95Conduct of facilities

95 Conduct of facilities

95 Conduct of facilities

A facility must—

(a) have a written policy on providing rehabilitation services, including—

(i) a statement of the facility’s philosophy of service, and

(ii) details of links with community-based services to ensure continuity and coordination of patient care, and

(b) have clear written criteria and assessment procedures for admitting inpatients and outpatients to rehabilitation programs, and

(c) have a written rehabilitation plan for each patient that—

(i) is based on an assessment of the patient, and

(ii) states the needs and limitations of the patient and the goals of the rehabilitation plan, and

(iii) is prepared by a multidisciplinary team with the active participation of the patient’s family, and

(iv) provides for the patient’s discharge, continuing care and review, and

(d) have procedures for regularly evaluating the progress of a patient against the patient’s rehabilitation plan, and

(e) have a formal and planned discharge procedure, and

(f) provide for regular case management meetings involving the treating medical practitioner and appropriate therapists to review individual rehabilitation plans, and

(g) have specialists for consultation, and

(h) have sufficient appropriate therapists for the services provided, and

(i) have sufficient registered nurses with appropriate rehabilitation qualifications or experience on duty at all times, and

(j) if a patient with brain impairment is being treated—have access to the services of a neuropsychologist, and

(k) if a patient with chronic pain is being treated—have access to the services of a clinical psychologist.