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Occupational Therapist Education - Master's degree
Degree Initials - MOT, MS, MA
Credentialing- national exam for registration (OTR)
Speech-langue pathologist Education - Master's degree plus a clinical fellowship
Degree initials- MA or MS
Credentialing- National exam for Certificate of Clinical Competence
Social Worker Education- Bachelor's degree or master's degree
degree initials- BSW or MSW
Credentialing- state licensing, certification or registration
Where does medical nutrition therapy
(MNT) fit within our current health care
picture? In 2012, 84.6 % were insured, while 15.4 were not.
What is MNT? • To promote the benefits of managing or
treating a disease with nutrition
, - Assessment of nutritional status
- Provision of diet modification, counseling, or
specialized nutrition therapies
Definition of MNT by AND nutritional diagnostic, therapy and counseling
services for the purpose of disease
management, which are furnished by a RD or
nutrition professional
What percent of the population has private insurance under the age of 65? What type of
insurance in under this? 64%
- Alliance Healthcare Initiative
- Group contract- RDs can obtain
reimbursement
What percent of the population has public insurance under the age of 65? What type of
insurance in under this 33%
- Medicare - Part B reimbursement for R.D.'s
- Medicaid - varies among states