BC Advantage - 2022 Issue 6

CMS: Mental Health Visits via Telecommunications for Rural Health Clinics & Federally Qualified Health Centers

CMS finalized regulatory language for mental health visits in RHCs and FQHCs in the CY 2022 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule. Effective January 1, 2022, you may provide mental health visits using interactive, real-time telecommunications technology. RHCs and FQHCs can provide telecommunications for mental health visits using audio-video technology and audio-only technology. You may use audio-only technology in situations when your patient can't access or doesn't consent to use audio-video technology. You can report and get paid in the same way as in-person visits. Audio-video visits: Use modifier 95 (Synchronous Telemedicine Service Rendered via Real-Time Interactive...

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