Investigating the Invoice: ASHA Fees for SLPs

Jeanette Benigas43min

Jeanette Benigas

00:00

Hey, fixers. I'm Dr Jeanette Benigas, the owner of fix SLP, a grassroots advocacy firm here to challenge the status quo in speech language pathology by driving real change from insurance regulations to removing barriers that prevent full autonomy like the CCC, this podcast is your space to learn, engage and take action in the field of speech language pathology. We don't wait for change. We make it so let's fix SLP!

Preston Lewis

00:46

Hello, fellow fixers. This is Preston Lewis. I'm joined by Elizabeth Nielsen. Jeanette is under the weather. I talked to her yesterday, she sounded somewhat salvageable, and then today, her voice absolutely fell apart. But have no fear, I've got the content director, tiny voice therapy expert with me. Elizabeth, it's so great to see you again. We text all the time, but we don't get to talk that often.

Elizabeth Nielsen

01:10

I know it's so good to see you and chat with you, and I know I have some big shoes to fill. I don't know if it'll be at the caliber of you and Jeanette, but I'll try my best.

Preston Lewis

01:20

It's, you know, we just carry forward. And this is a for a lot of SLPs. This has been a very challenging week. We're recording this on Thursday, November the seventh. It's been a big week in the United States, elections and whatnot. And I don't need to go into all that spice to say a lot of us are exhausted, and it's, you know, at the end of the day, we have to go back to work and continue to work with our clients or supervise our students. And the march goes on, and the invoices from Asha keep rolling in those reminders. We keep getting those in the email. Elizabeth, I mean, I feel like they're coming at me from all directions.

Elizabeth Nielsen

01:59

Yes, yeah, I've had two so far. So I'm keeping keeping tabs of how many times they're going to be sending it to me as well. So it's always fun to get those.

Preston Lewis

02:08

What's also fun to get. And this came in my text file, or I got the text this morning with this. It's, you know, we've been driving so hard at this message, trying to improve our autonomy, to show what the state license is worth it really is what defines our profession, not a certification. This morning, we've got from the Michigan Health and Hospital Association released a quick memo, and it's nice, because we're always pushing this, but to see it from an outside organization, this was great, and I'd like to read it real quickly. Mha, this is the Michigan Health and Hospital Association, Hospital Association supports Michigan DHS efforts to align licensure requirements and eliminate duplicate credentialing processes for SLPs. Currently, SLPs face challenges with redundant requirements, such as, here we go, the certificate of clinical competence in speech language pathology, which contribute to time consuming procedures that's a little quirky in the way that's worded, without improving professional proficiency or care quality. Yeah. Okay, once effective, this policy would eliminate duplicate CCC SLP requirements, thereby streamlining the process and enhancing the accessibility of SLP services across Michigan, and then their contact is in there. This is going out to support what Michigan's DHS has already announced, which they are not going to get into the CCC being required. They're going to have that pathway for licensure defining the profession. Our Michigan fixers continue to shine, Elizabeth, but you know, that's the thing now feeling other allied health professionals Recognizing this, that's a big step for us

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