In reference to rehabilitation therapy time, is the time spent evaluating the beneficiary counted?
“Whether the time spent evaluating the beneficiary is counted depends on whether it is the formal initial evaluation or an evaluation performed after the course of therapy has begun. The time it takes to perform the formal initial evaluation and develop the treatment goals and the plan of treatment may not be counted as minutes of therapy received by the beneficiary. However, a reevaluation – that is, a hands-on examination of the beneficiary and not simply an update to the documentation and revision of the care plan – that is performed once a therapy regimen is underway (for example, evaluating goal achievement as part of the therapy session) may be counted as minutes of therapy received.” (Reference: Federal Register/Vol. 64, No. 146/Friday, July 30, 1999/Rules and Regulations, p. 41661) The Federal Register Online : http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.
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