​​Effective August 31, 2024, Independence Blue Cross (IBX) and Independence Administrators will expand coverage of outpatient behavioral health services by a licensed behavioral health professional provider to a school setting for Commercial members.

For more information, please refer to policy 14.00.04: School-Based Outpatient Behavioral Health Services in a School Setting that is currently in a Notification status. Note: This policy notification and the included link will expire and become unusable on August 31, 2024, when the new policy goes into effect.

Navigating expired policy links

As policy updates release over time, outdated policies and their associated links expire. You can view the latest version of this, or any specific policy, by navigating to the Medical and Claim Payment Policy Portal.

Use the search box at the top of the page to filter for Commercial or Medicare Advantage policies, then search for the associated policy number, title, or key word (in this example: Commercial, 14.00.04, Behavioral Health Services in a School Setting, Behavioral Health, etc.).