Outside validation,
not our own words.
Every credential below represents an outside body that inspects our facility, reviews our clinical records, or verifies our advertising. We publish them all — with links to each accreditor’s public registry — because you should be able to verify, not take anyone’s word for it.
LegitScriptCertified
Every accreditor, in plain language.
What each body actually does — and the public registry where you can verify our standing independently.
The Joint Commission — Gold Seal of Approval
Behavioral Health Care AccreditationThe Joint Commission is the most widely recognized healthcare accreditor in the United States. Its Gold Seal is awarded after on-site surveys that inspect clinical protocols, patient safety procedures, medication management, staff competency, environmental safety, and facility standards. Renewal surveys happen on a three-year cycle, with unannounced check-ins in between.
Earning and maintaining the Gold Seal requires continuous quality improvement and verifiable compliance with hundreds of standards. Less than half of behavioral-health facilities in Florida hold Joint Commission accreditation.
Verify on Quality Check (Joint Commission’s public registry) →
LegitScript — Addiction Treatment Certification
Required for Google, Meta & Bing AdvertisingLegitScript is the independent certification body that Google, Meta, Bing, and most other major advertising platforms require before an addiction-treatment facility can advertise. Certification covers clinical operations, marketing claims, staff credentials, facility licensing, and business ethics.
LegitScript conducts annual renewals and monitors facilities continuously. Loss of certification immediately terminates an advertiser’s eligibility on all major platforms, which is why certification has become the de facto integrity standard in the industry.
Florida DCF — Substance Abuse Provider License
State LicensureThe Florida Department of Children & Families licenses substance-abuse providers in the state. Our license covers the specific levels of care we deliver — medical detoxification and residential inpatient — and must be renewed on DCF’s cycle with on-site compliance verification.
License details, including expiration date and authorized service components, are publicly available on DCF’s provider lookup tool.
SAMHSA — Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
Federal Treatment Facility ListingThe U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration maintains the national directory of licensed substance-use treatment facilities. Pines Recovery Life is listed in SAMHSA’s directory — the federal resource used by patients, families, clinicians, courts, and referral networks to locate licensed care.
Listing requires state licensure and compliance with federal standards for patient confidentiality (42 CFR Part 2) and clinical recordkeeping.
DEA — Drug Enforcement Administration Registration
Controlled Substance AuthorizationPines Recovery Life is registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration to prescribe and dispense controlled medications used in medical detoxification — including buprenorphine, phenobarbital, and medically supervised benzodiazepine tapers.
DEA registration requires verified physician licensure, secure medication storage, chain-of-custody documentation, and periodic audit.
HIPAA Compliance & 42 CFR Part 2
Patient Privacy StandardsAll clinical records, communications, and billing systems at Pines Recovery Life comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and 42 CFR Part 2 — the federal regulation specifically protecting substance-use-disorder records.
Business Associate Agreements are in place with every third-party vendor touching patient data. Protected health information is never shared with marketing platforms or ad-tracking systems.
Physician-led, accredited, and built for unhurried care.
The choice of where to receive accreditation matters. Patients and families weigh credentials, environment, and continuity of care alongside cost and coverage. Here is what consistently brings people to our 18,000 sq ft private clinical campus in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
Medical Director Sergey Litvinov, MD — a board-certified psychiatrist — directs clinical care. Every patient is reviewed by an attending physician, not a counselor signing off on a protocol.
Independent accreditation by the nation’s most recognized healthcare standards body. Surveyed against rigorous safety and quality standards.
LegitScript certification is the standard required by Google, Microsoft, and Meta to advertise addiction treatment. It signals an audited, transparent operator.
Depression, anxiety, trauma, and ADHD frequently co-occur with substance use. Psychiatric assessment and care run in parallel with detox, not after.
Most commercial and military plans are accepted. Verification is free, confidential, and typically completed in under 60 seconds.
Private bedrooms, dedicated medical detox wing, therapy rooms sized for real clinical work, outdoor grounds. Not a strip-mall storefront.
Common questions, answered plainly.
Is Pines Joint Commission accredited?
Is Pines LegitScript certified?
Is Pines licensed by the state of Florida?
Is Pines listed by SAMHSA?
Does Pines have HIPAA and DEA registration?
Authoritative references and related resources.
Clinical authorities & sources. ASAM — Clinical Practice Guidelines · SAMHSA — National Helpline · CDC — Overdose Prevention
Related Pines resources. Medical detox · Residential inpatient · Dual diagnosis · Admissions process · Insurance carriers · For families
From the first call through aftercare.
Care at Pines is delivered along a coordinated pathway, not as a one-off appointment. Coordination begins on the admissions call and continues through detox, residential, and the handoff to aftercare partners. Each phase has named accountabilities — the admissions counselor, the attending physician, the primary therapist, the case manager, and the alumni coordinator each carry specific responsibilities documented in the patient’s chart.
Family members are supported in parallel. With patient consent, our family liaison provides regular updates, schedules family therapy sessions, and helps prepare for visitation weekends and aftercare. Without consent, family education programming, crisis-line referrals, and Al-Anon and Nar-Anon resources remain available so families are not navigating alone.
Aftercare is planned during residential, not at discharge. The case manager identifies suitable step-down providers (PHP, IOP, sober living, outpatient therapy, MOUD prescribers) based on home location, insurance, and clinical recommendation. Pines maintains working relationships with vetted partner programs across our priority states to ensure continuity rather than handing patients off to a generic directory.
Throughout the entire pathway, all communication, charting, and data handling is HIPAA-compliant. Substance use disorder records receive additional federal protection under 42 CFR Part 2, which limits redisclosure even within healthcare settings. Patients and families can request specific privacy preferences in writing at any point in care, and our team honors them across the admissions, clinical, and alumni systems.
We encourage verification. Ask anything.
If you’re vetting Pines for yourself, a family member, or a patient referral, our admissions team will walk you through every credential and point you to the public registries.
Call (855) 981-8935Reviewed by Sergey Litvinov, MD — Medical Director at Pines Recovery Life. Updated April 2026.
