2019 Updates to the Behavioral Health Request Forms

Jan. 4, 2019

Starting, Jan. 1, 2019, you will notice some changes to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma’s (BCBSOK) behavioral health request forms. The changes will make it easier for you to navigate the forms. The forms also include the new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) codes for Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA).

Please use the CPT codes for 2019 as communicated by the American Psychological Associationand the American Medical Association

The changes include:

• A new ABA Clinical Service Request form that replaces the following forms:
  • ABA Initial Treatment Request
  • ABA Managed Care/Concurrent Review
  • ABA Treatment Request Member Schedule forms
• A new ABA Initial Assessment Request form
• Updates to the following existing forms:
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Request
  • Focused Outpatient Management Program (FOPM)
  • Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) Request
  • Psychological or Neuropsychological Testing Request

Please find the latest forms on your provider site at bcbsok.com/provider under the Education and Reference Center tab/forms.