The issue of whether or not to eliminate the requirement for a supervised postdoctoral year in order to become licensed in Missouri has been hotly debated amongst our Board as well as amongst members. If you’d like to weigh in with your thoughts, add your comment to the discussion by clicking the "comments" link below.
Are there other health professions that require post-doctoral training before licensure? If so, there may be some value in retaining the current requirement. Otherwise, I'd opt for dropping the requirement.
ReplyDeleteI think Health Care professional is a broad term. There are nurse techs up through surgeons and everything in between. If we look at doctoral level clinicians/providers which includes psychologists and physicians, a post-doctoral experience is required. For psychologists it is usually a one year fellowship/residency. For neuropsychology, a 2 year post-doctoral experience is sometimes the standard. For physicians, residencies can range in the number of years. Psychiatry usually has a 4 year residency time frame. Some of the concerns about eliminating the post-doc requirement for psychologists can be found in this APA Monitor article:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/12/consequences.aspx
Mental health credentialing is a process by which an insurance company determines whether an applicant for insurance coverage has a mental health condition that would impact the applicant's ability to use and pay for the proposed coverage.
ReplyDeleteMental Health Credentialing With Insurance Companies
In order to be considered for mental health credentialing, applicants must provide documentation from their physician or other qualified healthcare provider. The decision to grant or deny coverage will be based on the medical information provided by the applicant.
Mental health credentialing has been a hot topic in the healthcare industry for the last few years. Insurance companies are looking for ways to decrease their risk by ensuring that they are covering mental health benefits.
The process of mental health credentialing is not as simple as it may seem. Insurance companies want to ensure that they are not covering too many people with a history of mental illness, but also want to offer coverage to those who need it.
Mental health professionals have been trying to come up with solutions and guidelines on how best to approach this issue.
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