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American Society of Addiciton Medicine
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State Implementation

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ASAM Criteria

State Implementation

ASAM's Fair Use guidelines allow states to use The ̽»¨ºÏ¼¯ Criteria® in laws, regulations, and policies free of charge and with no permission agreement.

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State implementation

Overview

ASAM has a responsibility – to providers, payers, regulators, patients, and their families – to ensure. The ̽»¨ºÏ¼¯ Criteria continues to be equated with high-quality care proven to be effective in addiction treatment.  We identified four pillars for successful state implementation-Aligned administrative rules with the ̽»¨ºÏ¼¯ Criteria, facilitated discussions about the change process with ASAM support, enhanced collaboration using the implementation tools, and fostering bi-directional insights into state adoption & learning for process improvement.

Training

Providing education on The ̽»¨ºÏ¼¯ Criteria® including basic introductory training, falls within fair use and does not require a permissions agreement.

Providing more in-depth training, including activities that support the development of the knowledge and skills required to implement The ̽»¨ºÏ¼¯ Criteria, does require a permission agreement. This permission agreement is available to states free of charge and allows state employees to provide The ̽»¨ºÏ¼¯ Criteria training or technical assistance.

Fair Use

ASAM's Fair Use guidelines allow states to use The ̽»¨ºÏ¼¯ Criteria in laws, regulations, and policies free of charge and with no permission agreement. Providing education on The ̽»¨ºÏ¼¯ Criteria, including basic introductory training, falls within fair use and does not require a permissions agreement.



State or government entities, learn how to implement the ̽»¨ºÏ¼¯ Criteria using fair use guidelines by contacting us at ASAMCriteria@asam.org