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Committee hears request to delay state adoption of ASAM fourth edition for SUD treatment
Summary
Senate Bill 5361 would delay adoption of the American Society of Addiction Medicine's fourth edition criteria for substance use disorder treatment from Jan. 1, 2026, to Jan. 1, 2028; sponsors said the delay would save state General Fund dollars and give providers time to prepare.
The Senate Health and Long Term Care Committee held a public hearing Jan. 28 on Senate Bill 5361, a request bill from the Office of Financial Management and prime-sponsored by Sen. Manka Dhingra, to delay the adoption of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) fourth edition criteria for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment for two years.
Committee staff described the background: Washington law directed the Health Care Authority (HCA) and the Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) to use the ASAM criteria as a single, uniform set of medical-necessity standards for SUD treatment. The ASAM 4th edition…
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