Get R Privilege

$66,689 is the 25th percentile. Salaries below this are outliers. $95,661 is the 75th percentile.

$66,689 is the 25th percentile. Salaries below this are outliers. $95,661 is the 75th percentile.

Supervisor must be an LCSW-R, Psychologist or Psychiatrist licensed in NYS. Supervision must be individual or group (no peer supervision) for a minimum of 2 hours per month. Private supervision is acceptable. The setting must be legally authorized to provide psychotherapy services (including private practice).

LCSW “R” Psychotherapy Privilege “New York State Insurance Law authorizes a privilege to the LCSW license. This privilege requires the LCSW license and three years of supervised experience in psychotherapy obtained after receiving the LCSW. A separate application and fee are required for this privilege.”

While the LCSW-R is the highest level licensure, an LCSW without the additional requirements is by authority of statute, already authorized and qualified to independently provide diagnosis, assessment based treatment planning and psychotherapy and as such, should be reimbursed for such work!

While the LCSW-R is the highest level licensure, an LCSW without the additional requirements is by authority of statute, already authorized and qualified to independently provide diagnosis, assessment based treatment planning and psychotherapy and as such, should be reimbursed for such work!

A total of 36 months and 2,400 hours of direct client contact in psychotherapy is required. The LCSW must complete a minimum of 400 client contact hours in any 12-month period. Part-time experience will increase the time to complete the required hours.

The “R” privilege requires insurance carriers to provide reimbursement for psychotherapy services whenever a health insurance contract includes reimbursement of qualified psychologists and psychiatrists.