[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 38, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 38CFR51.160]

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            TITLE 38--PENSIONS, BONUSES, AND VETERANS' RELIEF
 
          CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (CONTINUED)
 
PART 51--PER DIEM FOR NURSING HOME CARE OF VETERANS IN STATE HOMES--Table 
of Contents
 
                          Subpart D--Standards
 
Sec. 51.160  Specialized rehabilitative services.

    (a) Provision of services. If specialized rehabilitative services 
such as but not limited to physical therapy, speech therapy, 
occupational therapy, and mental health services for mental illness are 
required in the resident's comprehensive plan of care, facility 
management must--
    (1) Provide the required services; or
    (2) Obtain the required services from an outside resource, in 
accordance with Sec. 51.210(h) of this part, from a provider of 
specialized rehabilitative services.
    (b) Specialized rehabilitative services must be provided under the 
written order of a physician by qualified personnel.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 101, 501, 1710, 1741-1743)