ASAM definition

ASAM means the American Society of Addiction Medicine.

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ASAM means the American Society of Addiction Medicine Patient Placement Criteria.

ASAM means the American Society of Addiction Medicine. (5) "ASI" means the Addiction Severity Index.

Examples of ASAM in a sentence

• After establishing a diagnosis, the ASAM Criteria shall be applied by the diagnosing individual to determine placement into the level of assessed services.

• For individuals with SUD conditions, the MCOP must consider ASAM criteria prior to denying inpatient or outpatient hospital services.

• The MCOP must utilize the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) level of care criteria and cannot add additional criteria when reviewing level of care for SUD treatment provided in a community behavioral health center.

• CONTRACTOR shall provide services within a DMC certified facility that has been designated by DHCS as capable of delivering care consistent with ASAM adolescent treatment criteria.

• ASAM Level 2.1 means services are provided a minimum of six (6) hours with a maximum of nineteen (19) hours per week for adolescents when determined by a LPHA or Medical Director to be medically necessary.

More Definitions of ASAM

ASAM means the six dimensions to identify the intensity of treatment services that best fits the individual’s needs and provides a common language of holistic, biopsychosocial assessment, and treatment across addiction treatment, physical health, and mental health services, which also addresses the spiritual issues relevant in recovery.

ASAM means the American Society of Addictive Medicine.

ASAM means the American Society of Addiction Medicine ,

ASAM means The American Society of Addiction Medicine, Third Edition (ASAM).¶

ASAM means level of care standards as outlined by the American Society of Addiction Medicine criteria.

ASAM. American Society of Addiction Medicine; means the six dimensions to identify the intensity of treatment services that best fits the individual’s needs and provides a common language of holistic, biopsychosocial assessment, and treatment across addiction treatment, physical health, and mental health services, which also addresses the spiritual issues relevant in recovery.

ASAM means the manual of patient placement criteria for the treatment of substance-related disorders published by the American society of addiction medicine.