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Updated 01/12/2026
Payment Reform requires counties to transition, where applicable, from billing for services using the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) to Charge Description Master (CDM) codes. QMS has developed provider-specific Quick Guides in an effort to train and assist all Mental Health Plan providers with this transition to CDM coding. Save this link to your “Favorites” to ensure that you are referencing the latest/updated Quick Guide(s).
Quick Guides are subject to frequent changes due to payment reform and/or billing coding updates.
To access archived PDF copies of these guides, among other documents, click here.
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Provider Type Quick Guides
- Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Counselors
- Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS)
- Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
- Clinician - Social Worker/Marriage and Family Therapist/Professional Clinical Counselor (Licensed/Registered/Waivered)
- Licensed Occupational Therapist (LOT)
- Licensed Psychiatric Technician (LPT) & Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)
- Medical Assistant (MA)
- Medical Doctor - Doctor of Osteopathy (MD/DO)
- Nurse Practitioner (NP)
- Mental Health Worker - Other Qualified Provider I/II
- Mental Health Specialist - Mental Health Rehab Specialist
- Physician Assistant (PA)
- Pharmacist
- Psychologist
- Registered Nurse (RN)
Click below for our most up-to-date Scope of Practice Grid.