For all clients and potential clients please read below. This is a new billing disclosure that took effect January 2022 and I legally have to post this on my website as well as verbally inform you.
“Good Faith Estimate for Health Care Items and Services” Under the No Surprises Act
“Under Section 2799B-6 of the Public Health Service Act, health care providers and health care facilities
are required to provide a good faith estimate of expected charges for items and services to individuals
who are not enrolled in a plan or coverage or a Federal health care program, or not seeking to file a
claim with their plan or coverage both orally and in writing, upon request or at the time of scheduling
health care items and services.
Under the new rule, psychologists and other providers must take the following steps for their uninsured or self-pay patients:
Ask if the patient has any kind of health insurance coverage (including government insurance programs like Medicare, Medicaid, or Tricare), and if so, whether the patient intends to submit a claim to that insurance for the service.
Inform all uninsured and self-pay patients that a good faith estimate of expected charges is
available in a written document that is clear, understandable, and prominently displayed;
orally provided when the service is scheduled or when the patient asks about costs; and
available in accessible formats, and in the language(s) spoken by the patient.
Provide a good faith estimate of expected charges for a scheduled or requested service, including items or services that are reasonably expected to be provided in conjunction with such scheduled or requested item or service. That estimate must be provided within specified timeframes:
If the service is scheduled at least three business days before the appointment date, no later than one business day after the date of scheduling;
If the service is scheduled at least 10 business days before the appointment date, no later than three business days after the date of scheduling; or
If the uninsured or self-pay patient requests a good faith estimate (without scheduling the service), no later than three business days after the date of the request. A new good faith estimate must be provided, within the specified timeframes if the patient reschedules the requested item or service.”
For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit http://www.cms.gov/nosurprises or call 1-800-985-3059.