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Kathy Murphy, CTRS Team Mission: To actively monitor federal regulations affecting the coverage and reimbursement of the recreational therapy profession. To actively respond on ATRA’s behalf to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), fiscal intermediaries, and quality improvement organizations and act as a conduit of information to and from the ATRA membership. Board Direction Statement 2007: Assist the Board of Directors in developing a plan for regulatory initiatives, specifically related to the RT Medicare Project. Work collaboratively with appropriate teams affecting reimbursement; federal and state legislative teams and treatment networks. Assure that ATRA members have access to up-to-date coverage and reimbursement information via website, conference presentations and newsletter articles in each edition. Monitor the LTC Coverage & Reimbursement sub-team and represent needs to the Board. Coordinate the development of strategy with the Executive Director for reapplying for CPT codes with the AMA utilizing coalition building and sponsorship approach. 4-1-07 Dear ATRA Colleagues, The ATRA Coverage Team, led by Tim Passmore and Kathy Murphy have identified a need for recreational therapists to be recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as national providers. If you or your colleagues work with Medicare or Medicaid beneficiaries or have the potential in the future, you should sign up for a NPI number following the instructions below. Thank you, Ann D. Huston, MPA, CTRS After speaking with the CMS National Provider Identifier (NPI) Specialists several times it appears that we need only to obtain one NPI “unless you think you need more” (quote from the NPI specialist). The system is rather easy follow the following steps to obtain you National Provider Identifier:
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