ARM 37.40.1446. HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES FOR ELDERLY AND PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSONS: POST-ACUTE REHABILITATION SERVICES, REQUIREMENTS

(1) Post-acute rehabilitation is the provision of therapeutic intervention to a consumer with brain injury or other related disability in a residential or nonresidential setting. Post-acute rehabilitation assists in reducing the dependency of the consumer and in facilitating the integration of the consumer into the community. (2) Post-acute rehabilitation may include: (a) consultative clinical and therapeutic services as specified at ARM 37.40.1465; (b) chemical dependency counseling as specified at ARM 37.40.1466; (c) therapeutic recreational activities; (d) nutrition services as specified in ARM 37.40.1476; (e) nonmedical transportation as specified at ARM 37.40.1488; and (f) counseling. (3) An entity providing post-acute rehabilitation services must be under the direction of an interdisciplinary team consisting of a licensed psychologist, a licensed neuropsychologist, a board-certified physiatrist, therapists, and other appropriate support staff. (4) An entity providing post-acute rehabilitation services must be accredited or in the process of becoming accredited by the commission on accreditation of rehabilitation facilities (CARF) as a community reentry program for persons with brain injury.