Occupational Therapy & Physical Therapy Guidelines
Guidelines for providing Occupational and Physical Therapy
In the Missouri Public Schools and other Responsible Public Agencies
OT/PT Guidelines Revisions
March 2009
The Guidelines for Providing Occupational and Physical Therapy has undergone slight revision since posting October 2008. Following is a list of these revisions for quick reference:
| PAGE | REVISION |
|---|---|
| 6, 46 | Contact information for MO Health Net and reference to DESE webinar to assist districts with documentation and billing requirements has been added. |
| 9, 10, | Under School-Based OT/PT, reference to the Missouri State Plan regarding related services added as well as procedure codes |
| 13 | Clarification of educational requirements for OT |
| 15 | Clarification of educational requirements for PT |
| 17,18,45 | Inserted information regarding PT serving students with chronic illness |
| 26 | Removed the reference to OT/PT as standalone service |
| 28 | Removed “State Educational Agency (SEA)” regarding making Request for Consideration of Initial Evaluation |
| 36-38 | Inserted “least restrictive environment” clarification under Types of Service Delivery Model |
| 39 | Under “Discontinuation of Services” removed bulleted item regarding lack of progress |
| 48 | Inserted links to assistive technology information in MO State Plan under question #3 |