Practice Guidelines & Preventive Health Guidelines

Care1st utilizes practice guidelines, criteria, quality screens and other standards for certain areas of medical management, disease management, and preventive health. Our guidelines follow nationally accepted standards and are reviewed and approved by our Medical Management Committee, which is comprised of both clinical staff and network physicians. Updates occur annually or more frequently if needed. If you have questions on our guidelines or would like a hard copy of our guideline mailed to your office you may contact Provider Network Operations at 602-778-1800

Practice Guidelines

• "The Fatal Four" Part Two--Dehydration
• Pressure Ulcers in the Developmentally Disabled
• Dysphagia and Assessing Risk of Aspiration and Choking
• Psychotropic Prescribing Guidelines
• Tool Kit Adult Depression
• Tool Kit Child ADHD
• Tool Kit Adult ADHD
• Tool Kit Anxiety
• Tool Kit Child Anxiety
• Tool Kit Child Depression
• Tool Kit Postnatal Depression

Preventive Guidelines

• Refusal to Vaccinate Form
• Periodicity Schedule
• Recommended and Minimum Age-interval-table
• 2011 Immunization Catch up schedule
• 2011 Immunization Schedule 0-6 yrs
• 2011 Immunization Schedule 7-18 yrs
• 2011 Immunization Adult Schedule

Additional Information

• PEDS Tool FAQs

Disease Management Guidelines | Prior Authorization Guidelines & Criteria