McKnight's November 9, 2023
Renee Kinder

In July we were pleased to share that the CY 2024 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule held exciting news for therapists and caregivers.

These have now officially been finalized for use beginning Jan. 1, 2024 when used according to the following rules.

To begin, let’s review from a regulatory standpoint why these allowances are being made for the first time, allowing reimbursement in the absence of the patient present.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services states specifically that they have continued to consider whether the caregiver behavior management training and similar caregiver training services could be considered to fall within the scope of services that are reasonable and necessary under section 1862(a)(1)(A) of the Act, in...

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