2. Became operational November 1, 1979
Chartered in West Virginia and domiciled in
Ohio as a 501-C-4 Non-Profit Corporation
Licensed to do business in Ohio & West Virginia
Expanded into North Central WV in 1994
Expanded Statewide 2010 / 2011
3. HANCOCK
BROOKE
OHIO
PENNSYLVANIA
MARSHALL
WETZEL
MONONGALIA MARYLAND
MORGAN
MARION BERKELEY
OHIO TYLER PRESTON
MINERAL
HARRISON HAMPSHIRE
PLEASANTS TAYLOR JEFFERSON
DODDRIDGE
WOOD RITCHIE
BARBOUR GRANT
TUCKER
HARDY
WIRT
GILMER LEWIS
JACKSON CALHOUN UPSHUR
MASON RANDOLPH
ROANE
BRAXTON
PENDLETON
PUTNAM WEBSTER
CLAY
VIRGINIA
CABELL
KANAWHA
NICHOLAS POCAHONTAS
WAYNE
LINCOLN
BOONE FAYETTE
GREENBRIER
LOGAN
MINGO
RALEIGH
SUMMERS
WYOMING MONROE
KENTUCKY MERCER
MCDOWELL
4. 24 additional West Virginia Counties
Over 2100 New Providers
27 New Hospitals
Tertiary Facilities Include:
5. All contracting and service items (new
providers, claims inquiries, questions, etc.)
serviced by Health Plan directly
No Programs or Services Carved Out
Health Plan requires credentialing of all
providers including extenders
Contact Provider Relations (800) 624-6961
Ext. 7633 for contracting information
6.
7. Coverage of Autism Spectrum
Disorder
WV Legislative mandate for coverage effective
January 2012
Large employer groups required to cover: in
preceding year averaged over 25 eligible
employees
Coverage effective upon reenrollment of large
groups throughout the year
Diagnosis of ASD prior to age 8
Coverage applies to children age 18 months to
18 years.
8. Establishing the Diagnosis of Autism
Spectrum Disorder
Primary Care Physician (PCP) completes ASD
screenings as per AAP and AAN guidelines as
part of the preventive health visits
Multidisciplinary approach to establishing
diagnosis
Referrals to specialists, ancillary support, and
testing are directed by the PCP
Diagnosis of ASD based on DSM-IV-TR
9. Establishing the Diagnosis of Autism
Spectrum Disorder
Once diagnosis is confirmed, coverage for
autism treatment is initiated as per the
member’s insurance benefit plan.
To assure payment of treatment and therapy
under the benefit, services related to ASD
require preauthorization
10. Covered services:
Applied Behavior Analysis provided and/or
supervised by a Board Certified Behavior
Analyst (BCBA)
Information found at www.healthplan.org >
provider services > additional BHU resources >
Initial Authorization for ABA and Concurrent
Authorization for ABA
Medically necessary treatments, such as OT, ST,
PT
11. Coverage of ABA
Initial authorization:
Results of screening and scaling
Functional Behavioral Assessment
Goals
Risk Assessment
Targeted interventions aimed at specific behaviors
Parental training
12. Continuation of ABA
Behaviors and interventions identified on initial
authorization form
Improvements and achievements
Supporting documentation
13. Billing for ABA
Evaluation and Management Codes from
Current Procedural Terminology have been
assigned to various levels of treatment
Billing details will be in your contract