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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2830 - Practice Of Nursing › Chapter 2 - Functions of the Licensed Practical Nurse › Rule 30-2830-2.5 - Scope of Practice - Hemodialysis

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The LPN
				performing hemodialysis must have successfully completed education and training
				certified by the Mississippi State Department of Health and licensed as a
				dialysis unit, consisting of both theory and clinical for hemodialysis.
B. The LPN that has never
				completed a hemodialysis training program through a licensed dialysis unit must
				receive education and training before being permitted to perform acts of
				hemodialysis.
C. Evidence of
				education and training must be documented and accessible for audit purposes.
D. The LPN who endorses a license
				and has successfully completed a hemodialysis training program through a
				licensed dialysis unit in another jurisdiction must complete a Board-approved
				hemodialysis delineation course before performing acts of hemodialysis.
E. The LPN who has received the
				appropriate education and training may perform the following acts of
				hemodialysis without an additional Board certification:
1) Initiate and discontinue hemodialysis via
				fistula needles in the peripheral fistula or graft;
2) Inject intradermal lidocaine in
				preparation for dialysis and access;
3) Initiate and discontinue hemodialysis via
				catheter;
4) Administer heparin
				intravenously, including:
(a) Draw up and
				administer heparin (1 ml: 1000 units strength) for initial and continued
				administration; and
(b) Loading and
				activating the constant infusion pump and/or intermittently injecting the
				prescribed dose.
5)
				Administer saline intravenously, including:
(a) Administration of a saline bolus during a
				hypotensive episode (this must be in accordance with an agency protocol and
				with RN supervision and consultation); and
(b) Administration and regulation of a normal
				saline solution for purpose of maintaining the fluid plan that is established
				by the RN;
6) Draw up and
				administer erythropoietin intravenously; and
7) Draw up and administer synthetic vitamin
				Ds intravenously.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2830 - Practice Of Nursing › Chapter 2 - Functions of the Licensed Practical Nurse › Rule 30-2830-2.6 - Charge Nurse

Current through June 25, 2024
A. LPNs may assume
				"charge nurse" responsibilities in long-term units if RN supervision is
				available at all times for consultation.
B. An LPN functioning as a "charge nurse"
				does not assume supervisory responsibilities over other nurses; rather, the LPN
				assumes additional administrative responsibilities.
C. The LPN's scope of practice remains
				unchanged.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-15-17 (1972,
				  as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2830 - Practice Of Nursing › Chapter 2 - Functions of the Licensed Practical Nurse › Rule 30-2830-2.7 - Shall Not Function in a Supervisory Capacity

Current through June 25, 2024
The LPN shall not function in a supervisory capacity over
				  other licensed nurses.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-15-17 (1972,
				  as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2830 - Practice Of Nursing › Chapter 3 - Declaratory Rulings/Position Statements › Rule 30-2830-3.1 - Position Statement

Current through June 25, 2024
Any person substantially affected by a statute, rule or
				  order may petition the board for a declaratory ruling/position statement with
				  respect to the validity of a rule or the applicability to any person, property
				  or state of facts of any rule or statute enforceable by it or with respect to
				  the meaning and scope of any order of the board.
A. The petition shall be in writing and shall
				include:
1) The name and address of the
				petitioner.
2) A statement of facts
				sufficient to show that the person seeking relief is substantially affected by
				the rule.
3) The rule, statute or
				order and the specific facts upon which an opinion is requested.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2840 - ADVANCED PRACTICE › Chapter 1 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs)include Certified Nurse Midwives, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Certified Nurse Practitioners › Rule 30-2840-1.1 - Definitions of terms for Part 2840, Chapter 1

Current through June 25, 2024
A.
				Administer: "Administer" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Miss. Code
				Ann. Section
				41-29-105,
				unless the context otherwise requires.
B. Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN):
				Any person currently licensed to practice as a registered nurse in Mississippi
				or currently licensed to practice as registered nurse under the Nurse Licensure
				Compact with a multistate licensure privilege to practice in Mississippi, as
				well as holds a current State Certification as a certified nurse midwife (CNM),
				certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) or certified registered nurse
				practitioner (CNP). Certified registered nurse practitioners (CNPs) include
				acute, adult, pediatric, geriatric, family, psych-mental health, neonatal, and
				women's health.
C. Board: The
				Mississippi Board of Nursing.
D.
				Collaborating Physician: A physician or dentist who has an unrestricted license
				to practice in the state of Mississippi and has a compatible practice or
				practice site as the APRN.
E.
				Contact Hour: Minimum of fifty (50) minutes of continuing education
				instruction.
1) One (1) academic semester
				credit hour is equivalent to (15) contact hours.
2) One (1) academic quarter credit hour is
				equivalent to ten (10) contact hours.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2840 - ADVANCED PRACTICE › Chapter 1 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs)include Certified Nurse Midwives, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Certified Nurse Practitioners › Rule 30-2840-1.2 - Certification, Renewal, Reinstatement, and Changes in Status

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Initial State Certification. Prior to
				Board certification allowing the RN to practice as an APRN, the RN must:
1) Be currently licensed as a RN in
				Mississippi or currently licensed to practice as registered nurse under the
				Nurse Licensure Compact with a multistate licensure privilege to practice in
				Mississippi.
2) Comply with
				criminal background checks and fingerprinting requirements in accordance with
				Miss. Code Ann. Section
				73-15-19(1).
3) Submit completed Board application via the
				online license management system.
4) Pay required nonrefundable application fee
				upon submission of application to the Board.
5) Submit official transcript of graduation
				from:
(a) An accredited master's degree or
				higher program with a major in nursing, nurse anesthesia, or nurse
				midwifery.
(b) An accredited
				educational program for APRNs if applicant graduated from an APRN program and
				was nationally certified as an APRN prior to December 31, 1993.
6) Submit official evidence of
				graduation from a master's degree or higher accredited program in one of the
				four recognized advanced practice roles in which clinical experience has
				occurred. APRN applicants graduating from an APRN program after December 31,
				1998, will be required to submit official evidence of graduation from a
				graduate program with a concentration in the applicant's respective advanced
				practice nursing specialty.
7)
				Submit current national certification as an APRN in a designated area of
				practice by a national certification organization recognized by the Board.
(a) The Board retains the right to refuse to
				recognize a national accreditation organization.
(b) The Board shall state sufficient grounds
				for refusing to recognize a national accreditation organization.
8) An individual can obtain a
				State Certification without having a formal collaborative agreement; however,
				in order to begin practice, the formal collaborative agreement must be
				submitted to the Board.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2840 - ADVANCED PRACTICE › Chapter 1 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs)include Certified Nurse Midwives, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Certified Nurse Practitioners › Rule 30-2840-1.3 - Monitored Practice Hours

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The APRN may not
				practice at a site without a qualifying provider physically on the premises
				until the APRN has satisfied the monitored practice hours requirement.
1) Monitored practice hour means an hour
				practiced as an APRN with a qualifying provider physically on premises.
(a) A qualifying provider includes:
1. Licensed physician,
2. Licensed dentist, and/or
3. APRN who has a minimum of three (3) years
				active practice experience and similar educational preparation.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2840 - ADVANCED PRACTICE › Chapter 1 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs)include Certified Nurse Midwives, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Certified Nurse Practitioners › Rule 30-2840-1.4 - Practice Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The APRN shall
				practice according to standards and guidelines of the national certification
				organization for which he or she is certified.
B. The APRN shall practice according to the
				rules and regulations as established by the Mississippi Board of
				Nursing.
C. The APRN shall practice
				in a collaborative relationship with a Mississippi licensed physician whose
				practice is compatible with that of the APRN. The APRN must be able to
				communicate reliably with a collaborating physician while practicing. CRNAs may
				also collaborate with licensed dentists.
1)
				The APRN shall submit required formal collaborative agreement(s) to the Board
				prior to beginning practice.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2840 - ADVANCED PRACTICE › Chapter 1 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs)include Certified Nurse Midwives, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Certified Nurse Practitioners › Rule 30-2840-1.5 - Prescribing Controlled Substances and Medications by APRNs

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Scope.
These regulations apply to all individuals authorized to
				  practice as an APRN in the State of Mississippi. Pursuant to these regulations,
				  authorized APRNs may prescribe Schedules II, III, IV, or V. Application for
				  this privilege requires an additional fee. Additionally, an application must be
				  submitted to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
B. Prescription Guidelines - All Medications.
1) No APRN shall prescribe any medication
				without a good faith agreement subsequent to examination and medical indication
				thereof.
(a) Every written prescription
				delivered to a patient or delivered to any other person on behalf of a patient,
				must be signed on the date of issuance by the APRN. Electronic prescription
				transmissions are allowed using standards established and approved by the
				United States Department of Health and Human Services - Agency for Healthcare
				Research and Quality (HHS- AHRQ). This does not prohibit the transmission of
				electronic prescriptions and telefaxed (but not emailed) prescriptions to the
				pharmacy of the patient's choice. Electronic transcription that complies with
				federal DEA language is allowed. All prescriptions shall contain a designation
				indicating whether it shall be dispensed as written or whether substitution is
				permissible.
(b) Every written
				prescription issued by an APRN should clearly state whether or not each
				medication should be refilled, and if so, the number of authorized refills
				and/or the duration of therapy.
(c)
				Written prescriptions issued by an APRN, bearing more than one noncontrolled
				medication, shall clearly indicate the intended refill instructions for each
				medication.
(d) Any unused lines on
				a multi-line prescription blank shall be clearly voided by the issuing
				APRN.
(e) An APRN shall not permit
				any prescription to be signed by any other person in the place of or on behalf
				of the APRN.
(f) An APRN shall not
				pre-sign blank prescription pads or order forms under any
				circumstances.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2840 - ADVANCED PRACTICE › Chapter 2 - Clinical Nurse Specialists › Rule 30-2840-2.1 - Use of Title

Current through June 25, 2024
In order to use the title Clinical Nurse Specialist, the RN
				  must:
A. Be currently licensed to
				practice as a RN in Mississippi or be currently licensed to practice under the
				Nurse Licensure Compact with a multistate licensure privilege to practice in
				Mississippi, and
B. Hold a master's
				degree or higher degree in a nursing clinical specialty area and a current
				Board-approved national certification.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-15-17 (1972,
				  as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2840 - ADVANCED PRACTICE › Chapter 2 - Clinical Nurse Specialists › Rule 30-2840-2.2 - Advisory Committee

Current through June 25, 2024
There may be an advisory committee with representatives from
				  each role including CNMs, CRNAs, CNPs and CNSs. The purpose of this committee
				  shall include functioning in an advisory capacity on matters related to
				  advanced practice nursing.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-15-17 (1972,
				  as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2840 - ADVANCED PRACTICE › Chapter 2 - Clinical Nurse Specialists › Rule 30-2840-2.4 - Prescribing

Current through June 25, 2024
Prescribing Controlled Substances and Medications by
				  certified APRNs:
A. Scope.
These regulations apply to all individuals authorized to
				  practice as a APRN in the State of Mississippi. Pursuant to these regulations,
				  authorized certified APRNs may prescribe Schedules II, III, IV, or V.
				  Application for this privilege requires an additional fee.
B. Definitions.
1) The words "administer", "controlled
				substances", and "ultimate user", shall have the same meaning as set forth in
				Miss. Code Ann. Section
				41-29-105,
				unless the context otherwise requires.
2) The word "board" shall mean the
				Mississippi Board of Nursing.
3)
				The word "prescribe" shall mean to designate or order by means of either a
				written or oral prescription, the delivery of a controlled substance or legend
				drug to an ultimate user.
4) The
				word "distribute" shall mean to deliver a not-for-sale prepackaged device,
				medication or manufacturer's starter pack, other than by administration or
				prescription, to a patient for whom the certified APRN has prescribed such
				device or medication in accordance with the certified APRN's Board of Nursing
				approved protocol.
5) The words
				"prescription drug" or "legend drug" shall mean a drug required under federal
				law to be labeled with the following statement prior to being dispensed or
				delivered; Rx Only or Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without
				prescription," or a drug which is required by any applicable federal or state
				law or regulation to be dispensed on prescription only or is restricted to use
				only by those authorized to prescribe.
6) The words "electronic prescribing" or
				E-prescribing" shall mean the electronic entry of a prescription by a
				practitioner, the secure electronic transmission of the prescription to a
				pharmacy, the receipt of an electronic message by the pharmacy and
				E-prescription renewal requests sent electronically by the pharmacy to the
				practitioner. Electronic transmissions may be computer to computer or computer
				to facsimile.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2840 - ADVANCED PRACTICE › Chapter 3 - Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) › Rule 30-2840-3.1 - Functions of RNFA

Current through June 25, 2024
The RN may function in the role of Registered Nurse First
				  Assistant (RNFA) according to the position statement adopted by the Association
				  of peri Operative Registered Nurses (AORN).
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-15-17 (1972,
				  as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2840 - ADVANCED PRACTICE › Chapter 3 - Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) › Rule 30-2840-3.2 - Use of Title

Current through June 25, 2024
The title RNFA shall only be used by persons prepared and
				  educated according to the AORN's requirements for RNFAs.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-15-17 (1972,
				  as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2840 - ADVANCED PRACTICE › Chapter 3 - Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) › Rule 30-2840-3.3 - RNFA program requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The RNFA program
				should be equivalent to one academic year of formal, post-basic nursing study;
				consist of curricula that address all of the modules in the Core Curriculum for
				the RN First Assistant; and award college credits and degrees or certificates
				of RNFA status upon satisfactory completion of all requirements.
B. The RNFA program should be associated with
				a school of nursing at universities or colleges that are accredited for higher
				education by an accrediting agency that is nationally recognized by the
				Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-15-17 (1972,
				  as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2840 - ADVANCED PRACTICE › Chapter 3 - Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) › Rule 30-2840-3.4 - Licensure Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
In order to function as a RNFA, the RN must:
A. Be currently licensed as a RN in
				Mississippi or be currently licensed to practice under the Nurse Licensure
				Compact with a multistate licensure privilege to practice in Mississippi,
				and
B. Submit official written
				evidence of additional preparation acquired through completion of an RNFA
				program that meets the "AORN standards for RN first assistant education
				programs" and is accepted by Competency and Credentialing Institute (CCI).
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-15-17 (1972,
				  as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2840 - ADVANCED PRACTICE › Chapter 4 - Expanded Role for the Licensed Practical Nurse in Hemodialysis › Rule 30-2840-4.1 - Certification, Renewal, Reinstatement, Discipline

Current through June 25, 2024
A.
				Initial certification
Prior to board certification allowing the LPN to practice in
				  the expanded role of hemodialysis, the LPN must:
1) Be currently licensed as a LPN in
				Mississippi or hold a temporary permit to practice as a LPN in Mississippi;
				and
2) Submit required application
				and fees; and
3) Have graduated
				from an state approved practical nurse educational program or an equivalent
				state approved program; and
4) Have
				one (1) year of clinical experience as a LPN within the past three (3)
				years;
5) Submit official evidence
				of completion of an educational program of study and clinical experience in
				hemodialysis approved by the board; and
6) Be certified in the Expanded Role of IV
				Therapy. However, any licensed practical nurse certified in expanded role of
				hemodialysis on or before April 1, 2007, will not be required to be certified
				in expanded role of IV therapy, provided that said licensed practical nurse who
				is certified in expanded role of hemodialysis on or before April 1, 2007, is
				educated and competent in all applicable procedures, and that said education
				and competence is documented initially, and also documented on a continuing
				basis.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2840 - ADVANCED PRACTICE › Chapter 4 - Expanded Role for the Licensed Practical Nurse in Hemodialysis › Rule 30-2840-4.2 - Advisory Committee

Current through June 25, 2024
The board may appoint an advisory committee consisting of at
				  least one RN in hemodialysis and one LPN in the expanded role of hemodialysis
				  to advise the board on issues related to LPNs certified in the expanded role of
				  hemodialysis.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-15-17 (1972,
				  as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2840 - ADVANCED PRACTICE › Chapter 4 - Expanded Role for the Licensed Practical Nurse in Hemodialysis › Rule 30-2840-4.3 - Scope of Practice

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The LPN
				certified in hemodialysis may:
1) Initiate
				and discontinue hemodialysis via fistula needles in the peripheral fistula or
				graft;
2) Inject intradermal
				lidocaine in preparation for dialysis and access;
3) Initiate and discontinue hemodialysis via
				catheter;
4) Administer heparin
				intravenously, including:
(a) Draw up and
				administer heparin (1:1000 strength) for initial and continued administration;
				and
(b) Loading and activating the
				constant infusion pump and/or intermittently injecting the prescribed
				dose.
5) Administer
				saline intravenously, including:
(a)
				Administration of a saline bolus during a hypotensive episode (this must be in
				accordance with an agency protocol and with RN supervision and consultation);
				and
(b) Administration and
				regulation of a normal saline solution for purpose of maintaining the fluid
				plan that is established by the RN.
6) Draw up and administer erythropoietins
				intravenously.
7) Draw up and
				administer synthetic vitamin Ds intravenously.
8) If dually certified in IV therapy the
				expanded role hemodialysis LPN may administer approved IV fluids and
				medications as indicated in
Part 2840, Chapter 3, Rule 3.3 A. 1)
				(b).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2840 - ADVANCED PRACTICE › Chapter 4 - Expanded Role for the Licensed Practical Nurse in Hemodialysis › Rule 30-2840-4.4 - Minimum Program Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
The Hemodialysis Education Program for
Expanded Role LPNs must utilize the board-approved
				  standardized curriculum or its equivalent as approved by the
				  board.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-15-17 (1972,
				  as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2840 - ADVANCED PRACTICE › Chapter 5 - Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) › Rule 30-2840-5.1 - Functions of RNFA

Current through June 25, 2024
The RN may function in the role of Registered Nurse First
				  Assistant (RNFA) according to the position statement adopted by the Association
				  of Peri-operative Registered Nurses (AORN).
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-15-17 (1972,
				  as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2840 - ADVANCED PRACTICE › Chapter 5 - Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) › Rule 30-2840-5.2 - Use of Title

Current through June 25, 2024
The title RNFA shall only be used by persons prepared and
				  educated according to the AORN's requirements for RNFAs.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-15-17 (1972,
				  as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2840 - ADVANCED PRACTICE › Chapter 5 - Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) › Rule 30-2840-5.3 - RNFA program requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The RNFA program
				should be equivalent to one academic year of formal, post-basic nursing study;
				consist of curricula that address all of the modules in the
Core
				Curriculum for the RN First Assistant
; and award college credits and
				degrees or certificates of RNFA status upon satisfactory completion of all
				requirements.
B. The RNFA program
				should be associated with a school of nursing at universities or colleges that
				are accredited for higher education by an accrediting agency that is nationally
				recognized by the Secretary of the US Department of Education.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-15-17 (1972,
				  as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2840 - ADVANCED PRACTICE › Chapter 5 - Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) › Rule 30-2840-5.4 - Licensure Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
In order to function as a RNFA, the RN must:
A. Be currently licensed as a RN in
				Mississippi or hold a temporary permit to practice as a RN in Mississippi;
				and
B. Submit official written
				evidence of additional preparation acquired through completion of an RNFA
				program that meets the "AORN standards for RN first assistant education
				programs" and is accepted by Competency and Credentialing Institute
				(CCI).
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-15-17 (1972,
				  as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2850 - Nurse Licensure Compact › Chapter 1 - Definition of Terms in the Compact › Rule 30-2850-1.1 - Definition of Terms in the Compact

Current through June 25, 2024
For the purpose of the compact:
A. Adverse action.
A home or remote state action.
B. Alternative program.
A voluntary, non-disciplinary monitoring program approved by
				  a nurse licensing board.
C.
				Board.
A party state's regulatory body responsible for issuing
				  nurse licenses.
D.
				Coordinated licensure information system.
An integrated process for collecting, storing, and sharing
				  information on nurse licensure and enforcement activities related to nurse
				  licensure laws, which is administered by a nonprofit organization composed of
				  and controlled by state nurse licensure boards.
E. Current significant investigative
				information.
1) Investigative information
				that a licensing board, after a preliminary inquiry that includes notification
				and an opportunity for the nurse to respond if required by state law, has
				reason to believe is not groundless and, if proved true, would indicate more
				than a minor infraction; or
2)
				Investigative information that indicates that the nurse represents an immediate
				threat to public health and safety regardless of whether the nurse has been
				notified and had an opportunity to respond.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2850 - Nurse Licensure Compact › Chapter 2 - Issuance of a License by a Compact Party State › Rule 30-2850-2.1 - Issuance of a License by a Compact Party State

Current through June 25, 2024
For the purpose of this compact:
A. As of July 1, 2005, no applicant for
				initial licensure will be issued a compact license granting a multi- state
				privilege to practice unless the applicant first obtains a passing score on the
				applicable NCLEX examination or its predecessor examination used for
				licensure.
B. A nurse applying for
				a license in a home party state shall produce evidence of the nurse's primary
				state of residence. Such evidence shall include a declaration signed by the
				licensee. Further evidence that may be requested may include but is not limited
				to:
1) Driver's license with a home
				address;
2) Voter registration card
				displaying a home address;
3)
				Federal income tax return declaring the primary state of residence;
4) Military Form No. 2058 state of legal
				residence certificate; or
5) W2
				from US Government or any bureau, division or agency thereof indicating the
				declared state of residence.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2850 - Nurse Licensure Compact › Chapter 3 - Limitations on Multi-State Licensure Privilege › Rule 30-2850-3.1 - Limitations on Multi-State Licensure Privilege

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Home
				state boards shall include in all licensure disciplinary orders and/or
				agreements that limit practice and/or require monitoring the requirement that
				the licensee subject to said order and/or agreement will agree to limit the
				licensee's practice to the home state during the pendency of the disciplinary
				order and/or agreement. This requirement may, in the alternative, allow the
				nurse to practice in other party states with prior written authorization from
				both the home state and such other party state boards.
B. An individual who had a license which was
				surrendered, revoked, suspended, or an application denied for cause in a prior
				state of primary residence, may be issued a single state license in a new
				primary state of residence until such time as the individual would be eligible
				for an unrestricted license by the prior state(s) of adverse action. Once
				eligible for licensure in the prior state(s), a multi-state license may be
				issued.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-15-17 (1972,
				  as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2850 - Nurse Licensure Compact › Chapter 4 - Information System › Rule 30-2850-4.1 - Information System

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Levels of access
1) The public shall have access to nurse
				licensure information limited to:
(a) the
				nurse's name,
(b) jurisdiction(s)
				of licensure,
(c) license
				expiration date(s),
(d) licensure
				classifications(s) and status(es),
(e) public emergency and final disciplinary
				actions, as defined by contributing state authority, and
(f) the status of multi-state licensure
				privileges.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2860 - Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technicians › Chapter 1 - Certification by Examination, Endorsement, Renewal & Reinstatement › Rule 30-2860-1.1 - Applicants

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Certification by Examination
1) Applicants for certification as a
				hemodialysis technician by examination shall submit the following to the board:
(a) A completed board application:
(b) Official written evidence of a diploma or
				GED from an approved high school or the equivalent thereof, as determined by
				the appropriate education agency;
(c) Official written evidence of successful
				completion of an in-state hemodialysis technician program approved by the
				board;
(d) Evidence of competence
				in English related to healthcare/nursing provided the first language is not
				English;
(e) Official written
				evidence of employment, if employed as a technician for five (5) years or
				longer;
(f) Evidence of successful
				completion of the Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission (NNCC), the Board
				of Nephrology Examiners for Nursing and Technology (BONENT); or the National
				Nephrology Certification Organization (NNCO); and
(g) Any other official records required by
				the board;
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2860 - Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technicians › Chapter 2 - Standards for CCHT › Rule 30-2860-2.1 - Authorized Functions of the CCHT under the Direct Supervision of a Registered Nurse

Current through June 25, 2024
The CCHT under the direct supervision of a registered nurse
				  may:
A. Place the fistula needles in
				the peripheral fistula or graft in preparation for initiation of hemodialysis
				(perform arteriovenous punctures for dialysis access);
B. Inject intradermal lidocaine in
				preparation for dialysis access;
C.
				Administer heparin intravenously, including:
1) Drawing up heparin (1:1,000 strength) for
				initial and continued administration,
2) Administration of the heparin peripherally
				via the fistula needle, and
3)
				Loading and activating the constant infusion pump or intermittently injecting
				the prescribed dose;
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2860 - Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technicians › Chapter 2 - Standards for CCHT › Rule 30-2860-2.2 - Prohibited Functions of the CCHT

Current through June 25, 2024
The CCHT shall not:
A. Take orders for dialysis
				treatments;
B. Alter dialysis
				orders as prescribed by a physician or nurse practitioner;
C. Determine or regulate the dosage of
				heparin;
D. Perform hemodialysis in
				the home setting;
E. Perform any
				function or service for clients for which a nursing license is required under
				Miss. Code Ann. Section
				73-15-1 et
				seq. and the
Mississippi Board of Nursing Rules and
				Regulations
;
F. Initiate
				or discontinue treatment via central lines;
G. Initiate, regulate, monitor, provide care
				related to, or discontinue hemodialysis via any dual lumen catheter (temporary
				or permanent) regardless of placement;
H. Administer medications by any route except
				those agents addressed in Part 2860, Chapter 2, Rule 2.1 of these
				rules;
I. Administer blood, blood
				components, plasma, plasma expanders, hypertonic solutions or other intravenous
				solutions except those agents in Part 2860, Chapter 2, of these
				rules;
J. Perform dialysis
				treatments when not under the direct supervision of a RN.
K. Function in supervisory capacity;
				or
L. Delegate care or portions of
				care to others.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-15-17 and
				  §
										73-15-101
				  (1972, as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2860 - Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technicians › Chapter 3 - Disciplinary Action › Rule 30-2860-3.1 - Grounds for Disciplinary Action

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board retains the power to conduct disciplinary hearings
				  of CCHTs and/or applicants for certification concerning the restriction,
				  denial, suspension, revocation and/or discipline of a CCHT in accordance with
				  the provisions of this act as follows:
A. The CCHT is incapable of functioning as a
				CCHT which is defined to include, but not limited to:
1) Inability to function with reasonable
				skill and safety as a CCHT for any reason including, but not limited to, the
				use of drugs, alcohol, controlled substances or any mind or mood altering
				substance which could impair judgment.
2) Is addicted to or dependent on alcohol or
				other habit-forming drugs or is a habitual user of narcotics, barbiturates,
				amphetamines, hallucinogens, or other drugs having similar effect, or has
				misappropriated any medication.
3)
				Working under the influence of alcohol or other mood altering
				substances.
4) Has a physical,
				mental or emotional condition that renders the CCHT unable to perform CCHT
				services or duties with reasonable skill and safety.
5) Performance of unsafe or unacceptable care
				of clients receiving dialysis treatments or failure to conform to the essential
				and prevailing standards of CCHTs.
6) Omitting in a negligent fashion to record
				information regarding procedures performed and care provided which could be
				relevant to the client's care.
7)
				Failure to report information regarding the client's treatment and/or health
				status to appropriate person which could be relevant to the client's care and
				status.
8) Negligently or willfully
				providing care in a manner that fails to meet generally accepted standards of
				care;
9) Engages in conduct likely
				to deceive, defraud or harm the public.
10) Negligently or willfully failing to
				maintain confidentiality of client information.
11) Violates any provisions of
Part
				2860.
12) Engages in any
				conduct, whether of the same or of a different character from that specified in
Part 2860
that would constitute a crime as defined in Title 97
				of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as now or hereinafter amended.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2860 - Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technicians › Chapter 3 - Disciplinary Action › Rule 30-2860-3.2 - Conduct of Disciplinary Proceedings

Current through June 25, 2024
Disciplinary proceedings will be conducted in accordance
				  with Miss. Code Ann. Section
				  73-15-1 et
				  seq. and the Mississippi Board of Nursing Rules and
				  Regulations.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-15-17 and
				  §
										73-15-101
				  (1972, as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2860 - Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technicians › Chapter 4 - Education › Rule 30-2860-4.1 - Refresher Course Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
CCHT refresher courses must have:
A. A minimum of eighty (80) hours of clinical
				practice under the direct supervision of an approved clinical
				preceptor;
B. Successful completion
				of the hemodialysis technician training program's skills list;
C. Successful completion of the hemodialysis
				technician training program final examination with a score of at least 80%;
				and
D. Written verification, on
				agency letterhead, of successful completion of supervised clinical practice,
				skills list, and the final examination shall be provided to the board by the
				training program's board-approved nurse educator.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-15-17 and
				  §
										73-15-101
				  (1972, as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2860 - Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technicians › Chapter 4 - Education › Rule 30-2860-4.2 - Minimum Standards for Hemodialysis Technician Training Program

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Objectives. There shall be written
				objectives for the training program which serve as the basis for planning,
				implementing and evaluating the program.
1)
				The objectives shall be developed by the training program faculty.
2) The training program objectives shall
				describe the knowledge and skills expected of the CCHT, and shall be consistent
				with the authorized functions of the CCHT.
3) The training program objectives shall be
				reviewed annually and revised as necessary by the nurse educator.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2860 - Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technicians › Chapter 5 - Approval of Hemodialysis Technician Training Programs › Rule 30-2860-5.1 - Initial Program Approval

Current through June 25, 2024
A dialysis unit, licensed by the Mississippi Department of
				  Health, wishing to obtain approval of its hemodialysis technician training
				  program shall submit an application for approval to the board. Board staff or
				  its designee shall evaluate the application, provide for a site visit to the
				  dialysis unit and make a recommendation to the board regarding the approval of
				  the training program.
A. The initial
				application for approval shall be consistent with the "minimum standards for
				hemodialysis technician training programs" and shall contain the following:
1) Objectives of the training
				program;
2) Organizational
				chart;
3) Name of the medical
				director, administrator, and nursing director;
4) Names and resumes of the nurse educator(s)
				and clinical preceptor(s);
5)
				Verification of state licensure;
6)
				Program curriculum; and
7)
				Hemodialysis technician job description.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2860 - Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technicians › Chapter 5 - Approval of Hemodialysis Technician Training Programs › Rule 30-2860-5.2 - Criteria for Approval, Probationary Approval, and Denial or Withdrawal of Approval

Current through June 25, 2024
The board is the final authority regarding continued
				  approval, probationary approval, denial and/or withdrawal of program
				  approval.
A. Criteria for approval
1) Approval shall be granted for no more than
				five (5) years to a training program when, in the opinion of the board, the
				program demonstrates compliance with the "minimum standards for approval of
				hemodialysis technician training programs."
2) To ensure continued compliance with the
				minimum standards for approval, the training program may be periodically
				revaluated.
(a) During the period of approval
				and prior to the expiration of approval, a self-evaluation report shall be
				submitted to board staff or its designee and a site visit shall be made to the
				program. Whenever possible the site visit should be made to the program when a
				training session is in progress.
(b) After the review of the self-evaluation
				and report of the site visit by board staff or its designee, a report shall be
				made to the board regarding continuation of the training program's
				approval.
(c) The board may
				authorize unannounced site visits be made to the approved hemodialysis
				technician training programs.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2860 - Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technicians › Chapter 5 - Approval of Hemodialysis Technician Training Programs › Rule 30-2860-5.3 - Changes Requiring Notification to the Board of Nursing for Approval

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Program changes requiring approval of the
				board:
1) Major curriculum changes and/or
				reorganization of the curriculum.
2) Major changes in the program's objectives
				or goals.
3) Changes in required
				didactic and/or clinical practice hours.
4) Changes in the training program faculty
				and/or clinical preceptors.
5)
				Changes in the dialysis unit/clinic's hemodialysis technician job
				description.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2860 - Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technicians › Chapter 6 - Hemodialysis Technician Certification Examination › Rule 30-2860-6.1 - Hemodialysis Technician Certification Examination

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Board
				Shall Designate Examination
1) The board
				shall designate the board-approved certification examination for hemodialysis
				technicians. The board may develop and maintain the board-approved
				certification examination for hemodialysis technicians.
2) The examination shall be administered six
				(6) times each year and as needed.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2860 - Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technicians › Chapter 6 - Hemodialysis Technician Certification Examination › Rule 30-2860-6.2 - Change of Name and/or Address

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The CCHT shall
				supply evidence of name change, i.e., copies of court records, marriage
				certificate, etc., in order for any official change to be made on
				records.
B. The CCHT shall keep the
				board informed in writing as to change in address.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-15-17 (1972,
				  as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2860 - Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technicians › Chapter 6 - Hemodialysis Technician Certification Examination › Rule 30-2860-6.3 - Loss of License, Temporary Permit, or Certification Card

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The CCHT shall report any lost or stolen
				license, temporary permit, or certification card with complete identifying
				information.
B. Upon receipt of
				information surrounding the loss or theft of the license, temporary permit, or
				certification card and receipt of required fee, the board will issue a
				duplicate document.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-15-17 (1972,
				  as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2860 - Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technicians › Chapter 6 - Hemodialysis Technician Certification Examination › Rule 30-2860-6.4 - CCHT Advisory Committee

Current through June 25, 2024
The board may appoint an advisory committee consisting of at
				  least one (1) registered nurse practicing in hemodialysis and one (1) licensed
				  practical nurse preferably a licensed practical nurse certified in the expanded
				  role of hemodialysis to advise the board on issues related to
				  CCHTs.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-15-17 (1972,
				  as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2860 - Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technicians › Chapter 6 - Hemodialysis Technician Certification Examination › Rule 30-2860-6.5 - Penalty for Presentation of Bad Checks

Current through June 25, 2024
A fee as established by Miss. Code Ann. Section
				  97-19-57,
				  shall be assessed to any individual who presents a check that is later
				  dishonored by the bank. Payment shall be made by certified check, or money
				  order within fifteen (15) days of notification by certified mail of the
				  returned check. Such fees shall be in addition to the amount due.
				  Certifications obtained by payment of a bad check shall be considered invalid
				  until full payment has been made.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-15-17 (1972,
				  as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2865 - Practical Nursing State Accreditation Standards › Chapter 1 - Introduction › Rule 30-2865-1.1 - Authority

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Beginning on July 1, 2019, in addition to
				all other powers and duties now vested by law in the State Department of
				Education, it is hereby empowered and required, acting in this behalf by and
				through its Division of Vocational Education, to:
1) Contract with the Mississippi Board of
				Nursing to establish by rules and regulations and promulgate uniform standards
				for the accreditation of schools of practical nursing in this state insofar as
				concerns the eligibility of graduates of such schools to take the examination
				to become licensed practical nurses;
2) Contract with the Mississippi Board of
				Nursing to issue to such schools' certificates of accreditation as may be
				proper under such standards.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2865 - Practical Nursing State Accreditation Standards › Chapter 1 - Introduction › Rule 30-2865-1.3 - Adoption and Revision of Standards of Accreditation

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The
				Mississippi Board of Nursing has the authority and responsibility to establish
				and promulgate criteria for the evaluation and accreditation of Practical
				Nursing Programs. These criteria take the form of Standards for State
				Accreditation. Board staff distributes the Standards adopted by the Board and
				takes the action necessary for their implementation. Standards will be subject
				to formal review and revision on a five (5) year cycle; however, the standards
				and criteria can be reviewed and revised as needed based on current trends in
				nursing education.
B. Information
				on new standards is posted on the Board website and made available to persons,
				institutions, and organizations affected by the Standards.
C. After distribution of proposed standards,
				interested persons, institutions, and organizations are given a minimum of
				thirty (30) business days to file written comments with the Board.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §§
										73-15-25,
				  73-15-27 (1972, as
				  amended)