RSB shall not pay for any vocational rehabilitation service unless RSB authorized the service before it was provided. A vendor who provides services that are authorized by RSB must agree not to charge or accept any payment from an applicant or eligible individual or from a member of the applicant's or eligible individual's family unit unless the amount of the charge or payment is previously known to and approved by RSB. 361.50(e)
NOTE: District supervisors must review and sign all backdated authorizations, effective May 1, 1996. The authorization is considered backdated if the document is being typed after the service has started. (Per Memoranda dtd 4-19-96 Subject: Backdated Authorizations/7-24-96 Subject: What Constitutes Backdated Authorizations)
NOTE: Staff should authorize therapy by both psychologists and psychiatrists at UCR. As in the past, psychiatrists will be paid based on the CPT code submitted on the invoice and psychologists will be paid at our current established rate. Staff may need to inform vendors to invoice at their "usual, customary fee" instead of the rate authorized for any authorizations that have already been issued to psychologists using an incorrect cost per hour. (Per memorandum dtd 9-2-99, Subject: Authorization and Payment for Psychological and Psychiatric Services)
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