD-10 mental health range covering psychotic, mood, anxiety, stress-related, eating, personality and childhood disorders, and leaves out the substance use range entirely apart from one code, F19.91, other psychoactive substance use in remission. An applicant who has never been given a diagnosis can still apply, since the provider carries out the assessment at intake.

What Does the Behavioral Health Safety Net Pay For Instead?

Assessment and evaluation, psychological testing, individual, group and family therapy, psychiatric medication management including long-acting injectables, labs tied to that medication, case management, peer support, psychosocial rehabilitation, transportation and pharmacy assistance. Telehealth is offered in counties without a physical BHSN location, and the manual allows audio-only delivery where it is clinically appropriate and other options are exhausted.

Medical Detox

Not a BHSN service. Social and medically monitored detoxification sit under the separate state-funded adult substance use treatment program, which is open to adults who lack financial resources, are not on TennCare, hold no other coverage or have used up what they had, and whose household income is at or below 138% of the federal poverty guidelines. Detox centers in Tennessee bill that program, not BHSN.

Residential and Inpatient

Not covered, and more than that, incompatible with enrollment. BHSN services are outpatient only, and anyone in an inpatient facility such as a sub-acute psychiatric hospital or a nursing home is not eligible and is disenrolled. The separate TDMHSAS treatment program is where halfway house and residential rehab for uninsured adults is funded.

PHP, IOP and Outpatient

Partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient do not appear on the BHSN covered services list. Both are named in the separate state-funded addiction program, so an uninsured adult who needs IOP is routed there. BHSN still pays for outpatient mental health therapy and medication management running alongside outpatient rehab delivered under the other funding stream.

Co-occurring conditions. An adult with a qualifying mental health diagnosis who also has a substance use disorder can enroll, and providers record a yes or no co-occurring field at eligibility review. BHSN pays for the mental health services only. The addiction treatment itself is funded separately, which is why two referrals are often in play at once.

Does the Behavioral Health Safety Net Need Prior Authorization?

No. The provider manual sets out no prior authorization requirement. Access turns on eligibility instead: a contracted provider takes the application, registers the applicant under presumptive eligibility and starts delivering covered services, then has 60 calendar days from the begin date to gather the supporting documents.

Eligibility is reviewed once a year. A registration closes automatically if the review is not completed by the expiration date, and a reapplication is allowed. Enrollment ends where someone enters an inpatient facility or is incarcerated for more than 90 days, although psychiatric diagnostic evaluation and psychological testing evaluation can be billed for someone recently released, within 90 days of release.

Who Qualifies for the Behavioral Health Safety Net?

For BHSN for Adults: age 18 or over, a Tennessee resident with no minimum length of residency, a US citizen or qualified alien, household income at or below 138% of the federal poverty level, a qualifying mental health diagnosis, uninsured or holding coverage with no mental health benefit or a benefit used up for the year, ineligible for TennCare, and not in a long-term inpatient or residential setting.

BHSN for Children covers ages 3 to 17 with no income limit, provided the child is not in state custody and not eligible for TennCare. A child enrolled in CoverKids or private coverage receives a shorter list: case management, family support, family therapy, medication training and support, and transportation. Adults 65 and over, or with Medicare Part B, are limited to five wraparound services, and holding QMB or SLMB status does not disqualify anyone.

Bring to the intake appointment

Proof of household income: tax return, pay stubs, benefit letters or an attestation.

Proof of Tennessee residency: driver’s license, lease, utility bill or bank statement.

Proof of US citizenship or qualified alien status, and proof of age.

Proof that there is no behavioral health coverage, or that the year’s benefits are exhausted.

How Much Does Treatment Cost With the Behavioral Health Safety Net?

State pages list no premium, copay or fee for BHSN services. TDMHSAS pays contracted providers fee-for-service from a rate sheet, up to an annual contract maximum liability, and one provider describes the program as covering the cost of outpatient mental health services for anyone who qualifies. Whether a provider may charge anything is not stated, so ask at intake.

The 2026 adult income ceiling on the state flyer is $22,025 for a household of one, $29,863 for two, $37,702 for three and $45,540 for four. Because addiction treatment sits outside the program, the sums below are what a Tennessee admissions team would quote without any coverage behind them, and why the state funded rehab route matters so much for an uninsured adult.

Typical US market rates before insurance
Level of care	Monthly	Daily
Medical detox (7–14 days)	$1,500 – $5,200 per week	$215 – $745
Residential inpatient	$6,200 – $26,000	$205 – $865
PHP	$7,200 – $14,000	$240 – $465
IOP	$2,700 – $9,200	$90 – $305
Outpatient	$1,300 – $5,200	$45 – $175

Transportation is covered only where it accompanies another BHSN service, and a provider’s transportation billing cannot exceed 5% of its annual maximum liability. For the addiction side of a bill, sliding scale rehab and the state-funded program are the two routes that bring these figures down.

Does the Behavioral Health Safety Net Cover Suboxone, Methadone and Other Addiction Medication?

No. BHSN has no formulary and does not pay for prescription drugs at all. It pays for psychiatric medication management visits, the labs that go with them and administration of long-acting injectables. Medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder falls under the substance use exclusion, so it is funded elsewhere.

How Prescriptions Are Handled

Pharmacy assistance is a BHSN service in the sense of coordination: the provider helps an enrollee obtain medication at reduced or no cost through manufacturer patient assistance programs or through CoverRx. CoverRx is a separate Tennessee program run through TennCare for adults 18 to 64 at or below 138% FPL with no pharmacy coverage, carrying more than 200 generics plus some brand-name insulin, mental health medications and naloxone products, with copays and no monthly premium. Optum, through OptumRx, is the pharmacy benefit manager, on 800-424-5815.

Medication for Opioid Use Disorder in Tennessee

TDMHSAS says methadone is dispensed through 22 opioid treatment programs statewide and buprenorphine through trained prescribers. The CoverRx drug list names naloxone products but does not name buprenorphine or naltrexone, so anyone starting at a methadone clinic or on Suboxone and buprenorphine should ask the clinic how an uninsured course is paid for before the first dose.

Which Rehab Centers in Tennessee Are In-Network With the Behavioral Health Safety Net?

There is no network to join and no out-of-network benefit. BHSN pays only where a service is delivered by one of the 15 community mental health providers contracted by TDMHSAS, across 149 locations in all 95 counties. Those providers must hold an active Medicaid provider agreement with the TennCare MCOs and a full-time psychiatrist in a leadership role.

Tennessee has 390+ listed treatment programs, 305 of which accept Medicaid, concentrated in Nashville, TN, Memphis, TN, Knoxville, TN and Chattanooga, TN. Programs that accept the Behavioral Health Safety Net are gathered on the Behavioral Health Safety Net page, alongside the wider Rehabs in Tennessee and online rehab and telehealth pages. Each listing shows the payments the program says it accepts, its licensing and accreditation, and how far it sits from the nearest airport. Counts updated October 2026.

How Do I Enroll in the Behavioral Health Safety Net?

Three steps, all through the provider rather than the state: find a BHSN provider in your county using the state’s searchable provider table, book an intake appointment, and say at that appointment that you want to apply for BHSN. There is no enrollment broker and no enrollee portal; the TDMHSAS Helpline on 800-560-5767 answers weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The contracted providers are Alliance Healthcare Services, Carey Counseling Center, Centerstone of Tennessee, CMI Healthcare Services, Frontier Health, McNabb Center, Mental Health Cooperative, Parkwest Medical Center dba Peninsula, Pathways of Tennessee, Professional Care Services of West TN, Quinco Community Mental Health Center, Ridgeview Behavioral Health Services, River Valley Health, TN Voices and Volunteer Behavioral Health Center. Phone numbers differ between the state provider table and the February 2026 one-pager for several of them, so use the number listed beside the location you plan to attend. A Change of Provider Request Form exists for anyone switching.

Is the Behavioral Health Safety Net the Same as TennCare, CoverRx or CoverKids?

No. TennCare is Tennessee Medicaid, and being found ineligible for it is a condition of BHSN enrollment; if TennCare later starts, the provider credits back to BHSN any services TennCare paid, within 120 days of that determination. CoverRx is the state prescription program, and CoverKids is Tennessee’s CHIP coverage, which narrows a child’s BHSN service list rather than replacing it. BHSN began in 2005 as the Mental Health Safety Net and took its current name in 2009.

If the need is addiction treatment: call or text the Tennessee REDLINE on 800-889-9789, run by TAADAS under contract with TDMHSAS and operating since 1989. In a crisis, call or text 988 and press 0, or use the statewide crisis line on 855-274-7471.

References and Citations

Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services — Behavioral Health Safety Net program, adult and children’s eligibility pages and February 2026 one-pager.
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services — Behavioral Health Safety Net Provider Manual, September 2026, covered services, eligibility review and billing rules.
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services — BHSN qualifying diagnosis code list, April 2025, and provider location table, September 2025.
Division of TennCare — CoverRx program and drug list; CoverKids program pages.
RehabSeekers directory listings and market rate research, United States, 2026. Ranges are indicative and vary by facility, length of stay and coverage.