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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 28 - MEDICAL AND NURSING PERSONNEL › Rule 15-16-1-41.28.4

Current through June 25, 2024
Qualified nurses shall be available at all times and in
						sufficient number to deal with the number and extent of 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 29 - MEDICAL RECORDS › Rule 15-16-1-41.29.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Adequate medical records on each patient shall be kept.
						The emergency medical record shall contain:
1. Patient identification.
2. History of disease or injury.
3. Physical findings.
4. Laboratory and x-ray reports, if
					 any.
5. Diagnosis.
6. Record of treatment.
7. Disposition of the case.
8. Signature of a physician.
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 29 - MEDICAL RECORDS › Rule 15-16-1-41.29.2

Current through June 25, 2024
Medical records for patients treated in the emergency
						service shall be maintained and correlated with other hospital records in
						accordance with Medical Records section.
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 29 - MEDICAL RECORDS › Rule 15-16-1-41.29.3

Current through June 25, 2024
Where appropriate, medical records of emergency services
						shall be integrated with those of the inpatient and outpatient
						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 29 - MEDICAL RECORDS › Rule 15-16-1-41.29.4

Current through June 25, 2024
An emergency service register shall be maintained and
						shall contain at least: date and time, patient identification, injury or
						disease, treatment, and the name of the doctor.
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 30 - NURSING › Rule 15-16-1-41.30.1

Current through June 25, 2024
The hospital shall maintain an organized nursing staff
						to provide high quality nursing care for the needs of the patients and to be
						responsible to the hospital for the professional performance of its members.
						The nursing service shall be under the direction of a legally and
						professionally qualified registered nurse. There shall also be a sufficient
						number of duly licensed registered nurses on duty at all times to plan, assign,
						supervise, and evaluate nursing care, as well as to give patients the nursing
						care that requires judgment and specialized skills of a registered
						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 30 - NURSING › Rule 15-16-1-41.30.2

Current through June 25, 2024
The director of nursing service shall be qualified by
						education, experience, and demonstrated ability to organize, coordinate, and
						evaluate the work of the service. He or she shall be qualified in the fields of
						nursing and administration consistent with the complexity and scope of
						operation of the hospital, and shall be responsible to the administrator for
						developing and implementing policies and procedures of the service in 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 30 - NURSING › Rule 15-16-1-41.30.3

Current through June 25, 2024
Individual staffing patterns shall be developed for each
						nursing care unit, including the surgical and obstetrical suites, each special
						care unit, and outpatient services. The staffing patterns shall provide for
						sufficient nursing personnel and for adequate supervision and direction by
						registered nurses consistent with the size and complexity 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 30 - NURSING › Rule 15-16-1-41.30.4

Current through June 25, 2024
There shall be an adequate number of registered nurses
						readily available to patients requiring their services. A registered nurse must
						plan, supervise and evaluate the nursing care of each
						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 30 - NURSING › Rule 15-16-1-41.30.5

Current through June 25, 2024
Licensed practical nurses currently licensed to practice
						within the state, as well as other ancillary nursing personnel, may be used to
						give nursing care that does not require the skill and judgment of a registered
						nurse. Their performance shall be supervised by one or more registered
						nurses.
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 30 - NURSING › Rule 15-16-1-41.30.6

Current through June 25, 2024
To develop better patterns of utilization of nursing
						personnel, periodic evaluation of the activities and effectiveness of the
						nursing staff should be conducted
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 30 - NURSING › Rule 15-16-1-41.30.7

Current through June 25, 2024
The nursing service shall have a current written
						organizational plan that delineates its functional structure and its mechanisms
						for cooperative planning and decision making. This plan shall be an integral
						part of the overall hospital plan and its shall:
1. Be made available to all nursing
					 personnel.
2. Be reviewed
					 periodically and revised as necessary.
3. Reflect the staffing pattern for nursing
					 personnel throughout the hospital.
4. Delineate the functions for which nursing
					 service is responsible.
5. Indicate
					 all positions required to carry out such functions.
6. Contain job descriptions for each position
					 classification in nursing service that delineate the functions,
					 responsibilities, and desired qualifications of each classification, and should
					 be made available to nursing personnel at the time of employment.
7. Indicate the lines of communication within
					 nursing service.
8. Define the
					 relationships of nursing service to all other services and departments in 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 30 - NURSING › Rule 15-16-1-41.30.8

Current through June 25, 2024
If the hospital provides clinical facilities for the
						education and training of nursing students, licensed practical nurses, nurses
						aides, or other categories of nursing personnel, there shall be a written
						agreement that defines the role and responsibility of both the nursing service
						and the education program.
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 30 - NURSING › Rule 15-16-1-41.30.9

Current through June 25, 2024
In the planning, decision making, and formulation of
						policies that affect the operation of nursing service, the nursing care of
						patients, or the patients' environment, the recommendations of representatives
						of nursing service should be considered.
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 30 - NURSING › Rule 15-16-1-41.30.10

Current through June 25, 2024
In hospitals where the size of the nursing staff
						permits, nursing committees should be formally organized to facilitate the
						establishment and attainment of goals and objectives of the nursing
						service.
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 30 - NURSING › Rule 15-16-1-41.30.11

Current through June 25, 2024
Written nursing care and administrative policies and
						procedures shall be developed to provide the nursing staff with acceptable
						methods of meeting its responsibilities and achieving projected goals through
						realistic and attainable goals.
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 30 - NURSING › Rule 15-16-1-41.30.12

Current through June 25, 2024
Nursing care policies and procedures shall be consistent
						with professionally recognized standards of nursing practice and shall be in
						accordance with Nurse Practice Act of the State of Mississippi. They should
						take into account new equipment and current practice.
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 30 - NURSING › Rule 15-16-1-41.30.13

Current through June 25, 2024
Policies shall be developed to address the
						following:
1. Noting diagnostic and
					 therapeutic orders.
2. Assignment
					 of nursing care to patients.
3.
					 Administration of medications.
4.
					 Charting by nursing personnel.
5.
					 Infection control.
6. Patient and
					 personnel safety.
7. Prevention of
					 pressure sores.
8. Prevention of
					 medication errors.
9. Reporting of
					 adverse drug reactions.
10.
					 Comprehensive assessment.
11. Pain
					 Management.
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 30 - NURSING › Rule 15-16-1-41.30.14

Current through June 25, 2024
All nursing personnel, including non-employee licensed
						nurses who are working in the hospital, must adhere to the hospital's policies
						and 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 30 - NURSING › Rule 15-16-1-41.30.15

Current through June 25, 2024
Policies and procedures shall be developed to include
						plans for orientation for all newly employed and non-employee nursing
						personnel. The policies and procedures shall specify specific subjects and
						topics to be covered in the orientation process. The facility shall maintain
						documented evidence of orientation of all nursing personnel.
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 30 - NURSING › Rule 15-16-1-41.30.16

Current through June 25, 2024
Written copies of the procedure manual shall be
						available to the nursing staff in every nursing care unit and service area and
						to other services and departments in the hospital. The nursing procedure manual
						should be used to:
1. Provide a basis
					 for training programs to enable new nursing personnel to acquire local
					 knowledge and current skills.
2.
					 Provide a ready reference on procedures for all nursing personnel.
3. Standardize procedures and
					 equipment.
4. Provide a basis for
					 evaluation and study to insure continued improvements in techniques.
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 30 - NURSING › Rule 15-16-1-41.30.17

Current through June 25, 2024
The nursing policies and procedures shall be developed,
						periodically reviewed, and revised as necessary by nursing representatives in
						cooperation with administration, the medical staff, and other hospital services
						and departments concerned. All revisions shall be dated to indicate the date of
						the latest review.
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 30 - NURSING › Rule 15-16-1-41.30.18

Current through June 25, 2024
There shall be evidence established that the nursing
						service provides safe, efficient and therapeutically effective nursing care
						through the planning of each patient's care and the effective implementation of
						the plans.
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 30 - NURSING › Rule 15-16-1-41.30.19

Current through June 25, 2024
A brief and pertinent written nursing care plan should
						be developed for each patient. It should include:
1. Medication, treatment, and other items
					 ordered by individuals granted clinical privileges and by authorized house
					 staff members.
2. Nursing care
					 needed.
3. Long-term goals and
					 short-term goals.
4. Patient and
					 family teaching and instructional programs.
5. The socio-psychological needs of the
					 patient.
6. Preventative nursing
					 care.
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 30 - NURSING › Rule 15-16-1-41.30.20

Current through June 25, 2024
The nursing care plan should be initiated upon admission
						of the patient and, as a part of the long-term goal, should include discharge
						plans. Nursing records and reports that reflect the patient's progress and the
						nursing care planned should be maintained.
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 30 - NURSING › Rule 15-16-1-41.30.21

Current through June 25, 2024
Meetings of the nursing staff shall be held at least
						monthly in order to discuss nursing service problems and policies. Minutes of
						these meetings shall be kept.
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 30 - NURSING › Rule 15-16-1-41.30.22

Current through June 25, 2024
An in-service education program shall be provided for
						the improvement of nursing care and service through increased proficiency and
						knowledge of nursing personnel. The in-service program shall be planned,
						scheduled, documented, and held on a continuing basis.
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 30 - NURSING › Rule 15-16-1-41.30.23

Current through June 25, 2024
All nursing personnel shall have training and a program
						of in-service and continuing education commensurate with the duties and
						responsibilities of the individual. All training shall be documented for each
						individual so employed.
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 30 - NURSING › Rule 15-16-1-41.30.24

Current through June 25, 2024
The in-service should include but not limit topics to
						pressure sore prevention, prevention of medication errors, pain management,
						patient's rights and dignity.
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 30 - NURSING › Rule 15-16-1-41.30.25

Current through June 25, 2024
In hospitals where cardiac monitors are used on the
						nursing unit, rather than in a separate and distinct "Special Care Unit" as
						described in Subchapter 36 of these standards, special training, protocols, and
						staffing are required. Initial coronary care course that has been approved by
						the Mississippi State Board of Nursing that will include as a minimum the basic
						Cardiac Life Support Course is required for all Registered Nurses and Licensed
						Practical Nurses who have responsibilities for caring for cardiac monitored
						patients. A program of in-service and continuing education commensurate with
						the duties and responsibilities of the individual shall be established and
						documented for each individual so employed.
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 30 - NURSING › Rule 15-16-1-41.30.26 - Protocols

Current through June 25, 2024
Protocols shall be established and approved for response
						of trained, experienced Registered Professional Nurses to codes or cardiac
						emergencies that deal with lethal arrhythmias, hypotension, defibrillation,
						heart block and respiratory arrest by the nursing service and medical staff of
						each 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 30 - NURSING › Rule 15-16-1-41.30.27 - Staffing

Current through June 25, 2024
Nurse staffing will be evaluated on an individual basis
						for compliance. Factors to be considered are number of patients on monitors,
						layout of facility and proximity of emergency room to nursing unit, volume of
						services in the OB and Nursery and the emergency room, the number of patients
						on the medical/surgical floor and other responsibilities that the RN may have
						other than the ones described above. A sufficient number of RNs shall be
						available to meet the needs of the patients served. In the event that a
						hospital has patients on cardiac monitors in use in one area of the hospital
						and an emergency room in another area, the facility must have more than one RN
						in house to care for 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 31 - OBSTETRICS AND NEWBORN NURSERY ORGANIZATION › Rule 15-16-1-41.31.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Obstetrics and newborn nursery services shall be under
						the direction of a member of the staff of physicians who has been duly
						appointed for this service and who has experience in maternity and newborn
						care.
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 31 - OBSTETRICS AND NEWBORN NURSERY ORGANIZATION › Rule 15-16-1-41.31.2

Current through June 25, 2024
There shall be a qualified professional registered nurse
						responsible at all times for the nursing care of maternity patients and newborn
						infants.
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 31 - OBSTETRICS AND NEWBORN NURSERY ORGANIZATION › Rule 15-16-1-41.31.3

Current through June 25, 2024
Provisions shall be made for pre-employment and annual
						health examinations for all personnel on this service.
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 31 - OBSTETRICS AND NEWBORN NURSERY ORGANIZATION › Rule 15-16-1-41.31.4

Current through June 25, 2024
Physical facilities for perinatal care in hospitals
						shall be conducive to care that meets the normal physiologic and psychosocial
						needs of mothers, neonates and their families. The facilities provide for
						deviations from the norm consistent with professionally recognized
						standards/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 31 - OBSTETRICS AND NEWBORN NURSERY ORGANIZATION › Rule 15-16-1-41.31.5

Current through June 25, 2024
The obstetrical service should have facilities for the
						following components:
1. Antepartum
					 care and testing.
2. Fetal
					 diagnostic services.
3.
					 Admission/observation/waiting.
4.
					 Labor.
5. Delivery/cesarean
					 birth.
6. Newborn
					 nursery.
7. Newborn Intensive Care
					 (Levels II and III only).
8.
					 Recovery and postpartum care.
9.
					 Visitation.
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 31 - OBSTETRICS AND NEWBORN NURSERY ORGANIZATION › Rule 15-16-1-41.31.6

Current through June 25, 2024
Any facility providing obstetric care shall have at
						least the following services available:
1. Identification of high-risk mothers and
					 fetuses.
2. Equipment for
					 continuous fetal heart rate monitoring or capability of following auscultation
					 guidelines.
3. Capabilities to
					 begin a cesarean delivery within 30 minutes of a decision to do so.
4. Blood and fresh-frozen plasma for
					 transfusion.
5. Anesthesia on a
					 24-hour basis.
6. Radiology and
					 ultrasound examination.
7. Neonatal
					 resuscitation, including equipment and trained personnel.
8. Laboratory testing on a 24-hour
					 basis.
9. Consultation and transfer
					 agreement.
10. Nursery.
11. Data collection and retrieval.
12. Patient education.
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 31 - OBSTETRICS AND NEWBORN NURSERY ORGANIZATION › Rule 15-16-1-41.31.7 - Staffing

Current through June 25, 2024
The facility is staffed to meet its patient care
						commitments consistent with professionally recognized guidelines. There must be
						a registered nurse immediately available for direct patient
						care.
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 31 - OBSTETRICS AND NEWBORN NURSERY ORGANIZATION › Rule 15-16-1-41.31.8 - Level I

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Surveillance and
					 care of all patients admitted to the obstetric service, with an established
					 triage system for identifying high-risk mothers who should be transferred to a
					 facility that provides level II and III care prior to delivery.
2. Proper detection and supportive care of
					 unanticipated maternal-fetal problems that occur during labor and
					 delivery.
3. Performance of
					 cesarean delivery.
4. Care of
					 postpartum conditions.
5. Personnel
					 trained in neonatal resuscitation in the hospital at all times.
6. Stabilization of unexpectedly small or
					 sick neonates before transfer to a facility that provides level II or III
					 care.
7. Evaluation of the
					 condition of healthy neonates and continuing care of these neonates until their
					 discharge.
8. Patient education.
					 Level II.
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 31 - OBSTETRICS AND NEWBORN NURSERY ORGANIZATION › Rule 15-16-1-41.31.9 - Level II

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Performance of
					 level I services.
2. Management of
					 high-risk mothers and neonates admitted and evaluated for continued management
					 and/or appropriate transfer.
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 31 - OBSTETRICS AND NEWBORN NURSERY ORGANIZATION › Rule 15-16-1-41.31.10 - Level III

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Provision of
					 full range of perinatal care services for all mothers and neonates.
2. Research support.
3. Completion, analysis, and evaluation of
					 regional data.
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 31 - OBSTETRICS AND NEWBORN NURSERY ORGANIZATION › Rule 15-16-1-41.31.11 - Antepartum Care

Current through June 25, 2024
There should be policies for the care of pregnant
						patients with obstetric, medical, or surgical complications and for maternal
						transfer.
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 31 - OBSTETRICS AND NEWBORN NURSERY ORGANIZATION › Rule 15-16-1-41.31.12 - Intra-partum Services

Current through June 25, 2024
Labor and Delivery. Intra-partum care should be both
						personalized and comprehensive with continuous surveillance of the mother and
						fetus. There should be written policies and procedures in regard to:
1. Assessment.
2. Admission.
3. Medical records (including complete
					 prenatal history and physical).
4.
					 Consent forms.
5. Management of
					 labor including assessment of fetal well-being.
6. Term patients.
7. Preterm patients.
8. Premature rupture of membranes.
9. Preeclampsia/eclampsia.
10. Third trimester hemorrhage.
11. Pregnancy Induced Hypertension
					 (PIH).
12. Patients receiving
					 oxytoxics or tocolytics.
13.
					 Patients with stillbirths and miscarriages.
14. Pain control during Labor and
					 Delivery.
15. Management of
					 Delivery.
16. Emergency cesarean
					 delivery (capability within 30 minutes).
17. Assessment of fetal maturity prior to
					 repeat cesarean delivery or induction of labor.
18. Vaginal birth after cesarean
					 delivery.
19. Assessment and care
					 of neonate in the delivery room.
20. Infection control in the Obstetric and
					 newborn areas.
21. A delivery room
					 record shall be kept that will indicate:
a.
					 The name of the patient.
b. Date of
					 delivery.
c. Sex of
					 Infant.
d. Apgar.
e. Weight.
f. Name of physician.
g. Name of persons assisting.
h. What complications, if any,
					 occurred.
i. Type of anesthesia
					 used.
j. Name of person
					 administering anesthesia.
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 31 - OBSTETRICS AND NEWBORN NURSERY ORGANIZATION › Rule 15-16-1-41.31.13 - New Born Care

Current through June 25, 2024
There shall be policies and procedures for providing
						care of the neonate including:
1.
					 Immediate stabilization period.
2.
					 Neonate identification and security.
3. Assessment of neonatal risks.
4. Cord blood, Combs and serology
					 testing.
5. Eye care.
6. Subsequent care.
7. Administration of Vitamin K.
8. Neonatal screening.
9. Circumcision.
10. Parent education.
11. Visitation.
12. Admission of neonates born outside of
					 facility.
13.
					 Housekeeping.
14. Care of or
					 stabilization and transfer of high-risk neonates.
15. Postpartum. There shall be policies and
					 procedures for postpartum care of mother.
16. Assessment.
17. Subsequent care (bed rest, ambulation,
					 diet, care of the vulva, care of the bowel and bladder functions, bathing, care
					 of the breasts, temperature elevation).
18. Postpartum sterilization.
19. Immunization. RHIG and Rubella.
20. Discharge planning.
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 32 - OUTPATIENT › Rule 15-16-1-41.32.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Hospitals rendering outpatient services shall have
						effective policies and procedures relating to the staff, functions of the
						service, and outpatient 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 33 - ORGANIZATION › Rule 15-16-1-41.33.1

Current through June 25, 2024
The outpatient department shall be organized into
						sections according to medical specialties (clinics), the number of which
						depends on the size and the degree of departmentalization of the medical staff,
						available facilities, and the needs of the patients for whom it accepts
						responsibility.
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 33 - ORGANIZATION › Rule 15-16-1-41.33.2

Current through June 25, 2024
The outpatient department shall have appropriate
						cooperative arrangements and communications with the community agencies such as
						other outpatient departments, public health nursing agencies, the department of
						health, and welfare agencies.
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 33 - ORGANIZATION › Rule 15-16-1-41.33.3

Current through June 25, 2024
Clinics shall be integrated with corresponding inpatient
						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 33 - ORGANIZATION › Rule 15-16-1-41.33.4

Current through June 25, 2024
Clinics shall be maintained for the following
						purposes:
1. Care of ambulatory
					 patient unrelated to inpatient admission or discharge.
2. Study of preadmission patients.
3. Follow-up of discharge hospital
					 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 33 - ORGANIZATION › Rule 15-16-1-41.33.5

Current through June 25, 2024
Patients, on their initial visit to the department,
						shall receive a general medical evaluation and patients under continuous care
						shall receive an adequate periodic re-evaluation.
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 33 - ORGANIZATION › Rule 15-16-1-41.33.6

Current through June 25, 2024
Established medical screening procedures shall be
						employed routinely.
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 34 - PERSONNEL › Rule 15-16-1-41.34.1

Current through June 25, 2024
There shall be such professional and non-professional
						personnel as are required for efficient operation.
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 34 - PERSONNEL › Rule 15-16-1-41.34.2

Current through June 25, 2024
The outpatient service shall be supervised by a
						qualified member of the medical staff. Either this physician or a qualified
						administrator shall be responsible for administrative
						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 34 - PERSONNEL › Rule 15-16-1-41.34.3

Current through June 25, 2024
A registered professional nurse shall be responsible for
						the nursing services of the department.
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 34 - PERSONNEL › Rule 15-16-1-41.34.4

Current through June 25, 2024
The number and type of other personnel employed shall
						reflect the volume and type of work carried out and the type of patient served
						in the outpatient department.
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 35 - FACILITIES › Rule 15-16-1-41.35.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Facilities shall be provided to assure the efficient
						operation of the department.
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 35 - FACILITIES › Rule 15-16-1-41.35.2

Current through June 25, 2024
The number of examination and treatment rooms shall be
						adequate in relation to the volume and nature of work
						performed.
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 35 - FACILITIES › Rule 15-16-1-41.35.3

Current through June 25, 2024
Suitable facilities for necessary diagnostic tests shall
						be available either through the hospital or some other facility approved to
						provide these 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 35 - FACILITIES › Rule 15-16-1-41.35.4 - Medical Records

Current through June 25, 2024
Shall be maintained and correlated with other hospital
						records in accordance with Subchapter 48, Medical Records.
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 35 - FACILITIES › Rule 15-16-1-41.35.5 - Liaison Conferences

Current through June 25, 2024
Conference, both departmental and inter-departmental,
						shall be conducted to maintain close liaison between the various sections
						within the department and with other hospital services, and minutes shall be
						kept.
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 36 - SPECIAL CARE UNIT › Rule 15-16-1-41.36.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Special care units, if provided, shall be properly
						organized, directed and integrated with other departments or services 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 36 - SPECIAL CARE UNIT › Rule 15-16-1-41.36.2

Current through June 25, 2024
The hospital organizational plan shall provide for the
						identification of each special care unit and delineate appropriate
						relationships with other clinical areas of the hospital. Each such unit shall
						be under the direction of a qualified physician who has a special interest in,
						and preferable additional experience in providing, this type of care. This
						physician shall also be one who is readily available - The director of the
						special care unit should be responsible for the implementation of established
						policy, which should include at least:
1. Rules for proper utilization of the
					 services.
2. Provision for
					 participation in appropriate training programs for the safe and effective use
					 of diagnostic and therapeutic equipment for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and
					 for other aspects of intensive care.
3. Plans for supervision of the collection
					 and analysis of clinical data needed for the retrospective evaluation of the
					 care provided in the unit.
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 36 - SPECIAL CARE UNIT › Rule 15-16-1-41.36.3

Current through June 25, 2024
The activities within a multipurpose special care unit
						should be guided by a multi disciplinary committee, with one member serving as
						director of the unit.
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 36 - SPECIAL CARE UNIT › Rule 15-16-1-41.36.4

Current through June 25, 2024
Special care unit personnel shall be prepared for their
						responsibilities through appropriate training and educational
						programs.
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 36 - SPECIAL CARE UNIT › Rule 15-16-1-41.36.5

Current through June 25, 2024
All nursing personnel assigned to a special care unit
						must have completed an educational course specifically oriented to their level
						of participation in the care of seriously ill 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 36 - SPECIAL CARE UNIT › Rule 15-16-1-41.36.6

Current through June 25, 2024
A continuing education program developed specifically
						for the personnel in the unit must be provided in order to enable them to
						maintain and improve their skills, as well as to learn new
						techniques.
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 36 - SPECIAL CARE UNIT › Rule 15-16-1-41.36.7

Current through June 25, 2024
Registered nurses and health care personnel may serve as
						assistant or backup personnel under the direct supervision of a qualified
						special care unit nurse. All nurses with patient care responsibility in the
						unit must have the ability to recognize clinical signs and symptoms that
						require notification of a physician.
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 36 - SPECIAL CARE UNIT › Rule 15-16-1-41.36.8

Current through June 25, 2024
Whatever the design or purpose of the unit, enough space
						shall be provided around each bed to make it easily accessible for routine and
						emergency care of the patients and also to accommodate bulky equipment that may
						be needed.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17