January 22, 2026

Following are this week’s updates. If you have questions, please contact [email protected]. 

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Register for Jan. 28 ASCMI Webinar

The first webinar in CalMHSA’s upcoming Ask Me About ASCMI series is scheduled for Jan. 28 from 11 a.m. – noon. Counties should invite their county counsel and compliance staff to this important session, which will feature a legal expert from Manatt explaining the form’s purpose, legal requirements, and real-world implications. Discussion will also focus on key implications for care coordination and information, and will address questions submitted by counties. Register here and submit your ASCMI questions ahead of the webinar here.

The second webinar is scheduled for Feb. 4 from 11 a.m. – noon and will include step-by-step guidance on completion, workflow recommendations, and implementation considerations. Register here.

CARE Act v2.0 Available in Prod

On Jan. 20, CARE Act v2.0 was deployed to all county production environments. The deployment includes system referral support and other v2.0 data dictionary-related modifications to the CARE Act reporting document; visual changes to the CARE episode document; data extraction support for the v2.0 Option A template; and several beneficial updates to CARE Act overall.

Please note that, while the CARE Act v2.0 release also includes additional support for CARE Act inquiries, counties are advised to continue using the pre-established workflows detailed on our Knowledge Base — including using the CalMHSA 807-CARE Act inquiries report to pull this information until a more formal evaluation and transition to the new SmartCare components can be outlined.

Additional, updated information and resources are available on the CARE Act Protocol Page, as well as in previous State Reporting Office Hours sessions.

Timely Access Documents Updated

Updates to the timely access documents have been deployed to production environments. This includes six total documents: two for mental health, two for DMC-ODS, and two for DMC-State Plan. TADT-related reports have also been updated. As always, if you encounter any issues, please reach out to the CalMHSA Help Desk. For more information on documenting timely access information for TADT, see the Knowledge Base.