New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter V - Medical Facilities › Subchapter A - Medical Facilities-minimum Standards › Article 2 - Hospitals › Part 405 - Hospitals-Minimum Standards › Section 405.18 - Rehabilitation services

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The hospital shall make available rehabilitation services
						consistent with the needs of the patients, which shall be designed to provide
						individualized, goal-oriented, comprehensive and coordinated services to
						minimize the effects of physical, mental, social and vocational disadvantages
						and to effect a realization of the patient's potential for useful and
						productive activity while ensuring the health and safety of the patient. Such
						services include but are not limited to audiology, occupational therapy,
						physical therapy and speech language pathology and shall be delivered in
						accordance with a written plan for treatment. Hospitals providing general
						rehabilitation services but not providing comprehensive inpatient physical
						medicine and rehabilitation programs shall meet the provisions of subdivisions
						(a) and (b) of this section. Hospitals which do provide comprehensive inpatient
						physical medicine and rehabilitation programs shall meet the provisions of
						subdivisions (a) and (c) of this section. Hospitals which provide a spinal cord
						injury program shall meet the provisions of subdivisions (a), (c) and (d) of
						this section. Hospitals which provide a traumatic head injury program shall
						meet the provisions of subdivisions (a), (c) and (e) of this section.
(a)
Organization and staffing.
(1) There shall be a director of the service
					 who shall have administrative responsibility for the delivery of patient care
					 and for the supervision of the service. The director shall have the necessary
					 knowledge, experience and capabilities to properly supervise and administer the
					 service.
(2) Physical therapy,
					 occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, or audiology services, if
					 provided, shall be provided by staff who meet the qualifications specified by
					 the governing body, and who are licensed and currently registered by the New
					 York State Education Department.
(i) Each
					 individual who provides rehabilitation services shall be competent to provide
					 such services by reason of education, training, experience and demonstrated
					 performance.
(ii) A sufficient
					 number of qualified competent professional and support personnel shall be
					 available to meet the needs of the patient population and the objectives of the
					 service.
(iii) Sufficient space,
					 equipment and facilities shall be available to support the clinical and
					 administrative functions of the service.
(3) Written policies and procedures which
					 describe the mechanism for the management of the rehabilitation service as well
					 as interdepartmental relationships and communications shall be
					 implemented.
(4) Staff orientation
					 and inservice training shall be required, provided and documented in accordance
					 with hospital policies and procedures.