Occupational Therapy (375) #
Budget Category: #
Health and Safety
Description/Providers: #
Occupational Therapy
Service Code Description: #
Occupational Therapy services are defined in Title 22, California Code of Regulations, Sections 51085, and 51309 as services designed to restore or improve a person’s ability to undertake activities of daily living when those skills are impaired by developmental or psychosocial disabilities, physical illness or advanced age. Occupational therapy includes evaluation, treatment planning, treatment, instruction and consultative services. All medically necessary occupational therapy services for children under age 21 are covered in the state plan pursuant to the EPSDT benefit. Occupational therapy in this waiver is only provided to individuals age 21 and over and only when the limits of occupational therapy services furnished under the approved state plan are exhausted. Occupational therapy services in the approved state plan are limited to a maximum of two services in any one calendar month or any combination of two services per month from the following services: audiology, acupuncture, chiropractic, psychology, podiatry, and speech therapy or the amount determined medically necessary.
EVV Required? #
Yes
