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Title 2 - AdministrationDivision 9 - Joint Regulations for Pupils with DisabilitiesChapter 1 - Interagency Responsibilities for Providing Services to Pupils with Disabilities
Article 5 - Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy
Section 60323 - Medical Therapy Program Responsibilities

Cal. Code Regs. tit. 2 § 60323

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Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 49, December 6, 2024
Section 60323 - Medical Therapy Program Responsibilities
(a) The Medical Therapy Conference shall assess the pupil's need for occupational therapy and physical therapy. The determination of medical necessity shall be based on the pupil's physical and functional status.
(b) The Medical Therapy Conference shall review the therapy plan to ensure the inclusion of measurable functional goals and objectives for services to be performed by occupational therapists and physical therapists, as well as activities that support the goals and objectives to be performed by parents or LEA staff to maintain or prevent loss of function.
(c) The Medical Therapy Conference team shall be responsible for approval of therapy plans and either the Medical Therapy Conference physician shall write the prescription for those services provided to pupils under his supervision or review those prescriptions submitted by the pupil's private physician for compliance with (a) and (b) of this section.
(d) Medically necessary therapy services are provided at a level dependent on the pupil's physical and functional status as determined and prescribed by the CCS paneled physician of the specialty appropriate for treating the pupil's Medical Therapy Program eligible condition and who has been authorized by the program to supervise the pupil's Medical Therapy Program eligible condition.
(e) The medical necessity of occupational therapy or physical therapy services delivered to pupils not participating in a Medical Therapy Conference because there is not a Medical Therapy Conference in their geographical area shall be determined by the state program medical consultant or CCS designee.
(f) Medical therapy services must be provided by or under the supervision of a registered occupational therapist or licensed physical therapist in accordance with CCS regulations and requirements. This therapy does not include fine and gross motor activities which can be provided by qualified personnel, pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2620.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 60323

1. New section refiled 5-1-87 as an emergency; designated effective 5-1-87 (Register 87, No. 30). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 8-31-87.
2. Division 9 (Chapter 1, Articles 1-9, Sections 60000-60610, not consecutive) shall not be subject to automatic repeal until the final regulations take effect on or before June 30, 1988 pursuant to Item 4440-131-001(b)(2), Chapter 135, Statutes of 1987 (Register 87, No. 46).
3. Division 9 (Chapter 1, Articles 1-9, Sections 60000-60610, not consecutive) shall not be subject to automatic repeal until the final regulations take effect on or before June 30, 1997, pursuant to Government Code section 7587, as amended by Stats. 1996, c. 654 (A.B. 2726, § 4.) (Register 98, No. 26).
4. Division 9 (Chapter 1, Articles 1-9, Sections 60000-60610, not consecutive) repealed June 30, 1997, by operation of Government Code section 7587, as amended by Stats. 1996, c. 654 (A.B. 2726, § 4.) (Register 98, No. 26).
5. New section filed 6-26-98 as an emergency; operative 7-1-98 (Register 98, No. 26). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-29-98 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
6. Editorial correction restoring prior HISTORIES 1-2, adding new HISTORIES 3-4, and renumbering and amending existing HISTORY 1 to new HISTORY 5 (Register 98, No. 44).
7. New section refiled 10-26-98 as an emergency; operative 10-29-98 (Register 98, No. 44). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-26-99 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
8. New section refiled 2-25-99 as an emergency; operative 2-26-99 (Register 99, No. 9). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-28-99 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
9. Certificate of Compliance as to 2-25-99 order, including amendment of subsection (b), transmitted to OAL 6-25-99 and filed 8-9-99 (Register 99, No. 33).
10. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (f) and NOTE filed 8-30-2012 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2012, No. 35).

Note: Authority cited: Section 7587, Government Code; and Section 20, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 7575, Government Code; Sections 123825, 123850 and 123905, Health and Safety Code; and Section 3001(x) of Title 5, California Code of Regulations.

1. New section refiled 5-1-87 as an emergency; designated effective 5-1-87 (Register 87, No. 30). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 8-31-87.
2. Division 9 (Chapter 1, Articles 1-9, Sections 60000-60610, not consecutive) shall not be subject to automatic repeal until the final regulations take effect on or before June 30, 1988 pursuant to Item 4440-131-001(b)(2), Chapter 135, Statutes of 1987 (Register 87, No. 46).
3. Division 9 (Chapter 1, Articles 1-9, Sections 60000-60610, not consecutive) shall not be subject to automatic repeal until the final regulations take effect on or before June 30, 1997, pursuant to Government Code section 7587, as amended by Stats. 1996, c. 654 (A.B. 2726, §4.) (Register 98, No. 26).
4. Division 9 (Chapter 1, Articles 1-9, Sections 60000-60610, not consecutive) repealed June 30, 1997, by operation of Government Code section 7587, as amended by Stats. 1996, c. 654 (A.B. 2726, §4.) (Register 98, No. 26).
5. New section filed 6-26-98 as an emergency; operative 7-1-98 (Register 98, No. 26). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-29-98 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
6. Editorial correction restoring prior Histories 1-2, adding new Histories 3-4, and renumbering and amending existing History 1 to new History 5 (Register 98, No. 44).
7. New section refiled 10-26-98 as an emergency; operative 10-29-98 (Register 98, No. 44). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-26-99 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
8. New section refiled 2-25-99 as an emergency; operative 2-26-99 (Register 99, No. 9). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-28-99 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
9. Certificate of Compliance as to 2-25-99 order, including amendment of subsection (b), transmitted to OAL 6-25-99 and filed 8-9-99 (Register 99, No. 33).
10. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (f) and Note filed 8-30-2012 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2012, No. 35).