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The Amethyst Center

Owensboro, KY
Accepting as of 08/25/2025

Amethyst Center will accept pregnant females with the option to stay long term when the baby is born up to 6 months. Amethyst Center is also short term 28 day treatment center for females, once you have completed the residential component, you will transition to eleven months of weekly aftercare groups and monthly out-patient therapy appointments.

Populations Served

  • Age
    • Adult
  • Gender
    • Female
  • Pregnant / Postpartum
  • First Responders
  • Veterans/Military
  • Health Care Professionals
  • Teachers
  • Preferred Language
    • English
  • Disabled
    • Deaf or Hard of Hearing
    • Blind & Visualy Impaired
    • Physical Disability
    • Intellectual or other Developmental Disability
    • Brain Injury
    • Other Mental Disability
  • Current Mental Health Diagnosis
  • Current Substance Use
  • Currently Receiving Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD)
  • Correctional/Legal
    • Allows individuals with correctional history
    • Arson
    • Assault
    • Battery
    • Felony Status
    • Sex Offender
    • Violent Offender
    • Home Incarceration
    • Parole
    • Probation

Accreditation and Licensure

CARF

Service Types

Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Mental Health Treatment

Treatment Types

Accepting Patients

Not Accepting Patients

  • Inpatient
    • Residential
      • Short Term
      • Long Term
      • Family
    • Withdrawal Management
      • Medical
      • Non-Medical
  • Outpatient
  • Intensive Outpatient
  • Medication for Opioid Use Disorder
    • Buprenorphine / Suboxone
    • Methadone
    • Zubsolv
    • Vivitrol / Naltrexone
    • Subutex
  • Telehealth
  • Crisis Stabilization
Treatment Services

  • Health Education Services
  • Family Therapy
  • Case Management
  • Anger Management Services
  • Individual Therapy

Policies

Referral / Admission

Admission criteria
  • Medicaid insurance, private and some medicare
Referral process
  • phone referrals attorney drug court

Tobacco Policy

Smoking allowed in designated areas
Dipping not allowed
E cigarettes not allowed
Smoking cessation products not allowed
Smoking Cessation Aids Available at Facility

Medication Policies

Prescription Medication Policy Details
  • no policy, nurse on duty
Outside Prescriptions Allowed
Administration of medication policies
  • Self Administered
  • Prescribed
  • Managed

Other Requirements / Policies

HIV Screening Offered

Payment and Amenities

  • Medicaid
    • Aetna
    • Anthem
    • Humana
    • Passport
    • WellCare
    • United Healthcare Community Plan
  • Medicare
  • Private Insurance

Facility

Facility Type

  • Non-profit

Transportation

General Transportation Services

Additional Services & Programs

  • Employment Assistance
  • Housing Assistance
  • Peer Support / Peer Recovery Program
  • Social Services
  • Life Skills Development
  • Hepatitis Education
  • HIV/AIDS Education
  • DUI Assessment
  • DUI Education
  • Family Planning Services
  • Domestic Violence Services
  • Parenting Classes
  • Involuntary Treatment (Casey's Law)