Getting Started
Guiding families with care from day one
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Insurances accepted See our Insurance page for full details.
Insurances accepted
We accept the following insurance providers:
Cigna
Medicaid
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
Humana
CareSource
Amerigroup
Molina
Aetna
Peach State
Helping Hands ABA accepts Aetna, Amerigroup, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, CareSource, Cigna, Humana, Medicaid, Molina and Peach State. Not sure whether your plan is covered? Call us at 706-817-0732 and we will verify your benefits. See our Insurance page for full details.
Process to begin services
Step 1: initial phone call
Have an initial phone call with an administrator to determine if Helping Hands would be a possible fit for you and your family’s needs. Phone calls last about 30 minutes and will go over goals you have for your child, concerns, basic information, and availability for services.
Step 2: insurance eligibility verification
Helping Hands specializes in providing ABA therapy for children with an autism diagnosis, as this is the primary diagnosis covered by insurance. We know every child’s journey is unique, and we’re here to support families in navigating services and finding the right fit. If your child has other developmental needs, we’re happy to talk through options and see how we can help. Once your insurance eligibility is verified, an administrator will contact you to send in forms needed for step 3: assessment request process.
Step 3: assessment request process
Please send your child's diagnosis report, insurance card (front and back), letter of medical necessity, and IEP (if available) only to our secure email, adavis@helpinghandschildcare.org. Please also include a list of any other therapies your child receives each week (for example, speech once a week for 30 minutes).
Step 4: insurance request for assessment
The Helping Hands administrative team will send a request off to insurance to conduct the assessment. Assessments are approved for 8-10 hours depending on the provider. It takes approximately 2 weeks to 1 month to receive approval (sometimes longer depending on your insurance provider).
Step 5: in-person assessment
Once Helping Hands has received approval for assessment, we will call you to set up a time for an in-person visit. You may also be asked to fill out questionnaires or provide video on a behavior that happens infrequently/specific times of day.
Step 6: submit report to insurance
It takes 2-3 weeks for Helping Hands to complete an initial assessment. Once we have completed our report we will submit it to insurance.
Step 7: insurance approval
It takes insurance approximately 2 weeks-1 month to complete their evaluation before determining if they will approve the assessment request and services for the following 6 months.
Step 8: begin services
Once the wait is over and insurance has approved the requested hours, Helping Hands will set up a time to go over the report, set up initial parent meetings, and schedule direct therapy sessions for your child.
Step 1: initial phone call
Have an initial phone call with an administrator to determine if Helping Hands would be a possible fit for you and your family’s needs. Phone calls last about 30 minutes and will go over goals you have for your child, concerns, basic information, and availability for services.
Step 2: insurance eligibility verification
Helping Hands specializes in providing ABA therapy for children with an autism diagnosis, as this is the primary diagnosis covered by insurance. We know every child’s journey is unique, and we’re here to support families in navigating services and finding the right fit. If your child has other developmental needs, we’re happy to talk through options and see how we can help. Once your insurance eligibility is verified, an administrator will contact you to send in forms needed for step 3: assessment request process.
Step 3: assessment request process
Please send your child's diagnosis report, insurance card (front and back), letter of medical necessity, and IEP (if available) only to our secure email, adavis@helpinghandschildcare.org. Please also include a list of any other therapies your child receives each week (for example, speech once a week for 30 minutes).
Step 4: insurance request for assessment
The Helping Hands administrative team will send a request off to insurance to conduct the assessment. Assessments are approved for 8-10 hours depending on the provider. It takes approximately 2 weeks to 1 month to receive approval (sometimes longer depending on your insurance provider).
Step 5: in-person assessment
Once Helping Hands has received approval for assessment, we will call you to set up a time for an in-person visit. You may also be asked to fill out questionnaires or provide video on a behavior that happens infrequently/specific times of day.
Step 6: submit report to insurance
It takes 2-3 weeks for Helping Hands to complete an initial assessment. Once we have completed our report we will submit it to insurance.
Step 7: insurance approval
It takes insurance approximately 2 weeks-1 month to complete their evaluation before determining if they will approve the assessment request and services for the following 6 months.
Step 8: begin services
Once the wait is over and insurance has approved the requested hours, Helping Hands will set up a time to go over the report, set up initial parent meetings, and schedule direct therapy sessions for your child.