Physical Therapy Assessment and Intervention Best Practices for Pediatric Telehealth

This course, hosted by the APTA Colorado Pediatric SIGwill present specific tests and measures appropriate for the telehealth service delivery method as well as explore telehealth specific teaching tools for meeting the standard of equivalent to an in-person session.

When: Tuesday, September 1, 2020 6:45pm - 8:30pm MT

Registration Fee:

  • APTA Colorado Chapter Members = $10.00
  • APTA Colorado Chapter Student Members = FREE
  • Non-Members = $20.00

CEUs: This event will offer 1 CEU point of Category I education to attendees.

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Member Assistance Fund Announcement

The Colorado Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association today announces the creation of a Member Assistance Fund. The chapter understands that many physical therapists and physical therapist assistants have been financially impacted by COVID-19. It is our hope that the fund can help alleviate some financial hardships directly caused by the pandemic and serve as an ongoing support mechanism as other societal challenges arise.

The Chapter is providing the financial support to allow our membership to launch the fund. When PT and PTA members register for the upcoming fall conference, they qualify for a $25 rebate. This rebate can be returned to you or donated to the Member Assistance Fund.

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HHS Extends Application Deadline for Medicaid Providers and Plans to Reopen Portal to Certain Medicare Providers

As part of its ongoing efforts to provide financial relief to healthcare providers impacted by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced an application deadline extension for the Phase 2 general distribution to Medicaid, Medicaid managed care, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and dental providers. HHS also plans to allow certain Medicare providers who experienced challenges in the Phase 1 Medicare General Distribution application period a second opportunity to receive funding. Both groups will have until Friday, August 28, 2020 to apply.

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Outpatient, Physical and Occupational Therapy Providers

48-Unit Benefit Limit in Provider Web Portal

Providers are reminded that members may receive up to 48 units of any combination of physical therapy/occupational therapy (PT/OT) services per rolling 12-month period before a Prior Authorization Request (PAR) is required. Evaluation and orthotic services are not included in this limit. This equates to roughly 12 hours of therapy services (each unit of service being equal to 15 minutes). This unit limit will be automatically enforced by the Colorado interChange by denying claims that exceed the limit.

The Provider Web Portal will display the number of outpatient PT/OT units a member has used in the past 12 months; however, the accuracy of the Web Portal is limited by the timeliness of submitted claims. It should not be relied upon to inform the provider of an absolute number of remaining units. Providers are advised to always seek a PAR at the beginning of a member’s therapy if it is anticipated the member will require more than 48 units of service in a 12-month period.

Beginning September 1, 2020, providers will not be granted a retroactive PAR based on the unit count displayed in the Provider Web Portal.

Contact Alex Weichselbaum at [email protected] with questions.

(Provider Bulletin - Page 5)

 

Call For Centennial Scholar Applications

The Colorado Chapter is seeking a candidate to sponsor for APTA’s Centennial Scholars program. The APTA Centennial Scholars Program is designed to build a cadre of future association leaders at both the component and national levels.  The recipient will receive a year-long program of live and virtual leadership training, mentoring from an APTA-assigned mentor with significant leadership experience, and attendance at three key APTA Centennial events for up to one hundred Scholars. Centennial scholars will complete a capstone project of their choosing that will leave a lasting legacy for the Colorado Chapter and APTA.

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