CMS has approved the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities' outpatient physical therapy accreditation program, according to a notice in the Federal Register.
AAAASF is now recognized as a national accreditation program for organizations that provide outpatient physical therapy and speech-language pathology services seeking to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs.
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This took effect April 22, 2011, and goes through April 22, 2015.
Read the Federal Register notice approving the new accreditation program for AAAASF.
Learn more about AAAASF.
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