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Medicare Plan of Care

Physical, occupational, or speech therapy services must relate directly and specifically to a written treatment plan. The plan, (also known as a plan of care or plan of treatment) must be established before treatment is begun.

Plan of Care FAQs

    • Who can establish a therapy plan of care (POC)?
    • Who must sign the POC?
    • Can treatment begin before a POC has been established?
    • What must be included in the POC?
    • How do I document the diagnosis in the POC?
    • How should long-term goals be documented?
    • Does the POC need to contain short-term goals?
    • What does type of treatment mean?
    • What if a patient is being treated by more than on kind of therapy?
    • What does amount of treatment refer to?
    • What does frequency refer to?
    • What does duration refer to?
    • Can a patient be treated under two POCs?


Establishing the Plan of Care

    • Who may establish the POC?
    • When can treatment begin under a POC?
    • Can a patient be treated under multiple POCs?
    • What if the patient need treatment from different therapy disciplines? 

Contents of the Plan

    • Diagnosis
    • Long Term Goals (LTGs)
    • Type of Treatment
    • Amount of Treatment
    • Frequency of Treatment
    • Duration of Treatment

Changing the Plan

    • Who may make “significant” changes to the POC?
    • What is considered a “significant change”?
    • What changes are considered “insignificant”?


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