Effective July 1, 2009, private practice speech-language pathologists (SLPs) will be permitted to enroll in the Medicare program and treat Medicare beneficiaries. To assist SLPs interested in this opportunity, ASHA has developed preliminary FAQs to address some basic questions.
We will continue to add additional resources related to Medicare SLP private practice on the Billing and Reimbursement section of ASHA's Web site throughout the year.
ASHA is currently working with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop the regulations and policies related to SLP Medicare private practice which includes identifying a date by which SLPs can begin enrolling into the Medicare program. For questions related to Medicare SLP private practice, please contact reimbursement@asha.org.
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