Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 42 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR AMBULATORY SURGICAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-42.2.1

Current through June 25, 2024
A list of selected terms often used in connection with
						these rules, regulations, and standards follows:
1. Administrator. The term "administrator"
					 shall mean a person who is delegated the responsibility for the implementation
					 and proper application of policies and programs established by the governing
					 authority of the facility and is delegated responsibility for the establishment
					 of safe and effective administrative management, control and operation of the
					 services provided. This definition applies to a person designated as Chief
					 Executive Officer or other similar title.
2. Ambulatory Surgery. Shall mean surgical
					 procedures that are more complex than office procedures performed under local
					 anesthesia, but less complex than major procedures requiring prolonged
					 postoperative monitoring and hospital care to ensure safe recovery and
					 desirable results. General anesthesia is used in most cases. The patient must
					 arrive at the facility and expect to be discharged on the same day. Ambulatory
					 surgery shall only be performed by physicians or dentists licensed to practice
					 in the State of Mississippi.
3.
					 Ambulatory Surgical Facility. Shall mean a publicly or privately owned
					 institution which is primarily organized, constructed, renovated or otherwise
					 established for the purpose of providing elective surgical treatment of
					 outpatients whose recovery, under normal and routine circumstances, will not
					 require inpatient care. Such facility as herein defined does not include the
					 offices of private physicians or dentists whether practicing individually or in
					 groups, but does include organizations or facilities primarily engaged in such
					 outpatient surgery whether using the name "ambulatory surgical facility" or a
					 similar or different name. Such organization or facility, if in any manner
					 considered to be operated or owned by a hospital or a hospital holding, leasing
					 or management company, either for profit or not for profit, is required to
					 comply with all Mississippi State Department of Health ambulatory surgical
					 licensure standards governing a hospital affiliated facility as adopted under
					 Section
					 41-91-1 et
					 seq, Mississippi Code of 1972; provided that such organization or facility does
					 not intend to seek federal certification as an ambulatory surgical facility as
					 provided for at 42 CFR, Parts 405 and 416. Further, if such organization or
					 facility is to be operated or owned by a hospital or a hospital holding,
					 leasing or management company and intends to seek federal certification as an
					 ambulatory facility, then such facility is considered to be freestanding and
					 must comply with all Mississippi State Department of Health ambulatory surgical
					 licensure standards governing a freestanding facility. If such organization or
					 facility is to be owned or operated by an entity or person other than a
					 hospital or hospital holding, leasing or management company, then such
					 organization or facility must comply with all Mississippi State Department of
					 Health ambulatory surgical facility standards governing a freestanding
					 facility.
4. Hospital Affiliated
					 Ambulatory Surgical Facility. Shall mean a separate and distinct organized unit
					 of a hospital or a building owned, leased, rented or utilized by a hospital and
					 located in the same county in which the hospital is located for the primary
					 purpose of performing ambulatory surgery procedures. Such facility is not
					 required to be separately licensed under the statute and may operate under the
					 hospital's license in compliance with all applicable requirements of Section
					 41-9-1 et
					 seq.
5. Freestanding Ambulatory
					 Surgical Facility. Shall mean a separate and distinct facility or a separate
					 and distinct organized unit of a hospital owned, leased, rented or utilized by
					 a hospital or other persons for the primary purpose of performing ambulatory
					 surgery procedures. Such facility must be separately licensed as herein defined
					 and must comply with all licensing standards promulgated by the Mississippi
					 State Department of Health under this statute regarding freestanding ambulatory
					 surgical facility. Further, such facility must be a separate, identifiable
					 entity and must be physically, administratively and financially independent and
					 distinct from other operations of any other health facility, and shall maintain
					 a separate organized medical and administrative staff. Furthermore, once
					 licensed as a freestanding ambulatory surgical facility, such facility shall
					 not become a component of any other health facility without securing a
					 certificate of need to do such.
6.
					 Anesthesiologist. A physician whose specialized training and experience qualify
					 him/her to administer anesthetic agents and to monitor the patient under the
					 influence of these agents.
7.
					 Anesthetist. A physician or dentist qualified and trained to administer
					 anesthetic agents or a certified registered nurse qualified to administer
					 anesthetic agents.
8. Change of
					 Ownership. The term "change of ownership" includes, but is not limited to,
					 intervivos gifts, purchases, transfers, leases, cash and/or stock transaction
					 or other comparable arrangements whenever the person or entity acquires an
					 interest of fifty percent (50%) or more of the facility or services. Changes of
					 ownership from partnerships, single proprietorships or corporations to another
					 form of ownership are specifically included, provided, however, "change of
					 ownership" shall not include any inherited interest acquired as a result of a
					 testamentary instrument or under the laws of descent and distribution of the
					 State of Mississippi.
9. Dentist. A
					 person who holds a valid license issued by the Mississippi State Board of
					 Dental Examiners to practice dentistry.
10. Director of Nursing. The term "director
					 of nursing" means a registered nurse with supervisory and administrative
					 ability who is responsible to the chief executive officer for supervision of
					 nursing service for entire facility at all times. Qualifications of directory
					 of nursing:
a. Shall be a graduate of a
					 professional school of nursing.
b.
					 Shall currently be licensed by the Mississippi Board of Nursing.
c. Shall have at least one year of experience
					 in medical surgical nursing and one year of surgical nursing and one year of
					 surgical environment nursing.
d.
					 Shall have good mental and physical health.