Update on Unmanaged Visits for Children: Outpatient Behavioral Health Therapy Providers
As a result of action by the General Assembly, the 26 unmanaged outpatient behavioral health therapy visits limit for children will decrease to 16 unmanaged visits.

Prior authorization will be required for all outpatient services for children after the 16th visit. As a reminder, prior authorization will continue to be required for adults after the 8th visit.

To ease the transition for providers and recipients, this change will now be effective January 1, 2011, to correspond with the new benefit year.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Recognizes Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselors!
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Update on Medicaid Unmanaged Visits for Children
As a result of action by the General Assembly, the 26 unmanaged Medicaid outpatient behavioral health therapy visits limit for children will decrease to 16 unmanaged visits. Prior authorization will be required for all outpatient services for children after the 16th visit. As a reminder, prior authorization will continue to be required for adults after the 8th visit. To ease the transition for providers and recipients, this change will now be effective January 1, 2011, to correspond with the new benefit year.

LPC omission in Children's Development Service Agency policies. Click here for details.

North Carolina Office of State Personnel has added permanent job classifications for Licensed Professional Counselors
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North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings has published final version of rulemaking re: LPC's, LPC- Associates and LPC-Supervisor.
Please click here then go to Issue 15 - 02/01/2010. Here you can choose document or pdf file version. You will find the administrative rules information on page 1277.

LPC Act Amendment FAQ's
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