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November 2015

Learn about upcoming webinars, enrollment information for licensed professional counselors

Licensed professional counselors participating in the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network provider networks will receive direct reimbursement for covered mental health services within the scope of their licensure, beginning Jan. 1, 2016.

To learn more about this important change, we’re inviting LPCs to attend a Licensed Professional Counselors Update Webinar on one of these dates: Tuesday, Dec. 1; Thursday, Dec. 3; or Tuesday, Jan. 12.

The webinars will take place at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on each of the above dates. They’ll include information about:

  • The change to direct reimbursement
  • Billing requirements
  • How to enroll with Blue Cross and BCN
  • Signing up to use our electronic systems

To register, download the invitation, complete the information requested and respond via email or fax. Please respond by Nov. 25 for the December webinars and by Jan. 8 for the January webinars.

Enroll now with Blue Cross and BCN
Licensed professional counselors can find the practitioner agreements and enrollment forms for the Traditional, TRUST (PPO), Mental Health and Substance Abuse Managed Care and BCN networks on bcbsm.com. Click on Providers, then Join the Blues Network and Enrollment and Changes to find enrollment information.

Specific qualification requirements are identified within each agreement. Qualified licensed professional counselors may apply for a Blue Cross provider identification number by completing the enrollment applications available on the same Web section. Individual enrollment requests for BCN will only be accepted through Feb. 1, 2016.

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