RESUMO
The purpose of this paper is to document and give context to consensus statements for drivers with physical disabilities, and specifically chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, by expert clinicians in driver rehabilitation and researchers in the area of driver assessment. A brief introduction to the profession of driver rehabilitation sets the context for how individuals with physically based impairments have facilitated the development of the specialty area.
Assuntos
Atividades Cotidianas , Condução de Veículo , Pessoas com Deficiência , Terapia Ocupacional , Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica , Segurança , Adulto , Humanos , Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica/complicaçõesRESUMO
Driving is the method of choice to maintain independent community mobility for most older adults. Therefore, occupational therapy practitioners need to evaluate and provide intervention for driver rehabilitation services. Since reimbursement is often seen as a barrier to providing these services, this paper underscores the value of occupational therapy practitioners providing driver rehabilitation services. Appropriate documentation and guidelines for reimbursement from Medicare are addressed with examples of how occupational therapy driver rehabilitation services can be funded by third party payers.
