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CMS-1403-FC
● Section 1866 of the Act is amended to include SLP
services in the description of services that can be
considered furnished by a provider of services when
furnished by a clinic, rehabilitation agency, or public
health agency that meets certain requirements.
● Section 1877 of the Act is amended to include
outpatient SLP services in the list of designated health
services for the purpose of the prohibition on certain
physician referrals. (See section VI.B. of this preamble
for a discussion of these changes.)
2. Implementation of the MIPPA
Section 143 of the MIPPA amends the statute to treat
speech-language pathologists (SLP) and speech-language
pathology services in a similar manner to physical
therapists and physical therapy services. Physical
therapists are permitted to enroll in Medicare and to
furnish and bill for their services in private practice.
To conform SLP regulations to those for PT, we are adding
provisions for services furnished by SLPs in private
practice to §410.62(c) using language similar to the
provisions of §410.59 and §410.60 that apply to OT and PT
enrollment. In §410.62, we are redesignating the paragraph
(c) as paragraph (d). The current paragraph (d) is deleted
since this language is covered in §410.60.
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