INTERVIEW WITH HEIDI CROCKER, C-IAYT

Yoga Therapy Hour with Amy Wheeler

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Heidi is the new IAYT Accreditation Manager and the Lead on the Certification Exam. She was recently hired by IAYT and has extensive experience in Higher Education. Amy and Heidi have a heady discussion about this emerging Allied Healthcare Field, on credentialling of individuals, accreditation of programs/ schools, the upcoming certification exam that all graduates will have to take before becoming certified by IAYT, licensing in the field of yoga therapy and how yoga therapist can team up with healthcare facilities to promote their services. Warning: You may only like this episode if you are a yoga therapy nerd!

· Heidi Crocker’s background in Higher Education and Integrative Health

· Defining Credentialling of Individuals

· Graduating from an Accredited Program vs. Portfolio Review as a path to certification

· The Certification Exam and progress of the development and implementation

· The path for licensing, pros and cons

· ICD-10 Codes what are they and how they can be used under the umbrella of a licensed healthcare provider

· 8E0ZXY4 is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of yoga therapy. The code is valid for the year October 2021- September 2022 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

· CPT Codes, what are they and how can they be used under the umbrella of a licensed healthcare provider

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Related Links from the IAYT.ORG website for more Information:

Heidi Crocker: https://www.iayt.org/page/IAYTManagement

Certification: https://www.iayt.org/page/certification

Portfolio Review: https://www.iayt.org/page/AccreditationCommitt#

Accreditation: https://www.iayt.org/page/AccreditationLanding

A related article: Alternative Billing Codes and Yoga: Practical Issues and Strategic Considerations for Determining “What is Yoga Therapy?” and “Who is a Yoga Therapist?”

https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.iayt.org/resource/resmgr/PDFs/AltBillingCodes.pdf

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