Carelon of PA’s ASAM Alignment Portal

Welcome to the ASAM Portal! This is Carelon’s hub for all American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)-related information for Substance Use Disorder (SUD) providers.

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) has developed resources to assist providers with understanding and applying the ASAM Criteria. Carelon encourages SUD providers of all levels of care to read the ASAM Criteria, 2013 textbook, attend DDAP’s Technical Assistance series, and review DDAP’s ASAM Transition Webpage which is updated regularly with new information for providers.

• DDAP’s ASAM Transition Webpage
• DDAP’s Guidance for the Application of ASAM for Adults
• DDAP’s Guidance for the Application of ASAM WM in PA SUD Tx System 
• OMHSAS-23-03 Bulletin – Aligning Co-Occurring Services with the ASAM
• DDAP’s ASAM Training Requirements for Clinicians (2024)
• DDAP’s Case Management and Clinical Services Manual (2020-2025)

DHS is requiring that Behavioral Health Managed Care Organizations (BH-MCOs) conduct ASAM Monitoring Reviews of all ASAM Level 3 Medicaid Providers in Pennsylvania. All Providers have been assigned one (1) BH-MCO to conduct the review.  At this time, ASAM Monitoring Reviews are not required for outpatient providers or hospital-based providers.

Carelon of PA’s ASAM Alignment Monitoring Review Information and Provider Resources

• DDAP ASAM Alignment Review Announcement
• Carelon’s Introduction to the ASAM Monitoring Process for ASAM Level 3 Providers (Webinar)
• Carelon’s ASAM Criteria for Admission to 3.1 and 3.5 Levels of Care (Webinar)
• Carelon’s Managing 3.7 Levels of Residential SUD Care with ASAM (Webinar)
• DHS’s ASAM Monitoring Infrastructure Review Tool
• DHS’s ASAM Monitoring Record Review Tool