N.M. Admin. Code § 8.371.2.89 - PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES

The facility must provide physical and occupational therapy services through direct contact between therapist and individuals involved with the clients.

A. Physical and occupational therapy staff must provide treatment training programs that are designed to:

(1) preserve and improve abilities for independent function, such as range of motion, strength, tolerance, coordination and activities of daily living;

(2) prevent, insofar as possible, irreducible or progressive disabilities through means such as the use of orthotic and prosthetic appliances, assistive and adaptive devices, positioning, behavior adaptations and sensory stimulation.

B. The therapist must:

(1) work closely with the client's primary physician and with other medical specialists;

(2) record regularly and evaluate periodically the treatment training progress;

(3) use the treatment training progress as the basis for continuation or change in the client's program.

C. The facility must have evaluation results, treatment objectives, plans and procedures, and continuing observations of treatment progress, which must be:

(1) recorded accurately, summarized, and communicated to all relevant parties;

(2) used in evaluating progress;

(3) included in the client's record kept in the living unit.

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N.M. Admin. Code § 8.371.2.89

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 12, June 25, 2024, eff. 7/1/2024