SECTION 130:13-3-21. Treatment areas

(a)   The Center shall provide necessary service and technology to facilitate a patient's overall communication. Patient demonstrating deficits in oral or verbal communication skills to such a degree that functional communicative interaction with others is reduced, restricted, or prevented may be candidates for augmentative communication assessment.

(b)   The Center shall seek to train patients in basic transfer skills where appropriate and necessary. Transfer activities are indicated for patients with the capability or potential for learning transfers to the floor, chair, toilet, bed, car or other place.

(c)   The Center shall attempt to help each patients establish successful elimination into the toilet on a regular basis and so avoid unscheduled soiling of clothing, avoid skin irritation, avoid social embarrassment, develop a sense of personal price and responsibility and develop good habits of personal hygiene.

(d)   The Center shall attempt to assess and determine pain accurately, to ensure respectful and responsive treatment and to establish protocols and a procedure for pain management that will incorporate the patient's values, beliefs and philosophy. All patients will have the right to be as pain-free as possible. Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management and techniques shall be used.

(e)   Psychological counseling for the patient or household is a component of the services available at the Center.

(f)   The emotional well being of the patient shall be monitored and addressed.

Emotional concerns include, but are not limited to: substance abuse, depression, loss of self-esteem and social adjustment.

(g)   The Center may provide diagnostic radiology services. All radiological procedures shall be conducted in compliance with established policies to ensure the safety of both personnel and the public.

[Source: Added at 19 Ok Reg 2604, eff 7-11-02]