Clinical Practice Guidelines

The following guidelines are provided for your reference. Our Company reviews each guideline at a minimum every two years , but may do so earlier if new scientific evidence or national standards are published.

These recommendations are informational only. They are not intended to require a specific course of treatment or take the place of professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Members should make decisions about care with their healthcare providers. Recommended treatment or services may not be covered. Eligibility and coverage depend on the member’s specific benefit plan.

Alcohol and Substance Use Disorder

Practice Guideline for the Pharmacological Treatment of Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder
American Psychiatric Association

Management of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) (2021) - VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines
Department of Veterans Affairs 

Depression 

Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Depression Across Three Age Cohorts
American Psychological Association (Linked with permission) 

Diabetes 

American Diabetes Association’s Standards of Care in Diabetes 2025 
American Diabetes Association 

Hypertension 

2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines 
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 

Opioid Prescribing Rules and Guidelines 

Ohio Pain Management Tool Kit 
Ohio Department of Health 

2022 CDC Guidelines for Opioid Prescribers
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention