The primary purpose of a rehabilitation agency is to improve or rehabilitate an injury or disability, and to tailor a rehabilitation program to meet the specific rehabilitation needs of each patient referred to the agency.
The primary purpose of a rehabilitation agency is to improve or rehabilitate an injury or disability, and to tailor a rehabilitation program to meet the specific rehabilitation needs of each patient referred to the agency. A rehabilitation agency must provide, at a minimum, physical therapy and/or speech language pathology services to address those needs of the patients.
The rehabilitation agency must be able to provide therapeutic procedures as well as the modalities of heat, cold, water and electricity for physical therapy treatments for the patients it accepts for service at any of its practice locations. The rehabilitation agency must also be able to provide any equipment required by the speech-language pathologist to treat patients accepted for such service.
Occupational therapy is an optional service and cannot be substituted for either of these two services. It may be provided in addition to physical therapy and/or speech-language pathology services.
The extension location and the primary location must have the same:
Governing body,
Administration; and
Policies and procedures (e.g., housekeeping, infection control).
However, it is important that evacuation plans are specific to the building where the services are provided.
