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Named Medically Managed Intensive Inpatient Services for adolescents and adults, this particular level of care provides 24-hour nursing care and every day physician care for extreme, unstable problems in ASAM Dimensions 1, 2 or 3. Counselling is available 16 hours a day to engage patients in treatment. A comprehensive description of the services typically offered in this level of care, the care setting and how to determine what patients would benefit best from these services based on an ASAM dimensional needs assessment begins on page 280 of The ASAM Criteria: Treatment Criteria for Addictive, Substance-Related, and Co-Occurring Conditions (2013 ).

Named the Medically Monitored High-Intensity Inpatient Services for adolescents and Medically Monitored Intensive Inpatient Services Withdrawal Management for adults, this particular level of care provides 24-hour nursing care with a physician’s accessibility for significant problems in Dimensions 1, 2, or 3. Patients in this level of care require medication and have a recent history of withdrawal management at a less intensive level of care, marked by past and current inability to complete withdrawal management and enter into continuing addiction treatment. This is the appropriate setting for patients with subacute biomedical and emotional, behavioral, or intellectual problems that are so extreme that they require inpatient treatment. Level 3 includes residential services that are described as co-occurring capable, co-occurring enhanced, and complexity capable services, which are staffed by designated addiction treatment, mental health, and general medical personnel who provide a variety of services in a 24-hour treatment setting.

Named Clinically Managed Medium-Intensity Residential Services for adolescents and Clinically Managed High-Intensity Residential Services for adults, this particular level of care provides 24-hour care with skilled counselors to stabilize multidimensional impending danger and prepare for outpatient treatment. Patients in this level are able to tolerate and use complete active milieu or therapeutic communities. Level 3 includes residential services that are described as co-occurring capable, co-occurring enhanced, and complexity capable services, which are staffed by designated addiction treatment, mental health, and general medical personnel who provide a variety of services in a 24-hour treatment setting.

Named Clinically Managed Population-Specific High-Intensity Residential Services, this particular adult only level of care generally offers 24-hour care with experienced counselors to stabilize multidimensional imminent danger along with less extreme milieu and group treatment for those with cognitive or other impairments unable to use full active milieu or therapeutic community. Level 3 includes residential services that are described as co-occurring capable, co-occurring enhanced, and complexity capable services, which are staffed by designated addiction treatment, mental health, and general medical personnel who provide a variety of services in a 24-hour treatment environment.

Called Clinically Managed Low-Intensity Residential Services, this particular adolescent and adult level of care generally provides a 24 hour living assistance and structure with available qualified personnel, and offers at least 5 hours of clinical service a week. Level 3 encompasses residential services that are called co-occurring capable, co-occurring enhanced, and complexity capable services, which are staffed by designated addiction treatment, mental health, and general medical personnel who provide a range of services in a 24-hour living support [DM1] setting.

Named Partial Hospitalization Services for adolescents and adults, this particular level of care generally provides 20 or more hours of service a week for multidimensional instability that does not require 24-hour care. Level 2 includes services that are capable of meeting the intricate needs of people with addiction and co-occurring conditions. It is an organized outpatient service that provides treatment services usually throughout the day as day treatment or partial hospitalization services.

Named Intensive Outpatient Services for adolescents and adults, this particular level of care typically includes 9 or more hours of service a week or 6 or more hours for adults and adolescents respectively to treat multidimensional instability. Level 2 involves services that are capable of meeting the complex needs of people with addiction and co-occurring conditions. It is an organized outpatient service that provides treatment services throughout the day, before or after work or school, in the evening, and/or on weekends.

Called Outpatient Services for adolescents and adults, this particular level of care generally includes less than 9 hours of service/week for adults, or less than 6 hours a week for adolescents for recovery or motivational enhancement therapies and strategies. Level 1 includes organized services that may be delivered in a wide array of settings.

Referred To As Early Intervention for Adults and Adolescents, this particular level of care constitutes a service for individuals who, for a recognized reason, are at risk of developing substance-related problems, or a service for those for whom there is not yet adequate relevant information to document a diagnosable drug use problem.