SECTION 130:12-5-2. Discharge criteria

(a)   Inpatients shall be discharged from the Center upon written order from the attending physician or the physician's designee.

(b)   The treatment team, consisting of all therapeutic service members and the attending physician, shall consider an inpatient for discharge under the following circumstances:

(1)   the inpatient has achieved all treatment goals established at the time of and subsequent to admission;

(2)   the inpatient no longer requires 24 hour habilitation or rehabilitative nursing;

(3)   the inpatient is not receiving the required therapeutic services;

(4)   the inpatient has no evidence of progress towards documented goals over a two week period'

(5)   the inpatient develops an intercurrent medical condition which requires acute care and suspension of habilitative or rehabilitative services for no longer than seven (7) days.

(6)   The inpatient is admitted as an inpatient to another facility for surgical or other procedures. Such an inpatient shall be discharged prior to admission at another facility regardless of an intent for habilitative treatment at the Center following the procedure.

[Source: Added at 19 Ok Reg 2598, eff 7-11-02; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2458, eff 7-25-10]