Consolidated and Therapy services include the following: Therapy services include the following: Qualification standards for providers P/FDS Physical therapy provided by a licensed Physical therapy provided by a licensed will be enumerated in the provider • • physical therapist based on a prescription physical therapist based on a prescription for a qualification section of the service for a specific therapy program by a specific therapy program by a physician. definition. physician. Occupational therapy by a registered • Occupational therapy by a registered occupational therapist based on a prescription • occupational therapist on a for a specific therapy program by a physician. prescription for a specific therapy Speech/language therapy provided by an • program by a physician. American Speech-Language-Hearing Speech/language therapy provided by Association (ASHA) certified and state licensed • an American Speech-Language-Hearing speech-language pathologist. This service Association (ASHA) certified and state requires based on an evaluation and licensed speech-language pathologist. This recommendation by an ASHA certified and service requires an evaluation and state licensed speech-language pathologist or recommendation by an ASHA certified and a physician. state licensed speech-language Orientation, mobility and vision therapy • pathologist or a physician. provided by a trained orientation and mobility specialist based on an evaluation and recommendation by a trained mobility specialist/instructor or a physician. Consolidated and Provider Qualification Criteria for Provider Qualification Criteria for Public comment recommended that P/FDS Speech/Language Therapy Agency and Speech/Language Therapy Agency and staff who teach American Sign Individual Speech/Language Therapists Individual Speech/Language Therapists Language as part of the Therapy service Staff (direct, contracted, or in a consulting Staff (direct, contracted, or in a consulting have a qualified level certification from capacity) providing Speech/Language capacity) providing Speech/Language Therapy the American Sign Language Teachers Therapy must be ASHA certified. must be ASHA certified. Staff who teach Association (ASLTA). American Sign Language to participants must have at a minimum, Qualified Level Certification from the American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA). Waiver(s) Impacted Proposed Language Released For Public Final Language Submitted to CMS Reason For Change Comment on December 3, 2016 Appendix C Transportation –
Consolidated and P/FDS Therapy services include the following: • Physical therapy provided by a licensed physical therapist based on a prescription for a specific therapy program by a physician. • Occupational therapy by a registered occupational therapist on a prescription for a specific therapy program by a physician. • Speech/language therapy provided by an American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) certified and state licensed speech-language pathologist. This service requires an evaluation and recommendation by an ASHA certified and state licensed speech-language pathologist or a physician. Therapy services include the following: • Physical therapy provided by a licensed physical therapist based on a prescription for a specific therapy program by a physician. • Occupational therapy by a registered occupational therapist based on a prescription for a specific therapy program by a physician. • Speech/language therapy provided by an American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) certified and state licensed speech-language pathologist. This service requires based on an evaluation and recommendation by an ASHA certified and state licensed speech-language pathologist or a physician. • Orientation, mobility and vision therapy provided by a trained orientation and mobility specialist based on an evaluation and recommendation by a trained mobility specialist/instructor or a physician. Qualification standards for providers will be enumerated in the provider qualification section of the service definition. Consolidated and P/FDS Provider Qualification Criteria for Speech/Language Therapy Agency and Individual Speech/Language Therapists Staff (direct, contracted, or in a consulting capacity) providing Speech/Language Therapy must be ASHA certified. Provider Qualification Criteria for Speech/Language Therapy Agency and Individual Speech/Language Therapists Staff (direct, contracted, or in a consulting capacity) providing Speech/Language Therapy must be ASHA certified. Staff who teach American Sign Language to participants must have at a minimum, Qualified Level Certification from the American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA). Public comment recommended that staff who teach American Sign Language as part of the Therapy service have a qualified level certification from the American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA). Waiver(s) Impacted Proposed Language Released For Public Comment on December 3, 2016 Final Language Submitted to CMS Reason For Change Appendix C – Transportation
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