For credentialed independent EI providers

Stay independent. Stop doing the office work.

Credentialed in Illinois EI? Keep your 1099 independence, schedule, and cities while Right Start takes over claims and paperwork.

Who this is for

Already credentialed in Illinois EI? Stay a 1099 independent contractor without spending evenings and weekends on claims and paperwork.

Your 1099 independence. You stay self-employed, under your own EIN.
Your schedule. You create your own schedule.
Your service area. You choose your cities, anywhere in Chicagoland or across Illinois.
Your families and clinical decisions. You keep your license, your clinical decisions, and how you coach each family.
Connect with colleagues. Independent therapists can choose to connect with one another to share ideas and reflect on their work together, entirely on their own terms.
Professional liability insurance. Illinois Early Intervention requires professional liability insurance for both the payee agency and the independent therapists.

EI claims to the CBO, and to all insurance policies, as your payee and biller
Insurance billing: BCBS PPO and BlueChoice PPO in network, Tricare, and most out-of-network insurance
Right Start pays on time, on the schedule in your independent contractor agreement, for the services you provide.
Organized records for EI monitoring and audits
Speech-to-text session notes
Telehealth and live video visits
Credentialing and IMPACT paperwork help (support, not a guarantee)
General tax-planning information for self-employed therapists. Not tax advice.

Already enrolled with the CBO? Call us and we’ll walk you through switching payees.

See what Right Start handles for independent 1099 therapists and how contracting works.