Procedure to Certify Providers of Outpatient Physical Therapy, Speech Pathology Services or Occupational Therapy


Purpose: This document briefly describes the steps necessary to certify providers of outpatient physical therapy, speech pathology services, or occupational therapy. Federal requirements can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 42 CFR 485.703-485.729

Contacts: For questions regarding any part of this process, please contact the appropriate section of the N.C. Division of Health Service Regulation:

Licensure; Acute and Home Care Branch (919) 733-1610


Procedures:

Step

Process followed
1.0 Contact the Licensure and Certification; Acute and Home Care Branch
1.1 The applicant contacts the Acute and Home Care Branch three months prior to operation for an application packet.
1.2 The applicant completes the information and returns it to the Branch.
1.3 As soon as the applicant is ready for operation, he/she contacts the Branch to request an on-site survey.
1.4 If the application packet has been approved by the Branch and the applicant’s fiscal intermediary, the Branch schedules an on-site survey generally within three weeks of the request.
1.5 If the applicant has deficiencies during the initial survey, then the effective date for Medicare/Medicaid participation is the date the Branch receives an acceptable plan of correction signed by the applicant.
1.6 The Branch assigns the provider number and notifies the fiscal intermediary.
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