Sweeping CMS Coronavirus Regulatory Notice: CMS Expands Telephone Assessments and Virtual Check-Ins to Therapy, AOTA Fights for Telehealth Reimbursement

On March 30, 2020, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule (IFR), Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. In the IFR, CMS clarifies what services occupational therapy practitioners can perform and be paid for during the COVID 19 pandemic emergency period. Importantly, CMS includes a series of Physical