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New CARF certification to focus on ASAM levels of care
Author(s) -
Knopf Alison
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
alcoholism and drug abuse weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7591
pISSN - 1042-1394
DOI - 10.1002/adaw.32143
Subject(s) - certification , accreditation , addiction medicine , addiction , pharmacology , medical education , chemistry , medicine , political science , psychiatry , law
The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and CARF International (CARF) are launching a national certification program for addiction treatment programs that demonstrate the ability to deliver services consistent with the ASAM levels of care. This is a certification, not an accreditation, program.