More details needed on hospice use of therapists and counselors
01/22/24 at 04:00 AM
More details needed on hospice use of therapists and counselors
AAPC, by Rebecca Johnson; 1/18/24
Hospices are seeking clarification concerning Medicare’s interdisciplinary group (IDG) requirements in light of hospices’ new ability to use marriage and family therapists (MFTs) and/or mental health counselors (MHCs). ... Help is on the way, indicated CMS. “We currently have [questions and answers] related to this topic area finishing up CMS clearance right now,” an agency official responded in the forum. They “hope to have them out to the industry and also be posted on the hospice center web page … [to] answer these questions,” she said.