Payment for Services and Insurance

Meet & Greet
Unless you are a returning client, I require a brief meet & greet session so I can better understand what types of services you might need and whether I can meet you clinical needs. This conversation can be done over the telephone, internet (via Google Meet, where I send you a link at the day and time of the session) or in person. If interested contact my office for this meet & greet.

Health Insurance
To use your health insurance for my services, you must verify with your insurance company  whether I accept your specific insurance plan. I currently accept many of the most common insurance plans. However, all insurers have different types of plans and I may not be in your specific plan that is offered by your employer. This is especially true with Kaiser Permanente and some of the heath plans sponsored by the trades.

Pay as you Go
If you are not using insurance, my cash rate is listed in my professional disclosure. My office can process credit card payments and checks. If you use cash, you must pay me directly (not my staff).

Your First Visit
To prepare for your appointment (after the meet & greet session), you can download and complete the required forms.

• For the first telehealth appointment, you can return the forms via US Mail, or send them to  me via my Hushmail account (see the "Contact" page).  
  • There is a separate disclosure required for telehealth. This form needs to be initialed and returned before our first session. This form explains who the sessions are set up.
• For the first in-person you may bring the forms with you or send them to me ahead of time via my Hushmail account (see the "Contact" page).  
  • Due to the COVID 19 conditions, we ask that you do not arrive early to your in-person session, as we need to keep exposure to others in the waiting room to a minimum.

Keep in mind , in addition to the other paperwork, we need a photocopy of a government issued photo ID and your valid insurance card (if insurance is used)..

I do not accept, nor will I bill:

• Medicare, or Medicare secondary payer plans
• Medicaid type plans (e.g., Apple Health, Molina, Community Health Plan)
• Automobile insurance claims
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).

Client Forms

The forms listed below must be completed and or signed (unless you have questions), and returned before your first visit.
As stated above,  you must have a Meet & Greet session to be accepted as a client. So do not complete these forms until after the meet & greet session and you have been accepted as a client.

1. New Client Intake - to be completed and signed. This can be completed electronically and printed using your computer.
2. Client Billing Information - to be completed and signed only if you want to use your health insurance to pay for services. This can be completed electronically and printed using your computer.
3. Professional Disclosure - initials (on each page) and a signature are needed. This can to be printed using your computer.
4. Agreement for Telehealth Services  - initials (on each page) and a signature are needed. This can to be printed using your computer. It is only needed if you want to do therapy on line or on the telephone.
5. Notice of Privacy Practices -  no signature is needed and it does not need to be returned. This is mostly FYI. 
6. DOH Brochure- no signature is needed and it does not need to be returned. This is mostly FYI. 
7. Release of Confidential Information (ROI) - this is only needed if you want me to share confidential information with others. This is a PDF, you can print it out, initial, and sign, and send it to my Hushmail account. 

Due to legal and privacy considerations, do not return these forms via non-secure email or text.

Required Forms

These forms must be completed and returned by secure email to: StonerCounselingLLC@hushmail.com

1. New Client Intake Form
2. Client Billing Information
3. Professional Disclosure
4. Agreement for Telehealth Services

For Your Information

These forms are for your information and do not be completed and returned:

1. Notice of Privacy Practices
2. Department of Health Brochure
3. Release of Confidential Information (ROI).

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For Professionals