Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)

Clinical Management for Behavioral Health Services (CMBHS)

Release Information - 7.12

 Date 02/16/2015
Page or Function Description Of Change and/or Instructions Business Entity Type Impacted
Improved Performance

Several Pages 		Changes have been made to some pages of CMBHS in order to improve response time. The following pages had “behind the scenes” changes only:
  1. Substance Abuse Services Multi - Client Psychoeducation Progress Note;
  2. Adult MH Uniform Assessment, Calculation of Level of Care (LOC) -1M;
  3. Search Pending Claims

On this page, data fields were moved and other changes made. See the note in the next section for more information.

  1. Find/Add Client (SA & MH)

We hope that you notice the improvement when you use these pages but either way, your feedback will be appreciated. A good time to give us feedback will be when the Monthly CMBHS User Call resumes on March 10, 2015. We will post more information on the CMBHS Login Page soon.


Assorted Users
Find/Add Client Changes have been made to the Find/Add Client page to improve performance.

Detail and Instructions:
  1. Local Case Number - The “Local Case Number” search box has been moved to the “Direct Search Criteria” section. There is no change in how it works;
  2. Local Case Number - When you choose “Global Client Index” as your “Scope of Search”, CMBHS will automatically hide the “Local Case Number”. To search by “Local Case Number”, you must choose your CMBHS location from the “Scope of Search” drop-down box;
  3. Exact Match - An “Exact Match” checkbox for the First Name and Last Name fields has been added. Using the “Exact Match” function limits the search results you get back to only clients with the exact same names as you enter as search criteria. This option is the default, and is automatically selected when you open the page. If you do not want to look for an exact match for either the First and/or Last Name, uncheck the box. If you are not using the First and/or Last Name to search, you can do nothing and this function will not affect your search.
  4. First Name and Last Name – When searching for a client using First Name or Last Name only you must now:
    • Enter at least 3 characters of the client’s First Name and Gender;
    • Enter at least 3 characters of the client’s Last Name and Gender;
    • If your enter less than 3 characters of the client’s First Name or Last Name then you must also include Gender and Date of Birth.

 All CMBHS Users
If you have problems using CMBHS please contact the
CMBHS Help Line at 1 866 806-7806