Dudi Witter's message really made me think I was loosing my mind. After
some investigation, I am NOT losing my mind, but I did post erroneous
information.
My original message quoting Medicare's LCD on Therapy Services as
saying:
"General Physical Therapy Guidelines
Physical therapy services are those services provided within the
scope of practice of physical therapists and necessary for the
diagnosis and treatment of impairments, functional limitations,
disabilities or changes in physical function and health status.
Treatment of functional limitations would include those
therapies which restore the patients ability to perform
activities of daily living, which include eating, drinking,
dressing, bathing, grooming, performing toileting and personal
hygiene."
is taken from an outdated LCD which was saved on my computer. The above
quote WAS accurate but is no longer in the current LCD. Apparently,
someone else must have caught the error.
Sorry for posting outdated information.
Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subj: [OTlist] Which Rehab Profession Is Specifically Recognized by Medicare as
restoring ADL function?
dbo> I clicked on your link and this is the LCD it directed me to. As I
dbo> scrolled down, I found this information. The definition may depend
dbo> on what region your LCD is from. I noticed this one was from
dbo> Florida.
dbo> General Physical Therapy Guidelines Physical therapy services
dbo> are those services provided within the scope of practice of
dbo> physical therapists and necessary for the diagnosis and
dbo> treatment of impairments, functional limitations, disabilities
dbo> or changes in physical function and health status.
dbo> General Occupational Therapy dbo> Guidelines
dbo> Occupational therapy services are those services provided
dbo> within the scope of practice of occupational therapists and
dbo> necessary for the diagnosis and treatment of impairments,
dbo> functional disabilities or changes in physical function and
dbo> health status.
dbo> Occupational therapy is medically prescribed treatment
dbo> concerned with improving or restoring functions which have been
dbo> impaired by illness or injury or, where function has been
dbo> permanently lost or reduced by illness or injury, to improve
dbo> the individual’s ability to perform those tasks required for
dbo> independent functioning.
dbo> Occupational therapy may be required for a patient with a
dbo> specific diagnosed psychiatric illness where such services are
dbo> required and may be covered if coverage criteria are met.
dbo> Occupational therapy may include vocational and prevocational
dbo> assessment and training.
dbo> Occupational therapy may include treatment of functional
dbo> limitations would include those therapies which restore the
dbo> patients ability to perform activities of daily living, which
dbo> include eating, drinking, dressing, bathing, grooming,
dbo> performing toileting and personal hygiene.
dbo> Dudi Wittwer, O.T.R.
dbo> Manager, Rehab Services
dbo> Bay Area Hospital
dbo> 1775 Thompson Road
dbo> Coos Bay, Oregon 97420
dbo> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
dbo> (541) 269-8003
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rc> Here's a little quote from Medicare's LCD on Therapy Services:
rc> ======================================================================
rc> General Physical Therapy Guidelines
rc> Physical therapy services are those services provided within the
rc> scope of practice of physical therapists and necessary for the
rc> diagnosis and treatment of impairments, functional limitations,
rc> disabilities or changes in physical function and health status.
rc> Treatment of functional limitations would include those therapies
rc> which restore the patients ability to perform activities of daily
rc> living, which include eating, drinking, dressing, bathing,
rc> grooming, performing toileting and personal hygiene.
rc> ======================================================================
rc> Doesn't that read just like a description for OT? But, it's
rc> not!!!!!!!
rc> For years, (ever since the last "Guide to PT Services" came out),
rc> I've been ranting that PT is going to take over our little bit of
rc> the world. This LCD is a giant step forward for PT encroachment in
rc> OT.
rc> Oh, here's what the same LCD says about OT:
rc> ======================================================================
rc> General Occupational Therapy Guidelines
rc> Occupational therapy services are those services provided within
rc> the scope of practice of occupational therapists and necessary for
rc> the diagnosis and treatment of impairments, functional disabilities
rc> or changes in physical function and health status.
rc> Occupational therapy is medically prescribed treatment concerned
rc> with improving or restoring functions which have been impaired by
rc> illness or injury or, where function has been permanently lost or
rc> reduced by illness or injury, to improve the individual?s ability
rc> to perform those tasks required for independent functioning.
rc> Occupational therapy may be required for a patient with a specific
rc> diagnosed psychiatric illness where such services are required and
rc> may be covered if coverage criteria are met.
rc> Occupational therapy may include vocational and prevocational
rc> assessment and training.
rc> ======================================================================
rc> You can find the LCD here:
rc> http://tinyurl.com/3b5fbk
rc> Ron
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