Order of Admission
Referrals for Region III funded beds will be considered for admission in the following order:
    1.  Region III applicants who are IV drug users and/or pregnant;
    2.  Other Nebraska IV drug users and/or pregnant;
    3.  Region III non-IV drug users and not pregnant
All other referrals will be considered on a first-come first-served basis at the discretion of the Clinical Director.

Admission Criteria
1.  All applicants must have completed some form of primary addiction treatment within the last twelve months prior to admission.  A release form from the primary care facility will be signed so The Bridge, Inc. has access to all pertinent information, including physical and psychological testing and discharge summary.

2.  All applicants must be ambulatory and capable of self-care.

3.  All applicants must have a minimum of 30 days of sobriety (alcohol and drug free) at the time of admission.

4.  All applicants must be potentially employable, and/or willing to continue their education for career preparation.  All applicants out of the work force due to disability must be potentially able and willing to do volunteer work.

5.  All applicants must be willing to comply with the program of The Bridge, Inc./Mom & Me

6.  Applicants, when feasible, must complete a personal interview with the staff prior to admission.  (Known as a screening.)

7.  All residents must relinquish all medication to staff and turn over personal belongings for inspection at the time of admission.

Length of Treatment
1.  Both programs are aimed at treating each resident as an individual with individual needs; therefore the length of stay is variable.

2.  The minimum stay is six (6) months and the maximum stay is eighteen (18) months.

3.  The projected length of stay is eight (8) to twelve (12) months.