Medical Necessity Criteria

Horizon NJ Health uses the care guidelines fromMCG Healthto make behavioral health care utilization management determinations for members enrolled in:

  • Horizon Medicare Advantage plans
  • Horizon NJ Health Medicaid plans - including Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), NJ FamilyCare and Managed Long Term Services & Supports (MLTSS) plans
  • Horizon NJ TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)

We use American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) criteria when making coverage determinations for services related to Substance Use Disorders.

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