The supervision change officially begins July 1 and means that the presence of a physician or non-physician practitioner will not be required for 27 outpatient therapeutic services that deal mostly with psychotherapy. Other services relate to bladder catheterization, immunization administration and smoking and tobacco cessation counseling.
Click here for the complete list of outpatient therapy services CMS has approved for general supervision.
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