Candidates for Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs
Effective Jul 9, 2004MGL c. 175, § 47D MGL c. 176A, § 76 MGL c. 176B, § 4F MGL c. 176G, § 4Department of Public Health
- (A) All individuals shall enter the cardiac rehabilitation program through a referral from a physician responsible for the individual's care.
- (B) Participants in the cardiac rehabilitation program shall be post-operative cardiovascular surgery patients, or shall have documented coronary artery disease verified by a positive exercise tolerance test, thallium scan or coronary angiography, or shall have a documented myocardial infarction.
- (C) Each CRP shall develop written admission policies that clearly state admission criteria. Such policies shall specifically define contraindications to admission and shall be approved by the Medical Director.
- (D) Each CRP shalldevelop written policies that clearly specify the conditions which exclude a patient from engaging in the therapeutic exercise. Such policies shall be approved by the Medical Director.