Clinical Guidelines

CenCal Health’s internal and external committees have accepted the following clinical guidelines from state and nationally recognized organizations that utilize best practices for high quality health care. Below are links to clinical guidelines for several disease states and screenings. Please note that this list is not all-inclusive.

Cardiovascular

Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Management: Standards of Care in Diabetes – ADA 2026

Guideline for the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Chest Pain – AHA/ACC 2021

Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure – AHA/ACC 2022

Guideline for the Management of Patients With Acute Coronary – ACC/AHA 2025

Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults – AHA/ACC 2025

Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol – AHA/ACC 2026

Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease – AHA/ACC 2020

Dermatological

Guidelines of Care for the Management of Primary Cutaneous Melanoma – AAD 2019

Endocrine

Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Obesity – AAP 2023

Guidelines for Medical Care of Patients with Obesity – AACE 2025

Guidelines on Pharmacological Interventions for Adults with Obesity – AGA 2022

Comprehensive Type 2 Diabetes Management Algorithm – 2023 Update – AACE 2023

Newer Pharmacological Treatments in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Clinical Guideline from the American College of Physicians – ACP 2024

Standards of Care in Diabetes – ADA 2026

Gastrointestinal

Guideline for Chronic Pancreatitis – AJG 2020

Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome – ACG 2021

Genitourinary

California Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Treatment Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents – CDPH 2026

Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease – KDIGO 2024

Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines – CDC 2021

Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat (HEENT)

Diabetic Retinopathy Preferred Practice Pattern – AAO 2024

Guideline for Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis – CDC 2025

Guideline for Otitis Media with Effusion – AAO-HNSF 2016

Otitis Media: Rapid Evidence Review – AFP 2019

Vision Screening for Infants and Children – AAO 2022

Hematologic

Lead Poisoning Evaluation and Management – CDPH 2023

​Standard of Care on Screening for Childhood Lead Poisoning – CDPH 2022

Immunological

Guidelines on the Treatment and Management of Patients with COVID-19 – IDSA 2025

Routine Immunization Timing – CDHP 2026

Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule – AAP 2026

Musculoskeletal

Pharmacologic Treatment of Primary Osteoporosis or Low Bone Mass to Prevent Fractures in Adults – ACP 2025 Neurological

Neurological

Guideline for the Diagnostic Evaluation, Testing, Counseling, and Disclosure of Suspected Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders (DETeCD-ADRD): Executive Summary of Recommendations for Primary Care – AA 2024

The Management of Traumatic Brain Injury – ACS 2024

Psychiatric

American Psychiatric Association Guidelines – APA 2026

American Psychological Association Guidelines – APA 2026

Applied Behavior Analysis Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder – CASP 2024

Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Depression Across Three Age Cohorts – American Psychological Association – APA 2019

Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – American Psychological Association  – APA 2025

Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain – CDC 2022

Guideline for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Major and Persistent Depressive Disorders – AACAP 2023

Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents – AACAP 2019

Guideline on Alcohol Withdrawal – ASAM 2020

Guideline on the Management of Stimulant Use Disorder (StUD) – ASAM 2024

Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Analgesics – HHS 2019

Guideline for The Pharmacological Treatment of Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder – APA 2018

Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Eating Disorders, Fourth Edition – APA 2023

National Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder – 2020 Focused Update – ASAM 2020

Recommended Standard Care for People with Suicide Risk: Making Health Care Suicide Safe – NAASP, 2018

Reproductive & Maternal Health

Clinical Guidance for Treating Pregnant and Parenting Women with Opioid Use Disorder and Their Infants – SAMHSA 2018

Employment Considerations During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period – ACOG 2018

Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy – ACOG 2017

Pregnant Agricultural Workers and Pesticides – CA OEHHA 2022

Reducing Prenatal Exposure to Toxic Environmental Agents – ACOG 2021

Tobacco and Nicotine Cessation During Pregnancy – ACOG 2020

Respiratory

Antibiotic Use in Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections – AAFP 2022

Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Tobacco Cessation Treatment – ACC 2018

Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines – NHLBI 2020

2026 GOLD Report and Pocket Guide – Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease – Gold 2026

2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines – NHLBI, NIH 2021

Interventions for Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons: Recommendation Statement – USPSTF 2021