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CFR /  Title 42  /  Part 483  /  Sec. 483.45 Specialized rehabilitative services.

(a) Provision of services. If specialized rehabilitative services such as but not limited to physical therapy, speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, and mental health rehabilitative services for mental illness and intellectual disability, are required in the resident's comprehensive plan of care, the facility must--

(1) Provide the required services; or

(2) Obtain the required services from an outside resource (in accordance with Sec. 483.75(h) of this part) from a provider of specialized rehabilitative services.

(b) Qualifications. Specialized rehabilitative services must be provided under the written order of a physician by qualified personnel. [56 FR 48875, Sept. 26, 1991, as amended at 57 FR 43925, Sept. 23, 1992]