Occupational and Physical Therapy: When a -1.5 SD or greater is not indicated by a norm-referenced standardized test, a criterion-referenced test along with informed clinical opinion must be included to support the medical necessity of services.  

 

Section II - 214.300 C-4 Arkansas Medicaid Provider Manual

 

Speech Therapy: When doing evaluations for Articulation, Phonological, Apraxia, Voice and Fluency a formal screening of language skills is required.  Examples include, but are not limited to the Fluharty-2, KLST-2, CELF-4 Screen or TTFC.

 

Section II-214.400 C-3h, 4i, 5h Arkansas Medicaid Provider Manual

Yes: The qualified therapist or speech- 

language pathologist must review and  

approve all written documentation  

completed by the individual under his  

or her supervision prior to the filing of  

the claims submitted for the service  

provided.  

 

Each page of progress note entries must be signed by the supervising therapist with his or her full signature, credentials and date of review.

 

Section II-203.000 Arkansas Medicaid Provider Manual

 

 

Question: I am a private provider of therapy. How often do I need to obtain a referral for a client? 

 

Providers of therapy services are responsible for obtaining renewed PCP referrals every 6 months even if the prescription for therapy is for one year. A prescription for therapy services is valid for the length of time specified by the prescribing physician, up to one year.

 

Section II-204.000 and 214.000 B 1 & 2 Arkansas Medicaid Provider Manual

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