tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 43

REHAB: PMD Wars--The Saga Continues For Rehab Providers

LCDs make rules are even more restrictive.Rehab providers that employ physical or occupational therapists probably weren't very happy with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' new interim final rule on power mobility devices. But they won't be much happier with the resulting local coverage determinations, which add an extra twist that could exclude rehab providers and their therapists from the process even more.Providers may have hoped the LCDs would be a good opportunity for the regional carriers to mention their role in establishing medical necessity for patients needing power mobility devices--but just like the national...

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