Section 16.03.09.735 - THERAPY SERVICES: PROVIDER REIMBURSEMENT01.Payment for Therapy Services. The payment for therapy includes the use of therapeutic equipment to provide the modality or therapy. No additional charge may be made to either the Medicaid program or the participant for the use of such equipment.02.Payment Procedures. Payment procedures are as follows: a. Therapy provided by home health agencies will be paid at a per visit rate as described in Section 725 of these rules and in accordance with IDAPA 16.03.07, "Home Health Agencies."b. Therapists enrolled with Medicaid as independent practitioners and licensed by the appropriate state licensing board will be reimbursed on a fee-for-service basis. Only those independent practitioners who have been enrolled as Medicaid providers can bill the Department directly for their services. A therapy assistant cannot bill Medicaid directly. The maximum fee will be based upon the Department's fee schedule, available from the central office for the Division of Medicaid.c. Therapy rendered on-site to hospital inpatients or outpatients will be paid at a rate not to exceed the payment determined as reasonable cost using Title XVIII (Medicare) standards and principles.d. Payment for therapy services rendered to participants in long-term care facilities is included in the facility reimbursement as described in IDAPA 16.03.10, "Medicaid Enhanced Plan Benefits."e. Payment for therapy services rendered to participants in school-based services is described in Section 855 of these rules.Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.09.735