Becoming a Behavioral Health Medicare Provider

Tennessee Licensed Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists will become eligible to directly enroll with Medicare and provide services to Medicare clients as of January 1, 2024. Increased Access to Behavioral Health Services to Medicare beneficiaries will be the result. This training event will provide guidance to TAMHO members in the steps to take now and beginning January 1, 2024, to take full advantage of the expansion of Medicare to providers beyond the current professionals.

Learning Objectives:

• Review and consider actionable steps to take now to prepare for Medicare enrollment of professionals that will become eligible on January 1, 2024.

• Review and consider organization actional steps to begin after January 1, 2024.

• We will respond to questions about Medicare enrollment developed by MTM Services and by TAMHO members.

Documentation of 1.5 contact/clock hours earned requires individual registration and full attendance for this event – no partial credits.

David Swann, MA, LCAS, CCS, LPC, NCC

Senior Integrated Healthcare Consultant and Senior National Council Consultant

As MTM’s senior integrated healthcare consultant, David has extensive experience working with organizations to create improved systems of and foster greater access to care, including integrated and managed care organizations. He is a highly sought-after advisor, helping organizations address the crisis in psychiatric service capacity through more efficient use of E&M codes, expanding behavioral healthcare to the Medicare population, and helping providers in managed Medicaid environments. David has also provided comprehensive strategic planning services for more than 200 organizations, with a focus on performance improvement and performance contracting, as well as leadership and board development.

David is the former chief executive officer of Crossroads Behavioral Healthcare and the chief clinical officer for Partners Behavioral Health Management, a public local management entity and managed care organization. David is a Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist, a Certified Clinical Supervisor, a Licensed Professional Counselor and a National Certified Counselor