[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR486.150]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
  CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
                 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES--(Continued)
 
PART 486--CONDITIONS FOR COVERAGE OF SPECIALIZED SERVICES FURNISHED BY SUPPLIERS--Table of Contents
 
Subpart D--Conditions for Coverage: Outpatient Physical Therapy Services 
        Furnished by Physical Therapists in Independent Practice
 
Sec. 486.150  Condition for coverage: General requirements.


    In order to be covered under Medicare as a supplier of outpatient 
physical therapy services, a physical therapist in independent practice 
must meet the following requirements:
    (a) Be licensed in the State in which he or she practices.
    (b) Meet one of the personnel qualifications specified in 
Sec. 485.705(b).

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    (c) Furnish services under the circumstances described in 
Sec. 410.60 of this chapter.
    (d) Meet the requirements of this subpart.

[60 FR 2329, Jan. 9, 1995]