Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM
Title 471 - NEBRASKA MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SERVICES
Chapter 21 - REHABILITATION CARE IN HOSPITALS
Section 471-21-001 - Definitions
Activities of Daily Living: Activities performed by the client relating to self-care, such as bathing, continence, eating, dressing, grooming, mobility, toileting, and transferring.
Distinct Part Unit: A Medicare-certified hospital-based substance abuse, psychiatric, or physical rehabilitation unit that is certified as a distinct part unit for Medicare.
Initial Evaluation: See 471 NAC 21-003.02A
Rehabilitation Hospitals and Distinct Part Units in Acute Care Hospitals: Hospitals that are licensed as rehabilitation hospitals by the licensing agency of the state in which they are located, and distinct parts as defined in these regulations.
Rehabilitation Services: Any medical or remedial services recommended by and within the scope of practice under state law of a physicianw, for maximum reduction of physical or mental disability and restoration of a client to the client's best possible functional level.
Rehabilitation Team: A multidisciplinary coordinated team, comprised of individuals described in 471 NAC 21-003.02(i)-(vii), which is responsible for performing the initial evaluation, determining the extent to which rehabilitation is possible, identifying rehabilitation goals, and developing the rehabilitation program.
