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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 41 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR MISSISSIPPI HOSPITALS › Subchapter 9 - SUBMISSION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS › Rule 15-16-1-41.9.7 - Environment

Current through June 25, 2024
All hospitals shall be so located that they are
						reasonably free from undue noises, smoke, dust or foul odors, and should not be
						located adjacent to railroads, freight yards, schools, children's playgrounds,
						airports, industrial plants or disposal plants. The proposed site for new
						hospitals shall be approved by the department. No new facilities shall be
						located nearer than 1000 ft. to a crosscountry petroleum or gas
						pipeline.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 9 - SUBMISSION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS › Rule 15-16-1-41.9.8 - Zoning Restrictions

Current through June 25, 2024
The locations of an institution shall comply with all
						local zoning ordinances.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 9 - SUBMISSION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS › Rule 15-16-1-41.9.9 - Access

Current through June 25, 2024
Institutions located in rural areas must be served by
						good roads which can be kept passable at all times.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 9 - SUBMISSION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS › Rule 15-16-1-41.9.10 - Elevators

Current through June 25, 2024
One power driven elevator is required in all hospitals
						having patient rooms, operating suite, or delivery suite above the first floor.
						Two or more elevators are required if 60 or more patients are housed above the
						ground floor. Minimum cab dimensions required for elevators transporting
						patients is 76" x 50" inside clear measurements; hatchway and cab doors 3'8"
						wide, minimum. are subject to the requirements of referenced standard listed in
						paragraph 602, Codes, of this regulation.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 10 - FIRE REPORTING AND PROTECTION › Rule 15-16-1-41.10.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Duty to report all fires, explosions, natural disasters,
						avoidable deaths or avoidable serious or life threatening injuries to patients
						shall be reported by telephone to the department by the next working day after
						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 casual factors, date, time of occurrence, and exact
						location of occurrence whether inside or outside of the facility. Attached
						thereto shall be all police, fire, and/or other official reports. There must be
						a telephone in the building to summon help in case of fire.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 10 - FIRE REPORTING AND PROTECTION › Rule 15-16-1-41.10.2

Current through June 25, 2024
All new construction or renovation with the licensing
						agency's approval date on or after February 14, 2005 shall be protected
						throughout by a sprinkler system.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 10 - FIRE REPORTING AND PROTECTION › Rule 15-16-1-41.10.3 - Heating and Ventilating

Current through June 25, 2024
Suitable artificial heat shall be furnished to maintain
						75 degrees F inside temperature with 10 degrees F outside temperature.
						Circulating hot water from a remote boiler or vapor steam with circulating
						pumps and controls on emergency electrical service to provide heating in case
						of power failures are the preferred methods of heating. Electrical heating will
						be approved provided a standby electrical generator is provided of capacity to
						furnish 80% of the maximum heating load in addition to other power and lighting
						loads that may be connected to it, or the hospital is supplied by two electric
						service lines connected to separate transformers at the sub-station so arranged
						that electric service can be maintained in case of failure of one line or
						transformer.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 11 - PLUMBING › Rule 15-16-1-41.11.1

Current through June 25, 2024
All institutions subject to these standards shall be
						connected to an approved municipal water system or to a private supply whose
						purity has been certified by the laboratory of the Department of Health.
						Private supplies must be sampled, tested, and its purity certified at least
						twice annually and immediately following any repair or modification to the
						underground lines, the elevated tank, or to the well or pump. Supply must be
						adequate, both as to volume and pressure for fire fighting purposes.
						Deficiencies in either must be remedied by the provision of auxiliary pumps,
						pressure tanks or elevated tanks as may be required.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 11 - PLUMBING › Rule 15-16-1-41.11.2

Current through June 25, 2024
An approved method of supplying hot water for all
						hospital uses must be provided. Water to lavatories and scrub sinks must be 100
						degrees-1150F. Water to mechanical dishwashers must be delivered at 180 degrees
						F for rinsing.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 11 - PLUMBING › Rule 15-16-1-41.11.3

Current through June 25, 2024
Supply piping within the building shall be in accordance
						with the local code.
Special care must be taken to avoid use of any device or
						installation which might cause contamination of the supply through
						back-siphonage or cross connections.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 12 - SEWAGE DISPOSAL › Rule 15-16-1-41.12.1

Current through June 25, 2024
All institutions subject to these standards shall
						dispose of all sanitary wastes through connection to a suitable municipal
						sewerage system or through a private sewerage system that has been approved in
						writing by the Division of Environmental Services, Onsite Waste Water of the
						Department of Health.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 12 - SEWAGE DISPOSAL › Rule 15-16-1-41.12.2

Current through June 25, 2024
All fixtures located in the kitchen, including the
						dishwasher, shall be installed so as to empty into a drain which is not
						directly connected to the sanitary house drain. Kitchen drain may empty into a
						manhole or catch basin having a perforated cover with an elevation of at least
						24" below the kitchen floor evaluation, and hence to the sewer. Exceptions:
						existing licensed institutions which have no plumbing fixtures installed on
						floors which are above the floor on which the kitchen is
						located.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 13 - EQUIPMENT › Rule 15-16-1-41.13.1 - Medical Equipment Management

Current through June 25, 2024
In order to ensure safe and reliable operation of
						medical equipment, qualified personnel shall maintain all medical equipment,
						regardless of ownership. Such maintenance shall be based upon criteria such as
						manufacturer's recommendations, common industry practices and current hospital
						experience and shall include the following:
1. Current equipment inventory.
2. Periodic electrical safety inspections and
					 preventive maintenance.
3.
					 Documentation of all testing and maintenance activities, inclusive of any
					 repairs.
4. Reporting and
					 investigating equipment problems, failures, and user errors that may have an
					 adverse effect on patient safety or the quality of care.
5. Monitoring and acting on equipment hazard
					 notices and recalls.
6. Monitoring
					 and reporting incidents in which a medical device is suspected or attributed to
					 the death, serious injury, or serious illness of any individual, as required by
					 the Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990.
7. The facility shall maintain life support
					 equipment utilizing maintenance strategies designed to minimize clinical and
					 physical risks inherent in use of such equipment.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 13 - EQUIPMENT › Rule 15-16-1-41.13.2 - Electric Nurse Call

Current through June 25, 2024
There shall be installed a low voltage nurse call system
						for every bed and such other areas as deemed necessary, with annunciator at
						nurses station and nurses work area.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 14 - EMERGENCY ELECTRIC SERVICE › Rule 15-16-1-41.14.1 - General

Current through June 25, 2024
To provide electricity during an interruption of the
						normal electric supply that could affect the medical care, treatment, or safety
						of the occupants, an emergency source of electricity shall be provided and
						connected to certain circuits for lighting and power.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 14 - EMERGENCY ELECTRIC SERVICE › Rule 15-16-1-41.14.2 - Source

Current through June 25, 2024
The source of this emergency electric service shall be
						an emergency generator, with a stand-by supply of fuel for 24
						hours.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 14 - EMERGENCY ELECTRIC SERVICE › Rule 15-16-1-41.14.3 - Patient Rooms

Current through June 25, 2024
Each patient room shall meet the following
						requirements:
1. Area. Shall provide
					 120 sq. ft. of floor area for a single bedroom and 100 sq. ft. per bed in
					 multi-bedrooms with new construction or renovation approved by the licensing
					 agency on or after February 14, 2005.
2. Ceiling Height. Shall be 8'0"
					 minimum.
3. Windows. All rooms
					 housing patients shall be outside rooms and shall have window area equal to
					 1/8th of the floor area. The sill shall not be higher than 36 inches above the
					 floor and shall be above grade. Windows shall not have any obstruction to
					 vision (wall, cooling tower, etc.) within 50 feet as measured perpendicular to
					 the plane of the window.
4.
					 Storage. Each patient shall be provided with a hanging storage space of not
					 less than 16" x 24" x 52" for personal belongings.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 14 - EMERGENCY ELECTRIC SERVICE › Rule 15-16-1-41.14.4 - Furnishings

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Bed. Each patient room shall be equipped
					 with an adjustable bed.
2. Bedside
					 Cabinet. A bedside cabinet shall be provided for each patient. It should
					 contain a water service, bedpan, urinal, emesis basin, and bath basin. (These
					 may be disposable.)
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 14 - EMERGENCY ELECTRIC SERVICE › Rule 15-16-1-41.14.5 - Rooms

Current through June 25, 2024
Rooms shall be equipped with curtains or blinds at
						windows. All curtains shall have a flame spread of 25 or
						less.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 14 - EMERGENCY ELECTRIC SERVICE › Rule 15-16-1-41.14.6 - Cubicle curtains

Current through June 25, 2024
Cubicle curtains or equivalent built-in devices for
						privacy in all multi-bed rooms shall be provided. They shall have a flame
						spread of 25 or less. shall encircle the bed on three sides. Must comply with
						mesh webbing for sprinkler systems.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 14 - EMERGENCY ELECTRIC SERVICE › Rule 15-16-1-41.14.7 - A lavatory equipped with wrist action handles

Current through June 25, 2024
A lavatory equipped with wrist action handles, shall be
						located in the room or in a private toilet room. (If a water closet is
						provided, a bedpan washer is recommended.)
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 14 - EMERGENCY ELECTRIC SERVICE › Rule 15-16-1-41.14.8 - Patient bed light

Current through June 25, 2024
shall be provided which shall be capable of control by
						the patient. Provide a night light bright enough for the staff to perform
						routine duties, but dim enough so as not to disturb the
						patient.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 14 - EMERGENCY ELECTRIC SERVICE › Rule 15-16-1-41.14.9 - Service Areas

Current through June 25, 2024
The size of each service area will depend on the number
						and type beds within the unit and shall include the following:
1. Nurse Station. For nurses charting,
					 doctors charting, communication and storage for supplies and nurses personal
					 effects.
2. Staff Toilet with
					 Lavatory. Convenient to nurse's station.
3. Clean Work Room. For storage and assembly
					 of supplies for nursing procedures. Shall contain cabinets or storage carts,
					 work counter and sink.
4. Soiled
					 Utility. Shall contain deep sink, work counter, waste receptacle, soiled linen
					 receptacle, and provision for washing bedpans if not provided
					 elsewhere.
5. Medicine Station.
					 Adjacent to nurses' station, with sink, small refrigerator, locked storage,
					 narcotic locker with a light in the nurses station that indicates when the door
					 is open and work counter. (May be in clean work room in self-contained
					 cabinet.)
6. Clean Linen Storage. A
					 closet large enough to hold an adequate supply of clean linen.
7. Provision for between-meal
					 nourishments.
8. Patient Bath. At
					 least one tub or shower-stall for each 18 patients not served by private
					 bath.
9. Stretcher and Wheelchair
					 Storage Area.
10. Fire
					 Extinguisher. One (1) approved Class ABC unit for each 3000 sq. ft.
11. Janitor's Closet. Closet large enough to
					 contain floor receptor with plumbing and space for some supplies and mop
					 buckets.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 14 - EMERGENCY ELECTRIC SERVICE › Rule 15-16-1-41.14.10 - Isolation Room

Current through June 25, 2024
Isolation Room: (At least one per hospital). It shall
						contain:
1. One patient bed per
					 room.
2. Private lavatory and
					 toilet.
3. View window 10" x 10" in
					 door.
4. Anteroom with door to
					 corridor and door into patient room. This anteroom shall have a lavatory,
					 shelving, space for linen hamper, and hanging space adequate for isolation
					 techniques. Supply and exhaust is to be separate from the patient room supply
					 and exhaust.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 14 - EMERGENCY ELECTRIC SERVICE › Rule 15-16-1-41.14.11 - Detention Room

Current through June 25, 2024
If a detention room is provided, it shall be provided
						with key-only lock on all doors operated from both sides and security screen on
						the window for disturbed or confused patients. The isolation room may be
						modified for this purpose.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 15 - SPECIAL CARE › Rule 15-16-1-41.15.1

Current through June 25, 2024
In addition to the requirements for patient rooms and
						service areas, a special care area, where provided, shall meet fire safety
						standards and electrical hazard standards applicable to intensive care units,
						cardiac units, and other such areas.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 15 - SPECIAL CARE › Rule 15-16-1-41.15.2

Current through June 25, 2024
A waiting room shall be provided in this area and shall
						contain 10 sq. ft. per bed.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 15 - SPECIAL CARE › Rule 15-16-1-41.15.3

Current through June 25, 2024
Newborn Nursery shall have:
1. Lavatory with wrist action blade
					 handles.
2. Emergency nurses
					 call.
3. Oxygen, with equipment for
					 measuring oxygen content.
4.
					 Facilities for viewing the babies.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 15 - SPECIAL CARE › Rule 15-16-1-41.15.4

Current through June 25, 2024
Each full term nursery shall contain no more than 12
						bassinets with a minimum area of 24 sq. ft. for each bassinet. An examination
						and work room shall be provided. One work room may serve more than one nursery.
						The nursery is to be entered only through the work room. There shall be a
						separate bassinet for each infant consisting of stand, removable basket,
						cabinet or table for storage of individual utensils and
						supplies.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 15 - SPECIAL CARE › Rule 15-16-1-41.15.5

Current through June 25, 2024
Janitor's closet shall be provided. (See Rule 41.14.9(11)
						).
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 15 - SPECIAL CARE › Rule 15-16-1-41.15.6

Current through June 25, 2024
Specific provisions shall be made to take care of
						premature babies. Incubators suitable for the care of premature infants shall
						be provided.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 15 - SPECIAL CARE › Rule 15-16-1-41.15.7

Current through June 25, 2024
Nursery heating shall be variable from 75 degrees - 80
						degrees, with provisions for maintaining a relative humidity above
						50%.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 15 - SPECIAL CARE › Rule 15-16-1-41.15.8

Current through June 25, 2024
All electric receptacles in each nursery shall be on the
						emergency circuit.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 15 - SPECIAL CARE › Rule 15-16-1-41.15.9

Current through June 25, 2024
Pediatric Unit (if provided as a separate unit) shall
						contain:
1. Patient room as described
					 in Rule 41.14.3.
2. 50 sq.ft. per
					 crib, with adequate space provided for person in attendance.
3. Service areas, in addition to those
					 described in Rule 41.14.9, shall include a treatment room with lavatory with
					 wrist action blade handles.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 15 - SPECIAL CARE › Rule 15-16-1-41.15.10

Current through June 25, 2024
Psychiatric Unit, if provided, shall contain rooms and
						service areas as described in Rule 41.14.3 and Rule 41.14.9. In addition, there
						shall be physician's office, examining room, conference room, dining room and
						day room.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 16 - SURGICAL SUITE › Rule 15-16-1-41.16.1

Current through June 25, 2024
This area shall be located so as to prevent through
						traffic and shall contain:
1. At least
					 one operating room, with adequate sterile storage cabinets, for the first 50
					 beds and thereafter the number of rooms should be based on the expected
					 surgical workload.
2. Recovery room
					 with charting space, medication storage and preparation and sink is required.
					 Oxygen, suction and other life supporting equipment must be immediately
					 available to the patient and shall meet the requirements of National Fire
					 Protection Association NFPA 99.
3.
					 A service area which shall include:
a.
					 Surgical supervisor's station.
b.
					 Provision for high speed sterilization of dropped instruments readily available
					 to operating room.
c. Medicine
					 preparation and storage area.
d.
					 Scrub station for two persons to scrub simultaneously.
e. Clean up room with a two compartment sink
					 and drain board and space for a dirty linen hamper.
f. Anesthesia storage in compliance with
					 National Fire Protection Association NFPA 99.
g. Oxygen and nitrous oxide storage in
					 compliance with National Fire Protection Association NFPA (99).
h. Janitors closet (See Rule 41.14.9
					 ).
i. Physicians' locker room
					 containing toilet and shower with entry from non-sterile area and exit into
					 sub-sterile area.
j. Nurses' locker
					 room containing toilet and shower with entry from non-sterile area and exit
					 into sub-sterile area.
k. Storage
					 for transport beds.
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 16 - SURGICAL SUITE › Rule 15-16-1-41.16.2

Current through June 25, 2024
All finishes shall be capable of repeated
						scrubbings.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 16 - SURGICAL SUITE › Rule 15-16-1-41.16.3

Current through June 25, 2024
Heating and cooling in accordance with AIA
						guidelines.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 16 - SURGICAL SUITE › Rule 15-16-1-41.16.4

Current through June 25, 2024
Special lighting shall be supplied that eliminated
						shadows in the operating field with enough background illumination to avoid
						excessive contrast. Emergency lighting shall comply with Subchapter
						14.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 16 - SURGICAL SUITE › Rule 15-16-1-41.16.5

Current through June 25, 2024
Fire extinguishers shall be provided and distributed in
						accordance with NFPA10.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 17 - CENTRAL STERILE SUPPLY › Rule 15-16-1-41.17.1

Current through June 25, 2024
The following areas shall be separate :
1. Receiving and Clean-Up Area. To contain a
					 two-compartment sink with two drain boards.
2. Pack Make Up. Shall have autoclaves, work
					 counter and unsterile storage.
3.
					 Sterile Storage Area. Should have pass-through to corridor.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 18 - OBSTETRICAL SUITE › Rule 15-16-1-41.18.1

Current through June 25, 2024
The requirements of this area are the same as Rule
						41.17.1 except for Rule 41.17.1(2) & (3).
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 18 - OBSTETRICAL SUITE › Rule 15-16-1-41.18.2

Current through June 25, 2024
A labor room shall be provided with necessary equipment,
						a lavatory with wrist action blade handles, and shall be acoustically
						treated.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 19 - OUTPATIENT AND TRAUMA AREA › Rule 15-16-1-41.19.1

Current through June 25, 2024
This area shall be located to prevent outpatient from
						traversing inpatient areas and shall include:
1. A well-marked and sheltered entry with
					 nearby parking and access for ambulance.
2. Waiting room with public telephone,
					 drinking fountain, and toilet.
3.
					 Admission and record area.
4.
					 Examination and treatment rooms containing lavatory with wrist action blade
					 handles and nurse call station. These rooms shall be so arranged that stretcher
					 patients can be examined and treated.
5. Trauma room adequate for cast work and
					 with sufficient lighting for detailed examinations.
6. Storage for sterile supplies.
7. Medicine preparation and storage area that
					 can be locked.
8. Transport bed and
					 wheelchair storage.
9. Janitor's
					 closet (See Rule 41.14.9 ).
10.
					 Dirty Utility area.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 19 - OUTPATIENT AND TRAUMA AREA › Rule 15-16-1-41.19.2

Current through June 25, 2024
The walls and floors shall be capable of repeated
						washings in all areas except trauma area which shall have floors, walls and
						ceilings capable of repeated washings.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 20 - RADIOLOGY SUITE › Rule 15-16-1-41.20.1

Current through June 25, 2024
This area should be as close to outpatient area as
						practical. It shall contain:
1.
					 Radiographic room or rooms.
2. Film
					 processing room.
3. Film filing
					 room.
4. Toilet available to each
					 fluoroscopy room.
5. Dressing room
					 (at least two per radiographic room).
6. Patient waiting area.
7. Administrative area, including space for
					 film viewing.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 21 - LABORATORY › Rule 15-16-1-41.21.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Adequate space for the following services shall be
						provided: chemistry, bacteriology, serology, pathology and hematology.
						Provision shall be made for:
1. Glass
					 washing and sterilizing.
2.
					 Administrative area, to include space for records and files.
3. Blood storage.
4. Specimen collection toilet (This may be
					 primarily for other use).
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 22 - DRUG ROOM › Rule 15-16-1-41.22.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Adequate space shall be provided for storage of drugs
						and for keeping of necessary records. The room shall be capable of being
						securely locked in accordance with regulations regarding storage of dangerous
						drugs.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 23 - DIETARY › Rule 15-16-1-41.23.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Construction and equipment shall comply with Department
						of Health regulations, and shall include:
1. Food preparation center. Provide lavatory
					 (without mirror) with wrist action blades, soap dispenser and disposable towel
					 dispenser. All cooking appliances to have ventilating hood.
2. Food serving facilities. If dining space
					 is provided, it shall contain a minimum of 15 sq. ft. per person
					 seated.
3. Dishwashing room.
					 Provide commercial type dishwashing equipment.
4. Pot washing facilities.
5. Refrigerated storage (three day
					 supply).
6. Day storage (three day
					 supply).
7. Cart cleaning
					 facilities (can be in dishwashing room).
8. Can wash and storage (must be
					 fly-tight).
9. Cart
					 storage.
10. Dietitian's
					 office.
11. Janitor's closet (See
					 Rule 41.14.9(11) ).
12. Personnel
					 toilets and lockers convenient to, but not in, the kitchen proper.
13. Approved automatic fire extinguisher
					 system in range hood. In addition, Class K extinguisher to be installed in the
					 kitchen.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 24 - ADMINISTRATIVE AREA › Rule 15-16-1-41.24.1 - Administrative Area

Current through June 25, 2024
To include:
1.
					 Business office with information desk cashier's station and personnel
					 toilets.
2. Administrator's
					 office.
3. Admitting
					 area.
4. Lobby or foyer, with
					 public toilets.
5. Medical Library
					 (This area should be as close to medical records as possible).
6. Space for conferences and in-service
					 training.
7. Medical records -
					 office and storage.
8. Director of
					 Nurses' office.
9. Fire
					 Extinguisher. An approved Class 2A unit shall be provided.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 24 - ADMINISTRATIVE AREA › Rule 15-16-1-41.24.2 - Housekeeping Area

Current through June 25, 2024
To include:
1.
					 Housekeeper's office.
2. Storage
					 space for staff carts, if used.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 24 - ADMINISTRATIVE AREA › Rule 15-16-1-41.24.3 - Laundry

Current through June 25, 2024
To include:
1.
					 Soiled linen room with lavatory with wrist action blades.
2. Clean linen and mending area. (To include
					 space for storage of clean linen carts).
3. Laundry process room. Commercial type
					 equipment sufficient for the needs of the hospital, unless contract service is
					 used.
4. Janitor's closet (See Rule
					 41.14.9(11) ).
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 24 - ADMINISTRATIVE AREA › Rule 15-16-1-41.24.4 - General Storage

Current through June 25, 2024
There shall be a one hour fire rated lockable room, or
						separate building provided, which contains at least 18 sq. ft. per licensed
						bed.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 24 - ADMINISTRATIVE AREA › Rule 15-16-1-41.24.5 - Boiler Room

Current through June 25, 2024
Space shall be adequate for the installation and
						maintenance of the required machinery.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 24 - ADMINISTRATIVE AREA › Rule 15-16-1-41.24.6 - Maintenance Area

Current through June 25, 2024
Sufficient area for performing routine maintenance
						activities shall be provided and shall include office for maintenance
						engineer.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 25 - NURSING SERVICES EMERGENCY › Rule 15-16-1-41.25.1 - General

Current through June 25, 2024
The hospital shall have a procedure for taking care of
						emergency cases. Participation shall not be limited to hospitals which have
						organized emergency services or departments. There shall be effective policies
						and procedures relating to the staff, functions of the service, and emergency
						room medical records and adequate facilities in order to assure the health and
						safety of the patients.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 26 - ORGANIZATION AND DIRECTION › Rule 15-16-1-41.26.1

Current through June 25, 2024
The department or service shall be organized, directed
						by qualified personnel, and integrated with other departments of the
						hospital.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 26 - ORGANIZATION AND DIRECTION › Rule 15-16-1-41.26.2

Current through June 25, 2024
There shall be written policies which shall be enforced
						to control emergency room procedures.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 26 - ORGANIZATION AND DIRECTION › Rule 15-16-1-41.26.3

Current through June 25, 2024
The policies and procedures governing medical care
						provided in the emergency service or department shall be established by and
						shall be a continuing responsibility of the medical staff. The Emergency
						Department shall have written policies and procedures governing the receipt of
						patients from emergency medical services and the transfer of patients to a
						receiving facility. The policies must comply with Mississippi Emergency Medical
						Services Rules and Regulations.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-9-17
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 26 - ORGANIZATION AND DIRECTION › Rule 15-16-1-41.26.4

Current through June 25, 2024
The emergency service shall be supervised by a qualified
						member of the medical staff, and nursing functions shall be the responsibility
						of a registered professional nurse.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 26 - ORGANIZATION AND DIRECTION › Rule 15-16-1-41.26.5

Current through June 25, 2024
The administrative functions shall be the responsibility
						of a member of the hospital administration.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 27 - FACILITIES › Rule 15-16-1-41.27.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Facilities shall be provided to assure prompt diagnosis
						and emergency treatment.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 27 - FACILITIES › Rule 15-16-1-41.27.2

Current through June 25, 2024
Facilities shall be separate and independent of the
						operating room.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 27 - FACILITIES › Rule 15-16-1-41.27.3 - Freestanding Emergency Department Room (FER)

Current through June 25, 2024
Means a facility open twenty-four hours a day for the
						treatment of urgent and emergent medical conditions which is not located on a
						hospital campus. In order to be eligible for licensure under this chapter, the
						freestanding emergency room shall be located at least fifteen (15) miles from
						the nearest hospital-based emergency room in any rural community where the
						federal Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) had previously
						designated a rural hospital as a critical access hospital and that designation
						has been revoked. A FER shall not retain any patient beyond 23 hours and 59
						minutes under normal operations and shall not hold itself out as an emergency
						hospital.
Miss.
						Code Ann. §
												41-9-13
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 27 - FACILITIES › Rule 15-16-1-41.27.4

Current through June 25, 2024
Diagnostic and treatment equipment, drugs, supplies, and
						space, including a sufficient number of treatment rooms, shall be adequate in
						terms of the size and scope of services provided.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 28 - MEDICAL AND NURSING PERSONNEL › Rule 15-16-1-41.28.1

Current through June 25, 2024
There shall be adequate medical and nursing personnel
						available at all times.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 28 - MEDICAL AND NURSING PERSONNEL › Rule 15-16-1-41.28.2

Current through June 25, 2024
The medical staff shall be responsible for insuring
						adequate medical coverage for emergency services.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
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 28 - MEDICAL AND NURSING PERSONNEL › Rule 15-16-1-41.28.3

Current through June 25, 2024
Qualified physicians shall be regularly available at all
						times for the emergency service, either on duty or on call.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17