Ohio § 4755.56 Insurance claims to specify license number of physical therapy service provider

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§ 4755.56 — Insurance claims to specify license number of physical therapy service provider

Ohio § 4755.56

Title 47Occupations-Professions

Ch. 4755Occupational Therapists; Physical Therapists; Athletic Trainers

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4755.56 (2026).

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(A)As used in this section:

(1)"Governmental health care program" has the same meaning as in section4731.65of the Revised Code.

(2)"Third-party payer" has the same meaning as in section3901.38of the Revised Code.

(B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, each person and governmental entity, when submitting to a governmental health care program or third-party payer a claim for payment for services rendered in this state that are designated in the claim as physical therapy, shall specify in the claim one of the following:

(a)The national provider identifier that is assigned by the United States secretary of health and human services or the secretary's designee pursuant to 45 C.F.R. 162.406 and 162.408 to the physical therapist licensed under this chapter who rende

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(A) As used in this section:

(1) "Governmental health care program" has the same meaning as in section4731.65of the Revised Code.

(2) "Third-party payer" has the same meaning as in section3901.38of the Revised Code.

(B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, each person and governmental entity, when submitting to a governmental health care program or third-party payer a claim for payment for services rendered in this state that are designated in the claim as physical therapy, shall specify in the claim one of the following:

(a) The national provider identifier that is assigned by the United States secretary of health and human services or the secretary's designee pursuant to 45 C.F.R. 162.406 and 162.408 to the physical therapist licensed under this chapter who rendered the services;

(b) The national provider identifier that is assigned by the United States secretary of health and human services or the secretary's designee pursuant to 45 C.F.R. 162.406 and 162.408 to the health care professional who rendered the services in accordance with section4755.50of the Revised Code.

(2) The requirement of division (B)(1) of this section to specify the national provider identifiers on claims for services designated as physical therapy does not apply to a hospital, as defined in section3727.01of the Revised Code, or to any entity submitting a claim on behalf of a hospital unless otherwise required by federal law.

(C) Each physical therapist licensed under this chapter who renders or supervises physical therapy, and each health care professional licensed in this state who renders services in accordance with section4755.50of the Revised Code designated as physical therapy, shall provide a patient, when the patient is responsible for submitting a claim to a governmental health care program or third-party payer, with the physical therapist's or health care professional's national provider identifier and a written explanation of the provisions of divisions (B)(1) and (D) of this section.

(D) A governmental health care program or third-party payer is not required to pay a claim for payment for services designated as physical therapy that does not specify the national provider identifiers required by division (B)(1) of this section. If the claim was submitted by the physical therapist who rendered or supervised the services, another health care professional who rendered or supervised the services in accordance with section4755.50of the Revised Code, or an entity other than a patient on behalf of the therapist or health care professional, the patient is not required to pay any amount for the services specified in the claim.