Audiologists and SLPs who work in outpatient health care settings and supervise graduate students, clinical fellows (CFs), and assistants need to comply with payer requirements to avoid denials or unfavorable audits that could lead to recoupment and civil or criminal penalties. This webinar will outline the state and federal legal supervision requirements as well as payment considerations when supervising students and support personnel. The webinar will explain how to document the services provided by students, CFs, and assistants; how and when to bill; and the level of supervision required across practice settings, such as private practices, university clinics, and physician offices.

Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

• Identify payer policies that apply to billing for services provided by graduate students, CFs, and assistants
• Determine the level of supervision required for billing for services provided by graduate students, CFs, and assistants
• Describe how to document and submit claims for services provided by graduate students, CFs, and assistants

Presenter Information

Sarah N. Warren, MA,  is ASHA's Director of Health Care Policy for Medicare. In this role, she supports ASHA's membership by answering member questions, anticipating Medicare policy trends, advocating with Congressional leaders, and commenting on Medicare's proposed policies. She has worked on health care payment policy for more than 15 years. Prior to joining ASHA, Warren represented inpatient rehabilitation facilities at the American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association and physical therapists at the American Physical Therapy Association.

Financial Disclosures:

• ASHA employee

Nonfinancial Disclosures:

• None

Caroline Bergner, Esq. (she/her/hers) is ASHA’s Director of Health Care Policy for Medicaid. She serves ASHA’s membership by answering member questions; tracking Medicaid policies; and advocating with Medicaid state agencies, Medicaid managed care companies, and CMS. She also works with ASHA’s Committee on Medicaid and the State Advocates for Reimbursement network. She is a Virginia-barred attorney and has worked in health care policy for more than 10 years.

Financial Disclosures:

• ASHA employee

Nonfinancial Disclosures:

• None

Meghan Ryan, MSL, Health Policy and Law studied speech and hearing sciences, with a minor in linguistics, at George Washington University, and is currently completing a masters of studies in law at Wake Forest University School of Law, with a focus in Health Care Policy and Law. Meghan has served as the Public Policy Associate on ASHA's Health Care and Education Policy team since 2017.

Financial Disclosures:

• ASHA employee

Nonfinancial Disclosures:

• None

Assessment Type

Self-assessment—Think about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your new knowledge.

To earn continuing education credit, you must complete and submit the learning assessment by the end date below.

Program History and CE Information

Live webinar date: September 28, 2023
End date: September 30, 2028

This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Related area).

Additional ASHA Resources

• Supervision of Assistants, Graduate Students, and Clinical Fellows: Billing and Payment Compliance (asha.org)