[Dysphagia] Outpatient FEES

[blejeune at enduracare.com (Bob LeJeune)]

My understading is that before we think about Medicare you have to check the state practice act.  For instance in the state of PA there is a concensus that an SLP can not do a FEES and bill Medicare.

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	I have been working with a few SLPs who recently completed a course on FEES. 
	They were told that an SLP could pass a scope in an acute care setting 
	without a physician present in the room, however, a physician must be 
	present during an outpatient procedure. The reasoning was that it would be a 
	given that there are physicians in hospitals, but not necessarily in 
	outpatient clinics all the time. Their presenters reported that this was a 
	recent Medicare change for reimbursement, maybe in the past year. 

	

	I did try to get on the Medicare website, but my internet navigational 
	skills are not the best and so I could not find anything, if it was there. 
	Does anyone know anything about this? Any information would be helpful. 

	

	Thanks in advance, 

	

	Kelly L. Newman, CCC-SLP 

	Columbus, Ohio 

	

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