Our Admissions Department at Baton Rouge Behavioral hospital is staffed with compassionate behavioral healthcare professionals. It is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We provide assessment, evaluation, level-of-care determination, and referrals to community resources based on clinical needs. Our assessments and consultations are free and confidential.
Step 1: Patients, caregivers or referral sources call our friendly admissions specialists
Step 2: Intake Assessment will be performed
Step 3: Benefits Verification and financial obligation discussion
Step 4: Clinical Screening
We accept referrals from social workers, case managers, employee assistance programs (EAPs), insurance companies, managed care organizations, coaches, friends, family members, self-referrals, clergy, psychiatrists, and physicians.
Referrals are completely confidential, and we will only share information with those whom you indicate, and your referring physician (if you are referred by one).*
We also accept patients under a Physician’s Emergency Certificate (PEC).
Referrals are completely confidential, and we will only share information with those whom you indicate and your referring physician (should you be referred by one). In special circumstances, we may need to share certain information with probate officers or caretakers, as the law requires.
We are an approved provider for Medicare, Louisiana Medicaid, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Cigna Insurance, and most other insurance providers and managed care systems.
Baton Rouge Behavioral Hospital staff members do not discriminate in accepting patients based on ethnic or national origin, race, religion, disability, age, or gender.
To conduct a patient assessment, we will need the following information:
