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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2018 Mar;38(2):63–69. doi: 10.1097/HCR.0000000000000343

Table 2.

Elements of Supervised Exercise Required for Coverage by the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Servicesa

  • Exercise must be prescribed by a physician after a face-to-face meeting with the patient that includes counseling on cardiovascular disease prevention.

  • Prescribed exercise must consist of 12 wk of exercise sessions that occur three times weekly.

  • After completing 12 wk of supervised exercise, an additional 36 sessions may be prescribed, with written justification, after the first 12 wk are completed and may take place over a longer period of time.

  • The exercise sessions must take place in a physician’s office or outpatient hospital-affiliated setting.

  • Exercise must be delivered by qualified personnel with training in basic and advanced life support and exercise therapy for PAD.

  • Exercise must be supervised by a physician, physician’s assistant or nurse practitioner/clinical nurse specialist.b

Abbreviation: PAD, peripheral artery disease.

a

Adapted from McDermott MM. Supervised Treadmill Exercise Therapy for Peripheral Artery Disease. http://www.acc.org. August 3, 2017. http://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/articles/2017/07/12/12/55/supervisedtreadmill-exercise-therapy-for-peripheral-artery-disease (last accessed December 9, 2017).52