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The Painters District Council No. 2 Welfare Plan is a union health and welfare fund that provides benefits to members of the painters’ district council and their families. Union welfare plans can include coverage for drug and alcohol treatment and mental health care. What is covered depends on the fund’s rules, network and level of care.

Louisiana centers listed here name the Painters District Council No. 2 Welfare Plan on their websites. The fund office can explain eligibility and current benefits. Before admission, contact the fund and the facility to ask about network status, whether prior authorization or precertification is required and what costs might remain.

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Capital Area Human Services – Saint Francisville

5266 Commerce Street, Saint Francisville, Louisiana, 70775

3.8★★★★☆32

SAMHSA listed

OutpatientTelehealthWalk-in

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

SeniorsYoung adultsCouples+2

Capital Area Human Services operates from 5266 Commerce Street in Saint Francisville, close enough to St. Francisville and New Roads to serve both. Anyone within about 14 miles can reach it without a major journey, which takes in New Roads, Ventress, Jackson and Morganza. The facility falls within West Feliciana County for the purposes of state and county-funded treatment. Capital Area Human Services delivers intensive outpatient and outpatient care. This is a mental health service…

2.6 miWoodriff Falls22 miBaton Rouge Metropolitan AirportServes4 towns

Substances treated

Nicotine and Tobacco Treatment · Nicotine Replacement Therapy · Smoking Cessation Counseling · Smoking Cessation Medication · Vaping Cessation

Levels of care

Evening Treatment · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient Rehab · Walk-In Rehab · Weekend Rehab

Therapies

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Individual Therapy

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Crisis Intervention · Depression and Anxiety · Family Education Programs · Illness Management and Recovery · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Crisis Services · Mental Health Treatment · Mobile Crisis Response · Psychiatric Walk-In Clinic · +2 more

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Court Ordered Rehab · Senior Outpatient Rehab · Senior Rehab · Senior Telehealth · Young Adult Rehab

Support services

Case Management · Chronic Illness Management · Health and Wellness Support · Housing and Employment Support · Intensive Case Management · Nutrition and Fitness Counseling · Peer Support · Recovery Support Services · Suicide Prevention Services · Supported Employment

Insurance accepted

90 Degree Benefits · AAG Benefit Plan Administrators · ACUITY Group · Administrative Concepts · Aetna · AIG · Aither Health · Allegiance Benefit Plan · All Savers Insurance Company · AllyAlign Health · +83 more

Capital Area Human Services – 2455 Wooddale Boulevard, Baton Rouge

2455 Wooddale Boulevard, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70805

4.0★★★★☆~~165~~

CARF accredited

DetoxResidentialTelehealth+1

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+5

Deaf and HoH

2455 Wooddale Boulevard in Baton Rouge puts Capital Area Human Services inside a short drive of Merrydale, Monticello and the towns around them. Monticello, Brownfields, Port Allen and Central all sit within 7 miles of the door. Baton Rouge sits in East Baton Rouge County, and the county's own provision is limited enough that this site draws from a wide area. What is available here is detox and residential treatment. Medication for opioid dependence is…

7.6 miComite River4.6 miBaton Rouge Metropolitan AirportServes5 towns

Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Alcohol Medication Treatment · Alcohol Only Rehab · Alcohol Rehab · Beer Addiction Treatment · Binge Drinking Treatment · Carfentanil Rehab · Cocaine Rehab · Codeine Rehab · Concerta Rehab · +40 more

Levels of care

14-Day Rehab · 21-Day Rehab · 30-Day Rehab · 45-Day Rehab · 60-Day Rehab · 90-Day Rehab · Addiction Retreat · Aftercare and Continuing Care · Anxiety Retreat · Carfentanil Detox Program · +42 more

Therapies

12 Step Rehab · Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Contingency Management · Counseling and Therapy · Couples Counseling · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · +4 more

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Treatment · Psychiatric Medication Management · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · Social Skills Training

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Early HIV Intervention · Hepatitis Support Services · HIV and Hepatitis Care · HIV Support Services · Men's Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Men's Medicare Rehab · Men's Rehab · Men's Residential Rehab · +11 more

Support services

Case Management · Community Outreach · Employment Support · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Hepatitis C Treatment · HIV Treatment · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Intervention Services · +7 more

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 · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Residential Rehab

Insurance accepted

Capital Area Human Services – 2751 Wooddale Boulevard, Baton Rouge

2751 Wooddale Boulevard, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70805

4.0★★★★☆~~165~~

CARF accredited

IOPOutpatientTelehealth+2

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+7

Deaf and HoH

Capital Area Human Services is located at 2751 Wooddale Boulevard in Baton Rouge, within a few minutes of Port Allen and Merrydale. Anyone within about 6 miles can reach it without a major journey, which takes in Port Allen, Merrydale, Gardere and Monticello. Baton Rouge sits in East Baton Rouge County, and the county's own provision is limited enough that this site draws from a wide area. Services run to intensive outpatient and outpatient care.…

9.2 miComite River6.1 miBaton Rouge Metropolitan AirportServes5 towns

Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Alcohol Medication Treatment · Alcohol Only Rehab · Alcohol Rehab · Beer Addiction Treatment · Binge Drinking Treatment · Carfentanil Rehab · Codeine Rehab · Concerta Rehab · Dexedrine Rehab · +34 more

Levels of care

Aftercare and Continuing Care · Continuing Care · Discharge Planning · Evening Treatment · Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient MAT Clinic · Outpatient Rehab · Overdose Prevention Education · Recurrence Prevention · +2 more

Therapies

Mental health

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Court Ordered Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Court Ordered MAT · Court Ordered Medicare Rehab · Court Ordered Outpatient Rehab · Court Ordered Rehab · Court Referral Accepted · Early HIV Intervention · Hepatitis Support Services · +23 more

Support services

Case Management · Chronic Illness Management · Community Outreach · Employment Support · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Intensive Case Management · Intervention Services · +9 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

Capital Area Human Services – Plaquemine

24705 Plaza Drive, Plaquemine, Louisiana, 70764

4.0★★★★☆~~165~~

SAMHSA listed

OutpatientTelehealthWalk-in

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

SeniorsYoung adultsCouples+2

24705 Plaza Drive in Plaquemine puts Capital Area Human Services inside a short drive of Crescent, Bayou Goula and the towns around them. That radius takes in Bayou Goula, Addis, Dorseyville and St. Gabriel, all within 9 miles. Iberville County is the relevant authority here, which matters for anyone using state-funded care. Capital Area Human Services delivers intensive outpatient and outpatient care. This is a mental health service rather than an addiction treatment facility. Remote…

5.2 miUpper Grand River20 miBaton Rouge Metropolitan AirportServes6 towns

Substances treated

Nicotine and Tobacco Treatment · Nicotine Replacement Therapy · Smoking Cessation Counseling · Smoking Cessation Medication · Vaping Cessation

Levels of care

Evening Treatment · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient Rehab · Walk-In Rehab · Weekend Rehab

Therapies

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Individual Therapy

Mental health

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Court Ordered Rehab · Senior Outpatient Rehab · Senior Rehab · Senior Telehealth · Young Adult Rehab

Support services

Insurance accepted

Capital Area Human Services – Gonzales

1056 East Worthey Street, Gonzales, Louisiana, 70737

2.9★★★☆☆16

CARF accredited

IOPOutpatientTelehealth+2

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

MATTrauma-informedTeens+7

Deaf and HoH

1056 East Worthey Street in Gonzales puts Capital Area Human Services inside a short drive of Sorrento, Prairieville and the towns around them. The practical catchment runs to roughly 8 miles, covering Sorrento, Prairieville, Darrow and Port Vincent. Gonzales sits in Ascension County, and the county's own provision is limited enough that this site draws from a wide area. Services run to intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Medication-assisted treatment is part of the offer, the…

7.2 miNew River26 miBaton Rouge Metropolitan AirportServes6 towns

Substances treated

Levels of care

Therapies

Mental health

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Court Ordered Rehab · Early HIV Intervention · Hepatitis Support Services · HIV and Hepatitis Care · HIV Support Services · Men's Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Men's Medicare Rehab · Men's Outpatient Rehab · +34 more

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

Capital Area Human Services – Donaldsonville

901 Catalpa Street, Donaldsonville, Louisiana, 70346

3.5★★★★☆2

CARF accredited

OutpatientTelehealthWalk-in+1

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

MATTrauma-informedTeens+7

Deaf and HoH

Capital Area Human Services is located at 901 Catalpa Street in Donaldsonville, within 4.3 miles of Darrow and Lemannville. Within around 8 miles that includes Lemannville, Belle Rose, Union and Welcome. Donaldsonville is in Ascension County, which shapes which public funding routes apply. What is available here is intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Medication-assisted treatment pairs buprenorphine, methadone or naltrexone with counseling. Substance use and mental health are treated together rather than in sequence. Telehealth…

7.5 miClaiborne Island31 miBaton Rouge Metropolitan AirportServes4 towns

Substances treated

Levels of care

Aftercare and Continuing Care · Continuing Care · Discharge Planning · Evening Treatment · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient MAT Clinic · Outpatient Rehab · Overdose Prevention Education · Recurrence Prevention · Walk-In Rehab · +1 more

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

Capital Area Human Services – New Roads

282A Hospital Road, New Roads, Louisiana, 70760

2.3★★☆☆☆3

SAMHSA listed

OutpatientTelehealthWalk-in

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

SeniorsYoung adultsCouples+2

Capital Area Human Services sits at 282A Hospital Road, New Roads — around 2.0 miles from Ventress and 8.5 from Morganza. Morganza, St. Francisville, Livonia and Erwinville all sit within 11 miles of the door. New Roads is in Pointe Coupee County, which shapes which public funding routes apply. What is available here is intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Licensing sits with the Louisiana Department of Health, alongside federal SAMHSA registration. The focus here is…

6.5 miWoodriff Falls21 miBaton Rouge Metropolitan AirportServes5 towns

Substances treated

Nicotine and Tobacco Treatment · Nicotine Replacement Therapy · Smoking Cessation Counseling · Smoking Cessation Medication · Vaping Cessation

Levels of care

Evening Treatment · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient Rehab · Walk-In Rehab · Weekend Rehab

Therapies

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Individual Therapy

Mental health

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Court Ordered Rehab · Senior Outpatient Rehab · Senior Rehab · Senior Telehealth · Young Adult Rehab

Support services

Insurance accepted

Capital Area Human Services – Howell Boulevard, Baton Rouge

7855 Howell Boulevard, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70807

4.0★★★★☆~~165~~

SAMHSA listed

OutpatientTelehealthWalk-in

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

SeniorsYoung adultsCouples+2

Capital Area Human Services is located at 7855 Howell Boulevard in Baton Rouge, within a few minutes of Brownfields and Merrydale. Anyone within about 7 miles can reach it without a major journey, which takes in Merrydale, Baker, Baton Rouge and Port Allen. Baton Rouge sits in East Baton Rouge County, and the county's own provision is limited enough that this site draws from a wide area. Capital Area Human Services offers intensive outpatient and…

11 miComite River1.1 miBaton Rouge Metropolitan AirportServes8 towns

Substances treated

Nicotine and Tobacco Treatment · Nicotine Replacement Therapy · Smoking Cessation Counseling · Smoking Cessation Medication · Vaping Cessation

Levels of care

Evening Treatment · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient Rehab · Walk-In Rehab · Weekend Rehab

Therapies

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Individual Therapy

Mental health

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Court Ordered Rehab · Senior Outpatient Rehab · Senior Rehab · Senior Telehealth · Young Adult Rehab

Support services

Insurance accepted

Capital Area Human Services – Port Allen

685 Louisiana Avenue, Port Allen, Louisiana, 70767

4.0★★★★☆~~165~~

SAMHSA listed

OutpatientTelehealthWalk-in

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

SeniorsYoung adultsCouples+2

Capital Area Human Services is at 685 Louisiana Avenue in Port Allen. Baton Rouge is 4.8 miles away and Brusly 5.3. Baton Rouge, Brusly, Merrydale and Addis all sit within 7 miles of the door. Port Allen sits in West Baton Rouge County, and the county's own provision is limited enough that this site draws from a wide area. Capital Area Human Services provides intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Capital Area Human Services is federally…

10 miProfit Island6.1 miBaton Rouge Metropolitan AirportServes7 towns

Substances treated

Nicotine and Tobacco Treatment · Nicotine Replacement Therapy · Smoking Cessation Counseling · Smoking Cessation Medication · Vaping Cessation

Levels of care

Evening Treatment · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient Rehab · Walk-In Rehab · Weekend Rehab

Therapies

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Individual Therapy

Mental health

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Court Ordered Rehab · Senior Outpatient Rehab · Senior Rehab · Senior Telehealth · Young Adult Rehab

Support services

Insurance accepted

Capital Area Human Services – Colonial Drive, Baton Rouge

422 Colonial Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70806

2.8★★★☆☆11

CARF accredited

OutpatientTelehealthWalk-in+1

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

MATTrauma-informedTeens+6

Deaf and HoH

Capital Area Human Services sits at 422 Colonial Drive, Baton Rouge — around 3.7 miles from Merrydale and 4.3 from Monticello. Within around 6 miles that includes Merrydale, Monticello, Gardere and Port Allen. East Baton Rouge County is the relevant authority here, which matters for anyone using state-funded care. Capital Area Human Services offers intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Medication-assisted treatment is part of the offer, the approach with the strongest evidence for opioid dependence.…

6.7 miComite River6.7 miBaton Rouge Metropolitan AirportServes5 towns

Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Carfentanil Rehab · Codeine Rehab · Concerta Rehab · Dexedrine Rehab · Fentanyl Patch (Duragesic) Rehab · Fentanyl Rehab · Heroin Rehab · Hydrocodone Rehab · Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) Rehab · +25 more

Levels of care

Abstinence-Based Rehab · Aftercare and Continuing Care · Continuing Care · Discharge Planning · Evening Treatment · Non-12-Step Rehab · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient MAT Clinic · Outpatient Rehab · Overdose Prevention Education · +3 more

Therapies

Activity Therapy · Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Contingency Management · Counseling and Therapy · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · +6 more

Mental health

Groups served

Support services

Case Management · Community Outreach · Employment Support · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Intensive Case Management · Intervention Services · Nutrition and Fitness Counseling · +5 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

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Does Painters District Council No. 2 Welfare Plan cover drug and alcohol rehab?

The fund has not published a plan document, so its substance use benefits are set by the trustees rather than posted publicly. It is a self-funded union welfare trust paying medical and sickness benefits, and since January 1, 2026 its members use the UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus network for medical care.

Call the utilization management and member numbers printed on your St. Louis Painters Welfare ID card to ask which levels of care are covered.

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What is the Painters District Council No. 2 Welfare Plan?

It is a Taft-Hartley union health and welfare trust for IUPAT painters in the St. Louis area, organized as a 501(c)(9) voluntary employees' beneficiary association under EIN 23-7099221. It is not an insurance company; union and employer trustees govern it, and it now operates as the St. Louis Painters Welfare Trust.

Its stated mission is welfare benefits to participants, and in fiscal 2024 it reported revenue of $32,507,359 and total assets of $93,480,879.

Is Painters District Council No. 2 Welfare Plan the same as St. Louis Painters Welfare Trust?

Yes. Federal court filings use the Painters District Council No. 2 Welfare Trust name through late 2015 and the St. Louis Painters Welfare Trust name from February 2016 onward, and the same six trustees appear under both names on IRS filings for EIN 23-7099221.

The IRS still lists the older name, which is why both show up in searches for the same St. Louis painters' fund.

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What network does the St. Louis Painters Welfare Fund use?

UnitedHealthcare's Choice Plus network, effective January 1, 2026. UnitedHealthcare told Missouri providers in January 2026 that St. Louis Painters Welfare Fund members would have access to Choice Plus, and that no action was needed on the provider side to begin treating them.

Benefits, eligibility, prior authorization and claims for these members run through the UnitedHealthcare Shared Services provider portal, which UMR, a UnitedHealthcare company, administers.

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How do I check whether prior authorization is needed for rehab under this plan?

Prior authorization requirements for St. Louis Painters Welfare members are shown in the UnitedHealthcare Shared Services provider portal, which UMR administers, so a treatment center can look them up there. UMR also takes prior authorization requests electronically through its provider prior authorization page.

Your ID card lists utilization management contacts for notification, prior authorization, initial determination and inpatient care management, so call those numbers before an admission.

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How do I find a rehab that takes Painters District Council No. 2 Welfare Plan?

Look for a program in the UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus network, which the fund has used since January 1, 2026, then call the numbers on your St. Louis Painters Welfare ID card to ask about benefits and any prior authorization before admission.

A center's admissions staff can look up eligibility for these members in the UnitedHealthcare Shared Services portal, since UnitedHealthcare told Missouri providers no extra setup was needed.

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What states does Painters District Council No. 2 Welfare Plan cover?

Eastern Missouri and southern Illinois, the territory of Painters District Council 58, which more recently added central Kentucky and Tennessee. UnitedHealthcare addressed its 2026 network notice for the fund to Missouri providers, and the Choice Plus network itself is national.

District Council 58 keeps offices in St. Louis, St. Charles, Jefferson City, Festus and Cape Girardeau, plus Collinsville, Springfield, Decatur, Champaign and Nashville.

Who can get coverage through Painters District Council No. 2 Welfare Plan?

Only painters working under a collective bargaining agreement with Painters District Council 58 (IUPAT) employers, and their eligible dependents. This is a Taft-Hartley union trust, not an individual or marketplace plan anyone can buy, and benefits come through the bargained agreement rather than an insurer.

The fund office, reached through the numbers on the member ID card, can explain eligibility rules and current benefits for you or a loved one.

Who administers the St. Louis Painters Welfare Trust?

The fund's IRS mailing address is 700 Tower Drive, Suite 300, Troy, Michigan, the corporate headquarters of BeneSys, a Taft-Hartley fund administrator, so BeneSys most likely runs the fund office. Medical eligibility and claims run through UnitedHealthcare and UMR from 2026.

No published page names the fund office administrator outright, so use the phone numbers on your St. Louis Painters Welfare ID card for member questions.

Does Painters District Council No. 2 Welfare Plan have a Medicaid or Medicare plan?

No. This is a private, self-funded union welfare trust, so it does not operate Medicaid managed care, Medicare Advantage or marketplace products. Coverage comes only through the collectively bargained trust, and a member who also qualifies for Medicare or Medicaid uses those programs separately.

If a member or dependent loses eligibility under the trust, state Medicaid and state-funded treatment programs are the usual next option for paying for care.

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Who owns Painters District Council No. 2 Welfare Plan?

No company owns it. It is a trust run by six unpaid trustees, three from the union and three from employers: Shawn Oster, Carl Farrell and Joseph Mueller with Deanna Helfer, Michael Smith and Donald Thomas. Carl Farrell, Business Manager of District Council 58, is principal officer.

Sister funds include the St. Louis Painters Pension Trust, the St. Louis Painters Vacation Trust and the Finishing Trades Institute of Midwest Trust.

Is Painters District Council No. 2 Welfare Plan self-funded?

Yes. The trust pays claims from its own assets instead of buying insurance, and it uses a carrier network for access: since January 1, 2026 members use UnitedHealthcare's Choice Plus network, while UMR handles eligibility, prior authorization and claims through the shared services portal.

Because it is self-funded, benefit rules come from the trustees' plan document rather than from UnitedHealthcare, so the member numbers on the ID card are the authority on coverage.

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The Painters District Council No. 2 Welfare Plan is a Taft-Hartley union health and welfare trust rather than an insurance company. It is a voluntary employees’ beneficiary association, jointly governed by union and employer trustees, and it pays benefits out of its own assets for painters working under agreements with Painters District Council No. 58 of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, plus their eligible dependents.

The name on the card is probably not the one above. Federal court filings use “Painters District Council No. 2 Welfare Trust” until late 2015 and “St. Louis Painters Welfare Trust” from February 2016 onward, while the IRS still carries the older name against EIN 23-7099221. Since January 1, 2026, the fund’s medical benefit runs on the UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus network, and the ID card reads “St. Louis Painters Welfare”.

That network change is the most useful thing to know when calling a treatment program, because it decides which contract makes a rehab in-network. The guide below covers what is published about addiction coverage and what is not, how authorization is checked, what treatment costs before a plan pays, how medication is handled, and how to find a program that works with this fund.

Does the Painters District Council No. 2 Welfare Plan Cover Drug and Alcohol Rehab?

The fund has not published a summary plan description or benefit summary, so its substance use benefit is not stated publicly. It is a self-funded trust that pays sickness and medical benefits, and its trustees set the terms. The fund office and the numbers on the St. Louis Painters Welfare ID card are where the answer sits.

What is on the record is the network. From January 1, 2026 the fund’s participants have access to the UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus network, a PPO-style national network, and UnitedHealthcare told Missouri providers that no action was needed to begin treating these new participants. A rehab that already holds a Choice Plus contract is therefore in-network for the fund, although how much the plan pays at each level of care is a separate question the trust answers.

Three names, one fund. Painters District Council No. 2 Welfare Trust is the former name, St. Louis Painters Welfare Trust or Fund is the current one, and UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus is the network printed on the card. The same trustees appear under both fund names in the 2024 federal filings and in the tax records for EIN 23-7099221.

What Should You Ask About Each Level of Care?

Because no plan document is published, the level-of-care questions go to the fund office before admission rather than to a benefits website. Ask which settings are payable, whether a day limit or annual maximum applies, what the in-network and out-of-network shares are, and whether the Choice Plus contract alone settles the rate.

Medical Detox

Withdrawal management is the entry point where physical dependence is present, and alcohol or benzodiazepine withdrawal can produce seizures, which makes an emergency department the right destination during acute withdrawal regardless of any network question. Ask the fund whether inpatient and outpatient medical detox are payable under the medical benefit and whether notification is required on the day of admission.

Residential and Inpatient

A residential rehab stay is the costliest item on the list and the one most likely to carry authorization and continued-stay review. The card lists an inpatient care management contact, so that line is the one to use before an admission date is set, and the admitting team usually files the request.

PHP, IOP and Outpatient

A partial hospitalization program and an intensive outpatient program sit between a hospital bed and weekly counseling, and they are the usual step down after residential care. Outpatient counseling and medication management are the longest part of treatment, so ask whether visit limits or a separate behavioral health share apply.

Does the Painters District Council No. 2 Welfare Plan Need Prior Authorization for Rehab?

Authorization requirements exist and are shown in the UnitedHealthcare Shared Services provider portal, which UMR administers for this fund. Which substance use levels of care need authorization is not published. The ID card prints the utilization management contacts for notification, prior authorization, initial determination and inpatient care management, and those are the numbers that settle it.

In practice the admissions team at the program calls that line, submits the clinical assessment and waits for a determination before the admission date. UMR accepts authorization requests electronically through its provider tools, so a program already working with UMR plans will recognize the process. Ask for the authorization reference number and the number of days approved, because a continued-stay review part way through a residential stay is the point at which coverage most often changes.

Who Administers the Fund and Pays the Claims?

Medical claims and eligibility run through the UnitedHealthcare Shared Services portal administered by UMR from 2026. The fund office itself is a separate matter: the tax filings give a Troy, Michigan mailing address that is the corporate headquarters of BeneSys, a Taft-Hartley fund administrator, which points to BeneSys running the fund office, though no published page names it as this trust’s administrator.

No behavioral health vendor is named in the 2026 network notice. Optum manages behavioral health for many UnitedHealthcare-networked plans, but whether Optum handles these authorizations has not been stated, so the card remains the only reliable routing instruction.

How Much Does Rehab Cost With the Painters District Council No. 2 Welfare Plan?

Deductibles, copays and coinsurance for this fund are not published, so the honest answer is that the fund office has to quote them. What is on the record is scale: in the fiscal year ending December 2024 the trust reported revenue of $32,507,359, expenses of $28,468,586 and total assets of $93,480,879, which is a fund paying claims from its own reserves rather than buying an insured product.

Self-funded trusts commonly use the network’s negotiated rate as the basis for what they pay, which is why a Choice Plus contract matters more here than the sticker price. The table below shows what programs bill in the open market, before any plan pays.

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

Four questions for the fund office. Is substance use treatment payable at detox, residential, PHP, IOP and outpatient levels? What is the deductible and coinsurance in network, and what applies out of network? Which levels need prior authorization and who files it? Is the pharmacy benefit separate from the medical benefit, and who runs it?

Does the Painters District Council No. 2 Welfare Plan Cover Suboxone, Methadone and Other Addiction Medication?

The fund’s pharmacy benefit manager and drug list are not published, so coverage of buprenorphine, naltrexone and methadone cannot be stated from the record. Ask the fund office which pharmacy benefit applies and whether medication assisted treatment is handled under the medical benefit, the drug benefit, or both depending on setting.

Where the Prescription Is Filled

A Suboxone prescription picked up at a retail pharmacy runs through the drug benefit with its own tiers and authorization rules. Methadone for opioid use disorder is dispensed inside a licensed opioid treatment program rather than at a pharmacy counter, so it is billed as a program service, which is why it never appears as a pharmacy fill.

Medication Given Inside a Program

Medication administered during a detox or residential stay is usually bundled into the daily rate under the medical benefit. The change worth planning for is discharge, when the same medication moves to the pharmacy side. Ask the clinic to check the drug list before the last day rather than at the counter.

Which Rehab Centers Are In-Network With the Painters District Council No. 2 Welfare Plan?

A rehab is in-network with this fund when it holds a UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus contract, the network the plan adopted on January 1, 2026, and holds the state license or certification its level of care requires. Network status is settled through the UnitedHealthcare provider search and the numbers printed on the St. Louis Painters Welfare ID card.

Programs that accept the Painters District Council No. 2 Welfare Plan are gathered on the Painters District Council No. 2 Welfare Plan page, alongside the wider private insurance accepted listings. Each listing shows the payments the program says it accepts, its licensing and accreditation, and how far it sits from the nearest airport, which is enough to build a shortlist before the call that settles network status and authorization.

How Do I Find a Rehab That Takes the Painters District Council No. 2 Welfare Plan?

Start with the ID card. Call the utilization management line printed on it, ask whether substance use treatment is payable at the level a clinical assessment recommends, and ask the admissions team at any program whether it holds a UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus contract. Those two answers settle the cost before dates are discussed.

Geography follows the union. Painters District Council No. 58 covers the eastern half of Missouri, the southern half of Illinois and, since 2022, central Kentucky and Tennessee, with offices in St. Louis, St. Charles, Jefferson City, Festus, Cape Girardeau, Collinsville, Springfield, Decatur, Champaign and Nashville. The 2026 network notice was addressed to Missouri providers, so rehabs in Missouri are the nearest option for most participants, with rehabs in Illinois within easy reach of the metro area. Choice Plus itself is a national network, so travel for treatment is not ruled out by the network alone.

Is the Painters District Council No. 2 Welfare Plan the Same as the St. Louis Painters Welfare Trust?

Almost certainly yes. Court captions use the Painters District Council No. 2 name through November 2015 and the St. Louis Painters Welfare Trust name from February 2016, and the trustees named in the 2024 case match the trustees filed with the IRS under EIN 23-7099221. The same trust sits behind both names, and the tax record simply kept the older one.

It is not one of the other painters’ funds. Painters District Council No. 30, District Council No. 35, District Council No. 81 and IUPAT District Council 5 all run separate health and welfare funds with their own networks and rules. Sister trusts of this one include the St. Louis Painters Pension Trust, the St. Louis Painters Vacation Trust and the Finishing Trades Institute of Midwest Trust, none of which pay medical claims.

References and Citations

Internal Revenue Service — annual information return for Painters District Council 2 Welfare Trust, EIN 23-7099221, fiscal year ending December 2024, including trustees, revenue, expenses and assets.
UnitedHealthcare — network bulletin to Missouri providers, January 14, 2026, on St. Louis Painters Welfare Fund access to the Choice Plus network and claims and eligibility through the UnitedHealthcare Shared Services portal administered by UMR.
United States District Court records — ERISA collection cases naming the Painters District Council No. 2 trusts (2014, 2015) and the St. Louis Painters Welfare Trust and sister trusts (2016, 2024).
Painters District Council No. 58, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades — jurisdiction and office locations across Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee.
RehabSeekers directory listings and market rate research, United States, 2026. Ranges are indicative and vary by facility, length of stay and coverage.