G12 - Portable X-Ray Ordering by Non-Physicians

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) work with similarly concerned parties and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to address the apparent limitations of the recent Office of Inspector General interpretation of 42 CFR § 486.106, and to determine a reasonable policy for ordering portable X-rays by designated and appropriately trained providers that meets the needs of the frail population in the long term care continuum while protecting against potential fraud and abuse. 

Note: Effective August 13, 2024, AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is now Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed).