Central Pre-Admissions Office
Admission to Direct Care and Treatment inpatient treatment facilities and other programs is by referral only. Referrals generally come from county social services, the courts or other health care providers.
Our Central Pre-Admissions Office handles all referrals, preadmissions, and manages the waitlists for these programs:
- The Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center
- The Child Adolescent Behavioral Health Hospital
- Community Behavioral Health Hospitals, a network of six regional hospitals
- The Community Addiction Recovery Enterprise (CARE) program, which is our inpatient substance use disorder treatment program
- Forensic Mental Health Program
- Minnesota Specialty Health Systems, which is our intensive residential treatment services (IRTS) program
- Our community-based services programs, which include residential, vocational and crisis services
Central Pre-Admissions also answers phones in off hours for our Southern Cities Clinic in Faribault.
Contact Us Anytime
Our Central Pre-Admissions Office is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Staff are available on holidays and weekends.
- Phone Toll Free: 1-866-966-2337
- Phone Twin Cities Metro Area: 651-431-5337
- Email: dhs.sos.centralpreadmissions@state.mn.us
Referral Forms
Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Hospital (CABHH)
- Download the CABHH Referral Form (fillable Word document)
Anoka-Metro Regional Treatment Center and the Community Behavioral Health Hospitals
- Download the Hospital Referral Form (fillable Word document)
Community Addiction Recovery Enterprise (CARE) program
- Download the CARE Referral Form (fillable Word document)
- Download the CARE List of Contraindicated Medications (PDF)
Minnesota Specialty Health System (Intensive Residential Treatment Services Program)
- Download the MSHS Referral Form (fillable Word document)
Chapter 611 Competency Attainment Program
- Download the Request for Admission Form (fillable Word document)