Guest guest Posted March 14, 2006 Report Posted March 14, 2006 Dear List-serve, I am looking for a reference regarding the use of PT techs or PT aides for treating Medicare A patients. Our facility treats Med A patients in the acute care setting, SNF setting and Inpatient Acute Rehab setting. Several therapists have indicated that they have worked at other clinics where they have been told they can bill for the services of PT Techs, provided those services are completed while the supervising therapist is in line-of-sight of the PT tech. I have been unsuccessful in trying to disprove this, as I cannot find any Medicare A guidelines specifically addressing this issue. Does anyone have a resource for Medicare's guidelines for the billing of Medicare A patients when a tech performs a PT service under line-of-sight supervision of a therapist. We are practicing in the state of Virginia and I do not see anything in the by-laws that discusses the billing of therapy patients. Thanks in advance for any assistance with this matter. Sincerely, Koplin, PT Supervisor Augusta Medical Center Fishersville, VA Quote
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