MTAG Fall CMTE Save the date. October 1 2011
Save the Date!!!!CMTE: Reimbursement & Funding for Music Therapy Services
Saturday, October 1, 2011- 11am-6pm
Cost: MTAG Members—$20
Non-Members—$30
Students—$10
Out-of State Professionals—$30
Location: Jacob’s Ladder Neurodevelopmental School and Therapy Center
407 Hardscrabble Road
Roswell, GA 30075
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The purpose of this CMTE workshop is to provide helpful information about the sources of healthcare reimbursement, including how these sources might be used to pay for music therapy services and state sources for funding. The following presenters have been invited to provide information on Medicaid/Medicare, Private Insurance, and Other Funding sources in the state of Georgia:
Parent 2 Parent of Georgia
Georgia Council of Developmental Disabilities
Easter Seals
Jamie George, M.M., MT-BC - The George Center for Music Therapy
Dana Lee Smith, MT-BC - Music Links
The CMTE will cover the following topics:
1) Medicare, including partial hospitalization, prospective payment system (PPS), and minimum data set (MDS)
2) Medicaid, including information about approved providers and waivers
3) Private insurance
4) Other payers, including Worker’s Compensation, TRICARE, waivers, and grants/scholarships within the state of Georgia
5) Coding systems and forms, including Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)®, Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS), International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), National Provider Identifier (NPI), and CMS 1500 Health Insurance Claim Form
6) Step-by-Step Guide for Obtaining Reimbursement