VPA News
Vermont Ranks #12 Overall in MHA Survey
Mental Health America recently released its chartbook The State of Mental Health in America, which provides statistics on the prevalence of mental illness and access to mental health care. Vermont ranked 12th overall (balancing prevalence of mental illness and access...
Progress on PSYPACT
VPA has been advocating for the passage of PSYPACT, Vermont H.282, for some time. Great news! PSYPACT passed through the House Health Committee and has now gone to the House Ways and Means Committee. Here is written testimony from the Office of Professional...
Medicare: Recent Changes
A number of changes to Medicare were passed in late 2022, including an expansion of the providers who can be reimbursed, an extension of telehealth waivers, and a new conversion factor. You can see an easy-to-read summary of these changes written by APA staff here.
CPT Code: Professional Consultations
Psychologists now have a mechanism to provide and report interprofessional consultations (through telephone, electronic medical records, etc.) for diagnosis and treatment. The new CPT® codes are 99446–99449 and 99451. We caution you to check with your insurer to see...
RxP in Colorado
In early March, the Colorado governor signed RxP into law in Colorado. Colorado is the sixth state to allow prescriptive authority for psychologists with advanced post-doctoral training. Bills in Hawaii and Washington failed to pass thus far.
Medicare: Independent Authority for Psychologists
The Increasing Mental Health Options Act (S.669) has been reintroduced in the Senate. As in the last Congress, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) sponsored the legislation along with Susan Collins (R-ME), and is joined this year by new Senator (and past House supporter)...
RxP Bill in Vermont Legislature
VPA has, for several years, promoted prescriptive authority for doctorate-level psychologists with advanced training (known as RxP). We are making progress on advocating for this important tool in addressing the shortage of psychopharmacology prescribers in Vermont....
CareDash Is Gone
Some of you may remember our discussion about CareDash, a nationwide directory (pulled from the NPI listings) of of therapists that included individual therapists without seeking their permission or getting any details of the practice. It purported to allow...
Gainwell Technologies: Provider Management Module Master Class Webinar
For those of you who are frustrated, confused, or otherwise not happy with Medicaid’s online provider system, this may be of interest: Gainwell Technologies would like to invite you to join our Provider Management Module (PMM) Master Class webinar on Tuesday, November...
Medicaid Banner: Rate Increase for Division of Substance Use Program Preferred Providers
For dates of service on or after August 1, 2022, providers who have been certified as Preferred Providers by the Division of Substance Use Programs (DSU) will receive a rate increase for specific codes. To find out if a provider is certified by DSU, visit...
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