Course Summary

An overview of residential addiction treatment levels of care, the changes to these levels in the 4th edition of the ASAM Criteria, and lessons learned by the trainer after providing 15 years of specialty addiction treatment.

Learning Objectives

Upon completing this material, learners will be able to:

1. Compare and contrast the different residential levels of care for treatment of substance use disorder, based upon services provided​.
2. Describe at least three changes to residential treatment levels of care in the 4th edition of the ASAM Criteria. ​
3. Discuss the new 3.7 BIO level of care in the 4th edition and identify at least one patient population that could be treated at this level of care.

Learning Audience

This asynchronous course is designed for behavioral health providers seeking essential information on attaining and maintaining appropriate licensure and approvals, understanding regulatory requirements, and complying with updated standards in the State of Colorado.

Course Duration

• 83 minutes

External Content Notice

This learning content is housed and managed outside of the OwnPath Learning Hub system, and is shared in partnership with the Colorado Department of Healthcare Policy and Financing (HCPF).

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