Speech-Language Pathology Assistants & Medicare Patients
Lately, I have been receiving questions regarding the use of speech-language pathology assistants (SLPAs) in the treatment of Medicare beneficiaries and are those services provided by SLPAs billable to the Medicare program when provided under the supervision of a speech-language pathologist (SLP)?
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Rick, what about Medicare plans administered by a commercial insurance? We receive Medicare patients through commercial Payers like Kaiser Permanente. In those cases, are we still required to comply with Medicare guidelines such as this one for SLPA’s?
You would have to check with that Medicare Advantage plan.