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Nurses assigned Emergency Severity Index (ESI) and AMHTS Scores. Interrater reliability was assessed using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) on visits with two independently assigned AMHTS Scores. To evaluate validity, quasi\u2010Poisson regression examined the association of AMHTS Scores and ED resource utilization, adjusted for sociodemographic and clinical factors. Resource use was categorized using the standard ESI definition and an expanded definition incorporating behavioral health\u2010specific resources.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We included 454 visits (45.4% aged 10\u201314, 56.2% female) with at least one AMHTS Score, of which 94.1% were ESI 2 and 26.9% were AMHTS 2. Among 221 visits with two AMHTS Scores, ICC was 0.48 (95% CI 0.37, 0.58). Higher\u2010acuity AMHTS Scores were associated with greater resource utilization. Standard resource use was higher for AMHTS Score 1 (Incidence Rate Ratio [IRR] 1.82, 95% CI 1.12, 2.96) and Score 2 (IRR 1.64, 95% CI 1.15, 2.40) versus AMHTS Score 5. When applying the expanded definition, resource use was higher for AMHTS Score 1\u20134 versus 5.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Interrater reliability of AMHTS was fair, and higher\u2010acuity scores were associated with greater ED resource utilization. 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