Elite Behavioral Services

Elite Behavioral Services, based in Indianapolis, IN, is one of the SAMHSA-registered treatment programs operating in IN. The facility's programming is outpatient (IOP), not residential. What this page can help with is the frame — what to ask, what to verify, what to compare against.

Care levels at Elite Behavioral Services

On care levels specifically: Elite Behavioral Services is an outpatient-focused program (IOP) — patients live at home or in sober living and attend treatment sessions. This level of care is clinically appropriate for mild-to-moderate substance use disorder, or for patients stepping down from residential. What that means in practice is that matching Elite Behavioral Services to the right clinical situation depends on whether you or a loved one needs the level of care this facility actually offers — which is a clinician's judgment, not a facility's sales pitch.

Insurance and payment

On insurance specifically: Elite Behavioral Services accepts Medicaid — which is consequential because facilities that accept Medicaid tend to have the broadest patient populations and the most developed public-sector relationships, though reimbursement structures mean program intensity sometimes differs from commercial-focused centers. Before admission, ask the facility's utilization-review team for a written Verification of Benefits — not verbal assurance, which is where most post-treatment financial surprises come from. Also ask for specific plan-level confirmation, not carrier-level (e.g., "your Aetna PPO plan" not just "Aetna").

Specialty programming

The facility's documented specialty programming includes: Young adults, Adult women, Pregnant/postpartum women. Specialty programming varies substantially by facility — some facilities offer "dual diagnosis" as a marketing category but not a clinical differentiator. Ask for the specific clinical-team credentials and the actual hours of specialty-specific content per week.

Before you call

Three questions to put to Elite Behavioral Services before admission: the specific ASAM level the facility is billing; the written Verification of Benefits for your specific plan product; the MAT policy (continuation of buprenorphine or methadone during residential, specifically). If the clinical situation involves opioid use disorder, confirm explicitly whether Elite Behavioral Services offers medication-assisted treatment — buprenorphine, methadone, or naltrexone. Programs that do not are operating outside the current standard of care. Getting answers in writing protects against the downstream surprises.