After many years, LMHCs are included providers for Medicare. MaMHCA highly recommends that you choose to opt-in or opt-out.

If you do not know that someone has Medicare, and they ask for a private contract, you would be in a position of being out of compliance.

If someone needs to get on Medicare during the course of treatment, you will then have to then make a decision to opt-out or in or transfer their case.

Upon knowing you have a Medicare-covered client, you have 10 days to submit an opt-out affidavit.

For more information on opting-in, please watch our Medicare Opt In Video and review the Opt In Slides.

For more information on opting-out, please watch our Medicare Opt Out Video and review the Opt Out Slides.