[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 3, Parts 430 to End]
[Revised as of October 1, 1999]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR482.56]

[Page 369]
 
PART 482--CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION FOR HOSPITALS--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart D--Optional Hospital Services
 
Sec. 482.56  Condition of participation: Rehabilitation services.

    If the hospital provides rehabilitation, physical therapy, 
occupational therapy, audiology, or speech pathology services, the 
services must be organized and staffed to ensure the health and safety 
of patients.
    (a) Standard: Organization and staffing. The organization of the 
service must be appropriate to the scope of the services offered.
    (1) The director of the services must have the necessary knowledge, 
experience, and capabilities to properly supervise and administer the 
services.
    (2) Physical therapy, occupational therapy, or speech therapy, or 
audiology services, if provided, must be provided by staff who meet the 
qualifications specified by the medical staff, consistent with State 
law.
    (b) Standard: Delivery of services. Services must be furnished in 
accordance with a written plan of treatment. Services must be given in 
accordance with orders of practitioners who are authorized by the 
medical staff to order the services, and the orders must be incorporated 
in the patient's record.