Category Archives: Policy

• BCBAs in Schools

  Posted on February 24, 2019 by CDEvanko in Education, Policy, State Resources

  This year (2019), we asked our legislative representatives to put in bills in both the House and Senate that would add licensed behavior analysts (LBAs) and licensed assistant behavior analysts (LABAs) to the list of support staff that public schools can hire. While the Senate version of this legislation passed the Senate, the House chose […]

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• More CPT Code Information

  Posted on January 14, 2019 by CDEvanko in Policy, Private Practice

  Please see this message from APBA, the BACB, Autism Speaks, and ABAI: The Steering Committee for the ABA Services Workgroup (representatives of the organizations shown above and their CPT® consultant) has prepared the article Supplemental Guidance on Interpreting and Applying the 2019 CPT® Codes for Adaptive Behavior Services  (available here and in the Members Only/Health Insurance Coverage section at www.apbahome.net) to […]

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• Behavior Analysts as LMHPs

  Posted on December 29, 2018 by CDEvanko in Policy, Private Practice, RBT, State Resources

  In 2018, Sen. Barker initiated a bill to change the regulations to classify Licensed Behavior Analysts as Licensed Mental Health Practitioners (LMHP). The bill passed into law and the Commonwealth took the necessary steps to make the change.  As of 11/29/18, the changes have been made: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency35/chapter105/section20/ and http://register.dls.virginia.gov/details.aspx?id=7135 are the applicable Web sites. “Licensed […]

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• More CPT Code Information – MUE

  Posted on December 20, 2018 by CDEvanko in Policy, Private Practice, State Resources

  Please see this important message from APBA: December 19, 2018 Dear colleague: If you bill health insurance, please read this message carefully. It contains very important information about implementation of the 2019 CPT® codes for adaptive behavior services. Medically Unlikely Edits. As we have noted in several webinars, presentations, and Q&A sessions, the Medically Unlikely Edits […]

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• More CPT Code Information – Medicaid

  Posted on November 21, 2018 by CDEvanko in Policy, Private Practice, State Resources

  Magellan recently sent the message below, and this is consistent with what was said in the 11/1/18 Webinar with DMAS.  Stay tuned for changes from Medicaid as the redesign happens, but you will not be able to bill DMAS for the new CPT codes in January through any of the six MCOs.  Just continue using […]

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• LBAs Now Included in Human Rights Regulations

  Posted on November 14, 2018 by CDEvanko in Miscellaneous, Policy, Private Practice, State Resources

  Effective 11/01/2018, LBAs have been added to the list of people who can conduct and assessment that would allow restraint or time out to be in a behavioral treatment plan.  Please note that plans that include restraint or time out must be submitted to an IRC (independent review committee) prior to implementation.  If you need […]

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• Behavioral Health Redesign

  Posted on October 29, 2018 by CDEvanko in Policy, State Resources

  VABA has been participating in regular meetings hosted by DBHDS and DMAS on the redesign of behavioral health services in Virginia. This is the presentation from the first meeting held October 2, 2018 This is the presentation from the second meeting held October 23, 2018 This is the presentation from the third meeting held November […]

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• Behavior Analysis Regulations

  Posted on October 29, 2018 by CDEvanko in Policy

  The Behavior Analysis Regulations went through a periodic review recently.  Thank you to those who made comments.  Unfortunately, the Board of Medicine has decided not to make any changes. Here are the notes on the discussion in the advisory board meeting Here is the information on the periodic review

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• More CPT Code Information – New Codes Active Jan 2019

  Posted on September 5, 2018 by CDEvanko in Policy, Private Practice, State Resources

  Note, a revision was sent out in mid October: In September the Steering Committee for the national workgroup comprising representatives of the organizations shown above distributed a code conversion table showing the most common HCPCS and 2014 Category III CPT codes that have been used to report applied behavior analysis (ABA) services to health plans, […]

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• VDOE/CSA Private Day Outcomes Workgroup

  Posted on September 2, 2018 by CDEvanko in Education, Policy, State Resources

  A workgroup was convened through legislation to study CSA funding that is used to send students to private schools.  The specific goal for the workgroup is to look at outcomes.  More information can be found on the first document (agenda) below.  Our lobbyist has been attending the meetings, and here are some documents with more […]

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