The Tip Sheets are designed to aid when creating/logging encounters for students on a provider's case load. Tip Sheets provide information about the Service Type based on the provider's role, Medicaid Procedure Codes that are aligned with medical billing, information related to whether a Start/End Time is required when logging, and a designation of whether the Service Type is also a Medical Area.
Lastly, in most cases, a section for General Service Information is included. This section provides general guidelines, based on role, for providers who are logging encounters.
Tip Sheet- COTA
The link to the COTA Tip Sheet is below: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jo1DaQWCPUc9sZMIPjHEXa1CFvejlBflAs9fLW41o34/edit?usp=sharing
The Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) Tip Sheet is broken into four categories:
1. Service Type/Description- Provides a description of the service types available from the Service Type drop down menu when logging a student encounter. For more information on logging student encounters, refer to the "Medicaid for Service Providers" chapter of this manual.
2. Procedure Code- Provides the Medicaid procedure code for reference.
3. Start/End Time- Indicates whether Start/End Time is a required field for the relative Service Type when logging a student encounter. For more information on logging student encounters, refer to the "Medicaid for Service Providers" chapter of this manual.
4. Medical Areas- Denotes whether Medical Areas is a required field for the relative Service Type when logging a student encounter. For more information on logging student encounters. For more information on logging student encounters, refer to the "Medicaid For Service Providers" chapter of this manual.
General Information
If you have specific questions about logging encounters for Medicaid billing purposes, please contact your Medicaid Services Department at your ISD/RESA.