Colorado Community Health Alliance
Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid Program)
Behavioral Health Initial Review Form for Inpatient and Partial Hospital Programs
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Substance (Select all that apply.):
☐ Positive (If selected, list drugs.):
BAL: ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Unknown
Result (if applicable): ☐ Value: ☐ Pending
Substance use screening (Select if applicable and give score.):
For substance use disorders, please complete the following additional information.
Current Assessment of American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Criteria
Dimension (Describe or give symptoms.)
Dimension 1 (acute intoxication) and/or withdrawal
potential (such as vitals, withdrawal symptoms)
☐ Minimal/none — not under influence; minimal withdrawal
potential
☐ Mild — recent use but minimal withdrawal potential
☐ Moderate — recent use; needs 24-hour monitoring
☐ Significant — potential for or history of severe withdrawal;
history of withdrawal seizures
☐ Severe — presents with severe withdrawal, current
withdrawal seizures
Dimension 2 (biomedical conditions and
complications)
☐ Minimal/none — none or insignificant medical problems
☐ Mild — mild medical problems that do not require special
monitoring
☐ Moderate — medical condition requires monitoring but
not intensive treatment
☐ Significant — medical condition has a significant impact
on treatment and requires 24-hour monitoring
☐ Severe — medical condition requires intensive 24-hour
medical management
Dimension 3 (emotional, behavioral or cognitive
complications)
☐ Minimal/none — none or insignificant psychiatric or
behavioral symptoms
☐ Mild — psychiatric or behavioral symptoms have minimal
impact on treatment
☐ Moderate — impaired mental status; passive
suicidal/homicidal ideations; impaired ability to complete ADLs
☐ Significant — suicidal/homicidal ideations, behavioral or
cognitive problems or psychotic symptoms require
24-hour monitoring
☐ Severe — active suicidal/homicidal ideations and plans,
acute psychosis, severe emotional lability or delusions;
unable to attend to ADLs; psychiatric and/or behavioral
symptoms require 24-hour medical management