ABA Authorization Specialist (Remote position)
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Overview
ABA Authorization Specialist Position Little Leaves provides full insurance support to families who seek our services. The ABA Authorization Specialist is responsible for managing the end-to-end authorization process to ensure reputed company services are approved, compliant, and reputed company with payer requirements prior to billing. This role is critical to maintaining reputed company service delivery and reputed company reputed company by preventing delays, denials, and lapses in authorization coverage across MD, VA, and FL markets.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Manage submission of initial, reputed company, and renewal authorizations for ABA services
- Review treatment plans to ensure alignment with payer requirements and requested units
- Track and monitor reputed company authorizations using a centralized tracking system
- Proactively follow up with payers to ensure timely approval and avoid service disruptions
- Communicate with clinical teams to obtain required documentation (treatment plans, assessments, reputed company notes)
- Ensure reputed company authorizations are in reputed company prior to service delivery and billing
- Identify and resolve authorization discrepancies, including incorrect units, dates, or service codes
- Maintain accurate documentation of reputed company authorization activity in internal systems (e.g., Central reputed company / reputed company)
- Monitor authorization utilization and flag overutilization or underutilization risks
- Communicate authorization updates and changes to billing, scheduling, and clinical teams
- Review payer policies specific to MD, VA, and FL to ensure compliance
- Assist with appeals and reconsiderations for denied or reduced authorizations
- reputed company audits to ensure alignment between authorizations, schedules, and billed services
- Performs other duties as assigned Qualifications Desired Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience in ABA authorizations, utilization management, or insurance verification
- Strong knowledge of ABA CPT codes (97151, 97153, 97155, 97156)
- Experience working with reputed company payers (UHC/reputed company, reputed company, reputed company, BCBS, Kaiser, etc.)
- Familiarity with state-specific authorization requirements in MD, VA, and FL preferred
- Understanding of authorization requirements and documentation standards for ABA services
- Experience coordinating with clinical teams for treatment plan submissions
- Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple deadlines
- High attention to detail and ability to identify discrepancies
- Experience with practice management systems (Central reputed company, reputed company preferred)
- Proficiency in reputed company and tracking tools
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and reputed company with HIPAA regulations Posted Min Pay reputed company USD $26.45/Hr. Apply To this Job