New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 163 - MEDICAL NECESSITY REVIEW TOOL FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 10:163-1.3 - Definitions

The following words and terms, as used in this chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

"American Society of Addiction Medicine criteria" or "ASAM criteria" means the clinical guidelines for purposes of the assessment, treatment, placement, and transfer/discharge of individuals with substance use disorders. These ASAM criteria are contained in The ASAM Criteria: Treatment Criteria for Addictive, Substance-Related, and Co-Occurring Conditions, 3rd ed., Carson City, NV: The Change Companies, 2013, which is incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented.

"Department" means the Department of Human Services, unless otherwise specified.

"Division" means the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services and is the single State agency responsible for the oversight of a range of community addiction services in the State of New Jersey.

"Level of Care Index" or "LOCI" means the standardized practice tool, which is incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented, that is used to implement and document the ASAM criteria for treatment planning and placement of patients with substance use disorders. The LOCI is published by The Change Companies, www.changecompanies.net.

"Substance use disorder" means the classification as defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), which is incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented and includes substance use withdrawal.