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Rehabilitation Services
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HRSA/HAB Category Definition:
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Rehabilitation services are services provided by a licensed or authorized professional in accordance with an individualized plan of care intended to improve or maintain a client’s quality of life and optimal capacity for self-care. Services include physical and occupational therapy, speech pathology, and low-vision training.
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Source: Definition provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB). 2009. Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006 Definitions for Eligible Services. Rockville, Md.: HRSA HAB, August 20, 2009.
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Category Notes:
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Clarifications The following clarification was distributed by HRSA on April 8, 2010 (HRSA 2010a).
Employment and Employment-Readiness Services
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program funds may NOT be used to support employment, vocational, or employment-readiness services. However, funds may be used to pay for occupational therapy as a component of allowable Rehabilitation Services.
Vision Care
a. Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program funds may be used for Outpatient/Ambulatory Medical Care (health services), which is a core medical service, that includes specialty ophthalmic and optometric services rendered by licensed providers.
b. Funds also may be used for Rehabilitation Services that include low-vision training by licensed provided or authorized professionals.
c. Funds also may be used to purchase corrective prescription eye wear for conditions related to HIV infection, through either of these allowable services:
- To cover the co-pay for prescription eye wear for eligible clients under a Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program supported Health Insurance Premium and Cost Sharing Assistance; or
- To pay the cost of corrective prescription eye wear for eligible clients through a Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program supported Emergency Financial Assistance Program.
History
This category has not been funded by the Ryan White Part A program in recent years.
Current Directives
At the time of publication, there were no current directives for this service category.
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