VA Palo Alto Healthcare System Monterey CBOC (116A/MONT)

VA Palo Alto Healthcare System Monterey CBOC (116A/MONT) is a SAMHSA-registered addiction-treatment facility located at Marina, CA. The facility offers a continuum of care across multiple levels — Outpatient, MAT, Dual Dx — which means it can, in principle, hold a patient across the arc of a typical treatment episode. Patient-level evaluation of this facility should distinguish three considerations: state licensure status, voluntary accreditation (CARF or Joint Commission), and clinical-framework alignment with current ASAM Criteria — each of which is independently verifiable.

Care levels at VA Palo Alto Healthcare System Monterey CBOC (116A/MONT)

The facility offers a continuum of care across multiple levels — Outpatient, MAT, Dual Dx — which means it can, in principle, hold a patient across the arc of a typical treatment episode. The practical question is whether it is genuinely strong at each level, or whether one level is the core business and the others are secondary. ASAM Criteria 4e level-of-care matching requires clinical assessment across six dimensions (withdrawal potential, biomedical conditions, emotional/behavioral/cognitive conditions, readiness, relapse risk, recovery environment). The alignment of VA Palo Alto Healthcare System Monterey CBOC (116A/MONT)'s offerings to any specific patient's clinical profile should be determined by an independent ASAM-aligned assessment prior to admission.

Insurance and payment

Payment and insurance specifics for VA Palo Alto Healthcare System Monterey CBOC (116A/MONT) are not fully documented in the SAMHSA registry — a direct admissions conversation is the reliable way to confirm what forms of payment are accepted and at what network-contract level. The facility also accepts TRICARE or military benefits. Benefit verification should be obtained in writing prior to admission and should document: network contract status for the specific insurance product, prior authorization requirements and approved day-count, applicable cost-sharing structure, and out-of-network secondary coverage (where applicable). Proceeding on verbal VOB creates material risk of post-admission benefit dispute.

Specialty programming

The facility's documented specialty programming includes: Veterans, Active duty military, Members of military families. Evaluation of specialty-program alignment requires documented review of clinical team credentials, specialty-specific programming hours, and integrated assessment protocols. Specialty designation without documented clinical infrastructure is a recognized marketing pattern in the sector.

Before you call

Operational admission checklist for VA Palo Alto Healthcare System Monterey CBOC (116A/MONT): (a) clinical assessment with documented ASAM 4e level-of-care recommendation; (b) insurance benefits verification in writing; (c) MAT policy documentation; (d) accreditation and licensure verification; (e) confirmed prior authorization for specific level of care. Each should be obtained in written form prior to admission. The facility's documented pharmacotherapy offerings suggest MAT is available — confirm the specific medications and prescriber access during the admissions conversation.