Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-5-11 - REHABILITATION CENTERS › Section 420-5-11-.01 - General

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)
Legal
			 authority for adoption of Rules
under and by virtue of authority vested
			 in it by the Legislature of Alabama,
Code of Ala.
			 1975
, Sections
			 22-21-20, et seq., the State Board
			 of Health does hereby adopt and promulgate the following Rules.
(2)
Definitions.
(a) "AAC Rule" means Alabama Administrative
			 Code Rule.
(b) "Audiologist" means
			 a person who meets applicable legal requirements for the provisions of
			 audiology services and who meets education and work standards established by
			 the American Speech and Hearing Association for the Certificate of Clinical
			 Competency in Audiology.
(c) "Chief
			 Executive Officer" means a person who is delegated the responsibility for the
			 interpretation, implementation, and proper application of policies and programs
			 established by the governing authority, and is delegated responsibility for the
			 establishment of safe and effective administrative management, control and
			 operation of the services provided. This responsibility is accomplished by
			 corresponding authority. This person is also referred to as the facility
			 administrator.
(d) "Medical
			 Director" means a physician currently licensed by the Medical Licensure
			 Commission, State of Alabama, to practice medicine and surgery and provide
			 medical advice to the center.
(e)
			 "Occupational Therapist" means a person who is certified by the American
			 Occupational Therapy Association, or who is a graduate of a program of
			 occupational therapy accredited by the American Medical Association and who
			 currently meets state legal requirements.
(f) "Occupational Therapist Assistant" means
			 a person who is eligible for certification as a certified occupational therapy
			 assistant by the American Occupational Therapy Association and who meets state
			 legal requirements.
(g) "Patient"
			 means a person partaking in any of the services provided by a rehabilitation
			 center. The centers may identify patients as clients; however, for the purpose
			 of these Rules, the term patient is used.
(h) "Physician" means a person currently
			 licensed by the Medical Licensure Commission of the State of Alabama, to
			 practice medicine and surgery.
(i)
			 "Physical Therapist" means a person who is a graduate of a program in physical
			 therapy approved by the American Physical Therapy Association or the Council on
			 Medical Education of the American Medical Association and who is licensed by
			 the state.
(j) "Physical Therapist
			 Assistant" means a graduate of a physical therapy curriculum approved by the
			 American Physical Therapy Association or other associations recognized by the
			 Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities and/or its equivalent
			 as determined by requirements established by state regulatory agencies, and who
			 currently meets state legal requirements.
(k) "Psychologist" means a person who holds a
			 master's degree in psychology from a training program approved by the American
			 Psychological Association and who currently meets state legal
			 requirements.
(l) "Registered Nurse
			 (RN)" means a person currently registered in the State of Alabama in accordance
			 with the provisions contained in current state statutes.
(m) "Rehabilitation Center" means a business
			 entity offering and providing outpatient assistance in the rehabilitation of
			 disabled persons by providing two or more services that must be performed by or
			 under the supervision of a physical therapist, occupational therapist or speech
			 pathologist. This term does not include a business entity that is a certified
			 home health agency.
(n) "Social
			 Worker" means a person who is a graduate of a school of social work accredited
			 or approved by the Council on Social Work Education and who currently meets
			 state legal requirements.
(o)
			 "Speech Pathologist" means a person who meets applicable legal requirements for
			 the provision of speech pathology services and who meets the academic and work
			 experience standards established by the American Speech and Hearing Association
			 for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech Pathology and who meets
			 state legal requirements.
(p)
			 "These Rules" means Rules
			 420-5-11-.01 through
			 420-5-11-.04, Chapter 420-5-11,
			 Rehabilitation Centers, Alabama Administrative Code.
(q) "Vocational Specialist" means a person
			 who has a bachelor's degree and:
1. Two years
			 experience in vocational counseling in a rehabilitation setting such as a
			 sheltered workshop, state employment service agency, etc., or
2. At least 18 semester hours in vocation
			 rehabilitation, educational or vocational guidance, psychology, social work,
			 special education or personnel administration, and one year's experience in
			 vocational counseling in a rehabilitation setting; or
3. Has a master's degree in counseling, and
			 who currently meets state legal requirements.