Rule 111-8-40-.33 - Rehabilitation ServicesThe hospital shall define the scope of rehabilitation services provided to patients. The hospital may offer limited or comprehensive rehabilitation services including such services as physical therapy, occupational therapy, audiology, speech-language pathology, or other services.
(a)Organization of Limited Rehabilitation Services. Where a hospital chooses to offer limited rehabilitation services, which are typically single or stand-alone therapy discipline(s), the rehabilitation service(s) shall be coordinated by an appropriately qualified individual assigned responsibility for the clinical aspects of organization and delivery of the rehabilitation service(s) provided by the hospital. The coordinator shall be responsible for monitoring the quality and appropriateness of rehabilitation services and for ensuring that identified problems are addressed through the quality management program.(b)Organization of Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services. Where a hospital chooses to offer a comprehensive rehabilitation service program which provides integrated and coordinated multidisciplinary therapy services as an organized inpatient service, the director must be a qualified member of the medical staff with appropriate training and experience.(c) Professional and paraprofessional staff providing patient care shall meet licensing or registration requirements consistent with state law.(d) Rehabilitation services shall be provided in accordance with orders from the licensed practitioner responsible for the patient's care. Orders for services shall be entered in the patient's medical record with the date of the order and shall be signed by the person giving the order. If rehabilitation services are provided by the hospital on an outpatient basis, the hospital shall specify how orders from outside sources will be managed.(e) Following assessment, treatment services shall be provided according to a written treatment plan, which specifies the goals of treatment and the frequency and expected duration of services.(f) There shall be a functional system for recording in the patient's medical record the patient's response to treatment and for communicating information regarding the patient's response or progress to the ordering licensed practitioner.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 111-8-40-.33
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-2.1.
Original Rule entitled "Rehabilitation Services" adopted. F. Feb. 20, 2013; eff. Mar. 12, 2013.