Update to AIM Sleep Disorder Management Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines*

Effective for dates of service on and after June 29, 2019, the following updates will apply to the AIM Sleep Disorder Management Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines. 

 

• Reconfigured structure of BPAP with and without back-up rate feature criteria for patients with established central sleep apnea (CSA)
• Removed the criteria to try rate support for CSA

 

As a reminder, ordering and servicing providers may submit prior authorization requests to AIM in one of several ways:

• Access AIM’s ProviderPortal^SM directly at providerportal.com. Online access is available 24/7 to process orders in real-time, and is the fastest and most convenient way to request authorization.
• Access AIM via the Availity Web Portal at availity.com
• Call the AIM Contact Center toll-free number at (800) 554-0580, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET.

 

Please note, this program does not apply to FEP.

 

For questions related to guidelines, please contact AIM via email at aim.guidelines@aimspecialtyhealth.com. Additionally, you may access and download a copy of the current guidelines here.