Based on real audit outcomes inside ABA organizations

The Compliance Gap That Turns
Routine Records Requests Into
 $750,000 Problems
 

When a review lands, you don't get time to build a compliance program.
You get to show what's already there.

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It's a Tuesday. A records request comes in — routine, 20 claims. Your team sends them over.

Two weeks later, findings come back. Not on one claim. On every similar claim from the past 18 months.

What started as a routine request is now an expanded audit. The question is no longer whether there's a problem. It's how large it is.

In that moment, it's not just the organization being evaluated. It's you.

And the difference between organizations that withstand it and those that don't has nothing to do with how well services were delivered.

It has everything to do with what they can demonstrate when someone looks.

A Real Audit Outcome From Our Co-Founder's Own Practice

As compliance officer at his own ABA practice, our co-founder built the compliance program
that made this outcome possible. 

Repayment demand

$750,000

Amount repaid

$0

Pre-payment funds released

$60,000

The outcome changed because the organization could demonstrate
structured, documented compliance oversight at the time of review. 

Most ABA organizations never see it coming. Not because they aren't trying — but because they were never given the right system to build on.
That's the gap ABA Compliance Connections was built to close.

ABA compliance sits at the intersection of three systems — clinical practice, healthcare regulation, and payer expectations.

Most resources address only one.

The result?

96% of ABA service months reviewed show documentation deficiencies — even in organizations that believed they were compliant.

The problem was never intent. It was structure.

Here's what most ABA organizations never get told:

  • Good documentation is not the same as a compliant documentation system.
  • High-quality clinical care is not the same as a compliant program.
  • Having policies is not the same as having policies that are followed, monitored, and defensible.

If you're operating with Medicaid funding — you are operating in one of the most scrutinized corners of healthcare. Regulators and payers don't just evaluate your clinical outcomes. They evaluate your systems.

Good intentions don't hold up in a corrective action plan.

Systems do.

Most ABA organizations don’t need more information.

They need a structured way to apply it, consistently and defensibly, with the right support behind it.
That's where most existing approaches leave organizations exposed.

Introducing ABA Compliance Connections

The ongoing expert-guided support built specifically for ABA compliance leaders.

You don't have to figure this out alone anymore.

ABA Compliance Connections was built for the person who is responsible for compliance without a formal compliance background, without a clear roadmap, and without the kind of ongoing support that makes building a real program possible.

Not a training. Not a one-time consultation. Not a peer group where advice varies by who happens to answer.

Ongoing access to compliance expertise that understands both worlds — how ABA services actually operate, and how auditors and payers actually evaluate them.

So you can stop piecing compliance together from conflicting sources and start building something that holds up when someone looks.

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ABA Compliance Connections bridges both worlds

Most compliance support available to ABA organizations was not built for ABA.
It typically comes from one of two places:

ABA professionals 

who understand clinical service delivery, but were not trained in healthcare compliance systems or how auditors and payers evaluate organizations.

Healthcare compliance professionals 

who understand regulatory frameworks but have never delivered ABA services or worked within its operational realities.

Neither alone is sufficient.>

And that gap is why most attempts at “doing compliance right
still leave uncertainty.

ABA Compliance Connections was built by professionals who have spent over 50 years delivering ABA services and hold formal healthcare compliance expertise. Guidance that is both technically defensible and operationally workable.

Not one or the other. Both.

Meet the people who built it

Michael Fabrizio

BCBA · CHA℠ · CHC® · CCEP®

Board-certified behavior analyst and credentialed healthcare compliance professional. Michael has built compliance programs from the ground up in ABA organizations without formal structure — including navigating a $750,000 repayment demand at his own practice that resolved to zero.

Rose Feddock

BCBA · CHA℠ · CHC® · CCEP®

Board-certified behavior analyst and credentialed healthcare compliance professional. Rose has spent over a decade designing documentation systems and policies specifically aligned with how payers evaluate ABA claims — closing the gap between what organizations document and what holds up under review.

55+

Combined years of ABA practice

10+  

Years each in ABA healthcare compliance

4

Professional compliance credentials

What's inside ABA Compliance Connections

Expert-moderated member forums


When a compliance question lands on your desk and you're not sure of the answer — this is where you bring it. Get guidance grounded in both ABA service delivery and healthcare compliance. Not opinions. Not guesswork. Answers you can act on.

Compliance alerts


The compliance landscape for ABA shifts constantly. You'll know about changes that affect your organization before they catch you off guard — payer policy updates, regulatory shifts, and industry developments tracked and translated for you.

Curated reference library


Every authoritative resource your organization needs — payer guidelines, HIPAA checklists, audit preparation tools — in one place. Built and maintained by compliance experts who know what ABA organizations actually need to find.

Quarterly live compliance sessions

Four times a year, work directly with compliance professionals who are also seasoned behavior analysts. Current topics, practical strategies, and live Q&A with people who understand both the regulatory requirement and the operational reality of delivering ABA services.

 Here’s how each level supports you in building
and strengthening your compliance program.

Clarify-
$1,497 / year


For organizations that need clarity on what compliance actually requires.

“We know we need a compliance program. We don’t know where to start.

Right now compliance feels like a fog. Requirements everywhere, conflicting guidance, no clear starting point.

After 90 days in Clarify, the fog lifts.

You'll know what compliance actually requires — beyond clinical quality and documentation. You'll know which gaps to look for. And you'll make decisions from a foundation of real understanding instead of assumption.

What's included:

  • Expert-moderated member forums
  • Curated compliance reference library
  • Compliance alerts
  • Quarterly live compliance sessions

Designed to give you clarity and direction.

→ Move from uncertainty to clarity on what compliance actually requires.

Get Clarity on Your Compliance Program →

Build 
$2,697 per year


For organizations that have processes in place — but aren't confident they would hold up under review.

"We have processes. But I'm not confident they're actually compliant."

Build gives you the answer — and the tools to fix it.

Develop actual compliance policies aligned with your payers and your services. Get expert guidance on real situations inside your organization. Stop spinning your wheels on questions that have been slowing you down for months.

What's included — everything in Clarify, plus:

  • Compliance Policy Accelerator — AI-powered tools built by our compliance experts that guide you step-by-step through drafting real compliance policies. Hours of research and writing time saved.
  • Monthly Ask Us Anything Sessions — bring your live compliance questions every month and get direct guidance from experts who understand ABA. Every session recorded and available on demand.

Designed to move you from learning to doing.

→ Stop guessing whether your processes are compliant. Start knowing.

Start Building Your Compliance Program →

Execute — $7,197 per year


For organizations that need their compliance program to function reliably — not just exist on paper.

“We have structure. But compliance still feels like a gap I can’t fully close.”

Execute turns your compliance program from a document into a system.

Real implementation. Direct feedback on your specific organization. Structured projects that move you from "we should do this" to "this is done and working."

What's included — everything in Build, plus:

  • Monthly Private Office Hours — 30 minutes every month with our compliance experts, focused entirely on your organization. Your questions, your challenges, your next steps.
  • Monthly Ask Us Anything Sessions — bring your live compliance questions every month and get direct guidance from experts who understand ABA. Every session recorded and available on demand.
  • Quarterly Guided Compliance Challenges — structured, step-by-step projects that walk you through building a specific compliance system with accountability and direct support. Four times a year.
  • QuickGuide Documentation Courses — staff-level training for BTs and BCBAs on documentation that meets payer and regulatory standards.
  • Priority consulting access — when an urgent compliance need arises, Execute members move to the front of the line.

Designed for organizations ready to build, implement, and maintain a real compliance program.

→ Move from compliance that exists on paper to compliance that holds up under review.

Start Executing Your Compliance Program →

Not every organization is at the right stage for this. Here's how to know.

You're dealing with an active audit or urgent compliance issue
These situations require direct consulting or legal support — not a community-based program.


You're looking for a fully done-for-you solution
This is designed to help you build your own compliance systems with guidance — not outsource them entirely.


Your primary goal is staff-level documentation training
Our QuickGuide documentation courses are a more targeted starting point.


Your focus is clinical or operational improvement, not compliance
A clinical or operational consultant would better serve that need.


You're looking for a pre-built policy manual
This is designed to help you build policies that fit your organization — not apply generic templates.


Not sure if this is the right fit? Reach out before you enroll. We'll help you find the best next step — even if that's not us.

Questions Leaders Ask Before Joining

Choose where you are right now

CLARIFY

$1,497 / year

  • Expert-moderated member forums
  • Curated compliance reference library
  • Compliance alerts
  • Quarterly live compliance sessions
Get Clarity on Your Compliance Gaps →

MOST POPULAR

Build

$2,697 / year

  • Everything in Clarify
  • Compliance Policy Accelerator
  • Monthly Ask Us Anything Sessions
Start Building a Defensible Compliance Program →

Execute

$7,197 / year

  • Everything in Clarify and Build
  • Monthly Private Office Hours
  • Quarterly Compliance Challenges
  • QuickGuide Course Access
  • Priority Compliance Support
Start Executing Your Compliance Program →

If you're responsible for compliance outcomes, this is where you decide what happens next.

You can keep operating without structured support — and hope your systems hold up when they're tested.

Or you can build a program designed to withstand review — before that moment arrives.

Your next records request isn't coming with a warning. When it arrives, the outcome will be determined by what your organization can already demonstrate.

That's what ABA Compliance Connections is built to help you put in place.

Protect your practice →

Not sure which level is right for you? Book a call with our team.