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Ohio Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2021) |
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3701 Department of Health - Administration and Director |
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Chapter3701-83. Licensing Provisions for Health Care Facilities |
3701-83-27. Admission procedures and preliminary assessment - inpatient rehabilitation facilities
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(A) Each inpatient rehabilitation facility shall develop written criteria for admission of patients to the facility that includes a description of the programs and services available at the facility.
(B) Each inpatient rehabilitation facility shall not admit a patient to the facility unless the following conditions are met:
(1) The patient is able to tolerate a minimum of three hours of rehabilitation therapy, five days per week;
(2) The patient is medically stable; and
(3) The patient's prognosis indicates a progressively improved medical condition with the potential for increased independence.
(C) Each inpatient rehabilitation facility shall ensure that a written preliminary assessment of each patient is completed by an interdisciplinary team within forty-eight hours of admission that includes, at a minimum, the following:
(1) An evaluation of the appropriateness of the patient's placement in relation to the services available at the particular facility; and
(2) Identification of the immediate needs of the patient.