How to Complete a BQuIP SUD Screening Tool

The Brief Questionnaire for Initial Placement (BQuIP) was created by UCLA for DHCS. Before using this tool, you should complete the training found at this website https://www.uclaisap.org/bquiptool/. You must first […]
How to Document a Referral from an Emergency Department (ED)

All referrals, including those received from local hospital emergency departments, are documented on the Inquiry screen. Make sure you don’t have another client’s chart open. If you do, click on […]
How to Refer to an External SUD Program

Referrals to external SUD providers should NOT be entered in the Client Information: External Referrals due to 42 CFR. However, since counties manage all SUD programs, all SUD programs should […]
How to Refer the Client to the County’s System of Care

Since the MHP’s system of care includes county owned and operated programs as well as contracted providers, you’ll have to first determine if the provider you’ll be referring to uses […]
How to Refer the Client to the Managed Care Plan (MCP)

If the screening indicates that you need to refer the client to the MCP, follow your county’s current procedures for referring to the MCP. To document the referral in SmartCare, […]
How to Transfer the Client to the MCP

When a client has been receiving Specialty Mental Health Services but needs to step down to a lower level of care provided by the Managed Care Plans, you must complete […]
How to Document Follow-up Done on an External Referral

To document follow-up on a referral in SmartCare, you must first have the client open, then click the Search icon. Type Client Information into the search bar. Click to select […]
How to View Who’s on the Client’s Treatment Team

You can see who’s on the Client’s treatment team using the Treatment Team widget. To see more details, you’ll need to access the Treatment Team Details screen. You can easily […]
How to Save Filters and/or Create Favorites

Step by step video guide here: Filters assist you with locating the data that is relevant to the user; filters will vary by list page. Some list pages have multiple […]
How to Save Filters and/or Create Favorites

Step by step video guide here: As helpful as filters can be it can also be time consuming to continuously change your filters to locate what you are looking for. […]