Mental Health Clinics That Take Medicaid in Kentucky

SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov lists 325 mental health facilities that accept Medicaid in Kentucky, checked October 2026. The most are in Louisville (25), Lexington (21) and Ashland (11).

The state names screening, assessment, psychological testing, crisis intervention, mobile crisis, residential crisis stabilization, day treatment (youth under 21), peer support, intensive outpatient program, individual outpatient therapy, group outpatient therapy, family outpatient therapy, collateral outpatient therapy, partial hospitalization, service planning, assertive community treatment, comprehensive community support services and therapeutic rehabilitation program. Individual outpatient therapy is limited to three hours per day unless medical necessity justifies more. Group outpatient therapy is limited to groups of no more than 12 unrelated persons. Prior authorization requirements vary by managed care plan; DMS publishes a chart of prior authorization by behavioral health service for each plan.