2025 Submission of TADT
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 […]
CalMHSA 119 Aftercare Discharge Transfer Summaries Report for the Care Coordination Plan
Protocol History: AB 2242 made amendments and additions to the Lanterman-Peteris-Short Act (LPS) Act. The Care Coordination Plan is required as part of BHIN –24-039 when discharging individuals who experienced […]
New Inquiry Locking Functionality
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
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. […]