Expansion of ABA Telehealth Services in California During COVID-19
Magellan is offering expanded coverage codes for applied behavior analysis (ABA) telehealth in response to coverage rules issued by the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) and the Behavioral Health Center of Excellence’s recent guidance, Telehealth: Evidence-Based Practice in the Time of COVID-19.
If you are a contracted ABA provider in California:
- Review DMHC's April 7, 2020 All Plan Letter and FAQs pertaining to telehealth services (PDF).
- Refer to this list of ABA telehealth modifiers and codes (PDF).