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I do not provide any legal documentation and I require all clients sign a form agreeing to keeping me out of any legal proceedings. If it becomes necessary to participate, my hourly fee is $300 for anything related to legal proceedings.
Payment is due at the time of service.
I use Square and Stripe to process credit and debit card payments including HSA cards.
If needed, I can debit your checking account through ACH withdrawal.
In Network:
I am currently paneled with Premera and First Choice (which includes most PPO Kaiser plans). I cannot guarantee that I will continue on these plans in the long term. I can only bill insurance for individual sessions. If we are using insurance, you will be responsible for any deductible, copay or co-insurance that your insurance determines in their Explanation of Benefits (EOB). Please be aware that in order to bill your insurance, I will need to provide them with a diagnosis code. If you are not comfortable with this, consider doing private pay only.
Out of Network:
If I am not paneled with your insurance, as a courtesy, I can provide a detailed receipt that you can submit to your insurance for reimbursement. Many plans have some coverage for out-of-network providers. Always confirm with your insurance about the specifics of your plan. Please be aware that you are responsible for my whole fee no matter what the insurance decides to reimburse you.
You are responsible for any amount due at the time of service.
As a rule, I do not provide billing services. All transactions are done at the time of service.
Your Rights and Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills and Balance Billing In Washington State
When you get emergency care or get treated by an out-of-network provider at an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center, you are protected from surprise billing or balance billing.
What is “balance billing” (sometimes called “surprise billing”)?
When you see a doctor or other health care provider, you may owe certain out-of-pocket costs, such as a copayment, coinsurance, and/or a deductible. You may have other costs or have to pay the entire bill if you see a provider or visit a health care facility that isn’t in your health plan’s network. “Out-of-network” describes providers and facilities that haven’t signed a contract with your health plan. Out-of-network providers may be permitted to bill you for the difference between what your plan agreed to pay, and the full amount charged for a service. This is called “balance billing.” This amount is likely more than in-network costs for the same service and might not count toward your annual out-ofpocket limit. “Surprise billing” is an unexpected balance bill. This can happen when you can’t control who is involved in your care—like when you have an emergency or when you schedule a visit at an in-network facility but are unexpectedly treated by an out-of-network provider. Insurers are required to tell you, via their websites or on request, which providers, hospitals, and facilities are in their networks. Hospitals, surgical facilities, and providers must tell you which provider networks they participate in on their website or on request.
You are protected from balance billing for:
Emergency Services
If you have an emergency medical condition, mental health or substance use disorder condition and get emergency services from an out-of-network provider or facility, the most the provider or facility may bill you is your plan’s in-network cost-sharing amount (such as copayments and coinsurance). You can’t be balance billed for these emergency services. This includes care you receive in a hospital and in facilities that provide crisis services to people experiencing a mental health or substance use disorder emergency. You can’t be balance billed for these emergency services, including services you may get after you’re in stable condition.
Certain services at an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center
When you get services from an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center, certain providers there may be out-of-network. In these cases, the most these providers may bill you is your plan’s in network cost-sharing amount.
You also aren’t required to get care out-of-network. You can choose a provider or facility in your plan’s network.
When can you be asked to waive your protections from balance billing:
Health care providers, including hospitals and air ambulance providers, can never require you to give up your protections from balance billing.
If you have coverage through a self-funded group health plan, in some limited situations, a provider can ask you to consent to waive your balance billing protections, but you are never required to give your consent. Please contact your employer or health plan for more information.
When balance billing isn’t allowed, you also have the following protections:
If you believe you’ve been wrongly billed, you may file a complaint with the federal government at https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises/consumers or by calling 1-800-985-3059; and/or file a complaint with the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner at their website or by calling 1-800-562- 6900. Visit https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises for more information about your rights under federal law. Visit the Office of the Insurance Commissioner Balance Billing Protection Act website for more information about your rights under Washington state law.