If you are presently in crisis or experiencing suicidal ideation, we strongly recommend that you develop a safety plan with your family, therapist, and/or primary care provider (PCP) for suicidal ideation. This plan should include linkage to national or local agencies. If you have trouble with one resource, please try others on the list. There […]
Insight Carolinas conducts clinical evaluations, not workplace accommodation evaluations as these are not covered by health insurance. This would involve evaluating the employee/client’s work tasks and functional limitations pertaining to those tasks. “Reasonable Accommodation” is a legal term defined in the American Disabilities Act, but in practice it must be negotiated between the employee and […]
In most cases, yes. According to the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) and subsequent amendments, health insurance plans are required to offer mental health and substance use treatment benefits in a manner that is “no more restrictive” than limitations to medical and surgical benefits. So […]
In most cases, yes. In the state of North Carolina, medicaid beneficiaries are permitted to have psychological assessments without the need of referral or prior authorization. There are some limitations, such as how often or how much can be assessed, but with a referral question in mind such as “Is my child autistic?”, “Do I […]
