Education Policy
Federal Policy guaranteeing students with disabilities access to a free and appropriate public education.
What is Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
This policy has contributed to Medicare's declining reimbursement of occupational therapy service.
What is Multi Procedure Payment Reduction.
This bill eliminated the Grad Plus loan program on July 1, 2026.
What is the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
This act allows occupational therapy as a stand alone service to qualify someone for home health.
What is the Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act.
The law providing federal funding to low income schools that gives states flexibility but includes accountability standards.
What is the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
Medicare reduces payment after how many units of billed occupational therapy service?
What is 'one unit'.
Existing borrowers through the Grad Plus program have up to how many additional academic years to take out loans?
What is 3.
This service delivery method is ideal for rural recipients of occupational therapy service.
What is telehealth.
On November 18th, the Education Department transferred the administration of k-12 general education to this government department effectively splitting it from special education.
What is the Labor Department.
This act was introduced to repeal the MPPR.
What is Removing Excessive Cuts to Outpatient and Vital Essential Rehabilitation (RECOVER) Act (H.R. 8386). Introduced by Deborah Ross of N. Carolina.
What is the name of the remaining public loan program?
Direct Unsubsidized loan program with graduate and professional designations for the two different loan amounts.
What area of practice is occupational therapy still an under recognized service?
What is mental health.
The Department of Education can be eliminated by what action?
What is Congressional vote.
Private insurance uses reimbursement rates by these two government entities.
What is Medicare and Medicaid.
An interim list was issued by the Education Department as a result of what action on June 24, 2026?
What is a court order by a federal judge.
Occupational therapy practitioners work exclusively with students in special education. True or False.
False. School-based practitioners provide classroom and school-wide interventions that may benefit all students.
What percentage of occupational therapy practitioners work in school-based practice?
What is 30%.
This government legislation removes barriers to the provision of occupational therapy services for someone with a mental health diagnosis under Medicare.
What is the OT Mental Health Parity Act.
What is the act introduced by Sen. Tim Kennedy that would remove the graduate loan level and make all professions the professional designation?
What is the LEAP Act.
Occupational therapy service is reimbursed by Medicare for someone with a substance abuse or mental health diagnosis. True or False.
True. Occupational therapy is a recognized but underused service for Medicare recipients with a substance abuse or mental health diagnosis. AOTA is working with Congress to update Medicare manuals.