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Writing a Letter of Medical Necessity A letter of medical necessity (LMN) is a detailed prescription a clinician writes and is submitted to the funding source. The letter should be consumer specific, not just a list of the medical benefits of standing.
Documentation must communicate the process that was followed, the options that were considered, and the medical necessity for the requested equipment.
- To provide a means for lower extremity weight bearing, upright standing, and upright mobility within the (home, school) environment to facilitate participation in age-appropriate play and activities of daily living.
- Improve Pain Management
- Standing Protocol and Benefits of Standing Overview
- Effects of Immobilization
- Maintain Range of Motion, Prevent Contractures
- To provide a means for carry-over of therapeutic exercise/standing protocol prescribed by patient’s physical therapy team and physicians.
- Improve Bladder Function
- Improve Hip Integrity
- To provide external supports to allow neutral alignment of the spine, pelvis, and hips to lessen orthopedic complications from sustained sitting posture and abnormal muscle tone.
- To provide an age-appropriate position in order to interact with peers and caregivers, to further enhance patient’s cognitive and social development.
- To promote optimal bowel and bladder function.
- Prevent Calciuria and Maintain or Gain Bone Density
- Reduce Spasticity, Tone, Spasms
- Improve Strength
- To provide patient with a means for upright, lower extremity weight bearing to improve lower extremity range of motion and bone mineral density.
- Improve Circulation/Respiratory/Cardio Function
- Develop or Improve Motor Function
- Promote Psychosocial Skills and Improve Sleep
- Manage Pressure Ulcers/Maintain Skin Integrity
- Improve Bowel Function & Digestion
- Review of Literature
- Consumer
- Caregiver
- Supplier
- Clinician
- Letter of medical necessity
- Prescription for the device
- Documentation that the consumer’s environment can accommodate the device
- Quote for the device