Professional Referral Center
Referral Checklist
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.
Start with the answer
Start with a clear next step.
Your referral preparation should find the decision needed without guessing acceptance or fit. Use the Recovery Resource Center to explain basic concerns, then Contact Choice Recovery Path for the latest details. Start with safety, age, outpatient Albuquerque access, the presenting concern, consent, and the specific question you want Choice to answer.
A clear checklist begins with four items: Is there urgent danger? Is the prospective client an adult? Can they think about outpatient care in Albuquerque? Do they want Choice contacted? Next, add a concise description of the concern and the requested decision. Avoid sending a full record before asking what details is needed.
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.
Choose either office
Reach Choice in Albuquerque or Las Cruces with exact phone and address details.
Keep exploringMedicaid and transportation
Staff verify coverage and eligibility and coordinate transportation available for your situation.
Keep exploring
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.
Start admissionsMake it practical
Here is how to begin.
A clear talk tells Choice who is calling, what is being requested, and what remains uncertain. Review How Choice Reviews Treatment Details guide and explain unfamiliar terms through the Recovery Learning Center. Call Choice to learn whether additional details is needed to discuss fit. Your concern deserves a measured response rather than an assumed placement.
Use a concise structure: “I am calling as ____. The adult is seeking help for ____. We need to learn whether an outpatient fit talk is right.” For an overdose, severe withdrawal, seizure, breathing trouble, loss of consciousness, suicidal danger, or urgent danger, call 911 or use the right crisis resource where you are. Email and travel to Choice are not emergency options. This structure gives the call a clear purpose.
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.
Start admissionsKnow what to confirm
Call Choice and get clear answers.
Before sending records or making plans, confirm current requirements through Contact Choice Recovery Path. If asking about the Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), treat it as a fit question rather than an expected placement. Confirm openings, schedule, clinical fit, required details, cost, coverage, approval, and timing on your own. Learn how consent and communication should be handled.
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, and weekends are closed. These facts should be checked against the adult’s clear ability to pursue outpatient care.
choose the next step
One practical next step, explained in plain language.
Condense the referral into a one-sentence request before calling. The Recovery Learning Center can explain language, while Admissions and Contact provides the contact path. Call Choice and share what you need help with. You do not need to send every document before asking that question.
Keep the adult’s consent and preferences central. A professional can prepare relevant facts and the requested transition date without promising that timing is possible. A loved one can help the adult Call Choice now; staff will guide the conversation and explain the next step. Ask Choice which details should be shared, by what method, and at what stage.
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.
Choice Recovery Path Choice outpatient services and visit information
Program, site, hours, and contact details provided by Choice.
Clear answers
Clear answers about referral checklist
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.
01What belongs on a basic referral checklist?
Include urgent safety status, adult age, ability to think about outpatient Albuquerque care, consent to contact, a concise presenting concern, caller role, callback details, and the decision requested. Call Choice to learn what supporting details is needed before sending detailed records or making clear plans.
02Does completing a checklist mean Choice will accept the referral?
No. Call Choice to learn what support is available, whether it may fit your needs, and what the first step may involve. Choice serves coed adults age 18 and older through its Albuquerque and Las Cruces outpatient offices. Each person’s needs and current access facts require direct talk.
03Can I use a routine referral during an emergency?
No. For overdose, severe withdrawal, loss of consciousness, seizure, breathing trouble, suicidal danger, or urgent danger, call 911 or use the right crisis resource. Choice is not presented as an emergency service, hospital, live-in program, or onsite detox office.
04Call Choice now; staff will guide the conversation and explain the next step.
Ask first what details Choice needs and how it should be shared. A concise concern, consent status, and referral question may be enough to begin. Privacy, relevance, and the adult’s preferences matter. A referring professional should also state their role and provide reliable callback details.
05What is the best first referral question?
Call Choice and share what you need help with. That question does not assume placement. You do not need every answer before you call. The Choice team can guide you through each next step.
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.