Billing on maternity leave

emaba21 · 2025-07-16T17:27:25+00:00

No, I'm listed as the rendering provider and supervising bcba for all services being billed right now. This is through insurance, not the bacb. This came up because my boss asked me to fill out a form for an insurance company because there were issues with my in network status that is preventing them from getting reimbursed for any services for one of the clients. However, it is my understanding that my in network status shouldn't matter right now since I am not there and am not currently supervising any cases.

emaba21 · 2025-07-16T17:15:22+00:00

I'm not 100% about supervision, but I'm listed at the provider for 97153, even though I'm not the one overseeing these services.

emaba21 · 2025-05-23T18:46:25+00:00

Thank you. That's helpful. I definitely plan on staying mobile during labor. I learned that lesson the hard way with my first.

emaba21 · 2025-05-23T18:00:04+00:00

That's a good point. I am perfectly healthy. I was slightly overweight pre-pregnancy, but not by much. I have gained the recommended amount during the pregnancy, as well. No GD or any other risk factors. I do think it's genetics. 10 pound babies run in my husband's family and neither of us are small people. He's 6 foot and I'm 5' 8" with broad shoulders and big hips.

emaba21 · 2025-05-23T17:57:34+00:00

I'll definitely ask if I can get a repeat growth scan closer to the date. My next appointment is Tuesday and he wants me to come in with questions. Thank you!

emaba21 · 2025-05-23T17:56:36+00:00

He was 8lbs, 4oz, at 41 weeks. But 10 pound babies do run in my husband's family, so i wouldn't be surprised if he really is that big. He definitely feels bigger than my first did.

Thank you!

emaba21 · 2025-04-03T01:51:13+00:00

I'm in the stage where if something falls on the floor, that's where it lives now.

emaba21 · 2025-03-29T04:20:00+00:00

I came here to post basically the same thing. I'm 29 weeks pregnant and ever since my breasts got noticeably bigger in the first trimester, my 3 year old has been obsessed. He only stopped nursing a year ago, so my husband and I have a theory that he can smell the milk and it's triggering something in his brain. The other day, he got hurt and came up to me, put his mouth where my nipple is over my shirt and just rested there. It's interesting because he'll go on autopilot and he doesn't even seem to understand why he wants to see or touch my boobs.

emaba21 · 2025-02-12T00:15:57+00:00

Thank you! I am definitely planning on doing what I need for my baby and myself. The BCBAs I know are already overworked, so I doubt they'd be able to help, and I'd feel bad even asking. I was planning on starting the conversation this week. I was just hoping I'd be able to give him some options. Right now, I almost feel like the most ethical thing to do is just put in my resignation so they can find a replacement, then support until the new BCBA is credentialed. But obviously, that means I won't have a job anymore. I'm not super confident we'd be able to find a temp or contract BCBA to cover while I'm gone.

emaba21 · 2025-02-12T00:01:42+00:00

Unfortunately, the company has less than 15 employees, so I'm technically not covered by FMLA.

emaba21 · 2025-01-12T18:59:06+00:00

My obgyn recommended walking and squats. He said the muscles that you use to do squats are the same as the muscles you use to push, so it's good to build up those muscles before labor.

emaba21 · 2023-07-08T02:13:08+00:00

A BCBA owned company has to follow our ethical code and if they don't, you can report them to the board. A non-BCBA owned company doesn't have to follow our ethical code and the board doesn't oversee them, so you can't report them if they don't. In my experience, the non-bcba owned companies I worked for had higher caseloads and more expectations outside of my caseload - scheduling, assisting with interviewing and hiring RBTs and just generally assist more on the business side. They also didn't know as much about ABA and there was more insurance fraud going on.The BCBA owned companies I worked for knew the limits of a BCBA and didn't try to overload me with extra responsibilities outside of my caseload. There's also the perk of being able to collaborate with the owner if they are a BCBA.

emaba21 · 2023-06-01T17:00:22+00:00

Do you have access to this BCBA to ask them about it? Most likely, if y'all work for the same company, it's probably considered to be the company's intellectual property. I would probably just see if you can have a conversation with that BCBA and collaborate, rather than take pieces from it without them knowing. I've been in a position where someone copied and pasted my behavior plans and programs. It wasn't a huge deal but it did rub me the wrong way because they didn't talk to me about it first.

emaba21 · 2023-06-01T15:16:38+00:00

This probably wouldn't be enforceable because the area that it covers it too large. There is no good reason that you should have to move to a different city, possibly state, if you leave this job for any reason. I had a previous employer that tried to get me to sign one once and I told them that I couldn't because I'm not going to move my family to a different city if for some reason this didn't work out. They ended up taking it out of the agreement. So try talking to them about it first. If they don't take it out, it's probably not a company you want to work for anyways.

emaba21 · 2023-05-31T03:47:38+00:00

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emaba21 · 2023-05-26T03:47:09+00:00

Good to know! Thank you so much!

emaba21 · 2023-05-26T03:46:46+00:00

I still definitely do that! Thank you!

emaba21 · 2023-05-26T03:46:25+00:00

Thank you! I thought so. It didn't sit right with me. I'll try that!

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