Occupational Therapy

TRICARE covers occupational therapy to:

• Improve, restore, or maintain function
• Maintain or prevent deterioration of function

Must be prescribed and supervised by any of the following TRICARE-authorized providers:

• Physician
• Certified physician assistant supervised by a physician
• Certified nurse practitioner
• Podiatrist

Your costs depend on your plan, your beneficiary category, and where you get care. Check your health plan costs to find what applies to you.

TRICARE doesn’t cover:

• Vocational assessment and training
• General exercise programs
• Separate charges for instruction of the patient and family in therapy procedures
• Repetitive exercise to improve gait, maintain strength and endurance, or assist walking
• Maintenance therapy that doesn’t require a skilled level after a therapy program has been designed
• Range of motion and passive exercises that aren’t related to restoration of a specific loss of function
• Sensory integration therapy that may be considered a part of cognitive rehabilitation