The ASAM Criteria
Implementation Tools
ASAM offers a variety of tools aimed at helping clinicians, payers, managed care entities, and policymakers implement The ASAM Criteria effectively.
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ASAM Criteria Training
Training on The ASAM Criteria is available through ASAM and our partners. Learn more here.
ASAM Criteria, Fourth Edition Training Slides
A set of 300+ slides on the ASAM Criteria, Fourth Edition is publicly available. To obtain the slides, accept our terms and conditions.
The ASAM Continuum
a computer-guided, structured clinical interview for assessing patients with clinical decision support for making level of care recommendations based on The ASAM Criteria.
ASAM Co-Triage
a computer-guided provisional referral tool designed to generate an initial level of care recommendation.
The ASAM Criteria® Navigator
Through a partnership with Change Healthcare, this software uses The ASAM Criteria in utilization review and management workflows.
Level of Care Certification
In partnership with CARF, provides an independent assessment of a treatment program’s ability to deliver services consistent with The ASAM Criteria®.
Speaking the Same Language Toolkit
A Toolkit for Strengthening Patient-Centered Addiction Care in the United States.
Implementation Guide
A practical tool to help implement the standards found in The ASAM Criteria®.
Intake Assessment Tool
The first publicly available standardized version of the ASAM Criteria assessment.