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Conditions for Coverage

Outpatient therapy services furnished to a beneficiary by a physical, occupational or speech therapist are payable only when furnished in accordance with certain conditions.

The following conditions apply:

    • Services are or were required because the individual needed therapy services (see Medical Necessity);
    • A plan for furnishing such services has been established by a physician/NPP or by the therapist providing such services and is periodically reviewed by a physician/NPP (see Plan of Care);
    • Services are or were furnished while the individual is or was under the care of a physician (see Under the Care of Physician/NPP);
    • In certifying an outpatient plan of care for therapy a physician/NPP is certifying that the above three conditions are met. Certification is required for coverage and payment of a therapy claim (See Certification and Re-certification); and
    • Claims submitted for outpatient (and CORF) PT, OT, and SLP services must contain the National Provider (NPI) of the certifying physician identified for a PT, OT, and SLP plan of care.

Reference

Medicare Benefit Policy Manual Chapter 15 § 220.1

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