Aquatic therapy to improve or restore physical function after illness, trauma or physical damage or loss of any part of the body is considered for payment if all the following conditions are met:
• The service is provided under the direct supervision of a licensed physical therapist and whose therapy has been ordered by a physician;
• The therapeutic interventions are given and continue according to a regime that includes the goals to be achieved ordered and signed by a doctor;
• The patient must show impairments, functional limitations or disabilities that can be minimized or eliminated with aquatic therapy;
• The patient should benefit from the unique properties of water (eg flotation, hydrodynamics and hydrostatic pressure);
• The patient must be unable to participate in a physical therapy program entirely outside of the aquatic environment due to weight-bearing restrictions, severe weakness or other considerations; Y
• The documentation must show the need for this type of intervention;
• The aquatic therapy offered requires the skills of a physical therapist;
• A qualified physical therapist will be physically present and in charge of the treatment;
• Aquatic therapy services will always be in accordance with the standards of medical practice and according to the patient’s condition.
