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No Surprises Act - Effective 1/1/2022

Wednesday, December 22, 2021   (0 Comments)
Posted by: Yasmin Khan-Hohensee

Regulations have been recently finalized that require certain patient protections to address concerns about surprise bills.  These protections not only address emergency care but include disclosure requirements for all uninsured or self-pay services, and will, at some point in the future also include patients with insurance.  These regulations formalize some of what psychiatrists/providers already do when communicating fees to patients seeking care or for whom psychiatrists/providers are providing care.  

The following is a summary of the key requirements along with links to templates: https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/practice-management/no-surprises-act-implementation

For additional information, please visit our resource page on the No Surprises Act HERE