Student Center for Health and Counseling

Billing for Counseling Services:Review and Update

Billing for Services: Rationale

• Increased revenue to meet growing demand• Independent source of revenue• Recalibration – Recoup Counselors’ salaries

Billing for Services: Implementation

• Licensed Clinicians• Health Insurance credentialing and approved

provider status• Fee schedule• Revised standards – diagnosis, treatment,

documentation, standards of care, outcome measures

Billing for Services: Implementation

• Accelerated shift from developmental to medical models of care

• New Electronic Medical Records system• Relocation from Birch to Cedar Hall

Billing for Services: Utilization Trends

Academic Year No. of clients % change No. of contact hours

% change

2007-08 266 1076

+12% +9%

2008-09 297 1171

+13% +5%

2009-10 335 1223

-9% -12%

2010-11 306 1077

-44% -47%

2011-12 172 571

Billing for Services: Revenue

• Total billed - $84,000• Insurance payments Received - $34,000• Students’ responsibility – 29,000• Insurance adjustments - 21,000• Total received - 63,000

Billing for Services: Program Evaluation

Access to Services Revenue $$

Billing for Services: Program Revisions

• New Rationale:

– “The Student Center for Health and Counseling is Charging fees for counseling services to offset the costs of providing these services not covered by student fees or other sources of University revenue while maintaining an equitable fee schedule.”

Billing for Services: Program Revisions

• The first appointment will be a free consultation.

• The fee schedule is reduced by 60%

• Psychological testing and evaluation will be billable services

Billing for Services: Program Revisions

• Renew efforts to establish source of funding for students in financial need to purchase student health insurance coverage.

• Increase outreach and education initiatives

• Establish SCHC Advisory Board