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

Referred To As 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 nurse care with a physician’s availability for significant problems in Dimensions 1, 2, or 3. Patients within this level of care require medication and have a recent background of withdrawal management at a less intensive level of care, marked by previous and current incapability to complete withdrawal management and become part of continuing substance addiction treatment. This is the suitable setting for patients with subacute biomedical and mental, behavioral, or intellectual problems that are so extreme that they require inpatient treatment. Level 3 includes residential services that are referred to 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 range of services in a 24-hour treatment setting.

Referred To As Clinically Managed Medium-Intensity Residential Services for adolescents and Clinically Managed High-Intensity Residential Services for adults, this level of care provides 24-hour care with trained counselors to stabilize multidimensional imminent danger and plan for outpatient treatment. Patients within this level are able to tolerate and use complete active milieu or therapeutic communities. Level 3 includes residential services that are referred to as co-occurring capable, co-occurring enhanced, and complexity capable services, which are staffed by appointed addiction treatment, mental health, and general medical workers who provide a range of services in a 24-hour treatment setting.

Referred To As Clinically Managed Population-Specific High-Intensity Residential Services, this adult only level of care normally offers 24-hour care with qualified counselors to stabilize multidimensional unavoidable danger together 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 encompasses residential services that are referred to as co-occurring capable, co-occurring increased, and complexity capable services, which are staffed by appointed addiction treatment, mental health, and general medical personnel who provide a range of services in a 24-hour treatment environment.

Named Clinically Managed Low-Intensity Residential Services, this adolescent and adult level of care normally provides a 24 hr living assistance and structure with available properly trained personnel, and offers at minimum 5 hours of clinical service a week. Level 3 encompasses residential services that are referred to as co-occurring capable, co-occurring enhanced, and complexity capable services, which are staffed by appointed addiction treatment, mental health, and general medical personnel who offer a range of services in a 24-hour living support [DM1] setting.

Referred To As Partial Hospitalization Services for adolescents and adults, this level of care normally provides 20 or more hours of service a week for multidimensional instability in which does not require 24-hour care. Level 2 includes services that are capable of meeting the complicated needs of individuals with substance addiction and co-occurring conditions. It is an arranged outpatient service that provides treatment services usually throughout the day as day treatment or partial hospitalization services.

Referred To As Intensive Outpatient Services for adolescents and adults, this level of care generally consists of 9 or more hours of service a week or 6 or more hours for adults and adolescents respectively to manage multidimensional instability. Level 2 includes services that are capable of meeting the complex needs of people with addiction and co-occurring disorders. It is an arranged outpatient service that provides treatment services throughout the day, before or after work or school, in the evening, and/or on weekends.

Named Outpatient Services for adolescents and adults, this level of care normally consists of less than 9 hours of service/week for adults, or less than 6 hours a week for adolescents for recovery or inspirational enhancement therapies and strategies. Level 1 encompasses organized services that may be delivered in a wide array of settings.

Termed Early Intervention for Adults and Adolescents, this level of care comprises a service for people who, for a recognized reason, are at risk of establishing substance-related problems, or a service for those for whom there is not yet adequate relevant information to document a diagnosable drug use problem.