Free guides from the Cima team
Free guides for practices and treatment programs
What we've learned running a licensed Texas outpatient program and building the software for it, written down step by step. No sign-up to read them.
Opening a practice or program
From Cima Consulting
Texas IOP and PHP opening checklist
All 118 steps to open a Texas SUD program, by phase, with who does each and the fees. Printable.
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How much it costs to start an IOP
A line-by-line IOP and PHP startup budget with low, typical and high ranges, and the cash you need before insurance pays.
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The IOP business plan lenders believe
A lender-ready outline to copy, with payer mix, census ramp, break-even, a 3-year projection and the numbers banks test.
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IOP break-even calculator (free tool)
Enter your rates, payer mix, staff and rent to see the daily census you need and the cash to get there.
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The practice readiness review (free tool)
Answer 18 questions: the package that fits, typical weeks to your first client, what's done, what's left and the risks.
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How to start an intensive outpatient program
The universal path to opening an IOP in any state, with a realistic timeline, an example budget and the mistakes that sink new programs.
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How to start a partial hospitalization program
How a PHP differs from an IOP, Medicare's limits for freestanding programs, and adding PHP to an IOP.
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IOP vs. PHP vs. outpatient
ASAM levels, weekly hours, billing codes, staffing, and which level of care to open first.
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How to start an IOP or PHP in Texas
The HHSC license, site, policies, staffing, credentialing, billing codes and accreditation, step by step.
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How to start a private practice in Texas
Opening a solo therapy or prescriber practice in Texas, from the business to insurance panels.
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How to open a sober living home in Texas
Opening a recovery residence: house rules, resident agreements, policies and certification.
Read the guideInsurance, VOBs and authorizations
From Quick VOB
The printable VOB form
A one-page verification of benefits form: the card, deductible and out-of-pocket, each level of care, the call and the auth.
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The VOB call script
What to say to the payer's rep, word for word, with questions for detox, residential, PHP, IOP and OP.
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How to read a 271 eligibility response
Service type codes for mental health and substance use, EB codes, and the deductible and out-of-pocket math.
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Deductible vs out-of-pocket maximum
How the two numbers work together, the 2026 and 2027 limits, and scripts for explaining costs to families.
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Out-of-network benefits for addiction treatment
OON deductibles, allowed amounts, balance billing, and what the No Surprises Act and Texas law cover.
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Insurance verification for detox and residential
Which benefit applies, precert and notice windows, ASAM levels, codes, and Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE rules.
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The VOB checklist for treatment admissions
What to verify before an SUD or mental health admission, and what to ask the rep at each level of care.
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Prior authorization for behavioral health
When behavioral health care needs a prior authorization, and how to get it and keep it current.
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Behavioral health carve-outs
When the plan on the card isn't the company that manages the behavioral health benefit.
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VOB software vs. outsourcing
Verifying benefits in house with software, or paying a service to do it: the trade-offs.
Read the guideCompliance and surveys
From Cima Consulting
Intake packet checklist
Consent, privacy notice, Part 2 consent, rights, grievances, releases and orientation, and why each matters.
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Staff credential file checklist
What every staff file holds, how it's verified and when it's re-checked.
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Texas HHSC inspection checklist
What a state surveyor checks in a licensed Texas SUD program under 26 TAC 564, and the binder to have ready.
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Environment of care rounds checklist
27 checks in five sections, the code behind each, and how findings become fixes the committee sees.
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Hazard vulnerability analysis (HVA)
Rank the emergencies most likely to hit your program, with a free self-scoring worksheet and a worked example.
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Emergency operations plan for behavioral health
The 12 sections of the plan, hazard quick guides, Texas disaster telehealth rules, exercises and the yearly sign-off.
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Ligature risk assessment for outpatient programs
What the Joint Commission expects of IOP, PHP and outpatient settings, with a room-by-room checklist.
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Incident reporting timelines (Texas)
Every clock after an incident (HHSC, DFPS, OSHA, HIPAA, the Texas AG, the Joint Commission) in one table.
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Running a telehealth private practice in Texas
Whose license applies, out-of-state clients and compacts, BAAs, consent, and POS 10 vs 02 with modifier 95.
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The behavioral health compliance calendar
33 recurring weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly tasks, mapped to the Joint Commission standards.
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Joint Commission behavioral health checklist
What a Joint Commission survey of a behavioral health program looks at.
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Fire drill requirements
How often treatment programs run fire drills, and what to record so the drill counts.
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The chart audit checklist
How to review clinical records the way a surveyor or payer auditor reads them.
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CARF survey prep
Getting a behavioral health program ready for its CARF survey.
Read the guideRunning your practice
From Cima Consulting
Behavioral health business glossary
IOP, PHP, ASAM, QCC, CAQH, NPI, SCA, UB-04, Part 2, EKRA and more, in plain English.
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Switching EHRs
How to move your clients and records to a new EHR.
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Leaving Headway or Alma
What a credentialing network keeps from your sessions, and how to move to your own contracts.
Read the guideLicensing and state rules
From Cima Consulting
How to get a Texas CDTF license
HHSC Forms 3207 and 3208, the operational plan, fees, the 6-month rule and the inspection, step by step.
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Licensing a mental health IOP or PHP in Texas
Which license applies to a mental-health-only program, how payers treat it, and what to ask HHSC.
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26 TAC 564 in plain English
Every key Texas SUD program rule: what it means, its deadline and the document that proves it.
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From Cima Consulting
Credentialing documents checklist
Every document plans ask a clinician, practice or facility for, and the mismatches that stall a file.
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Credentialing cost calculator (free tool)
Clinicians, plans, CAQH, Medicare and Texas Medicaid: the flat total, upkeep and a typical timeline.
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How to get credentialed with insurance
NPI, CAQH, picking plans, applying, follow-up, contracts and effective dates, for Texas clinicians.
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The CAQH ProView guide
Register, fill in each section, authorize your plans, attest every 120 days, and avoid the errors that stall applications.
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NPI Type 1 vs Type 2
Which NPIs you need, when a solo needs an organization NPI, and the taxonomy codes for behavioral health.
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How long credentialing takes
Honest timelines for commercial plans, Medicare and Texas Medicaid, what slows them, and what to do meanwhile.
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Credentialing with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
The Provider Record ID, CAQH, facility checklists and recredentialing for Texas behavioral health providers and IOPs.
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Credentialing with Aetna for behavioral health in Texas
Aetna's request form, the 45-day answer, CAQH, facility criteria and PHP precertification, step by step.
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Credentialing with Cigna (Evernorth Behavioral Health)
Evernorth's 2026 application pause, CAQH, facility minimums for IOP and PHP, provisional credentialing and recredentialing.
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Credentialing with UnitedHealthcare (Optum Behavioral Health)
Provider Express, the One Healthcare ID, CAQH, malpractice limits and the facility route for IOPs, step by step.
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Credentialing with Superior HealthPlan
TMHP first, the network request, CAQH and the Texas CVO, the behavioral health facility application, expedited credentialing and PHP/IOP rules.
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Credentialing with Wellpoint Texas (formerly Amerigroup)
The letter of interest, Availity for group additions, MultiPlan in rural Texas, the CVO and what programs should ask.
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Texas Medicaid health plans by service area
Which STAR and CHIP plans serve your area, how to join each for behavioral health, facility applications and expedited credentialing.
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Texas Medicaid for IOP and PHP programs
In-lieu-of services for adults, Texas Health Steps under 21, the CDTF rule, prior authorization and the HCPCS codes plans require.
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LPC credentialing in Texas
Taxonomy, CAQH, Medicare since 2024, Texas Medicaid's Medicare-first rule and what LPC Associates can't do.
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LCSW credentialing in Texas
Medicare clinical social worker enrollment, Texas Medicaid rates, claim modifiers and the LMSW limits.
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LMFT credentialing in Texas
Medicare for MFTs, the Medicaid pediatric exemption and what to ask plans about family and couples codes.
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Psychologist credentialing in Texas
Licensed psychologists, PLPs and LPAs: Medicare's rule, Medicaid supervision, delegation billing and PSYPACT.
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LCDC credentialing in Texas
The three ways an LCDC gets paid by insurance, the questions to ask each plan, Medicare and Medicaid.
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Psychiatric NP credentialing in Texas
The prescriber packet, Medicare at 85%, Texas Medicaid at 92%, and medical vs behavioral networks.
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How to get insurance contracts for an IOP or PHP
When a program can apply, which plans want accreditation, the facility packet, site visits and what to check in the contract.
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When the insurance network is closed
The network need letter, Texas network adequacy rules, TDI complaints, reapplying and the alternatives.
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Single case agreements for programs
How to win an SCA for an out-of-network client, what to negotiate, and how to bill it.
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Negotiating insurance rates
The data to bring, public Medicare and Medicaid benchmarks, what's negotiable, and renegotiating.
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Medicare enrollment for LPCs and LMFTs
Who qualifies since 2024, PECOS and the CMS-855I step by step, reassignment to a group, and what Medicare pays.
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Texas Medicaid credentialing: TMHP and the MCOs
Enroll in PEMS, then each STAR, STAR+PLUS, STAR Kids and CHIP plan in your area; the single CVO and revalidation.
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TRICARE credentialing in Texas
Texas is in the West region with TriWest since 2025: what clinicians need, and the IOP/PHP accreditation rule.
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IOP and PHP schedule templates
Day, evening and adolescent weeks that meet payer hours, with the minute math and the Texas rules.
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The IOP group curriculum
20 evidence-based topics on a 4-week rotation, a facilitator guide, and the topics Texas requires.
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Utilization review for IOP and PHP
Roles, the authorization log, concurrent review timing, peer-to-peers, appeals and UR metrics.
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The IOP admissions process
From first call to first group: pre-screen, VOB, placement, day-one consents and Texas deadlines.
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Discharge planning for IOP and PHP
Step-downs, the aftercare plan, a discharge summary template, follow-up calls and outcomes.
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Building an IOP family program
Family sessions and education, Part 2 consent and a phone script, Texas rules, 90846/90847 billing.
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Moving a licensed treatment program
What HHSC needs for a new site, zoning and fire, every payer and NPPES update, and a dated move checklist.
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Adding PHP or IOP to your program
The Texas license step, hours and staffing, payer amendments and rates, authorizations and EHR set-up.
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Buying or selling a treatment center
Why the license doesn't transfer, what happens to payer contracts, and the due-diligence checklist.
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Closing or pausing a treatment program
HHSC's closure form and 60-day rule, client transfers, record retention and the last claims.
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IOP staffing requirements in Texas
Who a licensed Texas SUD program needs, the QCC rules, HHSC hiring and training rules, and an example staffing plan by census.
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Supervising associates and interns in Texas
Supervision hours, supervisor rules and paperwork for LPC-As, LMFT-As, LMSWs and LCDC interns, and what each plan will pay for.
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The medical director for an IOP or PHP
The role, how to size the hours, the fair-market-value agreement, and the kickback, Stark and EKRA cautions.
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Adding MAT to an IOP
Buprenorphine after the X-waiver, naltrexone, OTP partners, Texas medication rules, the ADA and naloxone.
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CLIA waiver for drug testing in Texas
CMS-116 and the Texas supplement, the $248 fee on pay.gov, renewal, QW billing and the Texas Medicaid CLIA edits.
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Drug testing policy for treatment programs
Frequency by level, collection, confirmation, medical necessity, codes, MOUD and Part 2, with an outline to copy.
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Lab relationships and EKRA
The lab offers to refuse, how to choose a lab, the contract, orders and who bills for what.
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Psychiatric services in an IOP or PHP
Four staffing models, Texas prescriber rules, a prescriber-hours worksheet, the referral workflow and billing.
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From Cima EHR
Behavioral health claim denials
Rejected vs denied, how to read CARC and RARC codes, the denials programs see most with the fix for each, and a prevention checklist.
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How to appeal an insurance denial
Corrected claim or appeal, each level and deadline, Texas UR appeals and IRO review, Medicare, and four letters to adapt.
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Timely filing limits by payer
Verified deadlines for Texas plans, Texas Medicaid, Medicare, TRICARE and VA, proof of timely filing, and a payer table to fill in.
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The Texas prompt pay law
The 95-day filing rule, 30- and 45-day payment deadlines, clean claims, late-pay penalties, recoupment limits and TDI complaints.
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ERA and EFT enrollment
Enroll for 835 remittances and direct deposit with each payer and Medicare, match deposits to ERAs, and refuse virtual cards.
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Working your AR aging report
Price AR at expected payment, what to do in each bucket, a payer call script, the five numbers to track and client balances.
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IOP and PHP billing codes
H0015, S9480, S0201, H0035 and H2036, revenue codes 0905–0913, CPT inside programs, modifiers and units.
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UB-04 vs CMS-1500 for behavioral health
When a program bills an 837I or an 837P: type of bill, revenue codes, attending provider, condition codes.
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Per diem billing for IOP and PHP
What makes a program day billable, the notes that support it, and why per diem claims get denied or taken back.
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The IOP and PHP billing checklist
From contract to cash: set-up, a payer code map, daily attendance, weekly claims, denials and monthly reconciliation.
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How to run a cash-pay therapy practice
Set a fee, give good faith estimates on time, write superbills clients can claim, and keep the money clean.
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From Cima Consulting
Joint Commission vs. CARF for an IOP or PHP
Payer acceptance, survey style, standards, published fees and timing, and which accreditor fits which program.
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What accreditation costs and how long it takes
Published Joint Commission and CARF fees, staff time, policy work and a mock survey, with a month-by-month plan.
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Accreditation for a new treatment program
When a new IOP or PHP can apply, survey-ready habits from day one, and how the letter unlocks payer contracts.
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The accreditation gap assessment
Which standards apply, how to rate each one, and a crosswalk template that becomes your survey binder's index.
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How to run a mock accreditation survey
A one-day agenda, tracer and leadership questions, the building walk and how to score the findings.
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From Cima EHR
ASAM continued-stay documentation
Write IOP and PHP continued-stay reviews that get approved: the six dimensions, weak vs. strong, and a sample.
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The SUD treatment plan guide
Problems, measurable objectives, interventions, signatures and review timing, with a sample IOP plan.
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Group therapy notes for IOP and PHP
What each client's entry needs, why cloned notes get clawed back, and examples.
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Late entry progress notes
Late entries, addenda and corrections without backdating, with a template.
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SUD discharge summary and discharge plan
What Texas requires at discharge: signatures, the 30-day summary, the 60–90 day follow-up, and a sample.
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From Cima EHR
42 CFR Part 2 after the 2024 rule
Who Part 2 covers, the single TPO consent, the redisclosure notice, breaches, and a checklist for SUD programs.
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HIPAA checklist for behavioral health practices
Risk analysis, BAAs, logins, encryption, training, client requests and breach deadlines, with Texas rules.
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How long to keep records in Texas
Retention by license type and for minors, a keep-until calculator, destruction, closing and EHR exports.
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From Cima EHR
How to choose an EHR for an IOP or PHP
Group notes, per diem billing, UB-04, UR, Part 2 and contracts: the checklist, vendor questions and a scoring sheet.
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SimplePractice alternative: an honest comparison
Plan prices, the October 2026 claim fees, add-ons, data export and who each fits better, from SimplePractice's own pages.
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TherapyNotes alternative: the December 2026 price change
What $89 plus $60 per clinician costs your group, claims and add-ons, and who each EHR fits better.
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Kipu alternative for outpatient programs
What Kipu covers, the contract terms to read, a decision guide by program type, and what Cima doesn't do.
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Headway and Alma alternatives
Free networks, membership networks, your own contracts or a hybrid: costs, pay and trade-offs from their own pages.
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IOP EHR comparison
Kipu, SimplePractice, TherapyNotes and Cima on 12 IOP and PHP criteria, public information only, dated.
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Free EHR for therapists
Free plans, network EHRs and open source: caps, storage, the BAA and fees, and when paying makes sense.
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How much does a behavioral health EHR cost?
Per clinician, per client, per claim and add-ons: published prices compared and a total-cost worksheet.
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The therapy practice EHR checklist
60 checks for scheduling, reminders, notes, superbills, claims, paperwork, data export and the BAA.
Read the guideRecovery housing (sober living)
From Cima Consulting
How to start a sober living home
NARR levels, city rules and fair housing, the house, rent and break-even, house manager, policies and certification in any state.
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TROHN certification in Texas
The NARR standards, TROHN's five steps, the onsite review, listed fees and what HB 299 ties to accreditation.
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Sober living house rules and resident agreements
Fair, enforceable, legal rules: testing, relapse, MAT, curfew, guests and move-out, with an example outline.
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What it costs to start a sober living home
Opening and monthly costs, rent math, break-even and a calculator for your own numbers.
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Sober living drug testing policy
Frequency, collection, CLIA waived cups, lab confirmation, MAT, privacy and the response to a positive.
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The sober living house manager
Job description, training before day one, legal ways to pay, and the weekly routine.
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How to start an LPC private practice in Texas
Associate rules, Medicare and Medicaid for LPCs, the Counseling Compact question and the opening steps.
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How to start an LCSW private practice in Texas
What an LCSW can do that an LMSW can't, the path to the LCSW, payers and the compact status.
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How to start an LMFT private practice in Texas
LMFT Associate rules, billing couples and family therapy, Medicare since 2024 and telehealth with two clients.
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Starting a psychology private practice in Texas
Which licenses can practice alone, testing codes 96130–96139 worked through, PSYPACT and payers.
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Patient brokering laws, explained
What EKRA, the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Texas Patient Solicitation Act ban, the common traps, and how to build referrals legally.
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LegitScript certification for addiction treatment
Why Google and Meta require it for addiction ads, who qualifies, the application, published fees and why applications stall.
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How to market a treatment center legally
Referral partners done right, Google Business Profile, FindTreatment.gov, a website that works, reviews and admissions by source.
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How to start a group practice in Texas
From solo to group: ownership, the group NPI and contracts, W-2 or 1099, associates, supervision and pay models.
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Can an LCDC open a private practice in Texas?
What an LCDC can offer on their own, which payers credential LCDCs, and when you need a facility license.
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How to open a psychiatric NP practice in Texas
The prescriptive authority agreement, DEA, the Texas PMP, controlled substances, credentialing and e-prescribing.
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Opening a program or practice in Texas, by city
What changes city to city: permits, Medicaid plans by service area and local partners, for Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio and El Paso.
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How to start an IOP or PHP in Houston
Deed restrictions, floodplains, the Houston Permitting Center and the Harris-area Medicaid plans.
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How to start an IOP or PHP in Dallas
Zoning and specific use permits, NTBHA and LifePath, and the Dallas/Tarrant Medicaid split.
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How to start an IOP or PHP in Fort Worth
The Tarrant service area (Denton included), its plans, MHMR Tarrant and the local OSAR.
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How to start an IOP or PHP in Austin
The eight-county Travis service area, its plans, Integral Care and flash-flood planning.
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How to start an IOP or PHP in San Antonio
Bexar's 2024 STAR+PLUS changes, TRICARE near Joint Base San Antonio, and Spanish-language services.
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How to start an IOP or PHP in El Paso
El Paso Health, Emergence Health Network, Fort Bliss and TRICARE, New Mexico clients and Mountain Time.
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How to start an IOP in Florida
The DCF license under chapter 397 and rule 65D-30, PLADS, fees, background screening, Medicaid and accreditation.
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How to start an IOP in Arizona
The ADHS outpatient treatment center license, 9 A.A.C. 10, fees, staffing, AHCCCS and accreditation in lieu of inspection.
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How to start an IOP in Louisiana
The LDH behavioral health service provider license, the ASAM Level 2.1 rule, fees, plan review, Healthy Louisiana and deemed status.
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How to start an IOP in Nevada
DPBH certification under NAC 458 (SAPTA, now BHCEN), Medicaid provider type 93, statewide managed care and counselor licenses.
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How to start an IOP in Utah
The DLBC outpatient treatment and day treatment licenses, R501-21 and R380-600, the 2026-27 fees and the steps.
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How to start an IOP in California
Mandatory DHCS outpatient certification, forms 6002 and 6040, 2026 fees, counselor registration, Drug Medi-Cal and the counties, and SB 1228.
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How to start an IOP in Oklahoma
ODMHSAS certification under OAC 450:18 and 450:1, the $1,000 fee, the review phases and 75% record bar, LADC and LBHP staff, and SoonerCare.
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