Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 54317 - Speech Therapy Services
(a)
Speech therapy services shall:
(1) Evaluate
participants and develop necessary plans for appropriate speech and language
therapy.
(2) Instruct other health
team personnel and family members in methods of assisting the participant to
improve and correct speech disorders.
(3) Require that speech therapists:
(A) Record treatments, each day, in the
participant's health record. Each entry shall be signed.
(B) Record quarterly progress notes. Each
entry shall be signed and dated.
(C) Review and initial all evaluations and
the discharge summary.
(4) Develop personnel policies which define
the duties of the speech therapist and allied personnel.
(b) Speech therapy staff shall meet the
following requirements:
(1) There shall be a
speech therapist employed a sufficient number of hours to accomplish those
tasks listed in each individualized plan of care within the staffing
requirements stated in Section
54423.
(2) The speech therapist shall act as a
member of the assessment team and evaluate to determine the type of speech or
language disorder.
(c)
Speech therapy equipment, tests, materials and supplies shall be sufficient to
implement the treatment and program required by each participant seen by the
speech therapists.
(d) Speech
therapy space shall be adequately free of ambient noise.
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Chapter 1066, Statutes of 1977. Reference: Chapter 1066, Statutes of 1977.
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