Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77 § 250.860

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 250.860 - Medical Direction

a) Basic rehabilitation (restorative) services - The attending medical staff member shall provide written orders for care, including treatment objectives.

b) Physical Rehabilitation

1) Facilities identifying themselves under this category shall regularly provide medical participation through:

A) A qualified physiatrist

B) A physician qualified by training and/or experience in physical rehabilitation; or

C) A formally designated group of physicians from various specialties usually associated with physical rehabilitation (e.g. orthopedics, neurology, neurosurgery, etc.).

2) The physician(s) shall meet on a regular basis with representatives of the professions involved in patient-care to discuss patient evaluations, set objectives, report patient response to treatment and to plan discharges and follow-up care where appropriate.

c) Comprehensive Physical Rehabilitation Unit or Hospital -

Facilities identifying themselves under this category shall provide patient-care under the direction of a physiatrist. A physician fully qualified by education and experience in physical rehabilitation may provide patient care direction until a physiatrist is available.

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77, § 250.860

Amended at 5 Ill. Reg. 507, effective December 29, 1980