County of Marin

They offer outpatient and telemedicine. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and San Rafael has 8 other centers within 14 miles.

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

They offer a telemedicine option. What that covers varies, and a first appointment in San Rafael often still has to be in person.

They do not prescribe. If buprenorphine or methadone is part of what you need, say so on the call and ask who they refer to in San Rafael.

They work in 1 language beyond English: Sign language. Ask whether the group sessions in San Rafael are in it too, or only the one to one ones.

Outpatient only. Nobody stays overnight, so the week is built around appointments you travel to in San Rafael.

Plenty of programs accept referrals from a court, a probation officer or a child welfare agency. People who arrive under an order do about as well as people who arrive voluntarily, which surprises most people. Ask what happens if you miss a session, so you hear it from them first.

The useful question is not whether a plan covers treatment but which level of care it will approve. An employer that funds its own plan follows different rules from a state regulated one, and that changes who hears an appeal. If a plan declines a level of care there is an appeal, and appeals are used more often than people expect.