Programs
Sober Stay bills each resident’s coverage through the actual Medi-Cal programs California clients are already enrolled in — not a private-pay scholarship stacked on top of sticker rent. Below is what each program funds and who it covers.
The funding stack
Sober Stay accepts residents whose coverage sits in any of these three buckets. We verify enrollment the day a pre-screen lands and re-enroll at every redetermination.
Program 01
LA County’s specialty substance-use treatment system. Sober Stay is a licensed recovery housing provider in the DMC-ODS continuum. Covers residents stepping down from county-funded detox and outpatient.
Eligibility — LA County residents stepping down from county-funded detox or outpatient, with an active DMC-ODS treatment episode. Sober Stay picks up the room-and-board day rate.
Program 02
The short-term bridge housing program for Medi-Cal–eligible residents leaving treatment, incarceration, or emergency shelter. We enroll clients at move-in and re-enroll at every redetermination.
Eligibility — Medi-Cal–eligible LA County residents leaving treatment, incarceration, or shelter. Enrollment runs the same week as move-in; re-enrollment covers every 60-day renewal cycle.
Program 03 · Effective 1/1/2026
California’s new statewide transitional rent benefit for people coming out of homelessness, institutional care, or a behavioral-health crisis. Sober Stay is lining up properties on day one — Northern California and statewide Transitional Rent coverage opening alongside.
Eligibility — Statewide — Medi-Cal beneficiaries exiting homelessness, institutional care, or a behavioral-health crisis. Capacity builds alongside Northern California rollout, beginning Q2 2026.
For referral partners
BHS caseworkers, probation officers, shelter staff, and managed-care plan coordinators: submit a focused partner referral. The founder responds within 24 hours and the LA County placement gap will not close on your resident.