CGI, the Region B Recovery Audit Contractor has added several new CMS approved issues.  The issue of untimed codes for therapy is now approved for Illinois, Indiana, Kentuckhy, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.  The issue was approved on 9/30/2009 and covers services from 10/1/2007 forward.  According to CGI: Untimed Codes – CPT codes (excluding modifiers KX, [...]

The Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility (CORF) has been around as a Medicare entity for 26 years.  In a CORF,  a plan of care may be certified for 60 days (which has always been the case).  A number of years ago the regulations were changed to state that the physician must develop the plan of care, [...]