Before billing for services, what must a Support Broker do?

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Before billing for services, what must a Support Broker do?

Enrolling with the Fiscal Employer Agent is the essential step before billing because the FEA is the payer and employer-of-record for participants using self-directed supports. When you enroll, you’re set up in the FEA system as an approved service provider, linked to the participant’s budget, and authorized to submit timesheets and invoices through their processes. Without this enrollment, there’s no approved channel to submit charges or receive payment, since the FEA handles the billing and payroll flow. Getting an EIN from the FEA isn’t required to bill, and the employer’s review and signature on timesheets are part of validating already-submitted time rather than a prerequisite to billing. A specialized SB test isn’t universally a billing prerequisite either; onboarding and training may be needed, but enrollment with the FEA is the key gating factor for billing.

Enrolling with the Fiscal Employer Agent is the essential step before billing because the FEA is the payer and employer-of-record for participants using self-directed supports. When you enroll, you’re set up in the FEA system as an approved service provider, linked to the participant’s budget, and authorized to submit timesheets and invoices through their processes. Without this enrollment, there’s no approved channel to submit charges or receive payment, since the FEA handles the billing and payroll flow.

Getting an EIN from the FEA isn’t required to bill, and the employer’s review and signature on timesheets are part of validating already-submitted time rather than a prerequisite to billing. A specialized SB test isn’t universally a billing prerequisite either; onboarding and training may be needed, but enrollment with the FEA is the key gating factor for billing.

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