Do Therapists Need to Co-Sign Notes Written By an Assistant?
A question I am often is asked is does the Medicare program require notes that are written by a physical therapist assistant (PTA) or an occupational therapy assistant (OTA) be cosigned by the supervising physical therapist (PT) or occupational therapist (OT), respectively. The answer is
Do Notes Written by an Assistant Need to be Co-signed?
A question I have been receiving lately is do notes written by an assistant need to be co-signed/counter-signed by the supervising therapist? For the answer to this question, you must look in 2 places and both must say either no and be silent on this question. You must first look at your I hope you found this article helpful. Thank you for being a Gold Member!