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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="19-1201" title_number="19" title_name="Health Care Facilities" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Comprehensive Physical Rehabilitation Facilities">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Comprehensive physical rehabilitation services” means:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A program of coordinated, integrated, interdisciplinary, physician-directed services provided by or under the supervision of physicians qualified or experienced in rehabilitation that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Includes evaluation and treatment of individuals with physical disabilities;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Emphasizes education and training of individuals with disabilities; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Incorporates:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>At least 4 of the following core disciplines:</text>
        </level>
        <level label="A">
          <text>Physical therapy;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="B">
          <text>Occupational therapy;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="C">
          <text>Speech and language therapy;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="D">
          <text>Psychotherapy;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="E">
          <text>Rehabilitation nursing; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="F">
          <text>Social work; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>At least 2 of the following disciplines:</text>
        </level>
        <level label="A">
          <text>Psychology;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="B">
          <text>Audiology;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="C">
          <text>Respiratory therapy;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="D">
          <text>Therapeutic recreation;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="E">
          <text>Orthotics;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="F">
          <text>Prosthetics;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="G">
          <text>Special education or instruction; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="H">
          <text>Vocational rehabilitation; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Any other service that the Secretary may designate by regulation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Comprehensive rehabilitation facility” means:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Any person that provides or holds himself out as providing comprehensive physical rehabilitation services on an out-patient basis; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A hospital that is licensed as a special rehabilitation hospital under Subtitle 3 of this title.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Health care facility” includes any facility defined in § 19-114(d) of this title.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Health care facility” does not include a home health agency that is licensed under Subtitle 4 of this title.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“Specialized rehabilitation program” means any of the specialty programs that the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities accredits, including:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Spinal cord injury programs;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Head injury programs; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Infant and early childhood developmental programs.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
