Protect Your Practice! – Ethically Comply With New Good Faith Estimate Requirement

Protect your practice! Join us to learn how to meet the legal requirements of the new Good Faith Estimate (GFE; within the “No Surprises Act”), a new federal law enacted January 1, 2022. This recorded self-study seminar will help you learn how to comply with these requirements and discuss their ethical implications so you’re better protected both legally and ethically. Included in your registration are resources, including “standard notice” and “good faith estimate” templates you can begin using immediately. The resources and information shared will guide you through the tedious (but important!!) process of implementing this new law into your practice so you can avoid lawsuits and board complaints related to the new GFE requirement!

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Objectives:

This training will provide participants clinical knowledge and tools to:

a). Identify and describe two resources that can be used with clients to inform them of their rights regarding Good Faith Estimate requirement of the “No Surprises Act”.

b). Identify and describe two ethical considerations that are of specific importance regarding your communication with clients around the new Good Faith Estimate requirement.

c). Identify and describe helpful resources that address at least two frequently asked questions regarding the new GFE legal requirement applicable to the mental health service.

Target Audience:

Clinical Mental Health Professionals such as Counselors, Psychologists, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Social Workers who provide therapy services in outpatient settings to patients who are uninsured, self-pay, or shopping for care.

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Instructor(s): Jodi Ann Geis-Crowder, MS, LPC, ACS

Material Author(s): Jodi Ann Geis-Crowder, MS, LPC, ACS  

A native of Wyoming, Jodi holds an Associate of Science Degree in Education from Northwest College in Powell, Wyoming, a Bachelor of Science Degree in Social Sciences with areas of emphasis in psychology, economics, political science and anthropology, and a Master of Science Degree in Counselor Education and Human Development with an emphasis in Leadership from the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming.  She holds professional counseling licenses in good standing in Colorado (LPC-2476, March 2000) and Wyoming (LPC-1602, September 2016), is an Approved Clinical Supervisor, a certified Solution Focused Brief Therapy practitioner, is a trainer for Professional Case Management and Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling, holds a certificate in the Human/Animal Bond from the Denver University Graduate School of Social Work, has studied and gained numerous continuing education credits in the area of the human/animal bond, has been registered with three therapy dogs (2005, 2010 and 2019) and is a tester/observer for Alliance of Therapy Dogs, a national credentialing organization for therapy dog teams headquarter in Cheyenne, Wyoming.  Jodi’s passion for culturally meaningful human/animal bond and agriculture related services in rural areas resulted in her developing animal assisted therapy programs for two community behavioral health centers: Centennial Mental Health Center in Northeast Colorado and Peak Wellness Center in Southeast Wyoming.  She also developed a therapeutic horticulture program while at Centennial Mental Health Center.   Jodi has held positions as a clinician, clinical coordinator, clinical supervisor, regional clinical director, telehealth clinical supervisor and education and training coordinator in her years in community behavioral health.  In addition to the program development mentioned above, Jodi was the architect for and developed a centralized telehealth clinical supervision model for Peak Wellness Center.  

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