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Registration
Upon your first visit to the Institute, you will be asked to register as a new patient before seeing your clinician. Please bring your insurance card.

Initial Visit
The initial visit is generally for the purpose of conducting an assessment to determine your treatment needs. It may include a recommendation for a higher level of care such as intensive outpatient treatment, day hospital or hospitalization. Referrals to other clinicians may also be recommended. While most assessments are completed in one session, additional sessions may be necessary before agreeing upon a course of treatment.

Insurance
We work closely with patients, families, agency representatives, insurance companies and managed care networks to determine all possible payment options. We are an approved provider for most major insurance companies and managed care systems.

What are my options besides insurance?

1. See an SLBMI clinician by using your out-of-network benefit
If you have insurance but our therapist is not a member of your insurance company’s panel of clinicians, you may still be able to use your out-of-network benefit. This benefit allows you to see a provider who is not in the company’s network. However, you will have to pay a higher deductible or co-pay amount than the amount you would pay if you were to see an in-network provider.

2. See an SLBMI clinician by paying out of pocket
If you do not have or elect not to use insurance, you can pay for services out of pocket. Your provider can estimate the type, frequency, and duration of services you will need so that you can anticipate what your treatment will cost. Individuals with limited funding sometimes seek a loan from relatives or friends. Some financial institutions now offer medical loans.

3. See an SLBMI resident at a reduced rate
Residents are psychologists-in-training who have earned their doctoral degree and completed all other requirements for licensure except their last year of postdoctoral specialty training. All SLBMI residents are supervised by an SLBMI licensed psychologist. You can pay out of pocket to see a resident for a reduced rate. Ask our billing office for more information.

4. Participate in research trials providing low cost or free care
SLBMI and other area academic facilities conduct treatment research. For the duration of the study, the cost of treatment is sometimes covered by a grant that is funding the research. You can ask our intake personnel if they know of any treatment studies currently being conducted on your conditions.

5. See a non-SLBMI clinician who offers a sliding scale fee
Some organizations are able to offer a sliding scale fee. This type of fee is based on the amount you can afford to pay. Unfortunately, SLBMI does not receive subsidies necessary to offer a sliding scale fee. However, several clinics in the St. Louis area do offer services at these reduced rates. Our intake office can give you a list of facilities offering a sliding scale.

Nondiscrimination
Saint Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute does not discriminate in accepting anyone for treatment because of ethnic or national origin, race, color, religion, disability, age, gender, sex, marital or veteran status.

Privacy and HIPAA
SLBMI respects your privacy. In visiting this Web site, you have the opportunity to request to have 1) additional information sent to you, 2) electronic newletters and emails sent to you in the future, or 3) be contacted by a SLBMI staff member. Personal information such as your name or email address will be used for the sole purpose of providing you the information you requested. It will not be disclosed to anyone else or used for any other purpose.

When you become a patient, new federal regulations govern how information about your health will be protected. Your health information is private and is protected. There are specific regulations that we follow with respect to what information we can disclose and how. We conform with all federal and state regulations regarding disclosure of personal health information. When you register at the Institute, you will receive detailed information about how your health information is protected.

Scheduling an Appointment
If you would like to schedule an appointment, please call central intake toll free at 877-245-2688 or locally at 314-534-0200.