Reminder: Annual Autism Care Demonstration Training for ABA Providers Due April 24

Thursday, March 28, 2024

All Autism Corporate Services Providers (ACSP) and sole applied behavior analysis (ABA) providers participating in the Autism Care Demonstration (ACD) must complete an annual ACD training per TRICARE Operations Manual, Chapter 18, Section 4. You are receiving this email because Health Net Federal Services, LLC (HNFS) assigned you this training in January. Please refer to the email from “TRICARE West Online Learning” that contained a link to the training module and access instructions.

Important: The 2024 training due date is April 24. Providers required to complete the training who miss this deadline will be subject to a 10% penalty applied to all authorized adaptive behavior services (ABS) Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code claims beginning on day 91. This penalty will be removed once you complete the training; however, the penalty will remain in place for the days you were not in compliance.

Training Highlights

The annual training provides an overview of the ACD, including:

Eligibility and diagnosis
Referrals and authorizations
Medical documentation requirements
Claims
Billing
Audits

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is required to take the annual training?

ACSPs and sole ABA providers must take this training each year. However, HNFS encourages sharing the training with all ABA providers and staff in your practice.

Can I delegate the provider training to another provider in my group?

If you need to delegate the training to someone else in your provider group, please email ACDNetwork@hnfs.com.

How long do I have to complete the training?

You have less than 30 days remaining to complete the training assigned to you. You will be able to stop and save your progress, as needed. Please refer to the important information above about missing the due date.

Can I use my password from last year?

If you took the annual ACD training in 2023 and already have a password, please use that password instead of the default password included in your training notification from TRICARE West Online Learning.

For new users, use the default password in your training notification from TRICARE West Online Learning.

What if I forgot my password or can’t access the training?

If you need to request a new password to access the training, please email ACDNetwork@hnfs.com.