NPP Report: Physical therapy not affected by tighter supervision rule in OPPS

Article Overview

This article covers a CMS outpatient payment policy change in the OPPS final rule and the industry response around which outpatient therapeutic services are subject to the new supervision expectation. It is relevant to hospital outpatient departments, physical therapy providers, and compliance teams that monitor Medicare payment and supervision policies. The discussion focuses on the scope of the rule, the types of services referenced by CMS and stakeholder groups, and why physical therapy providers were told the change does not apply to them.