Colorado Behavioral Health Reporting Model (CoBHRM)

Official data import specification

Welcome

The Colorado Behavioral Health Reporting Model (CoBHRM) defines the standardized format for submitting behavioral health data to the Colorado Behavioral Health Administration (BHA). CoBHRM replaces two legacy reporting instruments:

• CCAR (Colorado Client Assessment Record) — mental health treatment data
• DACODS (Drug and Alcohol Coordinated Data System) — substance use disorder (SUD) treatment data

This documentation provides complete specifications for CSV-based data imports, including field definitions, validation rules, and example files.

For BHASO providers: This site is BHA’s canonical reference for the CoBHRM data model. If you are submitting CoBHRM data through a BHASO, refer to the import documentation available in Signal Unity for system-specific formatting, submission workflows, and validation details.

Reporting Requirements

Find out who must report, when submissions are due, and how to get started

Data Model Overview

Understand the schema hierarchy and relationships between record types

File Format Requirements

Learn about CSV parsing rules, encoding, and formatting standards

Transaction Types

Understand Add, Update, and Replace operations

Schema Quick Reference

CoBHRM consists of 9 schemas organized into three categories:

Core Schemas

Schema	Record Type	Description
CLIENT	CLI	Client demographics and identifiers
ADMISSION	ADM	Treatment episode admission records
DISCHARGE	DIS	Treatment episode discharge records

Clinical Data

Schema	Record Types	Description
DIAGNOSIS	DXA, DXD	Diagnosis at admission and discharge
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER	SIA, SID	Substance use information at admission and discharge

Specialized Programs

Schema	Record Types	Description
ACT	ACT	Assertive Community Treatment
ASCENT	ASA, ASQ, ASD	Youth residential treatment (also known as First Episode Psychosis (FEP)) at admission, quarterly update, and discharge
SC BABY	BAB	Special Connections - Baby outcomes
SC PREGNANCY RISK	PRS	Special Connections - Pregnancy risk assessment

Getting Started

1. Confirm You're Required to Report

   Check the reporting requirements to confirm who must submit, which clients require a CoBHRM, and when submissions are due.

2. Review File Format Requirements

   Understand the CSV parsing rules including encoding, delimiters, and date formats.

3. Understand Transaction Types

   Learn how Add, Update, and Replace transactions work.

4. Download Templates

   Get starter templates for each schema with headers and sample rows.

5. Prepare Your Data

   Map your data to the required fields using the schema documentation pages.