ASAM criteria definition

ASAM criteria means the most current edition of the American Society of Addiction Medicine's published criteria for admission to treatment, continued services, and discharge.
ASAM criteria means admission, continued service, and discharge criteria for the treatment of substance use disorders as published by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM).
ASAM criteria means the most current edition of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) for the Treatment of Addictive, Substance-related, and Co-Occurring Conditions, which is a clinical guide to develop patient-centered service plans and make objective decisions about admission, continuing care, and transfer or discharge for individuals and is incorporated by reference in these rules.¶

Examples of ASAM criteria in a sentence

  • Provides access and/or referral services to a continuum of care based on ASAM criteria to substance use treatment and other ancillary/complementary treatment services.

  • The MCOP must use the ASAM criteria in determining coverage for inpatient hospital services for individuals, however, the MCOP must also use other clinical criteria (i.e. MCG or InterQual) and must authorize services when either criteria indicate inpatient services are necessary.

  • ASAM Level 1 – means outpatient drug free (ODF) services are provided to adults and youth experiencing a SUD who meet medical necessity for this level of care, determined by an LPHA or physician’s diagnosis and County-based ASAM criteria.


More Definitions of ASAM criteria

ASAM criteria means the most current version of the clinical guide for the treatment of addictive, substance use and co-occurring conditions as published by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM).
ASAM criteria means the comprehensive set of guidelines for placement, continued stay, and transfer or discharge of patients with addiction established by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (“ASAM”) for use in determining medically necessary treatment.
ASAM criteria means the most current edition of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) for the treatment of addictive, substance-related, and co-occurring conditions, which is a clinical guide to develop patient- centered service plans and make objective decisions about admission, continuing care, and transfer or discharge for individual.
ASAM criteria means the current edition of the criteria of the American society of addiction medicine.
ASAM criteria means a clinical tool to systematically evaluate the severity and diagnosis of an individuals need for treatment along six (6) dimensions, and then utilize a fixed combination rule to determine which of four (4) levels of care a substance abusing individual will respond to with the greatest success. ASAM also includes recommended duration of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment.
ASAM criteria means a comprehensive set of guidelines for placement, continued stay and transfer/discharge of Clients with addiction and co-occurring conditions.
ASAM criteria means the most recent edition of the American Society