NPPES and the 30-Day NPI Update Rule: Where Behavioral Health Programs Fall Out of Sync

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Covered providers must update NPPES within 30 days of a change. Here is where behavioral health programs fall out of sync on addresses, taxonomy and subparts, and a 45-minute check to run this week.
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Medicare Enrollment for Counselors and Therapists: The MFT and MHC File Behavioral Health Operators Need

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Since January 1, 2024, MFTs and mental health counselors can enroll in Medicare. Here is what CMS requires, where counselor enrollments break down, and the file operators should be able to produce for every clinician.
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License and Certification Expiration Tracking in Behavioral Health: Catching a Lapse Before It Becomes an Overpayment

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Most clinician license lapses are found by surveyors or payers, not the program. How to build an expirables register, re-verify at the primary source, and manage the 60-day overpayment clock when a lapse overlaps billed services.

OIG Exclusion Screening for Behavioral Health Programs: The Monthly Check Surveyors and Payers Expect

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Monthly LEIE and SAM screening is the practical minimum for any behavioral health program billing Medicaid or Medicare. Here is who belongs on the list, why screening programs fail, and what surveyors and auditors sample.

The MATE Act Attestation: What Belongs in Every Behavioral Health Prescriber File

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Since June 27, 2023, prescribers renewing a DEA registration must attest to eight hours of substance use disorder training. DEA issues no proof of it — your credentialing file is the only place evidence lives. What operators should pull this week.
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Medicaid Provider Enrollment and Revalidation: The Operator’s Maintenance Plan

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Medicaid enrollment is not a one-time filing. Practical guidance for behavioral health operators on screening levels, ownership disclosure, exclusion checks, and the revalidation calendar that prevents claim-stopping deactivations.
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Clinical Supervision Documentation: What Surveyors and Payers Actually Check

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Behavioral health operators usually supervise pre-licensed staff well but document it poorly. Here is what surveyors sample first, where supervised-billing risk hides, and how to build a supervision file that survives a tracer.
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Personnel Files That Survive a Survey: A Behavioral Health Operator’s HR Readiness Guide

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Surveyors sample personnel files early because the findings are objective and hard to dispute. A practical guide for behavioral health operators on primary source verification, competency documentation, contract staff, state clearances, and a quarterly self-audit.
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CAQH ProView Profile Hygiene for BH Credentialing

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CAQH ProView profile hygiene for behavioral health credentialing keeps provider files audit-ready, cuts payer delays, and protects panel enrollment.
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Behavioral Health Credentialing Files: What Surveyors Check

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What surveyors check in behavioral health credentialing files: license verification, primary source checks, and the gaps that trigger findings.