SC SSA is refusing to allow funds to pay for telehealth groups, although individual services are approved. We have been waiting on Medicaid to send out notification for our telehealth services for two weeks now. I was told by our SSA that it's a QA issue. Research is being done on states who have allowed and I'm be interested to see what type of QA is in place for these services in states who do allow.
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Laura Aldinger
Executive Director
Behavioral Health Services Association of South Carolina
Columbia SC
803-252-0268
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-06-2020 11:05
From: Richard Nance
Subject: SSA and Medicaid refusing to pay for online groups during COVID-19
Has anyone had any issues with SSAs, Medicaid, ACOs, or MCOs refusing to pay for online group therapy? Have you been able to argue to reverse this policy? If so, what arguments did you use that were the most convincing.
Richard J. Nance, LCSW, Director
Utah County Department of
Drug and Alcohol Prevention and Treatment
Suite 3200, 151 South University Avenue
Provo, UT 84601
801-851-7127