CA Quits Provider and Health Plan Resources | Center for Healthcare Policy and Research

This toolkit offers key elements for integrating tobacco assessment and counseling practices using a brief intervention framework. Healthcare professionals and staff may use this to help with quality metrics or clinical services. Public health partners may use this to complement policy or program efforts.

This questionnaire helps clinicians quickly assess smoking, smokeless tobacco, and e-cigarette/vape use to guide brief intervention and cessation support.

A helpful user guides is to help commercial tobacco control staff and partners implement evidence-based best practices by translating research into practical guidance. 

A valuable resource from the American Academy of Pediatrics to support all pediatric health clinicians in helping young patients quit tobacco use. This resource is designed to provide practical advice and considerations when addressing tobacco cessation. 

This flyer provides an overview of the new Commission on Cancer (CoC) Standard 5.9 requirements for smoking cessation treatment in cancer programs beginning January 1, 2026. It highlights reporting requirements, evidence-based cessation treatments, system-level implementation strategies, and resources to support program compliance and patient care improvement.

This flyer provides an overview of the 2026 Tobacco Use Screening and Cessation Intervention (TSC-E) HEDIS measure for health plans. It highlights the two reporting rates, examples of tobacco products and cessation interventions, and resources to support implementation and quality improvement efforts.

A helpful flyer for health providers on Medi-Cal tobacco cessation medication coverage and information on Medi-Cal formulary drug lists.

Medi-Cal fully covers all FDA-approved tobacco cessation medications, enabling providers to prescribe these treatments at no cost to support patients in quitting. Available in English (PDF) and Spanish (PDF).

An Ask, Advise, Refer tobacco cessation intervention script flyer for health providers on how to address tobacco cessation to patients.

A factsheet aims to provide guidance for health professionals to support patients who use flavored tobacco products due to the recent California law making it illegal to sell most flavored tobacco products.

Brief eight 15-30 minute videos for staff by University of California faculty as “UC Quits.” Free continuing medical education credits are available. The modules are available under the tab "Tobacco Treatment (Non UC Davis Health Employee)"