Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 41 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR MISSISSIPPI HOSPITALS › Subchapter 7 - THE MEDICAL STAFF › Rule 15-16-1-41.7.3

Current through June 25, 2024
Clinical privileges granted to dentists shall be based
						on their training, experience, demonstrated competence and judgment.
1. The scope and extent of surgical
					 procedures that each dentist may perform must be specifically defined and
					 recommended in the same manner as surgical privileges for physicians.
2. Surgical procedures performed by dentists
					 shall be under the overall supervision of the Chief of Surgery. In hospitals
					 where a Chief of Surgery is not designated, they shall be under the overall
					 supervision of a competent surgeon approved by the Chief of Staff or president
					 of the medical staff.
3. All dental
					 patients must receive the same basis medical appraisal by a physician as
					 patients admitted for other services except patients admitted by a qualified
					 oral surgeon. An oral surgeon who admits a patient without medical problems may
					 complete an admission history and a physical examination and assess the medical
					 risks of the procedure to the patient if qualified to do so. Criteria to be
					 used in identifying such a qualified oral surgeon shall include, but shall not
					 necessarily be limited to, the following: successful completion of a
					 postgraduate program in oral surgery accredited by a nationally recognized
					 accrediting body approved by the United States Office of Education; and, as
					 determined by the medical staff, evidence that the oral surgeon who admitted
					 the patient is currently competent to conduct a complete history and physical
					 examination to determine the patient's ability to undergo the oral surgical
					 procedure the oral surgeon proposes to perform.
4. Patients with medical problems admitted to
					 the hospital by qualified oral surgeons and patients admitted for dental care
					 by individuals who are not qualified oral surgeons shall receive the same basic
					 medical appraisal as patients admitted for other services. This includes having
					 a physician who either is a member of the medical staff or is approved by the
					 medical staff perform an admission history, a physical examination, and an
					 evaluation of the overall medical risk and record the findings in the medical
					 record. The responsible dentist shall take into account the recommendations of
					 this consultation in the overall assessment of the specific procedure proposed
					 and the effect of the procedure on the patient. When significant medical
					 abnormality is present, the final decision must be a joint responsibility of
					 the dentist and the medical consultant. The dentist shall be responsible for
					 that part of the history and physical examination related to dentistry. A
					 physician member of the medical staff shall be responsible for the care of any
					 medical problem that may be present on admission or that may arise during
					 hospitalization of dental patients.
5. A physician member of the medical staff
					 must be responsible for the care of any medical problem that may be present or
					 that may arise during the hospitalization of dental patients.
Miss. Code Ann.
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												41-9-17