Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part XLV - Medical Professions
Subpart 3 - Practice
Chapter 49 - Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants
Subchapter B - Standards of Practice
Section XLV-4917 - Discontinuation of Services
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Occupational therapists shall discontinue services when the client has achieved the goals or has achieved maximum benefit from occupational therapy.
B. Occupational therapists shall document the comparison of the initial and current state of functional abilities and deficits in occupational performance and performance skills.
C. Occupational therapists shall prepare a discharge plan that is consistent with the occupational therapy, client, interdisciplinary team, family and goals, and the expected prognosis. Consideration should be given to appropriate community resources for referral and environmental factors or barriers that may need modification.
D. Occupational therapists shall allow sufficient time for the coordination and the effective implementation of the discharge plan.
E. Occupational therapists shall document recommendations for follow-up or re-evaluation.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3001-3014 and 37:1270(B)(6).
