MOABA is an organization founded to support and promote scientific research on basic principles of behavior and the effective and ethical application of those principles.
MOABA Board of Director Elections are Coming!
We will be sending out emails to CURRENT MOABA Professional Members to solicit nominations for President-Elect, Treasurer, and Member-at-Large. Please note the following:
- You must be a CURRENT MOABA professional member to nominate an individual.
- As per the MOABA by-laws, ALL memberships expire on August 31, 2018.
- Therefore, you must renew your membership to be eligible to nominate an individual.
- Membership is included with conference registration.
- The nominee must also be a CURRENT MOABA professional member.
- Self-nominations are accepted.
The 2018 Annual Meeting is scheduled for November 16 & 17 at the Sheraton Westport in St. Louis.
Hotel: We have reserved a block of rooms at the Sheraton for a discounted rate of $95/night. To make a reservation, please click here.
The following is a preliminary schedule of speakers (times are subject to change; click on the presentation title for more information):
Friday, November 16, 2018
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. – Onsite registration/check-In
8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Presidential Welcome and opening remarks
9:00 a.m. Joseph Lambert – Vanderbilt University
Trial-based FAs are Baseline During Intensive Intervention in School Settings (1 hr BACB type 2 CE)
10:00 a.m. Matthew Broadhead – Michigan State University
Advancements in Activity Schedule Research in Supporting Independent and Social Play Behaviors in Children with ASD (1 hr BACB type 2 CE)
11:15 a.m. Caio Miguel – California State University, Sacramento
The Generalization of Mands (1 hr BACB type 2 CE)
1:45 p.m. MOABA Business Meeting
2:15 p.m. Neil Deochand – University of Cincinnati
Making Music Contingent on Punching Performance (1 hr BACB type 2 CE)
3:15 p.m. Julie Slowiak – University of Minnesota Duluth
Adding Value to OBM with ACT: Creating a Synergistic Powerhouse for Health and Wellbeing (1 hr BACB type 2 CE)
4:30 p.m. Poster Session & MOABA Reception
Saturday, November 17, 2018
Track 1
9:00 a.m. Kathleen Bailey-Stengel – Aveanna Healthcare, Travis Blevins – BSOTR, & Jason Simmons – CBA
ABA Business Bootcamp (3.5 hrs BACB type 2 CEs – supervision)
1:30 p.m. Matthew Broadhead – Michigan State University
A Behavioral Systems Approach to Ethics Training and Supervision (4 hrs BACB type 2 CEs – ethics)
Track 2
9:00 a.m. Joseph Lambert – Vanderbilt University
Function-Based Frameworks for Addressing Multiply Controlled Challenging Behavior (3.5 hrs BACB type 2 CEs)
1:30 p.m. Carl Binder – The Performance Thinking Network, LLC
Introduction to Six Boxes Performance Thinking – An Accomplishment Based Approach (3.5 hrs BACB type 2 CEs)
News
We also want to remind everyone attending our conference that we'll be using CEUHelper to manage BCBA CEs. For information on how to get started, please go to ceuhelper.com/info.
CEU Helper | Track BACB CEs Digitally
ceuhelper.com
CEUHelper is a web application designed to help conference administrators and attendees track continuing education credits (CEs and CEUs). Designed specifically with BACB certifications in mind.Onsite registration for our conference this Friday, November 16 will start at 8 a.m. The Presidential Welcome address will start at 8:45 a.m. For more information about the schedule, go to our home page.
www.moaba.org/
MOABA | Missouri Association of Behavior Analysis
moaba.org
MOABA is an organization founded to support and promote scientific research on basic principles of behavior and the effective and ethical application of those principles. MOABA Board of Director Elections are Coming! We will be sending out emails to CURRENT MOABA Professional Members to solicit nomi...We're excited for our ABA business bootcamp at our annual conference on Saturday, November 17. Kathleen Bailey Stengel, Travis Blevins, and Jason Simmons will be sharing their experiences on this very important issue.
Improving Retention in ABA Services
forbes.com
Employee turnover is at its highest point in ten years. Ronit Molko, Ph.D., discusses how this trend affects ABA services and what needs to be done in order to retain talent at your company.MOABA Election Ballots have been sent!
In order to vote, you must be a current Professional member. To select our candidates, we solicited nominations several weeks ago. We checked the nominee to confirm that he/she was a current Professional member of MOABA. We invited those nominees who were Professional members to run for office. Those that agreed to run for office were included in the ballot. The winners will be announced at our conference on Friday.
From the BACB re: CPT codes:
Dear colleague,
In September the Steering Committee for the national workgroup comprising representatives of the organizations shown above distributed a code conversion table showing the most common HCPCS and 2014 Category III CPT codes that have been used to report applied behavior analysis (ABA) services to health plans, cross-referenced to the 8 new Category I and 2 modified Category III CPT codes that will go into effect January 1, 2019. Based on questions and feedback from many providers and payors, we have revised the code conversion table to clarify several points of confusion. Changes are as follows:
• The date of the revision is shown in the upper right corner of the table.
• The footnote defining QHP has been revised to be consistent with the American Medical Association (AMA) and Centers for Medicare & Medical Services (CMS) definition of Qualified Healthcare Provider: “A ‘physician or other qualified health care professional’ is an individual who is qualified by education, training, licensure/regulation (when applicable) and facility privileging (when applicable) who performs a professional service within his/her scope of practice and independently reports that professional service.” Note that decisions as to who can serve as a QHP for reporting the new CPT codes will be based on each state’s licensure laws (where applicable) and/or health insurance laws and regulations.
• A note has been added (page 1, lower right corner) to indicate that new CPT codes 97153 (adaptive behavior treatment by protocol administered by technician) and 97155 (adaptive behavior treatment with protocol modification administered by QHP, which may include simultaneous direction of technician) may be reported concurrently as long as the requirements encompassed in the descriptors for both codes are met and the providers performing the services are not the same individuals.
We would also like to take this opportunity to remind providers how important it is to obtain complete and accurate information about the new CPT codes. Although we certainly hope the code conversion table will be helpful, it is essential that you obtain and digest additional resources to ensure compliance with AMA coding and reimbursement rules and guidelines. Those resources include the 2019 CPT® code book and the forthcoming CPT® Assistant article, which will be published later this fall. They can be purchased from the AMA store, commerce.ama-assn.org/store/. Our Steering Committee is also preparing materials to help providers and payors implement the new codes. One of those resources is this set of suggestions to help providers prepare for implementation of the new codes. Watch for emails announcing the availability of additional resources.
If you have comments or questions or need additional information, please contact our CPT coding consultant Jenna Minton, Esq. at mintonhealthcarestrategies@gmail.com.
Sincerely,
Travis Thompson, Association for Behavior Analysis International
Gina Green, Association of Professional Behavior Analysts
James E. Carr, Behavior Analyst Certification Board
Lorri Unumb, Autism Speaks
Jenna W. Minton, Minton Healthcare Strategies (CPT Consultant)
www.bacb.com/wp-content/uploads/CPT_Codes_Crosswalk_.pdf
commerce.ama-assn.org
The AMA|Store offers a comprehensive selection of coding resources, practice management tools, and AMA Guides products. The AMA Store provides the resources you trust and the experience you want. Check Special Offers for exclusive savings.Want to recruit students/employees or spread the word about your program at our annual conference? Become an exhibitor!
We will have exhibitor tables at Friday's conference (Nov. 16). The cost is $300 and includes 1 MOABA membership and registration to Friday's conference.
For more information, contact Todd Streff at Toddstreff@gmail.com.
Get ready for MOABA Board elections!
As per the MOABA by-laws, we will be soliciting nominations from our current professional members for President-elect, Treasurer, and Member-at-Large.
- You must me a CURRENT professional member to nominate an individual (self-nominations will be accepted).
- As per the MOABA by-laws, ALL memberships end August 31, 2018.
- This means that you must renew your membership in order to nominate and vote.
- Membership is included with conference registration.
MOABA is an organization founded to support and promote scientific research on basic principles of behavior and the effective and ethical application of those principles.
MOABA Board of Director Elections are Coming!
We will be sending out emails to CURRENT MOABA Professional Members to solicit nominations for President-Elect, Treasurer, and Member-at-Large. Please note the following:
- You must be a CURRENT MOABA professional member to nominate an individual.
- As per the MOABA by-laws, ALL memberships expire on August 31, 2018.
- Therefore, you must renew your membership to be eligible to nominate an individual.
- Membership is included with conference registration.
- The nominee must also be a CURRENT MOABA professional member.
- Self-nominations are accepted.
The 2018 Annual Meeting is scheduled for November 16 & 17 at the Sheraton Westport in St. Louis.
Hotel: We have reserved a block of rooms at the Sheraton for a discounted rate of $95/night. To make a reservation, please click here.
The following is a preliminary schedule of speakers (times are subject to change; click on the presentation title for more information):
Friday, November 16, 2018
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. – Onsite registration/check-In
8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Presidential Welcome and opening remarks
9:00 a.m. Joseph Lambert – Vanderbilt University
Trial-based FAs are Baseline During Intensive Intervention in School Settings (1 hr BACB type 2 CE)
10:00 a.m. Matthew Broadhead – Michigan State University
Advancements in Activity Schedule Research in Supporting Independent and Social Play Behaviors in Children with ASD (1 hr BACB type 2 CE)
11:15 a.m. Caio Miguel – California State University, Sacramento
The Generalization of Mands (1 hr BACB type 2 CE)
1:45 p.m. MOABA Business Meeting
2:15 p.m. Neil Deochand – University of Cincinnati
Making Music Contingent on Punching Performance (1 hr BACB type 2 CE)
3:15 p.m. Julie Slowiak – University of Minnesota Duluth
Adding Value to OBM with ACT: Creating a Synergistic Powerhouse for Health and Wellbeing (1 hr BACB type 2 CE)
4:30 p.m. Poster Session & MOABA Reception
Saturday, November 17, 2018
Track 1
9:00 a.m. Kathleen Bailey-Stengel – Aveanna Healthcare, Travis Blevins – BSOTR, & Jason Simmons – CBA
ABA Business Bootcamp (3.5 hrs BACB type 2 CEs – supervision)
1:30 p.m. Matthew Broadhead – Michigan State University
A Behavioral Systems Approach to Ethics Training and Supervision (4 hrs BACB type 2 CEs – ethics)
Track 2
9:00 a.m. Joseph Lambert – Vanderbilt University
Function-Based Frameworks for Addressing Multiply Controlled Challenging Behavior (3.5 hrs BACB type 2 CEs)
1:30 p.m. Carl Binder – The Performance Thinking Network, LLC
Introduction to Six Boxes Performance Thinking – An Accomplishment Based Approach (3.5 hrs BACB type 2 CEs)
News
We also want to remind everyone attending our conference that we'll be using CEUHelper to manage BCBA CEs. For information on how to get started, please go to ceuhelper.com/info.
CEU Helper | Track BACB CEs Digitally
ceuhelper.com
CEUHelper is a web application designed to help conference administrators and attendees track continuing education credits (CEs and CEUs). Designed specifically with BACB certifications in mind.Onsite registration for our conference this Friday, November 16 will start at 8 a.m. The Presidential Welcome address will start at 8:45 a.m. For more information about the schedule, go to our home page.
www.moaba.org/
MOABA | Missouri Association of Behavior Analysis
moaba.org
MOABA is an organization founded to support and promote scientific research on basic principles of behavior and the effective and ethical application of those principles. MOABA Board of Director Elections are Coming! We will be sending out emails to CURRENT MOABA Professional Members to solicit nomi...We're excited for our ABA business bootcamp at our annual conference on Saturday, November 17. Kathleen Bailey Stengel, Travis Blevins, and Jason Simmons will be sharing their experiences on this very important issue.
Improving Retention in ABA Services
forbes.com
Employee turnover is at its highest point in ten years. Ronit Molko, Ph.D., discusses how this trend affects ABA services and what needs to be done in order to retain talent at your company.MOABA Election Ballots have been sent!
In order to vote, you must be a current Professional member. To select our candidates, we solicited nominations several weeks ago. We checked the nominee to confirm that he/she was a current Professional member of MOABA. We invited those nominees who were Professional members to run for office. Those that agreed to run for office were included in the ballot. The winners will be announced at our conference on Friday.
From the BACB re: CPT codes:
Dear colleague,
In September the Steering Committee for the national workgroup comprising representatives of the organizations shown above distributed a code conversion table showing the most common HCPCS and 2014 Category III CPT codes that have been used to report applied behavior analysis (ABA) services to health plans, cross-referenced to the 8 new Category I and 2 modified Category III CPT codes that will go into effect January 1, 2019. Based on questions and feedback from many providers and payors, we have revised the code conversion table to clarify several points of confusion. Changes are as follows:
• The date of the revision is shown in the upper right corner of the table.
• The footnote defining QHP has been revised to be consistent with the American Medical Association (AMA) and Centers for Medicare & Medical Services (CMS) definition of Qualified Healthcare Provider: “A ‘physician or other qualified health care professional’ is an individual who is qualified by education, training, licensure/regulation (when applicable) and facility privileging (when applicable) who performs a professional service within his/her scope of practice and independently reports that professional service.” Note that decisions as to who can serve as a QHP for reporting the new CPT codes will be based on each state’s licensure laws (where applicable) and/or health insurance laws and regulations.
• A note has been added (page 1, lower right corner) to indicate that new CPT codes 97153 (adaptive behavior treatment by protocol administered by technician) and 97155 (adaptive behavior treatment with protocol modification administered by QHP, which may include simultaneous direction of technician) may be reported concurrently as long as the requirements encompassed in the descriptors for both codes are met and the providers performing the services are not the same individuals.
We would also like to take this opportunity to remind providers how important it is to obtain complete and accurate information about the new CPT codes. Although we certainly hope the code conversion table will be helpful, it is essential that you obtain and digest additional resources to ensure compliance with AMA coding and reimbursement rules and guidelines. Those resources include the 2019 CPT® code book and the forthcoming CPT® Assistant article, which will be published later this fall. They can be purchased from the AMA store, commerce.ama-assn.org/store/. Our Steering Committee is also preparing materials to help providers and payors implement the new codes. One of those resources is this set of suggestions to help providers prepare for implementation of the new codes. Watch for emails announcing the availability of additional resources.
If you have comments or questions or need additional information, please contact our CPT coding consultant Jenna Minton, Esq. at mintonhealthcarestrategies@gmail.com.
Sincerely,
Travis Thompson, Association for Behavior Analysis International
Gina Green, Association of Professional Behavior Analysts
James E. Carr, Behavior Analyst Certification Board
Lorri Unumb, Autism Speaks
Jenna W. Minton, Minton Healthcare Strategies (CPT Consultant)
www.bacb.com/wp-content/uploads/CPT_Codes_Crosswalk_.pdf
commerce.ama-assn.org
The AMA|Store offers a comprehensive selection of coding resources, practice management tools, and AMA Guides products. The AMA Store provides the resources you trust and the experience you want. Check Special Offers for exclusive savings.Want to recruit students/employees or spread the word about your program at our annual conference? Become an exhibitor!
We will have exhibitor tables at Friday's conference (Nov. 16). The cost is $300 and includes 1 MOABA membership and registration to Friday's conference.
For more information, contact Todd Streff at Toddstreff@gmail.com.
Get ready for MOABA Board elections!
As per the MOABA by-laws, we will be soliciting nominations from our current professional members for President-elect, Treasurer, and Member-at-Large.
- You must me a CURRENT professional member to nominate an individual (self-nominations will be accepted).
- As per the MOABA by-laws, ALL memberships end August 31, 2018.
- This means that you must renew your membership in order to nominate and vote.
- Membership is included with conference registration.