Eating Disorders Treatment Center (EDTC)
Partial (PHP), IOP, Outpatient · All ages · All genders
New Mexico
Eating disorder treatment in New Mexico
An estimated 184,457 New Mexicans will experience an eating disorder in their lifetime. In-person specialty care is limited to Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Care available in the state ranges from outpatient and intensive outpatient through partial hospitalization. There is no residential or inpatient eating disorder program in New Mexico.(source)
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Medical stabilizationMedical management of malnutrition, refeeding, comorbidities.Inpatient hospitalizationAcute hospital care for medical instability and psychiatric crisis.Residential treatmentLive-in care with 24/7 clinical and nursing support, in a non-hospital setting.Partial hospitalization (PHP)Day treatment, structured clinical hours.Intensive outpatient (IOP)Several days per week, returning to work or family.OutpatientWeekly therapy and medical visits.Virtual / telehealth treatmentRemote care, from outpatient therapy to full virtual IOP and PHP.
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Albuquerque
UNM Eating Disorders Clinic (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences)
Outpatient · Adolescents and adults · All genders
UNM Psychology Clinic — Eating Disorders Service
Outpatient · Adolescents and adults · All genders
Santa Fe
Zephyrus of Santa Fe
IOP, Outpatient · Adolescents and adults · All genders
About eating disorder treatment in New Mexico
Eating Disorders Treatment Center in Albuquerque operates the only specialty partial hospitalization program in New Mexico, alongside adult and adolescent intensive outpatient care. Zephyrus of Santa Fe runs the main Santa Fe-area intensive outpatient program. The University of New Mexico runs two outpatient eating disorder services in Albuquerque: a clinic within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and a service within its Psychology Clinic. All in-person specialty care sits in the Albuquerque-Santa Fe corridor; Las Cruces, Rio Rancho, Roswell, Farmington, and the rural Pueblo and frontier counties have no in-person specialty program, so reaching residential or inpatient care means an out-of-state placement.
Paying for treatment in New Mexico
Most commercial health plans in New Mexico cover eating disorder treatment as a mental health benefit. In-network coverage depends on whether your plan contracts with that program, and higher levels of care usually require prior authorization and medical-necessity review. Residential and inpatient care are not available in-state.(source)
Turquoise Care, New Mexico's Medicaid program, covers eating disorder treatment as a mental health benefit, with prior authorization and medical-necessity review for higher levels of care. Eating Disorders Treatment Center in Albuquerque accepts New Mexico Medicaid for partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient care. Coverage of registered dietitian and nutrition services varies, so ask the program what your Medicaid plan includes. Children may also qualify through New Mexico's CHIP, which runs through the same program.(source)
New Mexico prohibits all cost-sharing (copays, coinsurance, deductibles) for behavioral health services on any health plan delivered, issued, or renewed in the state. The law is permanent. New Mexico is one of a small number of states that have gone beyond the federal MHPAEA floor; eating disorder treatment is covered as behavioral health.(source)
To start a benefits verification, call to be connected with a licensed eating disorder program.
See also: our insurance guides, how to verify your benefits, and how virtual eating disorder treatment works.
Common questions about eating disorder treatment in New Mexico
Where can I get residential eating disorder treatment in New Mexico?
New Mexico has no in-state residential or specialty inpatient eating disorder program. The highest in-state level of care is the partial hospitalization program at Eating Disorders Treatment Center (EDTC) in Albuquerque. EDTC also offers intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Zephyrus of Santa Fe runs a Santa Fe-area IOP. Residents needing residential or inpatient care travel out of state, and the treatment program helps coordinate the placement and verify benefits.
Does Turquoise Care (New Mexico Medicaid) cover eating disorder treatment?
Yes. Turquoise Care, New Mexico's Medicaid program, covers eating disorder treatment as a mental health benefit, with prior authorization for higher levels of care. Eating Disorders Treatment Center in Albuquerque accepts it for partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient care.
What about eating disorder treatment in Las Cruces, the rural counties, or the Pueblos?
New Mexico's in-person specialty programs are in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Las Cruces, Rio Rancho, Roswell, Farmington, the southern desert counties, the Pueblo communities, and the rural frontier counties have no in-person eating disorder specialty program. For families in those areas, virtual programming is often the most workable option for outpatient and intensive outpatient care, and residential or inpatient care means traveling out of state.
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