Medicare would cover fall risk checks and prevention services by therapists for seniors who have fallen.
Seniors on Medicare who have fallen in the past year would get new fall risk checks and prevention services. This bill would allow physical and occupational therapists to provide these services during their annual wellness visits and initial physical exams. These services are not currently a standard part of these Medicare visits.
Currently, Medicare's annual wellness visits and initial physical exams do not explicitly include fall risk assessments or prevention services. Also, physical or occupational therapists are not specifically authorized to provide them during these visits. If this bill becomes law, these visits would include falls risk assessments and prevention services for seniors who have fallen in the previous year. This would start on January 1, 2026. Physical and occupational therapists would be able to provide these services.
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