In this article, I will answer some of the more common and frequent questions I receive regarding physical therapist assistants (PTAs) and occupational therapy assistants (OTAs).

In this article, I will answer the following questions regarding the supervision requirements of a physical therapist assistant (PTA) by a physical therapist (PT) and an occupational therapy assistant (OTA) by an occupational therapist (OT) under Medicare Part B outpatient therapy services for calendar year 2022: Lets begin!

In this article, I will answer the following questions regarding the supervision requirements of a physical therapist assistant (PTA) by a physical therapist (PT) and an occupational therapy assistant (OTA) by an occupational therapist (OT) under Medicare Part B outpatient therapy services for calendar year 2021: What are the supervision requirements of a PTA or OTA in a non-private practice setting (submit claims on a UB-04 claim form) when they are treating a Medicare Part B beneficiary for outpatient therapy services? What are the supervision requirements of a PTA or OTA in a private practice setting (submit claims on a

In the private practice setting, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requires that the physical therapist (PT) provide direct supervision of the physical therapist assistant (PTA) and that the occupational therapist (OT) provide direct supervision of the occupational therapy assistant (OTA) when the PTA and OTA are furnishing covered services to a Medicare beneficiary receiving outpatient physical or occupational therapy services, respectively. This means the supervising PT or OT must be present in the office suite at the time the service(s) is provided by the PTA or OTA to the Medicare beneficiary. What providers want to know is

Due to the Public Health Emergency (PHE) as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has eased the supervision requirements of a physical therapist assistant (PTA) by a physical therapist (PT) and an occupational therapy assistant (OTA) by an occupational therapist (OT). In this article, I will answer the following questions: Normally, what are the supervision requirements of a PTA by a PT and an OTA by an OT in a private practice setting under traditional Medicare Part B? What are CMS’ current supervision requirements of a PTA by a PT and an

QuestionFor physical therapy services submitted to an insurance carrier on a 1500-claim form, how do I bill for the services provided by a physical therapist assistant? Answer I hope you found this article helpful. Thank you for being a Gold Member!

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!

With several insurance carriers (Medicare, TRICARE, Humana) implementing payment reductions in Calendar Year 2022 when services are provided in whole or in part by a physical therapist assistant (PTA) or occupational therapy assistant, I am receiving several questions regarding can PTAs and OTAs get a National Provider Identification (NPI) number and if yes, can a PTA or OTA then enroll in the Medicare program or become credentialed with private/commercial insurance carriers. In this article, I will provide the answers to these questions. QuestionCan a PTA or OTA obtain a NPI number? Answer QuestionWhat information do I need when completing the