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9/22/19  6:37 pm
Commenter: Tabitha Okuley

DMAS manual draft
 

Manual: 'All Manuals'

Chapter I, General Information

Covered Services: The following services are provided, with limitations (certain of these limitations are set forth below), by the VA Medicaid Program: - Hearing services  -Speech-language therapy services.

CONCERN: Specifies limitations, yet only indicates that certain, not all, limitations are set forth below....

Telemedicine for selected services - limited to certain types of providers.

CONCERN: Indicates limitations, yet does not specify which type of provider.

Manual 'Local Education Agency Provider Manual' Chapter VI, Utilization Review and Control, Services-Specific Documentation Requirements

-Well Child Visits/EPSDT Screenings and Medical Evaluations   -In Addition to the general documentation requirements stated previously in this chapter, the record must include the following: ...-Referrals, including the name of the referring physician, nurse practitioner or PA...

CONCERN: Referrals from an MD, NP, or PA would be required for audiological and speech-language pathology evaluations. 

 

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