Coming Soon: Streamlined Clinical Documentation Guides
Key staff: Courtney Vallejo, LMFT, Director of Managed Care Operations
CalMHSA will soon be releasing two updated clinical documentation guides — one for Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) and one for Drug Medi-Cal/Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC/DMC-ODS). Previously, there were four separate guides for each, but the updates will consolidate the information into just two guides: one comprehensive manual for SMHS and one manual for DMC/DMC-ODS.
These guides reflect the most current documentation requirements and expectations to support the work of service providers. Once available, CalMHSA will notify counties, and they will be posted here. We encourage you to bookmark this Clinical Documentation Guides webpage and access the guides directly to ensure access to the latest version, as they will continue to be updated as needed. Questions can be directed to [email protected].
April 21, 2025