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New Medicare Manual 5/06 - May 14, 2005 10:42:00 AM

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APTA Praises New Medicare Manual as Major Improvement

Revisions to the Medicare manual for therapy services released May 6 are being hailed by APTA as a significant advance in helping physical therapists and physical therapist assistants provide care for Medicare beneficiaries. In addition to implementing provisions of the November 15 regulations clarifying personnel standards for “incident to” services and supervision requirements in private practice settings, the new manual provisions omit the requirement for a physician visit prior to certification and give physical therapists up to 30 days to obtain certification of the plan of care.

“These clarifications are the result of literally years of discussion and collaboration between APTA and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,” said Dave Mason, APTA vice president of government affairs. “They will significantly enhance the ability of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants to provide the care their Medicare patients need without needless obstacles and administrative expense. We deeply appreciate the dedication of CMS officials in getting these changes approved, and we will continue to work with the agency and Medicare carriers to ensure that these changes are implemented and applied effectively.”

APTA has prepared a summary of the new manual provisions."