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Permanent OT Assessments For Therapy-Only Cases Sail Through Finalization

Published on Fri Nov 12, 2021

Cases involving nursing are still status quo — at least for now. A Consolidated Appropriations Act requirement is finally set for implementation nearly a year later. Recap: In April 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a COVID-19 Public Health Emergency waiver allowing “OTs to perform the initial and comprehensive assessment for all patients receiving therapy services as [...]
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