2006 Minnesota Statutes

148.6438 RECIPIENT NOTIFICATION.
    Subdivision 1. Required notification. In the absence of a physician referral or prior
authorization, and before providing occupational therapy services for remuneration or expectation
of payment from the client, an occupational therapist must provide the following written
notification in all capital letters of 12-point or larger boldface type, to the client, parent, or
guardian:
"Your health care provider, insurer, or plan may require a physician referral or prior
authorization and you may be obligated for partial or full payment for occupational therapy
services rendered."
Information other than this notification may be included as long as the notification remains
conspicuous on the face of the document. A nonwritten disclosure format may be used to satisfy
the recipient notification requirement when necessary to accommodate the physical condition of a
client or client's guardian.
    Subd. 2. Evidence of recipient notification. The occupational therapist is responsible for
providing evidence of compliance with the recipient notification requirement of this section.
History: 2000 c 361 s 18