Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A)
Each
inpatient rehabilitation facility shall provide or arrange for the services of
personnel in sufficient number and with appropriate qualifications to meet the
rehabilitation and medical needs of the patients being served
in the facility.
Personnel shall be scheduled in sufficient number:
(1)
To meet the needs
of all patients in a timely manner; and
(2)
Provide services
to each patient as required in rule
3701-83-26 of the Administrative
Code.
(B) At a
minimum,
each inpatient rehabilitation facility shall maintain
the following staff:
(1) A medical director
to be responsible for overseeing and managing medical and rehabilitation
services. The medical director shall be a physician who has appropriate
experience and training to provide rehabilitation physician services, as
demonstrated by at least one of the following:
(a) Certification as a physiatrist by the
American board of physical medicine and rehabilitation or the American
osteopathic board of rehabilitation medicine;
(b) Formal residency in physical medicine and
rehabilitation;
(c) Fellowship in
rehabilitation for at least one year; or
(d) At least two years experience in
providing inpatient rehabilitation services.
(2) A director of nursing to be responsible
for managing nursing services. The director of nursing shall be an RN with
appropriate experience and training in rehabilitation nursing as demonstrated
by the following;
(a) Certification as a
rehabilitation nurse by the American rehabilitation nursing certification
board; or
(b) At least three years
experience in rehabilitation nursing.
(3) A sufficient number of nurses, physical
therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, social
workers and psychologists to meet the needs of patients and provide necessary
services.
(C) Any
licensed professional may be used to meet the needs of patients and provide
necessary services consistent with the licensed professional's scope of
practice as defined by applicable law.
(D) Each inpatient rehabilitation facility
shall maintain the following:
(1)
An established system of records
sufficient for the director to ascertain that all individuals employed by the
facility who function in a professional capacity meet the standards applicable
to that profession, including but not limited to, possessing a current Ohio
license, registration, or certification, if required by law.
(2) Staffing schedules, time-worked
schedules, on-call schedules, and payroll records for at least two
years.
(E) Each
inpatient rehabilitation facility shall provide an ongoing training program for
its personnel. The program shall provide both orientation and continuing
training to all staff members.
(1)
The orientation
shall be appropriate to the tasks that each staff member will be expected to
perform; and
(2)
Continuing training shall be designed to assure
appropriate skill levels are maintained and that staff are informed of changes
in techniques, philosophies, goals, and similar matters. The continuing
training may include attending and participating in professional meetings and
seminars.
Effective: 7/1/2016
Five Year Review
(FYR) Dates: 02/16/2016 and
02/15/2021
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3702.13, 3702.30
Rule
Amplifies: 3702.12, 3702.13, 3702.30
Prior Effective Dates:
1/13/1996, 9/5/02, 6/1/06, 4/24/11
