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COVID-19: Home Health Program - Revised
Missouri Medicaid (MO HealthNet)·MO · Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy·Provider Notice
Effective date
Mar 13, 2020
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
Missouri Medicaid temporarily expanded which therapists can perform initial and comprehensive assessments during COVID-19. Occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech-language pathologists can now assess all therapy patients, not just therapy-only cases.
Action Required
No immediate action required as this is a temporary COVID-19 policy from 2020 that has likely expired. Verify current Missouri Medicaid home health assessment requirements and ensure proper discipline matching for initial assessments according to current guidelines.