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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 2 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PRESCRIBED PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES › Subchapter 20 - Physical Environment › Rule 15-16-1-2.20.7

Current through June 25, 2024
In all new facilities, plans must be submitted to all
						regulatory agencies, such as the County Health Department, etc., for approval
						assuring proper water/sewer connectivity/facilities prior to starting
						construction.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated § 41-125-19
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 2 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PRESCRIBED PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES › Subchapter 20 - Physical Environment › Rule 15-16-1-2.20.8

Current through June 25, 2024
Upon completion of construction, an inspection shall be
						made by the Licensing Agency and approval given prior to occupying the building
						or any part thereof. The state and county health departments shall have access
						to the job site during regular business hours and shall conduct construction
						progress inspections as deemed necessary by the agency.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated § 41-125-19
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 2 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PRESCRIBED PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES › Subchapter 20 - Physical Environment › Rule 15-16-1-2.20.9 - Zoning Restrictions

Current through June 25, 2024
The locations of a center shall comply with all local
						zoning ordinances.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated § 41-125-19
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 2 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PRESCRIBED PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES › Subchapter 20 - Physical Environment › Rule 15-16-1-2.20.10 - Access

Current through June 25, 2024
Institutions located in rural areas shall be served by
						good roads which can be kept passable at all times.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated § 41-125-19
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 2 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PRESCRIBED PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES › Subchapter 20 - Physical Environment › Rule 15-16-1-2.20.11 - Elevators

Current through June 25, 2024
One power driven elevator is required in all centers
						having children's rooms, playrooms or classrooms above the first floor. Minimum
						cab dimensions required for elevators transporting children is 76" x 50" inside
						clear measurements; hatchway and cab doors 3'8" wide,
						minimum.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated § 41-125-19
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 2 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PRESCRIBED PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES › Subchapter 20 - Physical Environment › Rule 15-16-1-2.20.12 - Heating and Ventilation

Current through June 25, 2024
A draft free seasonally appropriate temperature of 65
						degrees Fahrenheit to 78 degrees Fahrenheit shall be maintained.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated § 41-125-19
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 2 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PRESCRIBED PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES › Subchapter 21 - Emergency Operations Plan › Rule 15-16-1-2.21.1

Current through June 25, 2024
The PPEC center shall develop and maintain a written
						preparedness plan utilizing the "All Hazards" approach to emergency and
						disaster planning. The plan must include procedures to be flowed in the event
						of any act of terrorism or man-made or natural disaster as appropriate for the
						specific geological location. The final draft of the Emergency Operations Plan
						(EOP) will be reviewed by the Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response,
						Mississippi State Department of Health, or their designees, for conformance
						with the "All Hazards Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan. Particular
						attention shall be given to critical areas of concern which may arise during
						any "all hazards" emergency whether required to evaluate or to sustain in
						place. Additional plan criteria or a specific ECP format may be required as
						deemed necessary by the Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response. The six
						critical areas of consideration are:
1. Communications - Facility status report
					 shall be submitted in a format and a frequency as required by the Office of
					 EOP;
2. Resources and Assets;
3. Safety and Security;
4. Staffing;
5. Utilities;
6. Clinical Activities.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated § 41-125-19
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 2 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PRESCRIBED PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES › Subchapter 21 - Emergency Operations Plan › Rule 15-16-1-2.21.2

Current through June 25, 2024
Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs) must be exercised and
						reviewed annually or as directed by the office of Emergency Preparedness and
						Response. Written evidence of current approval or review of provider EOPs, by
						the Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response, shall accompany all
						applications for facility license renewals.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated § 41-125-19
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 2 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PRESCRIBED PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES › Subchapter 22 - Facility Fire Preparedness › Rule 15-16-1-2.22.1 - Fire Drills

Current through June 25, 2024
Fire drills shall be conducted one (1) per shift per
						quarter. Employees shall participate in a fire drill at least four time per
						year.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated § 41-125-19
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 2 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PRESCRIBED PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES › Subchapter 22 - Facility Fire Preparedness › Rule 15-16-1-2.22.2 - Written Records

Current through June 25, 2024
Written records of all fire drills shall be maintained,
						indicating content of and attendance at each drill.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated § 41-125-19
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 2 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PRESCRIBED PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES › Subchapter 22 - Facility Fire Preparedness › Rule 15-16-1-2.22.3

Current through June 25, 2024
A fire evacuation plan shall be posted in each facility
						in a conspicuous place and kept current.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated § 41-125-19
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 1 - General: Legal Authority › Rule 15-16-1-3.1.1 - Authority

Current through June 25, 2024
By virtue of authority vested in it by Mississippi Code
						Annotated, 43-13-117, otherwise amended, the Mississippi State Department of
						Health (MSDH, otherwise known as the licensing agency), has the authority and
						powers, as necessary, to promulgate and adopt the following rules, regulations
						and standards governing and to license and regulate Pediatric Skilled Nursing
						Facilities in the State of Mississippi
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 1 - General: Legal Authority › Rule 15-16-1-3.1.2 - Procedures Governing Amendments

Current through June 25, 2024
The rules, regulations and minimum standards for
						Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facilities may be amended by the licensing agency
						from time to time as necessary to promote the health, safety and welfare of the
						children being served and to assure that centers provide the necessary
						family-centered medical, developmental, psychological, nutritional,
						psychological and family training services.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 1 - General: Legal Authority › Rule 15-16-1-3.1.3 - Inspections Required

Current through June 25, 2024
No Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facility shall operate
						without a license. No Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facility shall be licensed
						without being inspected and having achieved compliance with the rules,
						regulations and standards as set forth in this minimum standard. Each Pediatric
						Skilled Nursing Facility for which a license has been issued shall be inspected
						by the Mississippi State Department of Health or by persons delegated with
						authority by said Mississippi State Department of Health at such interval that
						the Department may direct. Mississippi State Department of Health and/or its
						authorized representatives shall have the right to inspect construction work in
						progress. The Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facility shall provide Mississippi
						State Department of Health unrestricted access to the center, children and
						clinical/medical records as necessary to verify compliance with said rules and
						regulations.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - Licensing › Rule 15-16-1-3.3.1 - Authority

Current through June 25, 2024
Except as provided in Mississippi Code 43-13-117,
						Section 3 (2), no individual, firm, association, partnership or corporation
						shall either directly or indirectly operate a Pediatric Skilled Nursing
						Facility in this state without first applying for and receiving a license from
						the Mississippi State Department for Health.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - Licensing › Rule 15-16-1-3.3.2 - License

Current through June 25, 2024
A license, from the Mississippi State Department of
						Health, is required to operate a Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facility prior to
						said entity providing services to three or more medically dependent or
						technologically dependent children who meet the criteria for admissions as
						stated in the above definitions unless such entity meets the
						definition/requirement for exemption which reads:
1. A Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facility,
					 institution or other place operated by the federal government or any agency of
					 the federal government are exempt from the provisions of these minimum
					 standards.
2. County-operated or
					 municipally operated Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facility applying for a
					 licensure under Section
					 43-13-117,
					 Mississippi Code Annotated, are exempt from the payment of licensure fees. Such
					 entities must comply with and meet all other requirements of these minimum
					 standards.
3. Only the official
					 name, as approved by the licensing agency and by which the facility is
					 licensed, shall be used in telephone listings, on stationary, in
					 advertisements, etc.
4. Licensee
					 shall not operate at any given time with a capacity greater than the number of
					 clients on the face of the license.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - Licensing › Rule 15-16-1-3.3.3 - Designation of License

Current through June 25, 2024
Separate licenses are required for Pediatric Skilled
						Nursing Facility maintained on separate premises, even though such centers may
						be operated under the same management. A separate distinct license is required
						to distinguish entities providing twelve (12) hour care services verses
						twenty-four (24) hour services. No Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facility shall
						co-locate with another facility licensed by the Department.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - Licensing › Rule 15-16-1-3.3.4 - Rules and Regulations

Current through June 25, 2024
Any individual, firm, association, partnership or
						corporation operating a Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facility in this state is
						subject to the requirements of Section
						43-13-117
						and all requirements as outlined in the Minimum Standards of Operation for
						Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facilities. The Mississippi State Department of
						Health has legal authority to promulgate rules and
						regulations.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - Licensing › Rule 15-16-1-3.3.5 - Application

Current through June 25, 2024
Application for a license or renewal shall be made on in
						writing to the licensing agency, on forms provided by the licensing agency,
						which shall contain information that the licensing agency may require.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - Licensing › Rule 15-16-1-3.3.6 - Fees

Current through June 25, 2024
The following fees are applicable to Pediatric Skilled
						Nursing Facilities:
1. Each
					 application for initial licensure or renewal licensure, unless suspended or
					 revoked shall be accompanied by a fee in an amount set by the Board, made
					 payable to the Mississippi State Department of Health by business check, money
					 order, or by electronic means. The fees are not refundable.
2. Applicants for initial licensure, or
					 licensees, shall pay a user fee in an amount set by the Board, and made payable
					 to the Mississippi State Department of Health by business check, money order,
					 or by electronic means. The fee is non-refundable.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - Licensing › Rule 15-16-1-3.3.7 - Name of Facility

Current through June 25, 2024
Only the official name, as approved by the licensing
						agency and by which the center is licensed shall be used in telephone listings,
						on stationary, in advertising, etc.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - Licensing › Rule 15-16-1-3.3.8 - Capacity

Current through June 25, 2024
Licensees shall not operate at any given time with a
						capacity greater than the number of clients on the face of the license.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - Licensing › Rule 15-16-1-3.3.10 - Approval of Building

Current through June 25, 2024
Prior to the issuance of a license, the building must be
						inspected/approved by MSDH, Fire and Life Safety Code Division within Health
						Facilities Licensure and Certification and approved as being in compliance with
						all applicable National Fire Protection Association fire safety code standards,
						as appropriate to this type setting.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - Licensing › Rule 15-16-1-3.3.11 - Licensure Term

Current through June 25, 2024
Each license issued shall be valid for a period of
						twelve (12) months and shall be issued for the licensure period from January 1,
						of each year and shall expire December 31, of the that same year. Should an
						entity be approved for licensure after the January 1, date for licensure, the
						licensure date shall reflect the approved date of licensure for this center and
						will be valid until December 31, of that licensure year. As with all other
						centers, a renewal applications/documentation pertinent to renewal (see Rule
						2.3.9 ) must be submitted to initiate the licensure process for the next
						January 1, thru December 31, licensure year.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - Licensing › Rule 15-16-1-3.3.12 - Posting of License

Current through June 25, 2024
The license shall be posted in a conspicuous place on
						the licensed premises and shall be available for review by in interested
						person.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - Licensing › Rule 15-16-1-3.3.13 - License Not Transferable

Current through June 25, 2024
A Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facility license is for the
						stated licensee and location as reflected on the license and is not
						transferable.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - Licensing › Rule 15-16-1-3.3.14 - License Renewal

Current through June 25, 2024
For renewal, each licensed entity shall submit:
1. A completed and signed renewal
					 application; received on or before 30 days prior to the date of expiration;
2. A renewal licensure Fee in an
					 amount set by the Board and made payable to the Mississippi State Department of
					 Health (MSDH) by business check, money order, or by electronic means. The fee
					 is non-refundable.
3. In a format
					 as requested by MSDH, information designed to capture the entity's provision of
					 services being provided, to include but not be limited to, number and acuity of
					 infants/children served, number and types of treatments/specialized services
					 provided, and other information that may be useful in determining that
					 services, as outlined in these requirements are offered/met; and
4. Evidence of continued compliance with all
					 building/fire codes as evidence by a copy of the annual inspection by the local
					 Fire Marshall of the area/region where the center is located; and
5. Proof of General and Professional
					 Liability Insurance in the amount of at least $300,000 including Workers
					 Compensation Insurance.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - Licensing › Rule 15-16-1-3.3.15 - Late Fees

Current through June 25, 2024
Should all documentation appropriate for license renewal
						not be received by MSDH, Division of Health Facilities Licensure and
						Certification on or prior to the expiration date of the license, a late fee in
						the amount set by the Board, will be assessed and must be submitted payable to
						Mississippi State Department of Health either by business check, money order,
						or by electronic means, prior to the issuance of a license. Should all
						paperwork necessary for renewal not be submitted within 30 days post-expiration
						of the license, the center shall be considered unlicensed and actions taken, as
						appropriate, to process termination of the license;
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - Licensing › Rule 15-16-1-3.3.16

Current through June 25, 2024
In the case of a change of ownership or a change in
						Proprietors that constitutes a sale or change of greater that 20¢of the
						assets, the center shall notify the Department and submit all Legal
						documents/information, as requested, to document that change of ownership and
						to confirm/verify the operational sustainability of the
						center
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - Licensing › Rule 15-16-1-3.3.17 - Duty to Report

Current through June 25, 2024
The licensed entity shall submit, in writing, to MSDH,
						Division of Licensure and Certification, the following:
1. Change in the administrator, manager/
					 supervisor, director of nursing services, or the medical director within ten
					 calendar days of the occurrence;
2. All fires, explosions, natural disasters,
					 as well as, avoidable deaths or avoidable, serious, or life-threatening
					 injuries resultant of such fires, explosions or natural disasters shall be
					 reported by telephone to the Life Safety Code and Construction Division of the
					 licensing agency by the next working day of the occurrence. The licensing
					 agency will provide the appropriate forms to the facility which shall be
					 completed and returned within fifteen (15) calendar days of the occurrence. All
					 reports shall be complete, thorough, and shall record at a minimum the causal
					 factors, date and time of the occurrence, exact location of the occurrence,
					 whether inside or outside of the facility, and attached thereto shall be all
					 police, fire, and other official reports.
3. Any incident whereas a child is left alone
					 and unattended, either during the hours of operation of the Pediatric Skilled
					 Nursing Facility, while on a field trip or at an alternate location, by the
					 next working day after the occurrence;
4. Any accident or injury sustained by a
					 child, while the child was under the care of the Pediatric Skilled Nursing
					 Facility that required emergency medical intervention by the next working day
					 after the occurrence.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - Licensing › Rule 15-16-1-3.3.18

Current through June 25, 2024
Such reports shall contain a clear description of each
						accident or incident, the names of the persons involved, a description of all
						medical or other services provided to those persons, specifying who provided
						such services, and the steps taken, if any, to prevent reoccurrence of such
						accident or incidents in the future.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - Licensing › Rule 15-16-1-3.3.19 - Management

Current through June 25, 2024
All applicants for a license to operate a Pediatric
						Skilled Nursing Facility, whether for initial or for renewal, and the
						administrator, manager/supervisor and the director of nursing services shall:
1. Be twenty-one years of age or
					 older;
2. Be of good moral
					 character; and
3. Have not been
					 convicted or found guilty, regardless of adjudication, in any jurisdiction, of
					 any felony involving fraud, embezzlement, fraudulent conversion,
					 misappropriation of property, moral turpitude, violence against a person or
					 persons, abuse of a vulnerable adult and/or child; or any act(s) of sexual
					 abuse as outlined in Section
					 45-33-23(g),
					 Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - Licensing › Rule 15-16-1-3.3.20 - Evidence of Character and Related History

Current through June 25, 2024
As documentation for the Department, regarding the
						requirement for licensure, each applicant(s) for a license to operate a
						Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facility, whether for initial or renewal, shall
						submit together, with their application:
1. Two (2) personal character references and
					 two (2) professional character references for the administrator, manager, or
					 supervisor of the Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facility, except on renewal if
					 previously provided to the Department;
2. The criminal record, if any, for himself
					 and the manager, supervisor, director of nursing services of the Pediatric
					 Skilled Nursing Facility, to include the court, date of conviction, the
					 offense, penalties imposed by each conviction, regardless of adjudication;
3. Any injunctive or restrictive
					 order or federal or state administrative order related to business activity or
					 health care as a result of an action brought by a public agency or department;
4. A copy of current agreements
					 entered into with third party providers; and
5. A copy of current agreements with each
					 consultant employed by the center and documentation specifying frequency of
					 consultative visits and required written, dated reports.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - Licensing › Rule 15-16-1-3.3.21 - Liability Insurance

Current through June 25, 2024
Facilities shall obtain and keep in force liability
						insurance.
Proof of Professional and General Liability insurance
						including worker's compensation insurance must be submitted at the time of
						application. Liability insurance must cover legal liability for death, injury,
						or disability of any human being, or for damage of property, with provision for
						medical, hospital and surgical benefits to the injured person, irrespective of
						the legal disability of the insured, when issued as a part of the liability
						insurance contract.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - Licensing › Rule 15-16-1-3.3.22 - Denial, Suspension, Revocation of Licensure, Administrative Fines; Grounds

Current through June 25, 2024
1. The licensing
					 agency may deny, revoke, and suspend a license and impose an administrative
					 fine as provided in section eight (8) of Section
					 43-13-117,
					 Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated, for violation of any provision of this
					 act, or applicable rules.
2. Any
					 of the following actions by the Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facility or its
					 employee is grounds for action by the licensing agency against the Pediatric
					 Skilled Nursing Facility or its employee:
a.
					 An intentional or negligent act materially affecting the health and safety of
					 children in the Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facility.
b. A violation of the provisions of the act,
					 or applicable rules.
c. Multiple
					 or repeat violations of this act or of minimum standards or rules adopted under
					 this act.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - Licensing › Rule 15-16-1-3.3.23 - Immediate Revocation of License

Current through June 25, 2024
Pursuant to Section
						41-3-15,
						the State Department of Health is authorized and empowered, to revoke,
						immediately, the license and require closure of said healthcare
						center/institution, including any other remedy less than closure to protect the
						health and safety of the children being provided care/services or the health
						and safety of the public.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated § 43-13-117and § 41.3.15
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - Licensing › Rule 15-16-1-3.3.24 - Administrative Fines

Current through June 25, 2024
If the licensing agency determines that a Pediatric
						Skilled Nursing Facility is not in compliance with this act, or applicable
						rules, the licensing agency may require that the Pediatric Skilled Nursing
						Facility submit a corrective action plan that demonstrates a good-faith effort
						to remedy each violation by a specific date, subject to the approval of the
						licensing agency. The licensing agency may fine a Pediatric Skilled Nursing
						Facility or employee found in violation of this act, or applicable rules, in
						the amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5000.00) in the aggregate.
						Should the facility not correct a violation by the date agreed upon by the
						licensing agency, or the failure to comply with an approved corrective action
						plan, is a separate violation for each day that the failure continues, unless
						the licensing agency approves an extension to the specific date.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - Licensing › Rule 15-16-1-3.3.25 - Closing of a Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facility

Current through June 25, 2024
Whenever a Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facility
						voluntarily discontinues operation, it shall, at least thirty days before the
						discontinuance of operation, inform each child's legal guardian of the fact and
						the proposed time of the discontinuance. The licensing agency shall also be
						notified of the same such fact, at least thirty days prior to the date of
						discontinuance of operation.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 4 - Provision for Hearing and Appeal Following Denial or Revocation of License › Rule 15-16-1-3.4.1 - Administrative Decision

Current through June 25, 2024
The licensing agency shall provide an opportunity for a
						fair hearing to every applicant or licensee who is dissatisfied with
						administrative decisions made in regard to the denial or revocation of a
						license.
1. The licensing agency shall
					 notify the applicant or licensee by registered mail or personal service the
					 particular reasons for the proposed denial or revocation of a license. Upon
					 written request of an applicant or licensee received within ten (10) days of
					 the date of notification, the licensing agency shall fix a date for the hearing
					 at which time the applicant or licensee shall have an opportunity for a prompt
					 and fair hearing.
2. On the basis
					 of such hearing or upon default of the applicant or licensee, the licensing
					 agency shall make a determination specifying its findings of fact and
					 conclusions of law. A copy of such determinations shall be sent by registered
					 mail to the last known address of the applicant or licensee or served
					 personally upon the applicant or licensee.
3. The decision revoking, suspending, or
					 denying the applicant or license shall become final thirty (30) days after it
					 is mailed or served unless the applicant or licensee, within a thirty (30) day
					 period, appeals to the Chancery Court pursuant to Section
					 43-11-23 of the
					 Mississippi Code of 1972. An additional period of time may be granted at the
					 discretion of the licensing agency.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 5 - Administration and Management › Rule 15-16-1-3.5.1 - Licensee

Current through June 25, 2024
The licensee of each Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facility
						shall have full legal authority and responsibility for the operation of the
						facility.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 5 - Administration and Management › Rule 15-16-1-3.5.2 - Organizational Structure

Current through June 25, 2024
Each Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facility must be
						organized in accordance with a written table of organization, which describes
						the lines of authority and communication down to the child care level. The
						organization structure must be designed so as to ensure an integrated continuum
						of services to the children.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 5 - Administration and Management › Rule 15-16-1-3.5.3 - Designation of Administrator

Current through June 25, 2024
The licensee of each Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facility
						must designate, in writing, one person who is responsible and accountable for
						the overall management of the facility.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 5 - Administration and Management › Rule 15-16-1-3.5.4 - Administrator Designee in the Absence of Administrator

Current through June 25, 2024
The facility administrator must designate, in writing, a
						person to be responsible for the facility when the administrator is absent from
						or unavailable to the center for more than 24 hours. Identification of the
						administrator's proxy, as well as, the date and duration of substitution shall
						be entered into the Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facility's administrative
						records.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 5 - Administration and Management › Rule 15-16-1-3.5.6 - Organizational Responsibility

Current through June 25, 2024
The administrative structure of the Pediatric Skilled
						Nursing Facility shall include a policy and procedure manual to assure
						standards for medical and nursing care are met and to assure that the
						requirements as set forth in licensure and certification are maintained.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 5 - Administration and Management › Rule 15-16-1-3.5.7 - Resources

Current through June 25, 2024
Each Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facility shall have the
						following documents on the premises and available to staff: American Academy of
						Pediatrics Red Book, Minimum Standards of Operation for Pediatric Skilled
						Nursing Facility, Policy and Procedure Manual and a Personnel Manual.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 5 - Administration and Management › Rule 15-16-1-3.5.8 - Personnel Policies and Procedures

Current through June 25, 2024
Shall include provisions for at least, a current
						personnel file, position descriptions, employee benefits, policy for
						attendance, overtime, compensatory time, performance evaluations, grievance
						procedures, and termination of employment. Personnel policies must also require
						that employees of the facility are current in their immunizations and undergo a
						medical evaluation to rule out communicable diseases, including but not limited
						to, tuberculosis (TB). Facilities shall comply with recommendations from the
						Centers for Disease Control and/or the Mississippi State Department of Health
						regarding baseline employee TB testing and routine serial employee TB testing
						and education.
Miss. Code. Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 5 - Administration and Management › Rule 15-16-1-3.5.9 - Orientation of Staff

Current through June 25, 2024
A formal orientation shall be required for all Pediatric
						Skilled Nursing Facility employees; staff development programs for all
						categories of personnel shall be held quarterly and documented accordingly.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 5 - Administration and Management › Rule 15-16-1-3.5.10 - Policies and Procedures

Current through June 25, 2024
Policy and procedure manuals, including but not limited
						to, specifications for therapeutic intervention shall be available for use by
						all staff involved in the care of children. Revisions of the policies and
						procedures are reviewed and approved quarterly during QA meetings. All forms,
						policies and procedures are reviewed and signed off as approved by the
						administrator, medical director and the director of nursing services, annually
						to assure that procedures conform to prevailing and acceptable treatment
						modalities.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 5 - Administration and Management › Rule 15-16-1-3.5.11 - Fingerprint Requirement

Current through June 25, 2024
For each employee of the Pediatric Skilled Nursing
						Facility (see definition of employee), the facility shall submit fingerprints
						to MSDH for the purpose of processing a criminal history records check. The
						center shall develop policies and procedures consistent with this requirement.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
						and §
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 5 - Administration and Management › Rule 15-16-1-3.5.12 - Criminal History Record Checks

Current through June 25, 2024
The covered entity shall be required to perform a
						disciplinary check with the professional licensing agency, if any, for each
						employee to determine if any disciplinary action has been taken against the
						employee by the agency, and a criminal history record check on:
1. Every new employee of a covered entity who
					 provides direct patient care or Services;
2. Except as otherwise provided in this
					 paragraph, no employee shall be permitted to provide direct patient care until
					 the results of the criminal history check have revealed no disqualifying record
					 or the employee has been granted a waiver. Provided the covered entity has
					 documented evidence of submission of fingerprints for the background check, any
					 person may be employed and provide direct patient care on a temporary basis
					 pending the results of the criminal history record check by any employment
					 offer, contract, or arrangement with the person shall be voidable, if he/she
					 receives a disqualifying criminal record check.
3. If such criminal history record check
					 discloses a felony conviction; a guilty plea; and/or a plea of nolo contendere
					 to a felony for one (1) or more of the following crimes which has not been
					 reversed on appeal, or for which a pardon has not been granted, the
					 applicant/employee shall not be eligible to be employed at the licensed
					 facility:
a. Possession or sale of drugs
b. Murder
c. Manslaughter
d. Armed robbery
e. Rape
f. Sexual battery
g. Sex offense listed in Section
					 45-33-23,
					 Mississippi Code of 1972:
h. Child
					 abuse
i. Arson
j. Grand larceny
k. Burglary
l. Gratification of lust
m. Aggravated assault
n. Felonious abuse and/or battery of
					 vulnerable adult
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 6 - Child/Parent's Rights › Rule 15-16-1-3.6.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Each child shall be treated with consideration, respect,
						and full recognition of his/her dignity and individuality.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 6 - Child/Parent's Rights › Rule 15-16-1-3.6.2

Current through June 25, 2024
Each child shall receive care, treatment and services
						which are adequate and appropriate for his/her therapeutic plan.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 6 - Child/Parent's Rights › Rule 15-16-1-3.6.3

Current through June 25, 2024
Parent(s) or legal guardian(s) shall, prior to and upon
						admission and as needed during the period of service to his/her child, receive
						a written statement of the services provided by the Pediatric Skilled Nursing
						Facility including those offered on an "as needed" basis. They shall also
						receive a statement of related charges including any charges for services not
						covered under the Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facility's basic per diem rate.
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Subchapter 6 - Child/Parent's Rights › Rule 15-16-1-3.6.4

Current through June 25, 2024
Each child's medical care program shall be conducted
						discreetly and in accordance with the parent's/guardian's need for privacy.
						Personal and medical records shall be treated confidentially and shall not be
						made public without written consent of parent(s) or legal guardian(s).
Mississippi Code
						Annotated §
												43-13-117