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11 Credentialing

11.1 Credentialing Scope

IntegraNet credentials the following licensed/state certified independent health care practitioners:

  • Medical doctors
  • Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Doctor of Podiatry
  • Chiropractors
    • Oral maxillofacial surgeons providing Health Services covered under the Health Benefits Plan
    • Psychologists who have doctoral or master’s level training
    • Clinical social workers who have master’s level training
    • Psychiatric or behavioral health nurse practitioners who have master’s level training
    • Other behavioral health care telemedicine practitioners who provide treatment services under the health benefits plan
    • Medical therapists (e.g., physical therapists, speech therapists, and occupational therapists)
    • Genetic counselors
    • Audiologists
    • Acupuncturists (non-medical doctors or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine)
    • Nurse practitioners
    • Physician assistants (as required locally)
    • Registered diaticians

    Health Delivery Organizations (HDOs):

    • Hospitals
    • Home health agencies
    • Skilled nursing facilities
    • Nursing homes
    • Ambulatory surgical centers
    • Behavioral health facilities providing mental health and/or substance abuse treatment in an inpatient, residential or ambulatory setting, including:
      • Adult family care/foster care homes
      • Ambulatory detox
      • Community mental health centers (CMHC) / Crisis stabilization units / Intensive family intervention services
      • Intensive outpatient – mental health and/or substance abuse
      • Methadone maintenance clinics / Outpatient mental health clinics / Outpatient substance abuse clinics
      • Partial hospitalization – mental health and/or substance abuse o Residential treatment centers (RTC) – psychiatric and/or substance abuse
    • Home infusion therapy agencies

    The following HDOs and behavioral health practitioners are not subject to professional conduct and competence review , but are subject to a certification requirement process including verification of licensure by the applicable state licensing agency and/or compliance with regulatory or state/federal contract requirements for the provision of services:

    • Clinical laboratories (a CMS-issued CLIA certificate or a hospital-based exemption from CLIA)
    • End stage renal disease (ESRD) service providers (dialysis facilities)
    • Portable X-ray suppliers
    • Home infusion therapy when associated with another currently credentialed HDO
    • Hospice
    • Federally qualified health centers (FQHC)
    • Rural health clinics
    • Certified behavioral analysts
    • Certified addiction counselors
    • Substance abuse practitioners