Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers in Kaufman, TX
Drug and alcohol treatment for Kaufman, Texas is listed on this page, taking in providers that also serve Terrell, Forney and Mesquite. Scroll down for the full list, with the levels of care and payment options each one offers.
We aim to check listings for Kaufman against the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, SAMHSA, The Joint Commission and CARF International. Texas has not expanded Medicaid, so it is worth establishing where you stand before comparing costs.
2 Drug and Alcohol Rehab Treatment Centers in Kaufman, TX
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Drug and Alcohol Rehabs in Kaufman, Texas
Kaufman is the seat of Kaufman County, around fifty kilometers southeast of Dallas, with roughly 8,000 residents.
The town retains a courthouse square and functions as the administrative center for a county growing rapidly at the metroplex edge.
Kaufman County recorded a sharp rise in overdose deaths over the past four years.
Provisional counts put Kaufman County at 28 overdose deaths for the year to December 2025, a rise of 40 percent on the 20 four years earlier.
Deaths fell steeply across the country over those four years, so a local increase of this size marks the area out rather than reflecting a national pattern.
Roughly one Texan in six carries no health insurance, the worst rate of any state, a direct consequence of declining Medicaid expansion. The gap that leaves holds an estimated 617,000 to 920,000 adults.
The rule that trips most people up: Texas Medicaid does not count a substance use disorder as qualifying, at any income. Adults typically need a severe mental health diagnosis alongside disability status, and a parent without a disability qualifies only under about $4,000 a year.
Neighboring Terrell, Forney and Mesquite carry their own listings, with the wider picture across Texas.
Which Level of Care Do You Need
The figures below cover providers listed in Kaufman and the surrounding parts of Kaufman County. Dallas is within an hour. A question worth asking every program: what proportion of people complete the course they recommend. Not everyone will answer, but the response itself is informative.
Medically Supervised Detox
The detox phase covers withdrawal with clinical oversight, usually lasting three to seven days. Texas Health Presbyterian Kaufman serves the town and county. Risk peaks in the opening seventy-two hours for alcohol and benzodiazepine withdrawal, and that is the reason clinical observation is worth arranging.
Inpatient Residential Treatment
A residential program is a live-in placement lasting thirty, sixty or ninety days in most cases. Residential capacity in Kaufman County is very limited, and placement toward the metroplex is common.
Outpatient, IOP and PHP Treatment
Texas uses the American Society of Addiction Medicine framework for placement, meaning an assessment should end with a specific level rather than a vague recommendation. Terrell State Hospital nearby provides inpatient psychiatric care for a wide region, relevant for anyone with co-occurring conditions.
Dual Diagnosis and Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment
Co-occurring conditions are handled in parallel under dual diagnosis care instead of being tackled in sequence. Kaufman County’s local mental health authority is North Texas Behavioral Health Authority. The North Texas Behavioral Health Authority covers Kaufman County, on 866-260-8000, with OSAR on 844-275-0600.
Sober Living Homes and Transitional Living
Recovery housing offers a shared, substance-free place to live in the months after a program ends. The state’s NARR affiliate, TROHN, certifies recovery residences in Texas. Because certification is voluntary, an uncertified house is not necessarily poor but is worth questioning. Recovery housing here is scarce, with wider choice toward Dallas.
Addiction Treatment Cost and Insurance Coverage in Kaufman
Kaufman household incomes sit below the state median, with agriculture and healthcare significant locally. Listings in Kaufman itself are limited, so the practical search usually extends into the surrounding county and beyond. With Kaufman County deaths up 40 percent over four years against a falling national trend, waiting for circumstances to improve is the least sensible option available.
How Much Does Addiction Rehab Cost?
Texas ranges run to roughly $1,400 to $4,700 a week for medical detox, $5,900 to $24,500 monthly residential, $6,900 to $13,300 partial hospitalization, $2,550 to $8,800 intensive outpatient and $1,220 to $4,900 outpatient.
A 40 percent rise in county deaths over four years, against a sharply falling national figure, marks this county out.
| Level of care | Monthly | Daily |
|---|---|---|
| Medical detox (7–14 days) | $1,500 – $4,900 per week | $220 – $700 |
| Residential inpatient | $6,000 – $25,000 | $200 – $830 |
| PHP | $7,000 – $13,500 | $230 – $450 |
| IOP | $2,500 – $9,000 | $80 – $300 |
| Outpatient | $1,200 – $5,000 | $40 – $170 |
| Level of care | Monthly | Daily |
|---|---|---|
| Residential inpatient | $17,000 – $50,000+ | $560 – $1,650+ |
| PHP | $14,000 – $32,000 | $470 – $1,070 |
| IOP | $9,000 – $24,000 | $300 – $800 |
| Outpatient | $5,000 – $15,000 | $170 – $500 |
Does Insurance Cover Rehab?
Yes. Addiction treatment sits among the essential health benefits most plans are required to include. What a plan actually pays varies with the employer, the network and the level of care, so two people with the same insurer can face very different bills. Employer plans are present in healthcare. Texas Medicaid runs through STAR managed care, and agricultural work frequently carries neither.
Coverage and approval are separate steps. Prior authorization is standard before detox and residential admission, and network status usually decides your share of the bill. NTBHA’s OSAR line covers this county and is the route for anyone without cover.
Free and State-Funded Addiction Rehab in Kaufman
Roughly one Texan in six carries no health insurance, the worst rate of any state, a direct consequence of declining Medicaid expansion. The gap that leaves holds an estimated 617,000 to 920,000 adults. The rule that trips most people up: Texas Medicaid does not count a substance use disorder as qualifying, at any income. Adults typically need a severe mental health diagnosis alongside disability status, and a parent without a disability qualifies only under about $4,000 a year. Travel is not a minor detail in a rural county; it is usually what determines whether someone completes a course of treatment. Ask directly what a program can do about it, because most have arrangements they do not advertise.
The local authority covering Kaufman County is North Texas Behavioral Health Authority. OSAR, short for Outreach, Screening, Assessment and Referral, is the state’s entry point for substance use help. One serves each of the eleven regions, they answer at any hour, and 211 or 877-541-7905 connects to them. There are 37 local mental health authorities across Texas alongside two local behavioral health authorities, and because most OSAR programs are housed within them, one call frequently covers both. If a program cannot take someone now, ask them who can. Admissions teams generally know the local picture better than any directory does.
The Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council, attached to the Comptroller’s office, allocates settlement money statewide. It awarded $21.2 million across 109 grants in September 2025, covering every region for the first time. December 2025 brought up to $25 million for UTHealth Houston to expand certified recovery housing, after $25 million earlier to University Health in Bexar County for naloxone. Counties and cities have received four disbursements since 2023 totalling more than $112 million.
More Help and Recovery Support
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman serves the county, with Terrell State Hospital nearby.
Terrell, Forney and Mesquite carry further listings, with more across Texas.
Free and confidential, available now
Texas OSAR substance use referral line — 877-541-7905, free and 24 hours a day 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988
References and Citations
- Texas Health and Human Services Commission — Local Mental Health and Behavioral Health Authorities, and the Outreach, Screening, Assessment and Referral program across the eleven HHS regions.
- Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council, Office of the Comptroller — grant awards September 2025, recovery housing award December 2025, and political subdivision disbursements 2023 to 2026.
- U.S. Census Bureau and Texas HHSC — health insurance coverage and the Medicaid coverage gap in Texas.
- CDC National Center for Health Statistics — VSRR provisional county-level drug overdose death counts, twelve months ending December 2021 and December 2025, data as of 5 July 2026.
- Rehab Seekers directory listings, Kaufman and Kaufman, August 2026, and market rate research, Texas, 2026. Ranges are indicative and vary by facility, length of stay and coverage.