Under Medicare Part A, a student's patient treatment may be reimbursed under specific conditions.Identify the condition under which the student must treat the patient for services to be reimbursed.
A) The student must be under direct supervision of the supervising PT or PTA.
B) The student must be within direct line of site of the supervising PT or PTA.
C) The student must be within the same building as the supervising PT or PTA.
D) The student does not have to have the supervising PT or PTA within the building.

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Beginning October 1, 2011, the student and patient no longer need to be within the line of sight of the supervising therapist. CMS allows the supervising therapist to determine the appropriate level of supervision for the student.

Under Medicare Part A, a Student's Patient Treatment May Be