Mid-Michigan Recovery Services - Mid-Michigan Recovery Services

They are set up for 2 levels: outpatient and telemedicine. Of the 8 centers within 14 miles of Lansing, 4 offer a bed.

No. The nearest place that does offer one is in Lansing, about a mile away.

Some of what they do can happen remotely. Ask which parts, because it is rarely all of them and the 8 centers near Lansing differ on it.

They prescribe methadone and buprenorphine. Methadone in particular is dispensed under rules that differ from the others, so confirm it before traveling into Lansing.

One of their programs is built for people dealing with past trauma, which usually means a separate group rather than the same room with a different label, and it is one of the 4 named here.

Most programs will say plainly whether they sit on a court's approved list. Completion paperwork is routine, and asking for it at the end is normal rather than awkward. Ask exactly what gets reported, to whom, and how often.

Inpatient is the higher level of care, and higher is not automatically better for everyone. A residential stay is the easier thing to get approved when there is a documented medical reason for it. Ask for an assessment before anybody recommends a level of care to you.

Often, though residential care is reviewed far more closely than outpatient care. An in network center costs less, and network lists go out of date, so it is worth verifying rather than trusting the list. Ask for a benefits check rather than an estimate, and ask what the check does not include.