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Medicare outpatient therapy progress reports must be written at least once every 10 treatment days and must carry the provider's signature, professional identification and date.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Progress reports justify medical necessity and require information like timing (at least once every 10 treatment days) and include your signature, professional identification, and date”
Complying with Outpatient Rehabilitation Therapy Documentation Requirements (MLN905365), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Learning Network, 2025, Page 4 of 8, Common CERT Errors.
Open the original- What it measures
- The fact sheet lists missing or incomplete progress reports among the most common errors in Comprehensive Error Rate Testing reviews of outpatient therapy claims.
- What it does not show
- Describes the Medicare rule as CMS summarises it. Local Medicare contractors can add requirements, so check the local rules before relying on this.