How does private pay work, and do private-pay clients need an authorization?

Set the client's Preferred Billing Method to Private pay, on the add-client form or later from the client's profile. A private-pay client needs no prior authorization and AveeCare does not ask for insurance details. You invoice the client or their family directly, and they can pay online when your agency has connected Stripe, Square or PayPal. Skilled nursing works the same way for private pay: set the Service Type to Skilled Nursing. Prior authorizations are only for a payer that approves hours, and when a client has one, hours beyond it bill as private pay.