Outpatient PT - Interns performing tech duties billable?

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OK group:

Have a local university in my town in Texas, desiring to have an undergraduate

perform an intership at my outpatient PT clinic.  Question is:  would this

intern be able to legally perform tech duties with private pay insurance pts

that would be billable, or would they need to be a " paid employee " ...i.e.

Technician?  Also, what sort of documentation other than HIPPA would I need to

have to be covered in order to have this intern - if applicable.

Thanks for the input.

Clay Jowers, PT, DPT, CSCS, USAW

Human Performance and Rehab

Abilene, TX

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>

> Sounds like the patient discharged themselves and it would be an

> administrative note to document what happened.

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> PTA DC a patient

>

> Group, we have always had our PT's do a DC on a patient which I think is

> best

> ractice. However, we are running into occasions where the pt doesn't show

> for 3

> isits and does not return phone calls, etc. If they don't show on the PTA

> for

> he 3rd visit, etc, can the PTA write a DC note to state reason for DC, etc.

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> here is not assessment or objective information needed, the pt just

> isappeared. I am unaware of any regulations on DC protocol and hope that

> you

> an help provide some clarity. Thanks in advance.

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