CFR > Title 42 - Public Health > CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER G—STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION (parts 482 to 498) > PART 483—REQUIREMENTS FOR STATES AND LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES > SUBPART B—Requirements for Long Term Care Facilities (§483.1 to §483.75) > 483.45—Specialized rehabilitative services.

483.45—Specialized rehabilitative services.

(a) Provision of services. If specialized rehabilitative services such as but not limited to physical therapy, speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, and mental health rehabilitative services for mental illness and mental retardation, are required in the resident's comprehensive plan of care, the facility must—
(1) Provide the required services; or
(2) Obtain the required services from an outside resource (in accordance with § 483.75(h) of this part) from a provider of specialized rehabilitative services.
(b) Qualifications. Specialized rehabilitative services must be provided under the written order of a physician by qualified personnel.
[56 FR 48875, Sept. 26, 1991, as amended at 57 FR 43925, Sept. 23, 1992]