[List] Info from APTA

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RESNA DECISION OVERTURNED Please notify your members that physical  
therapists who provide specialty evaluations for patients who have  
been prescribed power mobility devices will not have to receive  
special certification by the Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive  
Technology Society of North America (RESNA). Based on requests from  
APTA and AOTA, durable medical equipment contractors have reversed an  
earlier local coverage determination (LCD) requiring certification of  
Assistive Technology Practitioners (ATPs) for evaluations made on or  
after April 1, 2008. According to Power Mobility Devices LCD,  
specialty evaluations must be performed by a licensed/certified  
medical professional, such as a PT or an OT. For claims submitted  
after April 1, wheelchairs must be provided by suppliers that employ a  
RESNA-certified ATP or Assistive Technology Supplier (ATS) with  
direct, in-person involvement in selecting the equipment.

	AUDIO CONFERENCE DEADLINE IS SUNDAYPlease remind members that the  
registration deadline for APTA's upcoming audio conference on new  
Medicare rules is Sunday, December 9. "Medicare 2008 - Changes for  
Physical Therapy" will be held from 2:00 to 3:30 pm EST, on Wednesday,  
December 12. The audio conference will provide valuable information on  
changes to physical therapist certification, qualification standards,  
the therapy cap, and more from expert consultant Steve Levine, PT,  
DPT, MSHA; Gayle Lee, JD, APTA's Director of Regulatory Affairs; and  
Roshunda Drummond-Dye, JD, APTA's Associate Director of Regulatory  
Affairs. To sign up, download a registration form or call the APTA  
Service Center at 800/999-2782, ext 3395.  


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