Medicare Requirements

Question 1

Medicare indicators for an individual’s group membership

Answer 1

Engage willingly in group
Attend to group guidelines and procedures
Actively participate in group process
Benefit from group leadership input
Benefit from group membership/peer input
Respond appropriately throughout group process
Incorporate feedback
Complete activities toward goal attainment
Attain greater benefit from the group intervention than from 1:1 intervention

Question 2

Medicare requirements for group LEADERSHIP

Answer 2

Provide active leadership
Instruct members as a group
Monitor and document and individual’s participation and response to intervention
Provide individualized guidance and feedback
Document a person’s progress toward goals define in the individual intervention plan in objective, measurable, and functional terms.