2025 Submission of TADT

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Purpose This protocol is to inform counties about CalMHSA’s recommendations for the 2025 submission of the TADT. Timeliness of Guidance We wanted to apologize for any delays in communication you […]

New Inquiry Locking Functionality

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Background Per county feedback, CalMHSA requested the ability to lock inquiries to prevent edits. This has been developed and is in the March 2025 MSP build, which was deployed to […]

Client Access Rules & Privacy/Security

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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

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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

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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, […]

ICD-10 Annual Updates: What You Need to Know

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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

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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 […]