N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43J-11.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 8:43J-11.2 - Rehabilitation services

(a) The facility shall provide rehabilitation services on-site to those children whose need for these services has been documented in the child's interdisciplinary plan of care and ordered by the child's primary health care provider.

(b) The facility shall provide a speech-language pathology, physical therapy and/or occupational therapy evaluation when ordered by the child's primary health care provider.

1. The facility shall transmit a report of evaluations and recommendations to the child's primary health care provider and a copy shall remain a part of the child's medical record.

(c) The orders of a child's primary health care provider for physical and occupational therapy and speech-language pathology services shall be specific as to goals and the frequency of treatment and shall be incorporated into the child's interdisciplinary plan of care.

(d) Therapists shall make written progress notes that the facility shall maintain as part of the child's medical record.

(e) Physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists shall collaborate with nursing personnel and the certified child life specialists to integrate therapeutic interventions in daily activities, as appropriate.

(f) To the extent possible, a child's therapist(s) shall participate in the interdisciplinary review of the child's interdisciplinary plan of care.

1. The updated recommendations of the therapist(s) shall be incorporated in the child's interdisciplinary plan of care.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43J-11.2