Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO18
U.S.C. SECTION 1350,AS
ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

        In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Hythiam, Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarter ended September 30, 2003, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Chuck Timpe, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, to the best of my knowledge and belief, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ CHUCK TIMPE	March 26, 2004
CHUCK TIMPE Chief Financial Officer	Date