Due to the recent Autism Care Demonstration (ACD) changes in TRICARE ABA policy, all Autism Corporate Service Providers (ACSP) must submit a new participation agreement between July 1 and August 1, 2021 or risk terminating their TRICARE authorized status. ACSPs include autism centers, autism clinics, and sole providers (regardless of setting of rendered ABA services, i.e., home or clinic).
To fulfill the new policy requirement, ACSPs should visit this link:
Submit this new certification before August 1
See TRICARE Operations Manual, Chapter 18, Section 4, paragraph 8.3 for more information on this requirement.
Note: Individual Behavior Analysts, Assistant Behavior Analysts, and Behavior Technicians working under tiered delivery models do not need to complete the ACSP application.
