Tier 3: Healthy Contracts Clinical Advocate

Focus & Benefits:

  • Clinical, Ethical, and Legal Advocacy:  Tier 3 members are recruited to enhance their own understanding of the coming transition to value-based reimbursement models, they help support the moral requirement that mental health practices adhere to ethical and lawful standards.

  • Access to IMHPA Listserv: Tier 3 members may engage in discussions with IMHPA colleagues to share knowledge, resources, and best practices. They receive routine reports of IMHPA & MRI training and activities, and opportunities to stay up-to-date on practice issues.

  • Access to IMHPA Forum: HIPAA secure platform for organization and consultation, including a Forum in which clinicians can self-organize consultation and study groups.

  • Support for Consultation Group Formation: Assistance in creating or joining peer consultation groups to enhance professional development.

  • Education about "Value-Based" Reimbursement: Ongoing opportunities to learn about the impact of value-based reimbursement and how those changes will affect mental health practice.

Tier 3 IMHPA Membership Application

Membership Fee:   $0

Tier 3 is a non-active IMHPA membership available to licensed and pre-licensed mental health clinicians who want to be informed about significant changes in reimbursement models and IMHPA & MRI education resources and support.

All benefits of Tier 3 participation are listed above.