State Certification

Opening an Addiction Treatment Center in Minnesota? Read This First.

The healthy demand for treatment in Minnesota makes the “rehab state” a strong candidate for a home for your next addiction treatment center.

Colorado Needs More Addiction Treatment Centers. Here’s How to Open One. 

Colorado ranks among the worst states in the nation for mental health and addiction issues. The remote nature of many parts of Colorado also means that access to quality, evidence-based addiction treatment in the state is compromised in many areas.

Wisconsin is a Smart Place to Open Your Next Addiction Treatment Center. Here’s How. 

Fun Fact: Wisconsin does NOT require all addiction treatment providers to seek state certification.


Missouri is a Great State for Opening Your Next Addiction Treatment Center 

Missouri is one of a dwindling number of states that does not require all addiction treatment centers to obtain a license or certification before opening. This makes it a very friendly place to start up an addiction treatment center for new providers.


Thinking of Opening an Addiction Treatment Center in New Jersey? Here’s How.

What state regulations apply to addiction treatment providers in New Jersey? Learn more about what goes into opening an addiction treatment center in the Garden State.

How to start an Addiction Treatment Center in Michigan

Given the huge need for addiction treatment services in the state, is it easy to open an addiction treatment center in Michigan? Learn more about how to get your addiction treatment center licensed in Michigan.

How to Open a Certified Addiction Treatment Center in North Carolina

While North Carolina has some drawbacks as a home for your certified addiction treatment center, including CON laws that limit the number of providers allowed to open in the state, it also has a real need for providers, especially in more rural areas.

How to Open an Addiction Treatment Center in New York

Learn about what it takes to open an addiction treatment center - sometimes known as drug rehabs or inpatient treatment facilities - in the Empire State.


How to Open an Addiction Treatment Center in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is a great state to open an addiction treatment center. With a high number of people suffering from SUD, there is a high demand for services to treat the disease of addiction. Pennsylvania is also unique in the nation because it allows addiction treatment providers to prescribe medical marijuana to treat opioid use disorder.

How to Open an Addiction Treatment Center in Ohio

Ohio is reeling under the opioid crisis and is scrambling to respond to a surge in demand for addiction treatment as the nation faces a mental health crisis deepened by the COVID-19 pandemic. These numbers show that the demand is there. Nevertheless, access to treatment lags behind, particularly in diverse communities and particularly for culturally competent care.

Should Your Addiction Treatment Center Require Vaccines for Employees?

Let’s take a look at the whole picture of vaccines and addiction treatment and examine what we know about requiring - or not requiring - vaccines at treatment facilities throughout the United States.

Open an Addiction Treatment Center in CA – Behave Health

So, you want to open an addiction treatment center (also known as a drug rehab) in the Golden State of California? You’ve come to the right place. We’ve sifted through the official documents to bring you the Cliff Notes version of how to get the job done.

How to Get an Addiction Treatment or Behavioral Health Center Licensed in Your State—Part 1

With the opioid crisis still grinding along, now is a great time to open an addiction treatment center. But navigating the licensing requirements of each state is tricky—they are all different and each plays by its own rules. Because there are no federal guidelines for addiction treatment center licensure, every state’s regulatory body is unique.