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(a) HHSC pays a facility for rehabilitative services provided to a Medicaid eligible resident based on fees determined in accordance with 1 TAC §355.313 (relating to Reimbursement Methodology for Rehabilitative and Specialized Services).(b) A facility must ensure that rehabilitative services provided to a resident eligible for Medicaid are:(1) ordered by the resident's attending physician; and(2) except as provided in subsection (c)(1) of this section, pre-certified by DADS.(c) A session is one physical, occupational, or speech therapy service provided to one resident. HHSC pays for an evaluation at the same rate as a session.(1) HHSC pays for one evaluation that is not pre-certified by DADS.(2) To have an additional evaluation pre-certified by DADS, a facility must submit documentation by the attending physician that indicates the resident has a new illness or injury, or a substantive change in a pre-existing condition.(d) A facility must submit a complete and accurate claim for services that is received by DADS within 12 months after the last day services are provided in accordance with a single pre-certification by DADS.(e) A resident whose request for pre-certification of Medicaid rehabilitative services is denied may request a fair hearing in accordance with 1 TAC Chapter 357, Subchapter A (relating to Uniform Fair Hearing Rules).