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Therapy Services


The purpose of the therapy services program is to provide medically necessary physical therapy (PT), occupational therapy (OT), respiratory therapy (RT) and speech-language pathology (SLP) services to Medicaid recipients from birth through age 20. Regardless of age, the therapy services program provides services to all Medicaid recipients for SLP services for the provision of augmentative and alternative communication systems and PT and OT services for wheelchair evaluations and fittings .

Therapy Services Provider Qualifications

Medicaid reimburses for physical therapy services provided by licensed, Medicaid-participating physical therapists and by supervised, physical therapy assistants.

Medicaid reimburses for speech language-pathology services provided by licensed, Medicaid-participating speech-language pathologists and by supervised, speech-language pathologist assistants.

Medicaid reimburses for occupational therapy services provided by licensed, Medicaid-participating occupational therapists and by supervised, occupational therapy assistants.

Medicaid reimburses for respiratory therapy services that are personally rendered by licensed registered respiratory therapists.


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