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  • Modalities: What can you do and get paid for in North Carolina?

Modalities: What can you do and get paid for in North Carolina?

  • 19 Sep 2018
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (EDT)

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Therapy Comply, a leading physical and occupational therapy education and compliance firm, will be presenting a webinar on the provision of modalities for physical and occupational therapy in North Carolina on September 19th 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT.  The course is non-clinical and will address whether therapists and assistants can provide a particular modality under North Carolina’s scope of practice rules, Medicare and major commercial payers.  The course will detail coverage criteria and documentation requirements for each modality.

A recording of the webinar will be available to all attendees and a copy of the slides will be distributed following the webinar.

The webinar will cover the following topics:

Modalities

  • Hot and cold packs
  • Hydrotherapy/whirlpool
  • Traction, Mechanical
  •  Diathermy
  • Vasopneumatic devices
  • Electric Stimulation
  • Electromyography
  • Contrast baths
  • Paraffin
  • Hubbard Tank
  • Infrared therapy
  • Ultrasound
  • Iontophoresis
  • Phonophoresis

Scope of Practice

  • Modalities that can be performed by therapists and assistants
  • Modalities that can be performed by aides
  • Specific training requirements under North Carolina law

Coverage, Documentation and Reimbursement

  • Coverage by Medicare
  • Coverage by major commercial payers
  • Coverage by North Carolina’s Medicaid program

Registration: 

September 19th at 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT

Fee: $50

PT: This webinar will quality for 1 hour of PT CME credit in North Carolina

OT: 
This webinar will quality for 1 hour of OT CME credit in North Carolina

Speaker: Zachary Edgar JD, LLM is the lead consultant for Therapy Comply.  Zachary is healthcare attorney who specializes in state healthcare regulatory issues particularly for physical and occupational therapy practices.  Zachary has spent the last five years as in-house counsel for a physical therapy management company where he handled a wide variety of healthcare legal issues including: federal and state healthcare fraud and abuse laws, state professional and facility licensing issues, HIPAA, employment issues, and Medicare and Medicaid compliance.  Zachary obtained his BA and JD from the University for Arizona and an LLM in healthcare law from Loyola University. 


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