DHS 107.16(1)(d)7.c.
c. Neurodevelopmental techniques — PNR, Rood, Temple-Fay, Doman-Delacato, Cabot, Bobath;
DHS 107.16(1)(d)9.b.
b. Functional training, also known as activities of daily living — self-care training, transfers and wheelchair independence;
DHS 107.16(1)(e)1.1. Services which are reimbursable when performed by a physical therapy aide meeting the requirements of subds.
2. and
3. are the following:
DHS 107.16(1)(e)1.a.
a. Performing simple activities required to prepare a recipient for treatment, assist in the performance of treatment, or assist at the conclusion of treatment, such as assisting the recipient to dress or undress, transferring a recipient to or from a mat, and applying or removing orthopedic devices;
DHS 107.16 Note
Note: Transportation of the recipient to or from the area in which therapy services are provided is not reimbursable.
DHS 107.16(1)(e)1.b.
b. Assembling and disassembling equipment and accessories in preparation for treatment or after treatment has taken place;
DHS 107.16 Note
Note: Examples of activities are adjustment of restorator, N.K. table, cybex, weights and weight boots for the patient, and the filling, cleaning and emptying of whirlpools.
DHS 107.16(1)(e)1.c.
c. Assisting with the use of equipment and performing simple modalities once the recipient's program has been established and the recipient's response to the equipment or modality is highly predictable; and
DHS 107.16 Note
Note: Examples of activities are application of hot or cold packs, application of paraffin, assisting recipient with whirlpool, tilt table, weights and pulleys.
DHS 107.16(1)(e)1.d.
d. Providing protective assistance during exercise, activities of daily living, and ambulation activities related to the development of strength and refinement of activity.
DHS 107.16 Note
Note: Examples of activities are improving recipient's gait safety and functional distance technique through repetitious gait training and increasing recipient's strength through the use of such techniques as weights, pulleys, and cane exercises.
DHS 107.16(1)(e)2.
2. The physical therapy aide shall be trained in a manner appropriate to his or her job duties. The supervising therapist is responsible for the training of the aide or for securing documentation that the aide has been trained by a physical therapist. The supervising therapist is responsible for determining and monitoring the aide's competency to perform assigned duties. The supervising therapist shall document in writing the modalities or activities for which the aide has received training.
DHS 107.16(1)(e)3.
3. The physical therapy aide shall provide services under the supervision of a physical therapist under s.
PT 5.02.
