HAR §11-99-76
HAR §11-99-76. Rehabilitative services
Cite as Haw. Code R. § 11-99-76
(a) The
facility shall provide specialized and supportive
rehabilitative services, including occupational therapy,
physical therapy, and speech therapy, according to the
needs of each resident, either directly by qualified
staff or through arrangements with qualified outside
resources. Services shall be programmed to:
(1)
Preserve and improve the resident's maximal
abilities for independent function.
(2)
Prevent, insofar as possible, irreversible or
progressive disabilities.
(3)
Provide for the procurement, and maintenance
of aids as needed by the resident to adapt and
function within his environment.
(4)
Instruct facility staff or person responsible
in therapy goals to meet the continuity of
resident care.
§11-99-77
(b)
A written rehabilitative plan of care shall be
developed as appropriate and based on the attending
physician's orders and assessment of the resident's
needs. It shall be incorporated in and regularly
reviewed in conjunction with the overall active
treatment plan.
(c)
A progress report shall be written by the
therapist within fourteen days of the initiation of
treatment and thereafter the resident's progress
reviewed at least every thirty days.
(d)
There shall be available sufficient,
appropriately qualified professional staff, and
supporting personnel, to carry out the various treatment
services in accordance with plan of care and stated
goals.
(e)
Treatment personnel shall be assigned
responsibilities in accordance with their
qualifications.
(f)
Treatment services shall have adequate space,
facilities, equipment, supplies, and other related
resources. [Eff. April 29, 1985] (Auth: HRS §§321-9,
321-10, 321-11, 333-53) (Imp: HRS §333-53)