Sign up to become a Care of Older People in their Environment - Confident Caregiver provider
Act
by Sep 1, 2025
Effective date
Sep 1, 2025
Identified
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
Starting September 1, 2025, individual occupational therapists and OT groups can enroll as Medicaid billing providers for COPE/Confident Caregiver services using procedure code S5108. Previously, only home health agencies could bill for these caregiver training services.
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01OT providers interested in COPE/Confident Caregiver services must: 1) Complete Drexel University online training (free through Sept 30, 2025), 2) Enroll in CMAP with provider type/specialty 87/171 (OT groups) or 17/171 (individual OTs), 3) Submit attestation credential letter to DSS.
02Contact DSSCOPECAPABLEattestation@ct.gov for credentialing questions or call 1-800-842-8440 for enrollment assistance.
Codes mentioned
S5108
Original notice
Sign up to become a Care of Older People in their Environment - Confident Caregiver provider
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