Professional Referral Center

Continuity of Care Planning

A clear referral starts with the right details and a direct contact path. Use this guide to prepare, then call Choice before sending records or personal details.

Continuity of Care PlanningAdults 18+Call for current options
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Start with the answer

Start with a clear next step.

Your continuity plan should show how treatment questions, daily duties, and support contacts connect across a typical week. Use the Recovery Learning Center to explain terms and Admissions and Contact to call Choice now; staff will guide the conversation and explain the next step. Find who handles each follow-up item, when it should occur, and what remains unconfirmed before changing care.

Draw seven columns, one for each day. Add fixed duties, current visits, medication or medical follow-up, recovery supports, and times when help may be limited. This weekly view can expose gaps that a provider list misses. It does not determine whether outpatient treatment is clinically right.

Start now

Call Choice and take the next step.

The admissions team can listen, explain current outpatient options, and help you begin without requiring you to know every program detail first.

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Reach admissions now

Call (505) 526-3649 and tell the team what support you need.

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Locations

Choose either office

Reach Choice in Albuquerque or Las Cruces with exact phone and address details.

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Access

Medicaid and transportation

Staff verify coverage and eligibility and coordinate transportation available for your situation.

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Care that connects

Your next step can connect with the whole outpatient program.

Call Choice to discuss your needs, Medicaid verification, and how therapy, peer support, recovery skills, medical support, and available transportation may fit together. Explore the whole-person outpatient program and start admissions when you are ready.

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Make it practical

Here is how to begin.

A clearer talk highlights one weekly gap and the decision you need. Review the Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) as a possible fit topic, while the treatment guides can explain language. Learn how your fixed duties may factor into a talk. It is reasonable to seek clarity before changing existing care.

Try saying, “My fixed weekly duties are ____, and my unresolved follow-up need is ____. What details does Choice need to discuss possible fit?” This connects clear reality with a specific request. A professional can add the proposed transition context, consent status, and reliable callback details.

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A practical path forward

Start with support for the life you are living now.

Staff can explain the outpatient path, verify Medicaid coverage and eligibility, and coordinate available transportation after checking your situation. Explore the whole-person outpatient program and start admissions when you are ready.

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Know what to confirm

Call Choice and get clear answers.

Before changing visits or support plans, review Admissions and Contact and verify the setting through Addiction Treatment in Albuquerque, NM. Start with the concern that feels most important to you, and let the team guide the talk from there. Ask who handles follow-up questions and whether your weekly duties can be considered. No single answer confirms the full plan.

Choice serves coed adults age 18 and older at 11401 Menaul Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87112. Choice does not offer telehealth. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with weekends closed. Compare these facts with your weekly map before changing existing commitments.

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A human next stepThe next useful choice can be small, clear, and supported.
A supportive admissions conversation in a welcoming outpatient setting
Support in motionOutpatient support can stay connected to the life you are living.
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Room to continueRecovery can grow through practice, people, and a steady next step.

choose the next step

One practical next step, explained in plain language.

Circle one unconfirmed period on your weekly map and turn it into a question. The treatment guides can help refine terminology, while the Recovery Resource Center can support broader preparation. Call Choice about the details that matter to you. One clear gap is enough to begin.

Label the gap with a category such as clinical follow-up, medication or medical contact, recovery support, travel responsibility, or family communication. Naming travel does not imply Choice provides it. The purpose is to find ownership and timing. Add a person responsible for obtaining the answer and a date for follow-up.

Information you can trust

Use this guide with clear, reviewed information.

Choice shares program and care information alongside trusted public-health sources. Clinical staff review treatment guidance, and the team is ready to help you begin.

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Choice Recovery Path Choice outpatient services and visit information

Program, site, hours, and contact details provided by Choice.

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Finding Quality Treatment for Substance Use Disorders

Background reading from a trusted source.

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Substance Use Disorder Treatment Options

Background reading from a trusted source.

Clear answers

Clear answers about continuity of care planning

Read the main guide above and visit the Choice admissions page when you are ready. These answers cover common concerns. Call Choice to begin and learn what is available now.

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What is continuity of care planning?

It is the process of connecting treatment questions, follow-up duties, clear routines, and support contacts across a transition. A helpful plan identifies who handles each task and when. It does not assume that outpatient care fits or that another provider has accepted responsibility.

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Can Choice fit around my weekly responsibilities?

You can learn how duties may be considered during a personal fit talk. Choice serves adults outpatient at its Albuquerque site and does not offer telehealth. Tell the team what support you are looking for and what would make care workable for you.

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What if a continuity gap creates immediate danger?

Call 911 or use the right crisis resource for overdose, severe withdrawal, loss of consciousness, seizure, breathing trouble, suicidal danger, or urgent danger. Choice offers outpatient support for adults in Albuquerque and Las Cruces. Withdrawal concerns deserve prompt guidance from a qualified health professional.

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What should I confirm before changing existing care?

When you are ready, call Choice and take the talk with one clear next step. Verify that outpatient Albuquerque access works for you. Talk with a qualified prescriber before starting, stopping, or changing medication. Withdrawal concerns deserve prompt medical guidance.

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What is a practical continuity planning exercise?

Map a typical week and circle one period where responsibility or support is unclear. Label the gap, assign one person to seek the answer, and set a follow-up date. Then call Choice to learn what details is needed to discuss how that gap relates to possible care.

Start now

Call Choice Recovery Path and begin admissions.

Staff can check your needs and Medicaid coverage, explain the outpatient program, and coordinate transportation available for your situation. Use the online admissions form or call the Choice location nearest you.