📊 LOCUS Assessment Software

LOCUS 4th Edition Assessment
Scored Automatically from Kipu

The Level of Care Utilization System (LOCUS) 4th Edition requires scoring 6 dimensions (7 scoring entries) against the official criteria sheet, then evaluating 7 simultaneous coverage thresholds for LOC 4. CriteriaIQ does all of this in under 60 seconds from the live Kipu patient chart.

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LOCUS 4th Edition Scoring

All 6 dimensions. Official scoring criteria. Every time.

LOCUS 4th Edition dimensions are scored 1–5 against the criteria from the American Association for Community Psychiatry (AACP) official scoring sheet. CriteriaIQ cites specific clinical evidence from Kipu for each score assigned.

Dim I
Risk of Harm
Scored 1–5: 1=Minimal, 2=Low, 3=Moderate, 4=High, 5=Extreme
Suicidal ideation level, self-harm history, harm to others, current safety plan, protective factors. Extracted from psychiatric evaluations and nursing assessments in Kipu.
≥3 required for LOC 4
Dim II
Functional Status
Scored 1–5: 1=Minimal impairment, 5=Severe impairment
ADL performance, social functioning, vocational/academic functioning, self-care abilities. Extracted from biopsychosocial and functional assessments.
≥3 required for LOC 4
Dim III
Medical/Addictive/Psychiatric Co-morbidity
Scored 1–5: co-occurring medical, substance use, and psychiatric conditions
Combination of active medical conditions, substance use disorder severity, and psychiatric diagnosis complexity. Integrates CIWA/COWS scores, diagnoses, and H&P findings.
≥3 required for LOC 4
Dim IV-A
Recovery Environment — Level of Stress
Scored 1–5: 1=No stress, 5=Extreme stress in environment
Living situation stability, family environment volatility, access to substances, legal pressures, housing security. Extracted from biopsychosocial assessment.
≥4 required for LOC 4
Dim IV-B
Recovery Environment — Level of Support
Scored 1–5: 1=Full support, 5=No support available
Family support, peer support, clinical support network, community resources available to patient. Extracted from social history and case management notes.
≥4 required for LOC 4
Dim V
Treatment History
Scored 1–5: 1=Positive response, 5=No response to intensive treatment
Prior treatment episodes, levels of care tried, response to treatment, gains maintained, relapse history. Extracted from treatment history section of biopsychosocial.
≥3 required for LOC 4
Dim VI
Engagement and Recovery Status
Scored 1–5: 1=Fully engaged, 5=Unable to engage
Insight into illness, willingness to engage in treatment, ability to participate in therapeutic activities, therapeutic alliance. Extracted from clinical progress notes.
≥3 required for LOC 4
LOC 4 Coverage Criteria: Composite score 23–27 AND all seven dimension thresholds simultaneously met. CriteriaIQ evaluates each threshold individually and displays a pass/fail table for every coverage criterion.
LOCUS output

Everything payers and clinical teams need to see

  • ✓Composite score (7–35) displayed with visual LOC scale bar (LOC 1–6)
  • ✓All 7 dimension scores with clinical evidence citations from Kipu documents
  • ✓LOC 4 coverage criteria table — pass/fail for each of the 7 thresholds
  • ✓Auth probability score based on composite and coverage criteria
  • ✓Phone review script citing dimension scores and LOC rationale
  • ✓PDF export with full dimensional analysis ready for submission
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I — Risk of Harm
3 ✓
II — Functional Status
3 ✓
III — Co-morbidity
3 ✓
IV-A — Env. Stress
4 ✓
IV-B — Env. Support
4 ✓
V — Treatment History
4 ✓
VI — Engagement
4 ✓
✅ All 7 LOC 4 Coverage Criteria Satisfied — Composite: 25/35 — Recommended: LOC 4

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