Before You Leave Home

Please have the following ready when you arrive:

  • Photo ID (government-issued)
  • Insurance card (if applicable)
  • Insurance subscriber information: name, contact information, Social Security number and date of birth (if applicable)
  • Pharmacy benefit / RX card (if applicable)
  • Prescription medications in original, pharmacy-labeled bottles (your name, medication name, dosage and frequency clearly printed)

Rules About Medications

All medications, nutritional supplements and vitamins — including multivitamins — must be approved by a Black Bear Lodge physician and will be maintained by staff. Please bring medications in original bottles with unexpired pharmacy labels. Supplements and vitamins will be reviewed by a medical provider on a case-by-case basis and must be in original, unopened containers.

Please fill any prescriptions for non-addictive medications prior to admission.

What to Pack: Approved Items

  • Comfortable, non-revealing clothing
  • Sturdy shoes appropriate for mountain terrain — thong flip-flops are not permitted
  • Sunglasses, sunscreen and/or sun hats

  • Cigarettes, closed or open pod vaping devices and smokeless tobacco are permitted
  • Please bring enough supply — we do not provide or purchase tobacco products for patients (a vending machine is available on-site for cigarettes and vapes)
  • ALL TOBACCO AND VAPING PRODUCTS MUST BE IN NEW, UNOPENED PACKAGING UPON ADMISSION. OPEN PRODUCTS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED.
  • Not permitted: vape juices or oils, loose-leaf tobacco, rolling papers

Cash, checks and credit/debit cards are locked in the Black Bear Lodge safe and will not be accessible during treatment unless approved by the facility

  • Cell phones are secured with locked patient valuables; they may be accessed upon admission for the purpose of retrieving phone numbers only
  • Patients have access to facility phones during designated times

What Not to Bring: Prohibited Items

  • “Short” shorts or skirts; tops that expose the midriff; tops with thin straps
  • Clothing with alcohol, drug, sexual or derogatory graphics or gang-related themes

  • All narcotics, sedatives and muscle relaxants
  • Aerosol cans
  • Perfumes or toiletries containing alcohol (nail polish remover, mouthwash, hand sanitizer, etc.)
  • Bodybuilding or dietary supplements (creatine, protein powders, etc.)

iPods, MP3 players, laptops, tablets, DVD players, video games, cameras, televisions, digital readers (e.g., Kindle), smart watches (Apple Watch, Garmin, Fitbit, etc.), pagers, PDAs

  • Weapons or pocket knives
  • Automobiles
  • Open vape devices, vape juices or oils, loose-leaf tobacco, rolling papers

Admissions

Ready to Begin Healing?

If what you’ve read here gives you hope, we’d love to talk. Our admissions team is available 24/7 to answer your questions, verify your insurance and help you or your loved one get started.