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Texas Medicaid Outpatient Therapy

Guidelines for Texas Medicaid coverage of outpatient therapy services.  If the client is enrolled in a managed care plan some of the rules may be different but coverage will be the same.  Members have full access to the material and can email us regarding any billing or compliance issue, please consider joining today if you need additional assistance.  

Key Definitions

    • Physical Therapy
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Speech - Language Pathology
    • Acute Services
    • Chronic Services

Children’s Services

    • Acute PT, OT, and ST Services
    • Chronic Services
    • Developmental Delay Criteria
    • Authorization Requirements for PT, OT, and ST Services
    • Requests for Recertification—Acute Therapy Services
    • Requests for Recertification - Chronic Therapy Services
    • PT, OT, and ST Therapy Procedure Codes

Frequency and Duration Criteria

    • High Frequency
    • Moderate Frequency
    • Low Frequency
    • Maintenance and Prevention

Co-Treatment

    • Co-Treatment
    • Group Therapy

Services Not Covered

Providers and Settings

    • Eligible providers
    • Who can provide therapy services to children?
    • Who can provide therapy services to adults?
    • What are the criteria for providing therapy at the client’s home?
    • What is the role of assistants in providing therapy services?
    • Aides

    Adult Services

      • Adult Physical and Occupational Services
      • Authorization Requirements for Outpatient and Home Health —PT, OT, and SLP Services
      • Requests for Recertification - Up to an Additional Sixty (60) days for Acute Services
      • PT, OT, and SLP Procedure Codes

    Documentation

      • Written and Verbal Orders
      • Treatment Plan
      • Progress Summary
      • Treatment Note













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