Insurance Committee

The Insurance Committee has spearheaded and coordinated the efforts to advance certification, then licensure and insurance reimbursement, for Clinical Social Workers since 1983.

More recently, the Clinical Society’s Insurance Committee has been meeting monthly after becoming re-energized in the summer of 2010. In the light of the many concerns over current insurance practices and the trend of having to spend more hours on paperwork while receiving lower reimbursements, the Insurance Committee has been working on the daunting issues surrounding health insurance. This year we shared information and got feedback from our members on their experiences with insurance companies. We also have been developing a manual that will offer tips on how to start and maintain a private practice. The manual will be made available to members upon completion.

One of our members attends and represents the Clinical Society at the Joint Insurance Committee (JIC) meetings held in the community. The JIC is a collaborative policy/advocacy committee that has representatives from each of the independent practitioner groups including: the NC Psychiatric Association, the NC Psychological Association, the NCSCSW, The NC- National Association of Social Workers (NC-NASW) and the NC Advance Practice Nurses of the Nurses Association. The JIC meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to managed care, insurance policy, changes in representative insurances, the State Health Plan, and other issues pertaining to reimbursement for consumers and practitioners. The Group has been influential in establishing consensus among practitioner groups and lobbying for mental health benefits for consumers and practitioners since the 1980's.

If any NCSCSW members would like to join the Insurance Committee, please contact the Insurance Committee Chair.