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The ASAM Criteria®
Evernorth uses this criteria, developed by the American Society of Addiction Medicine, for guidance in conducting medical necessity reviews of substance use disorder levels of care for all health plan business, unless contractual requirements, federal or state law require use of other clinical criteria.
| Document Title | Document Type | Document Size | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Introduction to the ASAM Criteria® for Patients and Families | 195 kB | 04/13/2020 | |
| The ASAM Criteria® (full guidelines) | 1713 kB | 06/17/2021 | |
| Educational criteria training for customers (developed by ASAM) | Online Resource | -- | 01/18/2022 |
| Instructions to access educational criteria training for providers (developed by ASAM) | 113 kB | 01/18/2022 |
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