SECTION 130:13-13-1. Outreach services  


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  • (a)   Outreach services shall provide consultation and services to maintain benefits of patient care in include, but are not limited to: seating/positioning recommendations or evaluations, augmentative communication evaluation or in-service, feeding/nutritional program, behavior modification, home physical therapy program, home visit evaluation, and nursing care in-service.
    (b)   Outreach services may be provided to people with developmental disabilities from birth to 21 years of age who have received services from the Center either as an inpatient, outpatient or a recipient of an interdisciplinary admission screening. This service shall be offered and scheduled when appropriate as part of discharge planning and on follow-up services for our inpatients or as part of an admission screening.
    (c)   Requests for outreach services shall be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, reviewing the requests, staff availability and needs of the patient and distance. If approved, a social worker shall act as case manager for the patient receiving an outreach service. Patients approved for Center-based outreach services shall be notified of approval in writing.
[Source: Added at 19 Ok Reg 2604, eff 7-11-02; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2462, eff 7-25-10]