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Bershette "Shelley" Kerl, LPC, ASOTP
Bershette “Shelley” Kerl adult and juvenile offenders, homeless, veterans, survivors of intimate partner violence, mentally ill, sex offenders, substance abuse affected, the aged and disabled, and abused, neglected and exploited children population. Shelley began her career as a public servant working for the State of Texas. She has worked in a transitional living center in El Paso where she was the Assistant Director/Case Manager Supervisor and acquired valuable experience working with women and children that have experienced intimate partner violence/domestic abuse. Shelley has also worked for the State of Texas working in two core programs that serve and provide services to the aged and disabled, and abused, neglected and exploited children population of El Paso, Ft. Bend, and Harris County, Texas. Shelley has provided rehabilitation and psychoeducational services to adjudicated teens from 14 to 17-years-of age in a rehabilitation program and provided other specialized psychoeducation/training and services in other local and state-based programs in the specialized and at-risk populations spectrum to include in the mental health field. In 2017, shortly after Hurricane Harvey landed and hit specific regions in Texas and Louisiana, Shelley was greatly affected by this devastating Category 4 Hurricane; however, this did not stop her, she still managed to graduate from Sam Houston State University with her Master of Arts degree with a Concentration in Clinical Mental Health and began her career as a Mental Health Clinician in 2019 with a renowned health science system. In her spare time, she enjoys fine dining experiences, playing turn-based strategy games, exploring and participating in motorsports, reading challenging books, learning new facts, and spending time with good friends and family. Here is something special about me, “I was taught to enjoy and to accept the differences in all people. This is what makes me unique.”
You have the right to receive a "Good Faith Estimate" explaining how much your health care will cost.
Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don't have certain types of health care coverage or who are not using certain types of health care coverage an estimate of their bill for health care items and services before those items or services are provided.
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You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any health care items or services upon request or when scheduling such items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees.
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If you schedule a health care item or service at least 3 business days in advance, make sure your health care provider or facility gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing within 1 business day after scheduling. If you schedule a health care item or service at least 10 business days in advance, make sure your health care provider or facility gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing within 3 business days after scheduling. You can also ask any health care provider or facility for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service. If you do, make sure the health care provider or facility gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing within 3 business days after you ask.
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If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more for any provider or facility than your Good Faith Estimate from that provider or facility, you can dispute the bill.
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Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate and the bill.
For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit
www.cms.gov/nosurprises/consumers
email or call
FederalPPDRQuestions@cms.hhs.gov
1-800-985-3059