Group Therapy Client to Provider Ratios

[ejallo]

Are there any guidelines or recommendations around staff to client ratios for group therapy?

Are there guidelines around the maximum number of clients in a group?

Thanks!

[mkm1517]

2 or more patients = group

[missy874]

I have a notation from a workshop I attended (coding/billing for mental health services) on 90853:

"when covered by Medicare the group size should be of a size that can be successfully led (max 12)