Dr. Rusnak Academy
The Practice Credential · Founders Round

Mastering Paramedical Billing

Certificate in Paramedical Practice Compliance and Billing

The business and regulatory framework around the work — insurance, coding, compliance, and the practice infrastructure that turns a service into a livelihood.

Mastering Paramedical Billing
I. About the Program What it takes to run the practice.

Paramedical practitioners arrive at the work as artists and clinicians. They are rarely trained in the business and regulatory infrastructure that the work demands — the insurance billing systems, the coding standards, the compliance frameworks, and the medical-adjacent practice scaffolding that determines whether a practitioner builds a livelihood or runs the work as a side activity.

Mastering Paramedical Billing addresses this directly. The program is taught for practitioners who are credentialed in technique and are ready to formalize the business surrounding it — legal entity structure, insurance billing where applicable, CPT and ICD coding conventions, HIPAA compliance, patient records management, and the financial infrastructure of a serious practice.

This is the Academy’s Founders Round. The first cohort receives a discounted enrollment, direct access to Dr. Rusnak, and the opportunity to shape the curriculum for future cohorts. The Certificate in Paramedical Practice Compliance and Billing is the credential awarded.

II. Curriculum

What the program covers.

01

Legal Entity Structure

LLC vs. sole proprietorship, professional service entities, state-specific requirements, and the liability framework around medical-adjacent practice.

02

HIPAA & Patient Records

What HIPAA requires of paramedical practitioners, secure records management, photographic consent and storage, and breach response protocols.

03

CPT & ICD Coding Conventions

How to code paramedical procedures correctly, working with the small set of CPT codes relevant to paramedical work, and ICD coding for the underlying conditions.

04

Insurance Billing & Reimbursement

When and how to bill insurance for paramedical procedures, what is reimbursable, how to handle pre-authorizations, and what to do when claims are denied.

05

Cash-Pay Practice Infrastructure

For procedures not reimbursable by insurance, pricing strategy, payment processing, BNPL options, and the financial back-office of a cash-pay practice.

06

Regulatory Compliance

FDA, MoCRA, OSHA, EPA, and the state-specific regulations that govern where and how paramedical practitioners may operate.

07

Practice Management Systems

Software tools, client management, scheduling, marketing automation, and the operational stack that supports a working practice.

08

Examination & Credentialing

Written examination on compliance and billing material, case-study examination on practice scenarios, and awarding of the Academy credential.

III. Details

Format, schedule, and investment.

Format Online cohort
Delivered Under Paramedical Artists Academy
The online-courses sister brand of Dr. Rusnak Academy
Audience Credentialed practitioners
Tier Founders Round
Credential Practice Specialist Credential
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Mastering Paramedical Billing

Each track culminates in a Certificate of Advanced Professional Training awarded by Dr. Rusnak Academy.

Join the Founders Round Questions about the program? Contact the Academy