The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated the list of outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy services that can be delivered via telehealth during the COVID public health emergency (PHE). The additional CPT codes added are as follows: 92526 92607 92608 92609 92610 92626 92627 96105 96125 97129 97130 To view the entire list of CPT codes that can be delivered via telehealth and reimbursed by CMS, click HERE. Remember that once the PHE is declared over, physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists will no longer be able to be reimbursed by the Medicare program for

On January 7, 2021, Secretary Azar renewed the Public Health Emergency (PHE) due to COVID-19 effective January 21, 2021. The new expiration date of the PHE is April 20, 2021. Click HERE to read the announcement. What does the extension of the PHE mean for outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy services? It means that the Medicare program will continue to pay providers for outpatient therapy services delivered via telehealth until the end of the PHE, which is now scheduled to end on April 20, 2021. This extension includes private practices and facility-based settings. I will be providing a webinar

On October 2, 2020, Secretary Azar renewed the COVID-19 national public health emergency (PHE) declaration, effective October 23, 2020 and will last for 90 days. Click HERE to access it on the United States Department of Health and Human Services website. What does this renewal of the PHE mean for outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy services? Highlights include the following: I hope you found this article helpful and informative. Thank you for being a Gold Member!

The Public Health Emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic has been extended by Secretary Azar. The new expiration date is I hope you found this information helpful. Thank you for being a Gold Member!

This article was updated on July 23, 2020 due to a change in the expiration date of outpatient therapy services delivered via telehealth. See below for the updated answer on the expiration date of the Public Health Emergency due to COVID-19. As I hope you all know by now, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded who can provide and be reimbursed for services delivered via telehealth to include outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy services provided not only by private practices, but also institutional providers. Now what everyone wants to know is this a temporary or