The REDUCE Act modifies Medicare rules governing physical therapy and occupational therapy services by streamlining how doctors and therapists handle care plan paperwork. Currently, physicians must certify and recertify plans of care multiple times, creating administrative burden for healthcare providers. Under this bill, therapists would only need to submit a single plan of care to the ordering physician within 30 days of completing an initial evaluation or documenting the need for additional service, and the physician would have 10 business days to review and make any changes. The legislation aims to reduce unnecessary paperwork exchanges between doctors and therapists while maintaining quality oversight of patient care under the Medicare program.
Take Action
Your position
Add a comment
to comment on this bill.
Annotate the text
Highlight any passage on the Summary or Full Text tab to attach a note. Annotations appear on the Annotations tab.