Single Case Agreements 101: Supporting Access To Therapy For Clients as an Out-of-Network Provider

This training is for clinicians who work in Out-Of-Network private practices and want to learn more about insurance advocacy. The goal of this training is to learn about the basic principles behind insurance policy exceptions, and WHEN and HOW they can be pursued. We will cover navigation of ethical considerations when advocating for clients, and will provide participants with tips and strategies to use throughout the process. Less...

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Learning Objectives

Understand the 5 foundations of "Out-of-Network" insurance exceptions for clients
Differentiate between eligible and ineligible circumstances for clients seeking Out-of-network insurance coverage
Recognize and navigate ethical, clinical, and boundary considerations when advocating for clients

Target Audience

This educational activity is intended for administrators of mental health practices who are out of network with insurance panels but still wish to ease accessibly to care for their clients.

Learning Levels

Beginner & Intermediate

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Live Interactive Webinar

12:00 PM EDT - 01:00 PM EDT

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EARN 1 CE Credit Hours

About the speaker

Molly Zametkin, LCSW-C

Intake Specialist

Molly Zametkin, LCSW-C is a Social Worker from Maryland specializing in trauma, acute care, assessment, and insurance utilization review. Molly has worked in a variety of clinical settings including The National Institutes of Health (NIAAA, NIMH), DC and VA public schools, and PHP/IOP treatment. Molly is passionate about insurance advocacy, trauma-informed clinical practice, healthcare leadership, and holistic healthcare delivery.

Agenda

Agenda:

1. Insurance Vocab 101

2. Why Advocate?

3. When to Advocate

4. How to Advocate

5. Tips

6. Ethics

CE Information - Earn 1 CE Credit Hour

CE Approvals

Association of Social Work Boards

Montgomery County Counseling Center Provider #1935, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continue Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continued education credit. ACE provider approval period: (7/22/2024-7/22/2025). Social workers completing this course receive 1 clinical continuing education credits.

CE Process Info

Each professional is responsible for the individual requirements as stipulated by his/her licensing agency. Please contact your individual licensing board/regulatory agency to review continuing education requirements for licensure renewal. Please note: You must attend "live" (in real-time) for the duration of the training AND complete the post course evaluation to earn CE credits.

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Complete evaluation forms for the event
Download your continuing education certificate in a PDF format

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Disclosure

This training is intended to provide a broad overview of methods to advocate for clients for insurance coverage as an Out-of-Network provider. We do not provide advising nor training on matters considered to be under the jurisdiction of an insurance broker, and we solely cover subject matter within the scope and jurisdiction of mental health clinicians. This training is intended to provide entry level understanding of advocacy for clinicians and is not a replacement for clinical due diligence. All laws, regulations, and policies protected federally and locally related to this subject matter should be honored at all times. All insurance education should be used on a case-by-case basis in adherence with your clinician licensing body. This training only provides information about commercial insurance carriers, and cannot be applied to circumstances related to Medicare or Medicaid. Montgomery County Counseling Center does not have any financial conflicts to disclose related to this training, and we do not participate directly with any insurance company.