2025 Clinical Practice Guidelines now available

Updated Clinical Practice Guidelines are now available on the website. These evidence-based guidelines were reviewed and approved by our quality improvement committee. The guidelines include direct links to the source documents for reference.

Updates in the 2025 version include:

• Updates to links and dates of most current versions in existing guidelines as needed.
• Addition of guidelines:
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment in Children and Adolescents (2024) Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis prepared for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
  • Borderline Personality: The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder, Second Edition. (2024)
  • Hearing Loss: Clinical Practice Guideline: Age-Related Hearing Loss (2024). American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation.
  • Stroke Prevention: 2024 Guideline for the Primary Prevention of Stroke: A Guideline from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
  • Mental Health Conditions: Screening and Diagnosis of Mental Health Conditions During Pregnancy and Postpartum (2023). American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• Deleted documents:
  • Nonpharmacologic and Pharmacologic Treatments of Adults in the Acute Phase of Major Depressive Disorder: A Living Clinical Guideline from the American College of Physicians. The CPG matrix contains multiple documents on depression.

No action is needed; this update is informational only. The guidelines below can be downloaded from our provider website at https://providers.anthem.com/california-provider/home > Resources > Provider Manuals, Policies and Guidelines.

For a printed copy, please call Medi Cal Customer Care Center at 800-407-4627 (TTY 711) outside L.A. County or 888-285-7801 (TTY 711) inside L.A. County. Contact your local Provider Relationship Management representative or call Medi Cal Customer Care Center at 800-407-4627 (TTY 711) outside L.A. County or 888-285-7801 (TTY 711) inside L.A. County.