HCA January billing webinars: Mental health assessments for young children

The Health Care Authority (HCA) will provide a webinar on the updates to the Mental Health Billing Guide and the Service Encounter Reporting Instructions (SERI) related to mental health assessments for young children.

The webinar is available to all Apple Health (Medicaid) mental health clinicians and allied professionals. HCA will host a follow-up office hour to support agencies and providers in applying these new policies into their practice.

Webinar details

• Mental Health Assessment for Young Children – Introduction to billing webinar
  Thursday, January 6, 2022 10 to 11 a.m. (Optional: 30-minute office hours following the presentation)
  Register
• Mental Health Assessment for Young Children – Billing office hours Thursday, January 27, 2022 10 to 11 a.m.
  Register

In order to have a unique Zoom meeting link, all webinar participants need to register independently.

Are you an Indian Health Care Provider?

Information related to mental health assessments for young children will also be provided at the monthly Tribal Compliance and Operations Workgroup (TCOW) on January 26, 2022.

This meeting is specifically for Indian Health Care Providers (IHCPs), i.e., Tribes and Urban Indian Organizations. If you are interested in attending, please contact Michael.longnecker@hca.wa.gov.

Questions?

For more information, visit HCA’s Mental Health Assessment for Young Children provider webpage.