Good Faith Estimate:

The No Surprises Act, implemented January 1, 2022, requires that healthcare providers furnish clients and patients who are uninsured or paying for services out of pocket with a Good Faith Estimate for services. A Good Faith Estimate sets forth the cost of healthcare services. If you are a self-pay psychotherapy client, you are entitled to a Good Faith Estimate at least once per year.

I will provide Good Faith Estimates to all current clients annually, typically in your first session after the start of the new year. I will provide Good Faith Estimates to all prospective new clients within three days after we have discussed my fees prior to scheduling the first appointment.

Healthcare providers must provide a good faith estimate of expected charges for a scheduled or requested service, including services that are reasonably expected to be provided in conjunction with such scheduled or requested service. This estimate must be provided within specified timeframes: 

• If the service is scheduled at least three business days before the appointment date, no later than one business day after the date of scheduling;

• If the service is scheduled at least 10 business days before the appointment date, no later than three business days after the date of scheduling, or

• If the uninsured or self-pay patient requests a good faith estimate (without scheduling the service) no later than three business days after the date of the request. A new good faith estimate must be provided within the specified timeframes if the patient reschedules the requested service.

• If any information provided in the estimate changes, a new good faith estimate must be provided no later than 1 business day before the scheduled care. Also, if there is a change in the expected provider less than one business day before the scheduled care, the replacement provider must accept the original good faith estimate as their expected charges.