CalMHSA Learn (LMS System)
Help Desk Ticket (Admin)
EHR Bulletin

MENU

ShowSigningSuffixORBillingDegreeInSignatureRDL

Brief Description: This determines how a staff user’s signature will appear on RDLs (the PDFs that render when signing a SmartCare document).

Details: If there is more than one degree and/or license number, these will be separated by commas. Degrees will only pull into the RDL if the effective date of the document is within the start and end date range of the degree. There is a corresponding recode where specific degrees can be marked as “never include in a signature.” This recode category name is “SetDegreesToNotDisplayInSignatureSection” and CalMHSA has added the following degrees to this list:

  • Admin Use Only – Bed Day
  • DEA
  • NA DEA
  • NPI
  • State License
  • Taxonomy

The “Signing Suffix” is set in the Staff Details screen on the Demographic/Professional tab in the Professional Section.

This can also be set by the end user themselves on the My Preferences screen in the Professional section.

Degrees are setup on the Staff Details screen on the Licenses/Degrees tab. The Billing checkbox impacts whether the degree will show, based on the configuration key value entered.

Default Value: SigningSuffix

Allowed Values:

  • “SigningSuffix”
    • Will render as “FirstName LastName, SigningSuffix”
    • Example: “John Smith, Case Manager”
  • “OnlyBillingDegree”
    • Will render as “FirstName LastName, Only Billing Degree”
    • Example: “John Smith, LMFT Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist”
  • “BillingDegree”
    • Will render as “FirstName LastName, All Degrees”
    • Example: “John Smith, LMFT Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LPCC Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor”
  • “BillingDegreeAndLicense#”
    • Will render as “FirstName LastName, SigningSuffix, License Type/Degree, License #”
    • Example: “John Smith, Case Manager, LMFT Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, 12345”
  • “AllBillingDegreeAndLicense#”
    • Will render as “FirstName LastName, SigningSuffix, License Type/Degree, License #”
    • Example: “John Smith, Case Manager, LMFT Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, 12345, LPCC Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, 9879”
  • Last Updated: April 18, 2025