05/26/16
Texas Medicaid and Use of Assistants
Effective for dates of service on or after May 1, 2016, policy for physical therapy (PT), occupational therapy (OT), and speech therapy (ST) will change for the Texas Medicaid Comprehensive Care Program (CCP). Some of the key policy changes include: Chronic therapy services will only be offered to clients who are birth through 20 years of age. The authorization period for chronic therapy services will be 180 days. Reevaluations require authorization and are part of the authorization/recertification process for chronic therapy service, and they will only be reimbursed when appropriate and when submitted with a recertification request. A standardized test
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