Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R432 - Health Care Facility Licensing
Rule R432-104 - Specialty Hospital-Long-Term Acute Care
Section R432-104-9 - Clinical Services
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 432-104-9
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) The licensee shall provide the following onsite clinical services, as outlined by the hospital governing body and medical staff, in compliance with the following sections of Rule R432-100:
(a) Pharmacy
Service;
(b) Laboratory
Service;
(c) Rehabilitation Therapy
Services;
(d) Dietary Service;
and
(e) Social Services.
(2) The licensee shall ensure that occupational therapy services are available for any patient who requires the service.
(a) An occupational therapist with
administrative responsibility for the occupational therapy department shall
direct the occupational therapy services.
(b) The licensee shall ensure that staff
occupational therapists are licensed by the Utah Department of Commerce.
(i) A licensed therapist shall supervise any
occupational therapy assistants that provide patient services.
(ii) The licensee shall ensure that patient
services are provided commensurate with each person's documented training and
experience.
(c) Medical
staff shall initiate occupational therapy services with an order.
(d) The governing body shall develop and
approve written policies and procedures, in conjunction with the medical staff,
to include:
(i) methods of referral for
services;
(ii) scope of services to
be provided;
(iii) responsibilities
of professional therapists;
(iv)
admission and discharge criteria for treatment;
(v) infection control;
(vi) safety;
(vii) individual treatment plans, objectives,
clinical documentation, and assessment;
(viii) incident reporting system;
and
(ix) emergency
procedures.
(e) The
licensee shall ensure that equipment is calibrated to manufacturer's
specifications.
(f) There licensee
shall ensure there is a written individual treatment plan for each patient
appropriate to the diagnoses and condition.
(g) The occupational therapy department staff
shall organize and participate in continuing education programs.
(3) The licensee shall make speech therapy services available for any patient requiring the service.
(a) A licensed speech pathologist or
audiologist with administrative responsibility for the speech-audiology therapy
department shall direct the speech pathology language services.
(b) The licensee shall ensure that staff
speech therapists and audiologists are licensed by the Utah Department of
Commerce.
(i) A licensed therapist shall
supervise any speech-language pathology aides or audiology aides that provide
patient services.
(ii) The licensee
shall ensure that patient services are commensurate with each person's
documented training and experience.
(c) Medical staff shall initiate speech and
audiology services with an order.
(d) The licensee shall develop and approve
written policies and procedures in conjunction with the medical staff to
include:
(i) methods of referral for
services;
(ii) scope of services to
be provided;
(iii) responsibilities
of professional therapists;
(iv)
admission and discharge criteria for treatment;
(v) infection control;
(vi) assistive technology;
(vii) individual treatment plans, objectives,
clinical documentation, and assessment;
(viii) incident reporting system;
and
(ix) emergency
procedures.
(e) The
licensee shall calibrate equipment to manufacturer's specifications.
(f) The licensee shall ensure that there is a
written individual treatment plan for each patient appropriate to the diagnoses
and condition.
(g) The
speech-language department staff shall organize and participate in continuing
education programs.
(4) The licensee shall ensure that respiratory care services comply with the respiratory care services section of Rule R432-100.
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