What is the purpose of the American Society of Addiction Medicine's (ASAM's) Patient Placement Criteria Manual?

A) to establish criteria for measuring and improving the quality of substance abuse treatment services
B) ?to define levels of care and the specific criteria that should be used in placing clients in the appropriate treatment setting
C) to assist in the development of a prospective payment system using reimbursement criteria based on the level of care in which the patient is placed
D) ?to assist in the development of legislation and regulations governing the placement of patients who have been involuntarily committed to substance abuse treatment

B