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CMS Issues Conditions of Participation for Community Mental Health Centers

By Lance O. Leider, J.D., The Health Law Firm

On October 28, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a Final Rule establishing conditions of participation (CoPs) for Medicare-certified community mental health centers (CMHCs). The Final Rule is CMS 3202-F. These conditions are the health and safety regulations Medicare providers must meet in order to participate in the Medicare program and receive reimbursements. The stated purpose of the CoPs is to improve client care, establish requirements for staff and provider operations, and encourage clients to participate in their own treatment. According to CMS, many CMHCs are currently not required to meet any health and safety standards.

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By The Health Law Firm|2024-03-14T10:01:09-04:00May 15, 2018|CMS, Mental Health Centers|

Two Owners of Florida Counseling Center Arrested for Allegedly Defrauding Medicaid Out of $80,000

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law

The two owners of a Minneola, Florida, ministry that helps provide counseling therapy and case management for children and families, each face up to 15 years in prison for allegedly defrauding Medicaid. According to the Florida Attorney General (AG), the pair was arrested on December 11, 2013. The owners were arrested after an investigation by the AG’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) revealed that they allegedly bilked the Medicaid program out of $80,000.

Click here to read the press release from the AG.

Pair Charged With Participating in an Organized Scheme to […]

By The Health Law Firm|2024-03-14T10:01:09-04:00May 15, 2018|Medicaid audit, Mental Health Centers, Mental Health Counselor|

Mental Health Professionals Need to Know How To Handle Difficult Patients – Part 1

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law

Psychologists, mental health counselors, social workers, and other psychotherapists, because of the nature of their professions, will often encounter difficult, abusive, or obsessive clients/patients. It comes with the territory. The clients or patients to whom they are expected to provide treatment and therapy to, often suffer from mental disorders, personality disorders, or illnesses.

Although it is traditional for many mental health professionals to refer to “clients” instead of “patients,” we will use the term “client/patient” in this blog.

First, Protect Your Own Privacy.

You should safeguard your own privacy and the […]

By The Health Law Firm|2024-03-14T10:01:09-04:00May 15, 2018|Clinical Social Worker, Marital and Family Therapist, Mental Health Centers, Mental Health Counselor, Mental Health Counselor Law, Occupational Therapist, Psychology, Resident|