Client Access Rules & Privacy/Security
Summary On March 27, 2025, CalMHSA held a County Shared Decision-Making Meeting regarding Client Access Rules. Topics covered included: Client Access Rules and how they can be used to limit […]
ePrescribing under 42 CFR Part 2
Summary On November 22, 2024, CalMHSA held a County Shared Decision Making meeting regarding ePrescribing under 42 CFR Part 2 programs. The following guidance was provided: Any data viewed in […]
Service Authorizations
Overview Some services require authorization in order to be billed to Medi-Cal. This is generally covered by BHIN 19-026. Some services should be authorized prior to the service being provided, […]
AB 352 Compliance – How to Add New Indicators to a Client’s Record in Special Populations
Background AB 352 is a buffer against providing states that have criminalized certain kinds of care, for example, abortion care, contraception, and gender affirming care. The system will use the […]
ICD-10 Annual Updates: What You Need to Know
Overview Every year on October 1st, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updates to the ICD-10 code list. This means that some ICD-10 codes that were valid this […]
Notable ICD-10 Code Changes for FY 2025
CalMHSA has reviewed the ICD-10 code changes that impact behavioral healthcare providers. Most eating disorders will now require an additional specifier. Also, 2 codes that used to be captured under […]
How to Determine Which Clients Have ICD-10 Records that Need to be Updated
UPDATE CalMHSA has created a list page where a user can view all records that have an ICD-10 code that will no longer be valid during a given fiscal year. […]
Annual ICD-10 Code Updates
Overview Every year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) releases updates to the ICD-10 code list. Streamline will be updating SmartCare to reflect this. This updated list will […]
CalMHSA 805-LPS Data Collection Report/DHCS Legal Status
To support counties that are reporting for BHIN24-013, we have created a report of documented legal statuses within the EHR. This data is at a county level. If you are […]
Special Populations and How to Use Them
Overview Client data is often broken down by numerous data points, such as demographics, diagnosis, services and programs. Special populations were created to be able to meta-tag clients outside of […]