The Provider Standard™

The Provider StandardHow we decide who is safe enough to recommend.

This field is largely unregulated, and the gap between an excellent program and a dangerous one is enormous. The Provider Standard™ is the ten-dimension bar every provider must clear — verified against each dimension — before we'd ever introduce them to you. Here it is, in full.

10dimensions, no exceptions
In personevery provider, visited
Ongoingre-checked, not one-time

How does Psychedelic Connect decide which providers are safe enough to recommend?

Against ten fixed dimensions — licensed physician oversight, pre-treatment ECG and labs, continuous cardiac monitoring, emergency protocol, medication review, dosing practice, facility standards, staff experience, aftercare and honest pricing — checked directly, not from marketing. A provider either meets all ten or is not listed.

Why the standard exists

Anyone can put up a website. Not anyone should treat you.

Beautiful photos and confident language tell you nothing about safety. The Provider Standard™ is how we separate marketing from medicine — a fixed, published bar so that being on our list actually means something.

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Ten dimensions. No exceptions.

Every provider is measured against all ten — and verified against each one. Nothing here is theoretical; it's the checklist we actually carry into a facility.

01
Medical oversight & staffing
Experienced medical staff on site, with a physician available if needed.
  • Qualified medical staff — typically a nurse — present throughout
  • A physician available if a situation ever calls for one
  • Clear lines of clinical responsibility
02
Screening & assessment
A real assessment before anyone is accepted for treatment.
  • A clinical / biopsychosocial or psychiatric evaluation
  • Cardiac risk considered where relevant
  • Anything concerning flagged before treatment
03
Cardiac & emergency protocols
Prepared for the rare emergency, without fear-mongering.
  • Cardiac risk assessed where relevant
  • Emergency medication & trained staff on hand
  • A clear hospital-transfer plan
04
Experience & training
Extensive, hands-on experience with the specific medicine.
  • Extensive experience administering the treatment
  • A capable, well-trained team
  • Enough staff present for the group size
05
Licensing & legal standing
Operating lawfully and openly in its jurisdiction.
  • Operating lawfully where it is based
  • Appropriate for its treatment model
  • Transparent about legal status
06
Vibe & environment
How the staff and the place actually feel.
  • A welcoming, well-run operation
  • A calm, quality environment
  • A good location and setting
07
Amenities
Comforts that help a person heal.
  • Good food & comfortable accommodations
  • Activities and space to rest
  • Therapeutic services — bodywork, integration, and more
08
Aftercare & continuity
Care that continues after the experience ends.
  • A continuity / discharge plan
  • Provider hand-off where needed
  • Reachable after treatment
09
Integration support
Structured help turning an experience into lasting change.
  • Integration sessions offered
  • Trained integration support
  • A clear post-treatment plan
10
Ethics & consent
Dignified, ethical, consented care.
  • Genuine informed consent
  • Ethical conduct & clear boundaries
  • A safe, dignified experience
Our evaluation process

We find the best — then we go see for ourselves.

Our focus right now is primarily ibogaine. For every category, we identify the strongest providers and put them through the same process before we'd ever recommend them to you.

STEP 01

Identify the best

We seek out the providers with the strongest reputations, real experience, and genuine outcomes — not whoever ranks or pays.

STEP 02

Measure against the Standard

Each provider is scored against the ten-dimension Provider Standard™ above — experience, safety, environment, aftercare, ethics, and more.

The 10 dimensions
STEP 03

Visit — in person

Wherever we can, we travel to the facility, meet the leadership and staff, and see the environment ourselves. It's the step most directories skip entirely.

The step others skip
STEP 04

Only then, recommend

Once a provider clears the whole process, they're ready for us to introduce to our clients — with confidence.

STEP 05

Keep checking

Approval isn't permanent. We stay in touch and keep watching — a provider that slips below standard comes off the list.

What we look for in a partner

Why providers pass — and why they don't.

A standard only means something if it turns providers away. Here is what earns approval, and what ends a review.

What earns approvalSignals of genuinely excellent care
  • Deep hands-on experienceAn experienced team that has administered these treatments many times over.
  • A proper assessmentA clinical or psychiatric evaluation before treatment, with medical staff on site.
  • A calm, well-run environmentA quality setting with good food, comfort, and therapeutic services.
  • Real integration & aftercareStructured support after the experience — not dose-and-done.
  • Ethical, consented careInformed consent, dignity, and clear boundaries throughout.
What ends a reviewWhere a provider does not pass
  • Little real experienceAdministering powerful treatments without a track record of doing it well.
  • No proper assessmentAccepting people without a clinical or psychiatric evaluation.
  • No medical presenceNo qualified medical staff on site during treatment, and no emergency plan.
  • No aftercareSending people home with no integration or continuity of care.
  • Evasive or unlawfulOperating in a grey area, or unwilling to be transparent about how they run.

We don't publish the names of providers who don't pass — the point isn't to shame anyone. The point is that being on our list means something, because plenty of places aren't.

The questionnaire

See exactly what we ask — and take it with you.

Transparency is the point. This is the same evaluation questionnaire we send facilities to complete as part of a Provider Standard™ review — plus a one-page handout of questions you can ask any provider yourself, wherever you go.

Our Provider Evaluation Questionnaire

The exact form we send facilities to complete during a Provider Standard™ review — so you can see precisely what information we require from them.

See what we ask providers ↓
PDF · provider questionnaire

Questions to Ask — printable handout

A one-page PDF of the questions below, with what to listen for and the green/red flags. Print it and take it to any provider you're considering.

Download the handout ↓
PDF · 1 page · client handout
Judge for yourself

Questions to ask any provider — before you commit.

Copy these. A safe provider will welcome every one. Hesitation or annoyance is itself an answer.

ASK 01

"Who is medically responsible, and who is on site during treatment?"

Listen for: qualified medical staff present (typically a nurse), with a physician available if needed.

ASK 02

"How do you assess me — and who do you turn away?"

Listen for: a real clinical or psychiatric assessment, and honest exclusions.

ASK 03

"What happens if there's an emergency?"

Listen for: specific protocols, trained staff, and a hospital plan — not just reassurance.

ASK 04

"How much experience do you have with this treatment?"

Listen for: extensive, hands-on experience administering this specific medicine.

ASK 05

"What does aftercare and integration look like?"

Listen for: a structured plan — not "you'll be fine, head home."

ASK 06

"What are the real risks, and who is this wrong for?"

Listen for: candor. A provider who won't name risks is hiding them.

ASK 07

"Is this legal where you operate, and how?"

Listen for: a clear, confident, specific answer about legal standing.

ASK 08

"What is the setting like — the staff, the environment, the amenities?"

Listen for: a calm, well-run place that cares for the whole person.

If you'd rather not do this alone

This is exactly the work we do for you.

Every provider we stand behind has already been through the Provider Standard™. You can use this yourself, or let us hand you providers who've already passed it. Bring us a specific provider and we'll tell you the truth about it — no pressure, no obligation.

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What do people ask about provider standard?

Do you visit providers?

We verify each dimension directly with the provider and review facilities where we can; each provider page states what was verified and when.

What happens if a provider slips?

It comes off the list until it meets the standard again. The standard is fixed; the list is not.

Why only three providers?

Because few meet all ten dimensions. A short list that means something beats a long directory.

Can I see the standard applied?

Each provider profile shows the ten dimensions and how the provider met them.

How long does an ibogaine program take?

Plan on 5–10 days at the clinic: screening on arrival, the 24–36 hour session, recovery and integration before you leave.

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