Release Notes (7.36) - 05.19.2017

Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Clinical Management for Behavioral Health Services (CMBHS) Release Information Date 05/19/2017
Page or Function	Description of Change and/or User Instructions	Business Entity/User Type Impacted
HHSC CMBHS Help Line	The HHSC CMBHS Help Line has changed its hours. The Help Line will now close at 4:30 pm Monday – Friday instead of being open until 5:00 pm. We apologize if this is an inconvenience to our users, but is unavoidable due to resource issues. CMBHS Help Line at 1 866 806-7806 Monday - Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm	All Users
CMBHS Accessibility Features	The Accessibility Project’s objective is to make the CMBHS application compliant with Section 508 guidelines and to promote seamless interaction for the user via accessibility tools and screen readers. Section 508 refers to a statutory section in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (refer to 29 U.S.C. 794d) whose purpose is to provide access to electronic and information technology (ICT) by individuals with disabilities. Section 508 can be found at www.section508.gov. Accessibility changes will eventually be made to all CMBHS pages and they are being released with each deployment. Most accessibility changes will not be noticed by users that do not benefit from them. Examples include the size of the font, the shape or size of action buttons or moving functions to another side of the screen. Whenever changes are more significant, we will inform users in the Release Notes. We appreciate CMBHS Security Administrators ensuring that all users receive notice of these changes as they impact all users in some way. The Accessibility Project is also creating a CMBHS Accessibility User Guide that will be distributed and posted online.	All CMBHS User Organizations
New Menu Item and Function Accessibility/ Preferences	As part of the project to improve accessibility, a new menu item has been added to CMBHS. On the Administrative tool bar at the top of every page of CMBHS, under Account Management, we have added My Account. The submenus Change Password and Accessibility/Preferences are under My Account. The Change Password page is unchanged and the Accessibility/Preferences page includes limited functionality. Accessibility/Preferences The Enhanced Accessibility mode is now turned on for all users, but has no impact on substance abuse services users. Only the MH Uniform Assessment (CANS/ANSA) show Enhanced Accessibility Mode changes. The MH user will see pop-up messages when they document an answer that results in an additional module opening or for other situations. For example, in the Risk Behaviors section, when the user selects a rating of 1 or higher for certain questions, an additional module displays. Previously the user was not notified; now a popup will display. A MH user can disable the Enhanced Accessibility mode by going to Account Management, My Account, Accessibility/Preferences and unchecking the checkbox and then Saving. (see additional information below)	All CMBHS User Organizations MH Service Users of the MH
Financial Eligibility Assessment	Accessibility improvements have been made to the CMBHS Financial Eligibility assessment. Previously, users were given one checkbox to check if the client had No Income and if the client had No Extraordinary Expenses, they were also given a checkbox. Users will now see these questions “Client has Income” and “Client has Extraordinary Expenses” with Yes and No radio buttons to document the answers. These are the Financial Eligibility changes in Edit mode. These are the Financial Eligibility changes in View mode. All users of the CMBHS Financial Eligibility assessment must be provided notice of this change.	Substance Use Disorder and MH Users of the Financial Eligibility Assessment
MH Adult Uniform Assessment (ANSA)	At this point, only the MH Adult Uniform Assessment (ANSA) shows the Enhanced Accessibility Mode changes. The MH user will see pop-up messages when they document an answer that results in an additional module opening or in some other situations. Example: In the Risk Behaviors section, when the user selects a rating of 1 or higher for certain questions, an additional module displays. Previously the user was not notified of the additional module. Now a popup message will inform the user.	Mental Health Services Locations
If you have problems using CMBHS please contact the CMBHS Help Line at 1 866 806-7806 Monday - Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm