Physical and Occupational Therapy. The Plan does not provide Benefits for treatment such as massage therapy, paraffin baths, hot packs, whirlpools, or moist/dry heat applications unless in conjunction with an active course of treatment. Please see section 4.B. No Benefits are provided for hippotherapy; prolotherapy or recreational therapy.
Physical and Occupational Therapy. We will pay for Short Term physical and occupational therapy services. The therapy must be skilled therapy. Short Term means services and treatments provided for no longer than six weeks.
Physical and Occupational Therapy. Each Facility shall provide individuals in need of physical therapy and occupational therapy with services that are consistent with current, generally accepted professional standards of care, to enhance their functional abilities, as set forth below:
Physical and Occupational Therapy. Meeting New Realities T“ he healthcare system is evolving to get patients out of hos- pitals more quickly,” says Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Director of the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy. “Our pro- fessions take care of people who aren’t quite ready to get back into the stream of things so we are a key element in that transi- tion.” Highly skilled physical and occupational therapists are required to give people the care and support they need to reinte- grate into their communities or to remain active in their com- munities. Quebec’s Ministry of Health and Social Services pre- dicts a minimum 3% increase in demand per year in Quebec alone for rehabilitation personnel, but many believe the increase is likely to be double that figure. Not only are there more jobs, but job conditions are xxxxx- ing. Instead of working in a hospital healthcare team, many new graduates are working independently with neither supervision nor guidance from very early in their careers. Therefore they must be fully skilled when they join the work force. These shifts in work environments and patient profiles require new approaches in the education of physical and occupational therapists. “The healthcare system demands that all graduates are familiar with gathering evidence,” says Associate Director of Physical Therapy, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, BPhysTher’72, BSc(PT)’73, MSc’88, PhD’93, “so they have good strong rationale for their treatments and can monitor them to ensure that they’re delivering effective care.” The professional governing bodies – the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists and the Canadian Physical Therapy Association – would agree with Xxxx. By 2010, these bodies will not grant therapists a first-time licence with anything less than a Master’s degree, and schools or departments of physical and occupational therapy not accredited for Professional Master’s programs by 2008 will lose their accreditation. In response to changing social and professional needs, the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy is developing innovative graduate programs. The University has approved new programs in both physical and occupational therapy. The School will begin accepting students into those programs in September 2004. Explains Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Dip(OTH)’64, BSc(OT)’86, Associate Director, Occupational Therapy, “The current gradu- ate programs are for people already licensed for practice as ther- apists – they have a professional competency and are upgrading to a Master’s level. The...
Physical and Occupational Therapy. We will pay for Short Term physical and occupational therapy services. The therapy must be skilled therapy. Short Term means (provide your Plan’s definition).
Physical and Occupational Therapy. We will pay for short-term physical and occupational therapy services. The therapy must be skilled therapy and be a part of a physician’s plan of treatment. The services must be provided by an approved therapist and be rehabilitative in nature. Short-term therapy shall not exceed 40 outpatient visits per calendar year.
