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The following is a list of all insurance companies Dr. Emily Bullock is empaneled with. Not all providers in the clinic are able to bill all insurance companies listed, so please check with our office as you are scheduling to ensure the provider you hope to work with can bill your insurance.

For Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy, your provider may be able to bill your insurance for the preparatory sessions and the one-hour integration sessions, but the three-hour KAP medicine session must be paid out of pocket. Please reach out to the office to ask about rates, as we have different rates based on the provider and whether the KAP session is individual or group.

Great Salt Lake Wellness Panels:
  • AETNA
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield
  • DMBA
  • GEHA
  • Medicare
  • Optum
  • PEHP
  • Select Health
  • University of Utah Health Plans
  • Tricare
  • Triwest (Veteran’s Administration)
  • United Healthcare
Great Salt Lake Wellness accepts cash pay, clergy pay, and is empaneled on a number of insurance panels. Please contact us to check the availability of the providers and see their current cash pay rates and to see which insurance they are currently accepting. Please enter your credit/debit/HSA cards through our credit card processor, NMI: https://collectcheckout.com/r/wal33
Yes, we use Simple Practice for all patient scheduling, charting, and insurance billing. You can access your account here: https://emily-bullock.clientsecure.me

To prepare for ketamine infusions, please fast for 4 to 6 hours to reduce the risk of nausea. The treatment works best when you are not feeling stressed or exhausted. To the extent you can, avoid stressors and get a good night’s sleep before your scheduled treatment. You must arrange for a relative or friend to give you a ride home after the treatment. For your mind and body to fully benefit from ketamine infusions, please refrain from alcohol and recreational drug use for several days before your appointment.

You will receive an individualized treatment plan from your provider during your intake appointment. Generally, people engage in 6 KAP medicine sessions following their intake a prep-sessions. You will also engage in an integration therapy session the day after your KAP medicine session. Once you contact us, you will receive a PDF copy of our “Good Faith Estimate,” which lists all your out of pocket costs we can reasonably anticipate, based on our current rates and the type of treatment you are requesting. The prep sessions and integration sessions may be billable to your insurance, but the medicine sessions are always paid out of pocket.
We have provided a number of resources for learning more about the benefits of ketamine. Check out our resources page for links to Ketamine research. We also have several blog posts with related content.
Yale Medicine reports ketamine being one of the biggest breakthroughs in depression research. Ketamine is referred to a miracle drug because of how quickly it works.
Most patients will experience feelings of dissociation and a little dizziness. Some may feel nausea, sleepiness, headaches, or weakness. These symptoms usually are mild and generally are resolved within a few hours of the infusion.

Contact our clinic to see which KAP providers currently have evening availability.

Ketamine is not a cure but is an integral part of a holistic approach to treatment to optimize your mind and body. Experts recommend receiving 6 treatments over 2 to 6 weeks. Thereafter, patients may schedule booster sessions as needed, typically once every 30 to 120 days.
Generally, you should continue taking the medications prescribed by your medical provider and consult with them about the addition of ketamine to your regimen. It is important to know that Lamictal (Lamotrigine) blocks the therapeutic effects of ketamine. Obtain advice and authorization from your prescriber to cease taking Lamictal for at least 2 weeks before initiating ketamine treatment. Narcotics and benzodiazepines may blunt the effectiveness of ketamine. (Benzodiazepines include Valium, Versed, Ativan, Xanax, Klonopin, and Lorazepam.)
We provide treatment for patients 13 years and older. Consult your medical provider to obtain a referral for your ketamine treatment before requesting an appointment at our clinic. Dosages of ketamine are based on the patient’s weight and response to ketamine rather than their age.

We do not bill insurance for ketamine-assisted therapy sessions. Most health insurance companies currently do not cover ketamine for mental health. Ketamine is a drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in anesthesia. It has been used off-label for depression, mood disorder, and pain treatment successfully for more than a decade. Off-label prescribing means that you are given a drug that the FDA has approved to treat a condition different from your condition. This practice is legal and common–one in five prescriptions written today are for off-label use. A nasal spray variation of ketamine called esketamine was approved for treatment-resistant depression in 2019. We recommend contacting your insurance provider to learn more about whether you could be reimbursed for your out-of-pocket ketamine therapy costs under your health plan.

Patients should avoid alcohol and illicit drugs for a minimum of 1 day before treatment. You will get the most benefit from ketamine as a psychedelic medicine if you also avoid alcohol and elicit drugs for 48-72 after the ketamine medication, as the brain is the most malleable and open to change following a psychedelic medicine during that 72 hr window. You want to get maximum benefit from each ketamine dose and give your brain an opportunity to change and develop from its ketamine experience. We strongly encourage patients to live a healthy lifestyle, which has a positive effect on their ketamine treatment outcomes.
Ketamine is a drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in anesthesia. It has been used off-label for depression, mood disorder, and pain treatment successfully for more than a decade. Off-label prescribing means that you are given a drug that the FDA has approved to treat a condition different from your condition. This practice is legal and common–one in five prescriptions written today are for off-label use.

The use of ketamine is on its way to becoming a mainstream treatment with the 2019 FDA approval of an isomer form of ketamine, called esketamine (Spravato, manufactured by Janssen), for mood disorder treatment, available only in a nasal spray that must be administered in a physician’s office.