School Based OTPT Resources

Resources for Educators

• Informal Resource Guide: The Role of the OT in Schools.pdf
• Informal Resource Guide: The Role of the PT in Schools.pdf
• Informal Resource Guide: The Role of the OT and PT in Schools.pdf
• Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy in Educational Settings: A Manual for MN Practitioners
  The newly revised manual is ready for your use in two formats - standard visual format and a text reader format.  Links to both versions of the documents are listed below.
  • Users desiring auditory access through text reader capability, should click here: Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy in Educational Settings: A Manual for MN Practitioners - Third Edition (2014).pdf
  • Users desiring visual access in a version suitable to print, should click here: Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy in Educational Settings: A Manual for MN Practitioners - Third Edition.pdf
• Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy as Related Services: Best Practice Guidance for Determining Involvement in Initial Part B Comprehensive Educational Evaluations (Updated 8/2022)

• Statewide OT/PT Mailing List (formerly OHD list serve)
  Subscribe to the MN Statewide School-Based OT & PT Practitioner statewide mailing lists (formerly known as list serve) OR contact Lois Lillie at lois3463@mchsi.com
• Third Party Billing: ICD-10 coding: The following resources will assist you in understanding and implementing ICD-10 coding required as of October 1, 2015:
  • ICD-10 videos: Identifying ICD-10-CM Codes- Occupational Therapy/ Physical Therapy (external site)
  • Minnesota Department of Human Services MHCP - IEP Provider Manual (external site)
  • Example of a commercial website that can be used to find appropriate ICD-10-CM codes: ICD10Data.com (external site)
  • Common ICD-10-CM codes for school-based Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy.pdf
  • Common Questions & Answers.pdf
  • Occupational Therapists and Physical Therapists have responsibility to follow their professional scope and standards of practice.  This occurs at all times, regardless of Third Party Billing practice. The following are links to that information:
    • Occupational Therapy: Scope of Practice (M.S. 148.6404) (external site)
      
    • Occupational TherapyStandards of Practice (external site)
    • Physical Therapy: Definitions (M.S. 148.65) and Scope of Practice (external site)
    • Physical Therapy Standards of Practice (external site)

Contact Information

Lois Lillie – OTR/L, Statewide Specialist for School-Based Occupational Therapy & Physical Therapy
Lois3463@mchsi.com