Impaired driver program provider warns proposed fee cuts could undermine services; recommends insurance or payment-plan options
An IDRP contractor told the Judiciary committee that lowering the program fee or cutting provider rates could force providers to drop contracts and reduce access. The provider said intake screening might be billable to insurance and that some programs already offer payment plans.
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Rick Barnett, a licensed psychologist and founder of Carter, Inc., told the Judiciary committee on Jan. 30 that the state’s impaired driver rehabilitation program (IDRP) is effective but financially fragile and that cutting provider rates or program fees could force providers to withdraw from contracts and reduce access.
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