Are AAC Assessments and Training — SLP Services Covered?
Yes. AAC Assessments and Training Services are covered by Medicare as SLP services if the SLP works in a facility that is a Qualified Provider. Otherwise, SLP services are not covered. Briefly, the setting the SLP works in determines whether or not he/she is “Medicare Qualified” to be reimbursed for SLP Assessments and Training, including AAC services. Typically, SLPs know whether (or not) they can bill Medicare for SLP services. SLPs may be paid directly by Medicare only if they establish a rehabilitation agency; this agency may be limited to speech-language pathology services only. Practitioners billing through physicians’ offices or medical clinics must be employees, not contractors.
