SECTION 130:12-3-5. Admission status

(a)   Persons admitted as inpatients shall be classified as Evaluation, Habilitation or Respite admissions.

(b)   Inpatients staying for ongoing medical and therapeutic treatment, after the initial evaluation is completed, are in habilitation status. A change of status from evaluation to habilitation does not constitute a discharge and immediate readmission to the new status. It is simply a recognition of a change in therapeutic need of the patient. However, in all other situations denoting changes of status, a discharge and immediate readmission is required.

(c)   To maintain inpatient status, a patient shall have documented and continued improvement on a bi-weekly basis in at least one of the three primary therapy disciplines. When medically indicated, the physician may document low physical endurance as a contra-indication to the required therapeutic services for a maximum of one week.

[Source: Added at 19 Ok Reg 2598, eff 7-11-02]