Specialized rehabilitative services shall, at a minimum, include physical therapy, speech and language pathology, occupational therapy, and health services for mental illness and mental retardation and shall:

1. Be provided upon a written order of a licensed health care practitioner, who shall be responsible for the general medical direction of such services as part of the total care of the resident.

2. Be provided directly by facility staff or obtained through contract with outside resources.

History: Effective July 1, 1996.