DODGING THE CLAIMS

DISCOVERY HEALTH HAS NO MANDATE TO COVER MENTAL ILLNESSES. THEY AIM TO DECLINE CLAIMS WERE THEY SEEM FIT. MY COMPLAINT IS IN RELATION TO PMB CODE 902T ICD 10 F32.2

PSYCHOTHERAPY HAS BEEN APPROVED THANKS FOR THAT AFTER A LONG STRUGGLE. HOWEVER THE MENTION PHYSIOTHE****** WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF THIS TERM IN TERMS OF THE ENGLISH DICTIONARY. MY POINT IS THAT MY MOTHER HAS BEEN PLACED ON ANTI DEPRESSANTS. BY A PSYCHIATRIST HOWEVER TO MAINTAIN THIS TREATMENT OF THIS CONDITION CAN THE PATIENT CONSULT A PSYCHOLOGIST AS THIS IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE TREATMENT PROCESS . AS BOTH DISCIPLINES ARE USED TO TREAT SUCH A PATIENT IF THEY ARE IN HOSPITAL. THE CONSULTATION CODES ARE THE SAM E

ACCORDING TO THE CMS MEDICAL AID SHOULD PROVIDE TREATMENT FOR A VARIETY OF PSYCHIATRIC DISCIPLINES UNDER THE ABOVE CODES.