(1) To qualify for acute PM&R services, a client must meet one of the conditions in subsection (2) of this section and have:
(a) Extensive or complex medical needs, nursing needs, and therapy needs; and
(b) A recent or new onset of a condition that causes an impairment in two or more of the following areas:
(i) Mobility and strength;
(ii) Self-care/ADLs (activities of daily living);
(iii) Communication; or
(iv) Cognitive/perceptual functioning.
(2) To qualify for acute PM&R services, a client must meet the conditions in subsection (1) of this section and have a new or recent onset of one of the following conditions:
(a) Brain injury caused by trauma or disease.
(b) Spinal cord injury resulting in:
(i) Quadriplegia; or
(ii) Paraplegia.
(c) Extensive burns.
(d) Bilateral limb loss.
(e) Stroke or aneurysm with resulting hemiplegia or cognitive deficits, including speech and swallowing deficits.
(f) Multiple trauma (after the client is cleared to bear weight) with complicated orthopedic conditions and neurological deficits.
(g) Severe pressure ulcers after skin flap surgery for a client who:
(i) Requires close observation by a surgeon; and
(ii) Is ready to mobilize or be upright in a chair.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520 and 42 C.F.R. 482.56. 03-06-047, § 388-550-2551, filed 2/28/03, effective 3/31/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090 and 74.09.520. 99-17-111, § 388-550-2551, filed 8/18/99, effective 9/18/99.]