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SueEdel
I have been seeing a therapist that was recommended to me by our local rape crisis center. I sought treatment after I realized I could no longer suppress the MST issues. We paid for this therapy via personal funds and insurance. When I broke down and told my primary care physican at the VA about MST, he advocated for me to continue treatment with this therapist. The VA Clinics/Medical Center Hospitals are triggers for my problem. I also do not feel safe around large groups of male Veterans (sorry guys) which are congregated in the clinics.
My PC Physican was informed that I need to travel 50+ miles to get seek treatment at a VA facility-since it is available they will not authorize fee-basis treatment. Has anyone been successful getting fee-basis approved for MST?
"Fee basis is available when it is clinically inadvisable to provide counseling in a VA facility, when VA facilities are geographically inaccessible, or when VA facilities are unable to provide care in a timely manner."
(VHA Handbook 1160.01)
Who decides when it is clinically inadvisable?
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