Are Your Employees And Contractors Properly Licensed To Provide Services?
Posted by donna@healthlawcenterplc.com in Jan, 2020
Twenty felony charges for Medicaid Fraud have been filed against a social worker who owns the EDM Treatment Center in Saginaw. The felony counts arose out of a prior employee at the treatment center who was not licensed to provide counseling services to clients in the clinic. The criminal complaint alleged that the social worker […]
Category: Medicaid, Mental Health, News & Updates
Post Tagged with Donna Craig, Fraud & Abuse, Licensure, Professional Counselor, The Health Law Center Mental Health Access Improvement Act Re-Introduced In Congress
Posted by donna@healthlawcenterplc.com in Jun, 2019
The Mental Health Access Improvement Act (S. 286) was re-introduced by Senator Stabenow (D-MI) and Senator Barrasso (R-WY), which will allow mental health counselors to bill Medicare for treating older adults with mental health conditions. The American Mental Health Counselors Association was instrumental in the introduction of S. 286. In the House, Rep. Thompson (CA-05) […]
Category: Licensure, Medicare, Mental Health, Michigan Legal Updates, News & Updates, Reimbursement
Happy Patients, Happy Providers – Are Your Patients Satisfied With Their Healthcare Experience?
Posted by donna@healthlawcenterplc.com in Jun, 2019
All healthcare providers want to grow their practices with new patients while keeping existing patients. In a recent article in Medical Economics, it suggests that 81% of consumers are unsatisfied with their healthcare experience. Patients are increasingly turning to providers who regularly connect with them and offer flexibility with how they schedule appointments, share information, […]
Post Tagged with Donna Craig, HIPAA, Nurse Practitioner, Professional Counselor, Telehealth, The Health Law Center The National Board for Certified Counselors Will Change Educational Requirements in 2022
Posted by donna@healthlawcenterplc.com in Nov, 2018
If you are a professional counselor who is not currently certified by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) or are considering a counseling educational program in the future, you need to be aware that effective January 1, 2022 applicants for a national certified counselor’s distinction from the National Board for Certified Counselors will be […]
Category: News & Updates, Professional Development
Youth Mental Health Emergency Department Visits Have Increased In Recent Years
Posted by donna@healthlawcenterplc.com in Nov, 2018
To those who provide mental health services, it comes as no surprise that emergency department visits among children and youth for mental health concerns has dramatically increased in recent years. The Pediatric Health Information System conducted a study of youth mental health-related services at 45 children’s hospitals between 2012 through 2016. The rate of mental […]
Category: Mental Health, News & Updates
Could You Be Facing A Professional Licensure Investigation?
Posted by donna@healthlawcenterplc.com in Apr, 2018
The American Nurses Association – Michigan Chapter’ in its Spring newsletter, began a four-part series discussing professional licensure investigations and a health care professional’s rights when advised that such an investigation has been initiated. So how does a licensure investigation begin? All investigations start with a complaint being filed with the Bureau of Professional Licensing. This can […]
New Human Trafficking Educational Requirements For Michigan Health Care Professionals
Posted by Donna Craig in Mar, 2017
The prevalence of human trafficking has reached alarming levels in the United States. In an effort to address this widespread crisis, individuals licensed or registered by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (nurses, professional counselors, physicians, social workers, massage therapists, etc.) have a new continuing educational requirement which must be met when seeking […]
Professional Counselors May Directly Submit Claims for Reimbursement to Certain Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance Programs Beginning in January 1, 2016
Posted by Donna Craig in Oct, 2015
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan has announced that effective January 1, 2016, licensed professional counselors that participate in Traditional, TRUST (PPO) and Mental Health and Substance Abuse Managed Care networks will receive direct reimbursement for covered mental health services provided within the scope of their licenses. Reimbursement will be at eighty (80%) percent […]
Category: Professional Insurance
