Fees
During your first appointment with Dr. Beasley, he will conduct an extensive clinical interview, review your medical and psychological history with you, and begin to formulate a treatment plan. Your first session  will be for one hour and the fee is $175.00.. Payment is due at the time of that appointment. Future appointments will be 45 minutes in length and the fee is $135.00. Payment is due after each appointment.

Insurance
Dr. Beasley is a fee for service private psychologist who does not routinely file insurance claims for his patients. This decision is based on his years of experience with health insurance companies, their policies, and their procedures. Most significantly, by filing an insurance claim for Dr. Beasley’s professional services, you drastically reduce the privacy to which you are otherwise legally entitled. To pay claims, insurance companies require you to sign a release allowing them to access your personal information on file in Dr. Beasley’s office. They may request the entire contents of your personal health information file and Dr. Beasley must release that information with a properly signed release.

Second, before considering your health insurance claim, your health insurance company will require that Dr. Beasley assign you a mental health diagnosis. Most people who seek treatment from Dr. Beasley are healthy, well-functioning persons who are working through life events affecting their happiness and sense of well-being. Dr. Beasley does not routinely diagnose people with whom he provides professional services unless requested to do so on a case-by-case basis. Having a mental health diagnosis on file with your insurance company may be used in your future applications for credit, life insurance, employment, etc.

Last, health insurance companies remove treatment decisions from you and Dr. Beasley. Based on your mental health diagnosis, an insurance clerk will determine the number and length of sessions to which you are entitled based on your policy limits and your progress or lack of progress in treatment. Dr. Beasley believes strongly that such decisions are best made collaboratively between you and him. If you have any questions regarding Dr. Beasley’s decision to decline accepting insurance for payment, please do not hesitate to discuss your questions with him.

 At the end of each session and upon your request, you will receive a form that you may file with your insurance company and they will reimburse you directly for covered services.

 If you like, you may contact your insurance directly. Check your coverage carefully by asking the following questions:

• Do I have mental health benefits?
• What is my deductible and has it been met?
• How many sessions per calendar year does my plan cover?
• How much does my plan cover for an out-of-network provider?
• What is the coverage amount per therapy session?
• Is approval required from my primary care physician?

Payment
Cash, check, VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express and debit cards are accepted for payment.

Cancellation Policy
Dr. Beasley usually maintains a waiting list of people waiting for appointments. Unkept appointments prevent others from obtaining an appointment. if you do not show up for your scheduled appointment, and you have not notified us at least 24 hours in advance, you will be required to pay the full cost of the appointment. You may cancel an appointment at any time including weekends by calling our office telephone 405.341.4313. Please note: you will not be charged for an appointment missed due to a true emergency.

Contact
Questions?  Please contact Dr. Beasley by calling 405.341.4313 or e-mailing him at srbpublic@aol.com for further information.