Can Therapists Utilize Aides/Techs with Aetna Patients?

May 3, 2021
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Rick Gawenda
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Question
Does Aetna allow a physical therapist (PT) to utilize a rehab aide/tech to provide delegated patient-related tasks to an Aetna beneficiary receiving outpatient physical therapy services under their direct supervision and bill for those services to Aetna?

Answer

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  1. Thank you for providing this information for these two payors. It would be very helpful if you developed a chart for all major payors. I am interested in policy for BCBS, Humana and UHC. Thanks

    1. With approximately 6000 insurance carriers and policies changing all of the time, an impossible task to do.