In the state of New York, neither a referral nor a prescription is required to do an occupational therapy evaluation.

Pursuant to Education Law, section 7901, however, a referral or prescription is required for treatment. That is, to implement an OT treatment plan, under certain circumstances, you must have a referral or prescription from a licensed health care provider acting within his or her scope of practice. A treatment program designed to restore function, shall be rendered on the prescription or referral of a physician, nurse practitioner or other health care provider acting within his or her scope of practice pursuant to this title. When required, prescriptions and referrals establish an important link between the patient’s/client’s occupational therapist and his/her primary healthcare provider because they set forth a client’s diagnosis and provide direction as to the frequency or type of therapy required. The referral/prescription becomes part of the record which the occupational therapist must maintain for each patient/client he or she serves.

For this reason, we will ask you for a physician’s referral or prescription to keep on file for our records, and so that it can submitted to a third-party payor if you wish or to your insurance by you for possible out of network benefits.

From 2 years old of age to adult and geriatric population.

Yes, we come to your home and provide therapy to more efficiently help with at home adaptation and therapy that is best in real life.

Within 25 mile radius of Cohoes, NY.

A business is only as good as its employees. When a company advertisement boasts of a client-first approach, exceptional therapy services and highly-trained therapists, dedication and commitment to innovation, and asks you to trust in their abilities to provide the best quality services in the area, they are implying that you, your child or loved one will be receiving therapy from a therapist who is well experienced and an expert in your specific area of need. If you are lucky, and/or if the integrity of the company is sound, that is exactly what you will receive. The reality of it, however, is that you or your family member:

1. Will most likely get the therapist who is assigned to your area (or who has an opening on his/her schedule, if the setting is a busy out-patient clinic, in-patient hospital or rehab facility);
2. Could be paired up with someone having limited experience and knowledge to accurately assess and treat your or your loved one’s individual needs;
3. Could quite possibly be passed on to the more cost-effective direct care of a certified occupational therapy assistant (COTA), who would work under the supervision and direction of the evaluating OT; or that
4. The assigned therapist could be a new grad in need of mentoring that is oftentimes limited, inadequate, or unavailable. At Escobar Occupational Therapy Services & Consulting I can guarantee you that you and your loved ones will be under the capable care of an occupational therapist with 28+ years of experience and expertise.

My mission statement is to reducing costs, with achieving high QUALITY and OUTCOME for our parients!

Yes. Note that should this be utilized in your care plan, please have a device that has a microphone and camera available, as well as a strong internet connection.

*As a general rule, New York State Public Health Law Article 29-G authorizes reimbursement for health care services provided by telehealth means. Public Health Law §2999-cc defines, among other things, the following professions as telehealth providers: physicians, physician assistants, dentists, nurse practitioners, registered professional nurses when such nurse is receiving patient-specific health information or medical data at a distant site by means of remote patient monitoring, podiatrists, optometrists, psychologists, social workers, speech language pathologists, audiologists, midwives, physical therapists and occupational therapists.

*Reference: New York State Public Health Law Article 29-G

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: 9 am to 4 pm
Friday: 9 am to 4 pm
** We accommodate our clients based on there needs so, other times are available post assessments.