Medicaid Physical Therapy Services

Medicaid Physical Therapy Services

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Physical therapy services are defined as “the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of physical disability, injury or disease using physical and mechanical means, including but not limited to, heat, cold, light, air, water, sound, electricity, massage, mobilization and therapeutic exercise with or without assistive devices”.  Also included in physical therapy services are the execution and analysis of tests and evaluations to determine the type of disabilities or injuries which in turn will establish what kind of treatment is required.

Medicaid physical therapy services can still be received by children who already get physical therapy services through school health programs. Frequently, states limit the Medicaid physical therapy services to eight 15 minute sessions in a day. And the coverage is only up to a year.