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Billing Manual for Community Care Network Providers

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Guidelines <strong>for</strong> Obtaining Approval <strong>for</strong> In-Plan and Supplemental ServicesMental HealthServiceEmergencyEvaluationCrisis Services:Mobile, Telephone,Walk-InPsychiatricOutpatientEvaluation or InitialNon-MD evaluationBest Practice / LifeDomain Evaluation 2AuthorizationTypeNotification viaFacsimileTransmittalRequest FormNoneNotification;ApprovedBHRSCA<strong>Providers</strong> andBHRSCAprescriberssubmit viaFacsimileTransmittalRequest FormLimits/Exclusions/DefinitionsHospital not reimbursed separately if patient isadmitted within 24 hours to the evaluating facility.Fax within 60 days after service.Child: State-approved Best Practices <strong>for</strong>mat isrequired <strong>for</strong> Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services<strong>for</strong> Children and Adolescent (BHRSCA) services andRTF.In some parts of the Commonwealth there is verylimited access to licensed psychologists and nonlicensedproviders sometimes complete evaluationswithout any face-to-face evaluation by the licensedpsychologist. <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> will allow this practiceto continue. However, we encourage licensedprescribers to continue to participate in all BestPractice evaluations and re-evaluations unless accessissues make that option impossible.Please note that, if doctoral or master's levelclinicians who are non-prescribers are conducting partsof or the entire BP evaluation, these individuals mustbe designated by and directly supervised by thelicensed prescriber. Please refer to Chapter 41 of thePA Code <strong>for</strong> Psychologists by the State Board ofPsychology.<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> advocates that prescribers review thecase w/the doctoral or master’s level clinicians who areconducting parts of or the entire evaluation. RequestForm must be submitted following the initial evaluation;not to exceed the timely filing limits <strong>for</strong> Claimssubmission <strong>for</strong> the member’s product coverage.Concurrent: Request Form must be submittedfollowing the updated evaluation Request; not toexceed the timely filing limits <strong>for</strong> Claims submission <strong>for</strong>the member’s product coverage.<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> Provider <strong>Manual</strong> | 1-888-251-CCBH | © 2012 All Rights Reserved | Page 8

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