Jimmie-- I work in home health, and on a few occasions, this situation arose in my agency. If memory serves me correctly, I believe that we determined that if the opening discipline (skilled nursing or physical therapy) performed a skilled service during their evaluation (evaluation alone did not qualify as the skilled service) then OT was "allowed" to case manage and stand alone. Yes, I agree the current situation is quite frustrating. Susan
Jimmie Arceneaux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hey all, Let me tell you of a situation which presented itself at my place of business. We have an occupational therapy program which specializes in patients with visual impairments. A referral came in the other day for the program and a nurse was sent out to admit to home care while an OT was assigned to to assess for admission to the low vision program. The OT identified limitations which necessitated a plan of care. the nurse on the other hand did not identify a nursing skill. For those of you familiar with home health care in the U.S., OT cannot initially qualify a patient for home health care. This made us unable to see this clearly homebound patient for needed services. I find this situation extremely frustrating. It is quite ridiculous that OT is not included as a qualifier in the Medicare regulations for home health care. I'm interested to read what others think. Jimmie Arceneaux, LOTR Metro Preferred Home Care 3501 N. Causeway Blvd., Ste 200 Metairie, LA 70002 504-838-7080 Fax 504-833-9309 *** NOTICE--The attached communication contains privileged and confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, DO NOT read, copy, or disseminate this communication. Non-intended recipients are hereby placed on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, duplication, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of these materials is expressly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please delete this information in its entirety and contact the Amedisys Privacy Hotline at 1-866-518-6684. Also, please immediately notify the sender via e-mail that you have received this communication in error. *** -- Unsubscribe? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Help? [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------- Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web -- Unsubscribe? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Help? [EMAIL PROTECTED]
