Medicaid Colorado Bulletin June 2020: Outpatient Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy Providers

Updates to Visit Documentation Policy

Effective May 1, 2020, the Visit Documentation policy changed from requiring the SOAP format (Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan) to instead requiring any format which contains all the elements of SOAP, such as APSO (Assessment, Plan, Subjective, Objective) .

This policy is intended to decrease administrative burden by giving providers greater documentation flexibility.

  For Dates of Service Prior to May 1, 2020 For Dates of Service On/After May 1,2020
Required Note Format SOAP Any format arrangement which has the subjective, objective, assessment and plan elements.

 

The Outpatient Speech Therapy Visit/Encounter Note section has been revised to match the Outpatient PT/OT policy for documentation. Details can be found in the Physical and Occupational Therapy (PT/OT) and Speech Therapy billing manuals.

Contact Alex Weichselbaum at [email protected] with questions on the policy.