Florida Medicaid physical therapy coverage: limits
The short answerFlorida Medicaid covers PT mainly for children and young adults 20 and younger and for adults in long-term care plans. Other adults 21 and older get only limited wheelchair evaluation and fitting services.
By Javier Alvarez · Updated · 1 min read
1 row: Medicaid (by state) · Florida. Public policy, not the member's benefits.
Florida Medicaid
Florida AHCA Therapy Services, Physical (covered services page) · Florida
| Where it applies | Florida Medicaid reimburses physical therapy that includes castings and strappings, evaluations and treatments. It is one of the minimum covered services for all Managed Medical Assistance and Long-Term Care plans. [1] |
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| Visit limits | Recipients 20 and younger not in a long-term care plan may get PT under the coverage and limitations policy. Recipients 21 and older may receive limited services pertaining to wheelchair evaluations and fittings. [1] |
| Also | Recipients 18 and older who are enrolled in one of the state's Long-Term Care plans (the manual names two plan types) may receive physical therapy. [1] |
- Florida AHCA: Therapy Services, Physical (Florida Medicaid covered services page), checked October 30, 2026
What Florida Medicaid's documents say
The table above has every field we found for Florida Medicaid, with numbered sources. In short:
- Visit limits. Recipients 20 and younger not in a long-term care plan may get PT under the coverage and limitations policy. Recipients 21 and older may receive limited services pertaining to wheelchair evaluations and fittings.
- Where it applies. Florida Medicaid reimburses physical therapy that includes castings and strappings, evaluations and treatments. It is one of the minimum covered services for all Managed Medical Assistance and Long-Term Care plans.
Other physical therapy rows for Florida
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Before the claim goes out, compare it with the row above: the evaluation code matches the complexity you documented, the timed codes fit the minutes, any prior authorization covers the visit, and the plan of care is signed when the payer asks for it. The physical therapy table compares Medicaid with every other payer we checked.