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August is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) created a digital toolkit to help providers talk to Medicare beneficiaries about suicide, raise awareness, and normalize seeking mental health help.
The SAMHSA webpage has suicide prevention resources, a Partner Toolkit for the suicide prevention hotline (988), and a suicide prevention resource center. The site provides links to resources to spot warning signs, access information about suicidal ideation, and SAMHSA’s suicide prevention initiatives.
For CY2025, CMS finalized HCPCS G0560 for safety planning with the beneficiary. This can be billed in 20-minute increments, and services must be personally performed by the billing provider.
Medicare pays for Psychotherapy for Crisis using the CPT codes 90839 and 90840. This service can help a Medicare beneficiary who is actively exhibiting suicidal thoughts or actions.
