title: Policy and Payment Factors Affecting the PMH-NP in the United States.
abstract: There are unique policy and reimbursement issues pertinent to the Psychiatric Mental Health-Nurse Practitioner (PMH-NP) that are complex and ever-evolving. In the past decade specifically, mental health legislation at the federal level has made, and will continue to make, a serious impact on PMH-NP practice. Pending legislation and policy trends, namely telehealth, affect how and where PMH-NPs will practice and the rates of reimbursement. This article summarizes some recent developments and trends regarding delivery of care and payment that are germane to the PMH-NP. The Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services' (CMS) guidelines for mental health billing and telehealth also are discussed.
authors.affiliation: a University of Virginia , School of Nursing , Charlottesville , Virginia , USA.
authors.forename: Gina Theresa
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Condi
mesh_terms: D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid; D006278:Medicare; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D017216:Telemedicine; D014481:United States