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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 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-45.2.14 - Licensed Facility Representative

Current through June 25, 2024
For the purposes of regulations governing informal
						dispute resolutions, the term "licensed facility representative" shall mean an
						employee of the licensed facility (i.e., including, but not limited to,
						administrator, assistant administrator, director of nursing, director of social
						services, and others), as designated by the administrator of the licensed
						facility.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-45.2.15 - Licensed Practical Nurse

Current through June 25, 2024
The term "licensed practical nurse" shall mean a person
						who is currently licensed by the Mississippi Board of Nursing as a
						.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-45.2.16 - Licensee

Current through June 25, 2024
The term "licensee" shall mean the person to which the
						license is issued and upon whom rests the responsibility for the operation of
						the institution in compliance with these rules, regulations, and minimum
						standards.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-45.2.17 - IGRA(s) (Interferon-Gamma Release Assay(s)

Current through June 25, 2024
A whole blood test used in to assist in diagnosing
						Mycobacterium Tuberculosis infection. The IGRA blood test used must be approved
						by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-45.2.18 - Licensing Agency

Current through June 25, 2024
The term "licensing agency" shall mean the Mississippi
						State Department of Health.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-45.2.19 - Mantoux Test

Current through June 25, 2024
A method of skin testing that is performed by injecting
						one-tenth (0.1) milliliter of purified protein derivative-tuberculin containing
						five (5) tuberculin units into the dermis (i.e., the second layer of skin) of
						the forearm with a needle and syringe. The area is examined between forty-eight
						(48) and seventy-two (72) hours after the injection. A reaction is measured
						according to the size of the induration. The classification of a reaction as
						positive or negative depends on the patient's medical history and various risk
						factors (see definition for "significant tuberculin skin test"). This test is
						used to evaluate the likelihood that a person is infected with M. tuberculosis.
						The Mantoux (TST) test should be administered only by persons certified in the
						intradermal technique.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-45.2.20 - Medical Waste

Current through June 25, 2024
The term "medical waste" means all waste generated in
						direct resident care or in diagnostic or research areas that is non-infectious
						but aesthetically repugnant if found in the environment.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-45.2.21 - New Facility

Current through June 25, 2024
The term "new facility" shall mean a facility that
						applies for licensure after the adoption of these
						regulations.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-45.2.22 - Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

Current through June 25, 2024
The term "nurse practitioner" shall mean a person who is
						currently licensed by the Mississippi Board of Nursing as a nurse practitioner.
						The term "physician assistant" shall mean a physician assistant who is
						currently licensed as such by the Mississippi Board of Medical
						Licensure.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-45.2.23 - Nursing Facility

Current through June 25, 2024
The term "nursing facility" shall mean a facility in
						which nursing care is under the supervision of a registered nurse. Either a
						registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse shall be on active duty at all
						times.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-45.2.24 - Nursing Unit

Current through June 25, 2024
The maximum nursing unit shall be sixty (60)
						beds.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-45.2.25 - Patient

Current through June 25, 2024
The term "patient" shall mean any person admitted to a
						facility for care.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-45.2.26 - Person

Current through June 25, 2024
The term "person" shall mean any individual, firm,
						partnership, corporation, company, association, or joint stock association, or
						any licensee herein or the legal successor thereof.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-45.2.27 - Personal Care

Current through June 25, 2024
The term "personal care" shall mean assistance rendered
						by personnel of the facility for residents in performing one or more of the
						activities of daily living which includes, but is not limited to, the bathing,
						walking, excretory functions, feeding, personal grooming, and dressing of such
						residents.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-45.2.28 - Pharmacist

Current through June 25, 2024
The term "pharmacist" shall mean a person currently
						licensed to practice pharmacy in Mississippi by the State Board of
						Pharmacy.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-45.2.29 - Physician

Current through June 25, 2024
The term "physician" shall mean any person currently
						licensed in Mississippi by the Mississippi State Board of Medical
						Licensure.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-45.2.30 - Qualified Dietary Manager

Current through June 25, 2024
1. A Dietetic
					 Technician who has successfully graduated from a Dietetic Technician program
					 accredited by the American Dietetic Association Commission on Accreditation and
					 Approval of Dietetic Education and earns 15 hours of continuing education units
					 every year approved by the Dietary Manager's Association or the American
					 Dietetic Association.
2. A person
					 who has successfully graduated from a didactic program in Dietetics approved by
					 the American Dietetic Association Commission on Accreditation and Approval of
					 Dietetic Education and earns 15 hours of continuing education units every year
					 approved by the Dietary Manager's Association or the American Dietetic
					 Association.
3. A person who has
					 successfully completed a Dietary Manager's Course approved by the Dietary
					 Manager's Association and who passes the credentialing examination and earns 15
					 hours of continuing education units every year approved by the Dietary
					 Manager's Association or the American Dietetic Association.
4. A person who has successfully completed a
					 Dietary Manager's Course approved by the Dietary Manager's Association and
					 earns 15 hours of continuing education units every year approved by the Dietary
					 Manager's Association or the American Dietetic Association
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-45.2.31 - Registered Nurse

Current through June 25, 2024
The term "registered nurse" shall mean a person who is
						currently licensed by the Nurses' Board of Examination and Registration of
						Mississippi Board of Nursing as a registered nurse.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-45.2.32 - Resident

Current through June 25, 2024
The term "resident" is synonymous with
						patient.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-45.2.33 - Restraint

Current through June 25, 2024
The term "restraint" shall include any means, physical
						or chemical, which is intentionally used to restrict the freedom of movement of
						a person.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-45.2.34 - Surveyor

Current through June 25, 2024
The term "surveyor" shall mean an individual employed, or
						hired on a contractual basis, by the licensing agency for the purpose of
						conducting surveys, inspections, investigations, or other related functions as
						part of the licensing agency's responsibilities for licensure and regulation of
						institutions for the aged and infirm.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-45.2.35 - Significant Tuberculin Skin Test

Current through June 25, 2024
An induration of five (5) millimeters or greater is
						significant (or positive) in the following:
1. Persons known to have or suspected of
					 having human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
2. Close contacts of a person with infectious
					 tuberculosis.
3. Persons who have a
					 chest radiograph suggestive of previous tuberculosis.
4. Persons who inject drugs (if HIV status is
					 unknown).
5. An induration of ten
					 (10) millimeters or greater is significant (or positive) in all other persons
					 tested in Mississippi. A tuberculin skin test is recorded in millimeters of
					 induration. For accurate results, measure the widest diameter of the palpable
					 induration transverse (across) the arm.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-45.2.36 - Two-step Testing

Current through June 25, 2024
A procedure used for the baseline testing of person who
						will periodically receive tuberculin skin tests (e.g., health care workers) to
						reduce the likelihood of mistaking a boosted reaction for a new infection. If
						the initial tuberculin-test result is classified as negative, a second test is
						repeated one (1) to three (3) weeks later. If the reaction to the second test
						is positive, it probably represents a boosted reaction. If the second test is
						also negative, the person is classified as not infected. A positive reaction to
						a subsequent test would indicate new infection (i.e., a skin-test conversion)
						in the person.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-45.2.37 - Ventilator Dependent Patient

Current through June 25, 2024
A patient who is dependent upon mechanical life support
						because of inability to breathe effectively. A ventilator is used when the
						patient cannot breathe well enough to maintain normal levels of oxygen and
						carbon dioxide in the blood.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 3 - INSPECTION › Rule 15-16-1-45.3.1 - Inspections Required

Current through June 25, 2024
Each facility for which a license has been issued shall
						be inspected by the licensing agency by persons delegated with authority by the
						licensing agency at such intervals as the licensing agency may direct. The
						licensing agency and/or its authorized representatives shall have the right to
						inspect construction work in progress. New institutions shall not be licensed
						without having first been inspected for compliance with these rules,
						regulations, and minimum standards.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 4 - CLASSIFICATION OF INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM AS NURSING FACILITY: NURSING FACILITY › Rule 15-16-1-45.4.1 - Nursing Facility

Current through June 25, 2024
To be classified as a facility, the institution shall
						comply with the following staffing requirements:
1. Minimum requirements for nursing staff
					 shall be based on the ratio of two and eight-tenths (2.80) hours of direct
					 nursing care per resident per twenty-four (24) hours. Staffing requirements are
					 based upon resident census. Based upon the physical layout of the nursing
					 facility, the licensing agency may increase the nursing care per resident
					 ratio.
2. Each facility shall have
					 the following licensed personnel as a minimum:
a. Seven (7) day coverage on the day shift by
					 a registered nurse.
b. A
					 registered nurse designated as the Director of Nursing Services, who shall be
					 employed on a full time (five [5] days per week) basis on the day shift and be
					 responsible for all nursing services in the facility.
c. Facilities of one-hundred eighty (180)
					 beds or more shall have an assistant director of nursing services, who shall be
					 a registered nurse.
d. A
					 registered nurse or licensed practical nurse shall serve as a charge nurse and
					 be responsible for supervision of the total nursing activities in the facility
					 during the 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. shift. The nurse
					 assigned to the unit for the 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. shift may serve as both
					 the charge nurse and medication/treatment nurse. A medication/treatment nurse
					 for each nurses' station shall be required on all shifts. This shall be a
					 registered nurse or licensed practical nurse.
e. In facilities with sixty (60) beds or
					 less, the director of nursing services may serve as charge nurse.
f. In facilities with more than sixty (60)
					 beds, the charge nurse may not be the director of nursing services or the
					 medication/treatment nurse.
g. For
					 facilities providing care to ventilator dependent patients/residents, the
					 facility shall provide, on a twenty-four hour basis, an adequate number of
					 registered nurses and respiratory therapist(s) who are trained and competent to
					 take care of a ventilator dependent patient. Such training and the competency
					 evaluation must be conducted by a respiratory therapist or a pulmonologist and
					 records of said training maintained by the facility.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 5 - THE LICENSE › Rule 15-16-1-45.5.1 - License

Current through June 25, 2024
A license shall be issued to each facility that meets the
						requirements as set forth in these regulations.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 6 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSE › Rule 15-16-1-45.6.1 - Application

Current through June 25, 2024
Application for a license or renewal of a license shall
						be made in writing to the licensing agency on forms provided by the licensing
						agency which shall contain such information as the licensing agency may
						require. The application shall require reasonable, affirmative evidence of
						ability to comply with these rules, regulations, and minimum
						standards.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 6 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSE › Rule 15-16-1-45.6.2 - Fee

Current through June 25, 2024
In accordance with §
											43-11-7
						of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, each application for initial
						licensure shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) per bed in
						check or money order made payable to the "Mississippi State Department of
						Health" (otherwise known as the licensing agency), with a minimum fee of two
						hundred dollars ($200.00). The fee is non-refundable. The fee for licensure
						renewal shall be twenty dollars ($20.00) per bed, with a minimum fee of
						two-hundred dollars ($200.00), in accordance with §
											43-11-9
						of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 6 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSE › Rule 15-16-1-45.6.3 - Name of Institution

Current through June 25, 2024
Every facility or infirm shall be designated by a
						permanent and distinctive name which shall be used in applying for a license
						and shall not be changed without first notifying the licensing agency in
						writing and receiving written approval of the change from the licensing agency.
						Such notice shall specify the name to be discontinued as well as the new name
						proposed. The words "hospital", "sanitarium", "sanatorium", "clinic" or any
						other word which would reflect a different type of facility shall not appear in
						the title of a facility.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 6 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSE › Rule 15-16-1-45.6.4 - Number of Beds

Current through June 25, 2024
Each application for license shall specify the maximum
						number of beds in the facility as determined by Rule 45.19.2 of these
						regulations. The maximum number of beds for which the facility is licensed
						shall not be exceeded.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 7 - LICENSING › Rule 15-16-1-45.7.1 - Issuance of License

Current through June 25, 2024
All licenses issued by the licensing agency shall set
						forth the name of the facility, the location, the name of the licensee, the
						classification of the institution, the type of building, the bed capacity for
						which the institution is licensed, and the license number.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 7 - LICENSING › Rule 15-16-1-45.7.2 - Separate License

Current through June 25, 2024
Separate license shall be required for institutions
						maintained on separate premises even though under the same management. However,
						separate license are not required for buildings on the same grounds which are
						under the same management.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 7 - LICENSING › Rule 15-16-1-45.7.3 - Posting of License

Current through June 25, 2024
The license shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the
						license premises and shall be available for review by an interested
						person.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 7 - LICENSING › Rule 15-16-1-45.7.4 - License Not Transferable

Current through June 25, 2024
The license for a facility is not transferable or
						assignable to any other person except by written approval of the licensing
						agency and shall be issued only for the premises named in the application. The
						license shall be surrendered to the licensing agency on change of ownership,
						licensee, name or location of the institution, or in the event that the
						institution ceases to be operated as a facility. In event of change of
						ownership, licensee, name or location of the facility, a new application shall
						be filed.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 7 - LICENSING › Rule 15-16-1-45.7.5 - Expiration of License

Current through June 25, 2024
Each license shall expire on March 31 following the date
						of issuance.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 7 - LICENSING › Rule 15-16-1-45.7.6 - Renewal of License

Current through June 25, 2024
License shall be renewable by the licensee.
1. Filing of an application for renewal of
					 licensee.
2. Submission of
					 appropriate licensure renewal fee as mandated in Rule 45.6.2.
3. Approval of an annual report by the
					 licensing agency.
4. Maintenance by
					 the institution of minimum standards in its physical facility, staff, services
					 and operation as set forth in these regulations.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 8 - DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Rule 15-16-1-45.8.1 - Denial or Revocation of License

Current through June 25, 2024
Hearing and Review. The licensing agency after notice and
						opportunity for a hearing to the applicant or licensee is authorized to deny,
						suspend, or revoke a license in any case in which it finds that there has been
						a substantial failure to comply with the requirements established under the law
						and these regulations. Also, the following shall be grounds for denial or
						revocation of license.
1. Fraud on the
					 part of the licensee in applying for a license.
2. A willful or repeated violation by the
					 licensee of any of the provisions of §
											43-11-1 et
					 seq., of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, and/or of the rules,
					 regulations, and minimum standards established by the licensing
					 agency.
3. Use of alcoholic
					 beverages or narcotic drugs by the licensee or other personnel of the home, to
					 the extent which threatens the well-being or safety of the resident.
4. Conviction of the licensee of a
					 felony.
5. Publicly misrepresenting
					 the home and/or its services.
6.
					 Permitting, aiding, abetting the commission of any unlawful act.
7. Conduct or practices detrimental to the
					 health or safety of residents and employees of said facilities provided that
					 this provision shall not be construed to have any reference to healing
					 practices authorized by law. Detrimental practices include but are not
					 necessarily limited to:
a. Cruelty to
					 residents or indifference of their needs which are essential to their general
					 well being and health.
b.
					 Misappropriation of the money or property of a resident.
c. Failure to provide food adequate for the
					 needs of the resident.
d.
					 Inadequate staff to provide safe care and supervision of a resident.
e. Failure to call a physician or nurse
					 practitioner/physician assistant when required by the resident's
					 condition.
f. Failure to notify
					 next of kin when a resident's conditions become critical.
g. Admission of a resident whose condition
					 demands care beyond the level of care provided by the facility as determined by
					 its classification.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 9 - PROVISION FOR HEARING AND APPEAL FOLLOWING DENIAL OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE; PENALTIES › Rule 15-16-1-45.9.1 - Administrative Decision

Current through June 25, 2024
The licensing agency will provide an opportunity for a
						fair hearing to every applicant or licensee who is dissatisfied with
						administrative decisions made in the denial or revocation of a license, or who
						qualifies pursuant to Subchapter 8 to appeal from an adverse determination in
						an informal dispute resolution proceeding.
1. The licensing agency shall notify the
					 applicant or licensee by certified mail or personal service the particular
					 reasons for the proposed denial or revocation of license, or of the findings in
					 the informal dispute resolution proceeding. Upon written request of applicant
					 or licensee within ten (10) days of the date of notification the licensing
					 agency shall fix a date not less than thirty (30) days from the date of such
					 service at which time the applicant or licensee shall be given an opportunity
					 for a prompt and fair hearing.
2.
					 On the basis of such hearing or upon default of the applicant or licensee, the
					 licensing agency shall make a determination specifying its findings of fact and
					 conclusions of law. A copy of such determination shall be sent by registered
					 mail to the last known address of the applicant or licensee or served
					 personally upon the applicant or licensee.
3. The decision revoking, suspending, denying
					 the application or license, or upholding the findings of the informal dispute
					 resolution proceeding shall become final thirty (30) days after it is so mailed
					 or served upon the applicant or licensee; however in matters involving the
					 revocation, suspension, or denial of an application or license, or an
					 enforcement action, the applicant or licensee may within such thirty (30) day
					 period, appeal the decision to the Chancery Court pursuant to §
											43-11-23 of the
					 Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended. An additional period of time may be
					 granted at the discretion of the licensing agency.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 9 - PROVISION FOR HEARING AND APPEAL FOLLOWING DENIAL OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE; PENALTIES › Rule 15-16-1-45.9.2 - Penalties

Current through June 25, 2024
Any person establishing, conducting, managing, or
						operating a facility without a license shall be declared in violations of these
						regulations and Chapter 451 of the Laws of Mississippi of the Regular
						Legislative Session of 1979 and subject to the penalties specified in §18
						thereof.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 10 - ADMINISTRATION: THE AUTHORITY FOR ADMINISTRATION FOR INSTITUTION FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Rule 15-16-1-45.10.1 - Responsibility

Current through June 25, 2024
The governing authority, the owner, or the person(s)
						designated by the governing authority or the owner shall be the supreme
						authority in a facility responsible for the management, control, and operation
						of the institution including the appointment of a qualified
						staff.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 10 - ADMINISTRATION: THE AUTHORITY FOR ADMINISTRATION FOR INSTITUTION FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Rule 15-16-1-45.10.2 - Organization

Current through June 25, 2024
Each facility should establish a written organizational
						plan, which may be an organizational chart that clearly establishes a line of
						authority, responsibilities, and relationships. Written personnel policies and
						job descriptions shall be prepared and given to each
						employee.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 10 - ADMINISTRATION: THE AUTHORITY FOR ADMINISTRATION FOR INSTITUTION FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Rule 15-16-1-45.10.3 - Relationship of staff to Governing Authority

Current through June 25, 2024
The administrator, personnel, and all auxiliary
						organizations shall be directly or indirectly responsible to the governing
						authority.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 11 - THE LICENSEE › Rule 15-16-1-45.11.1 - Responsibility

Current through June 25, 2024
The licensee shall be the person who the licensing agency
						will hold responsible for the operation of the home in compliance with these
						regulations. The licensee may serve as the administrator or may appoint someone
						to be the administrator. The licensee shall be responsible for submitting to
						the licensing agency the plans and specifications for the building, the
						applications for license, and such reports as are required.
1. Initial Application. The licensee shall
					 submit the following with his initial application:
a. References in regard to this character,
					 temperament, and experience background from three (3) responsible persons not
					 related to him. The licensing agency reserves the right to make investigations
					 from its own source regarding the character of the applicant.
b. Whether the governing body will be a
					 private proprietary, partnership, corporation, governmental, or other
					 (non-profit, church, etc.). If a partnership, the full name and address of each
					 partner. If a corporation or other, the name, address, and title of each
					 officer. If governmental, the unit of government.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 12 - ADMINISTRATOR › Rule 15-16-1-45.12.1 - Responsibility

Current through June 25, 2024
1. There shall be a licensed administrator
					 with authority and responsibility for the operation of the facility in all its
					 administrative and professional functions subject only to the policies enacted
					 by the governing authority and to such orders as it may issue. The
					 administrator shall be the direct representative of the governing authority in
					 the management of the facility and shall be responsible to said governing
					 authority for the proper performance of duties.
2. There shall be a qualified individual
					 present in the facility responsible to the administrator in matters of
					 administration who shall represent him during the absence. The persons shall
					 not be a resident of the facility.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 12 - ADMINISTRATOR › Rule 15-16-1-45.12.2 - Qualifications

Current through June 25, 2024
The administrator shall be chosen primarily for his
						administrative ability to establish proper working relationship with
						physicians, nurse practitioners, and employees of the
						facility.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 13 - FINANCIAL › Rule 15-16-1-45.13.1 - Accounting

Current through June 25, 2024
Accounting methods and procedures should be carried out
						in accordance with a recognized system of good business practice. The method
						and procedure used should be sufficient to permit annual audit, accurate
						determination of the cost of operation and the cost per resident per
						day.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 13 - FINANCIAL › Rule 15-16-1-45.13.2 - Financial Structure

Current through June 25, 2024
All facilities shall have a financial plan which
						guarantees sufficient resources to meet operating cost at all times and to
						maintain standards required by these regulations.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 13 - FINANCIAL › Rule 15-16-1-45.13.3 - Admission Agreement

Current through June 25, 2024
Prior to or at the time of admission, the administrator
						and the resident or the resident's responsible party shall execute in writing a
						financial agreement. This agreement shall be prepared and signed in two or more
						copies, one copy given to the resident or his sponsor, and one copy placed on
						file in the license facility.As a minimum this agreement shall contain:
1. Basic charges agreed upon (room, board,
					 laundry, nursing, and/or personal care).
2. Period to be covered in the
					 charges.
3. Services for which
					 special charges are made.
4.
					 Agreement regarding refund for any payments made in advance.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 13 - FINANCIAL › Rule 15-16-1-45.13.4

Current through June 25, 2024
No agreement or contract shall be entered into between
						the licensee and the resident or his responsible party which will relieve the
						licensee of responsibility for the protection of the person and of the rights
						of the individual admitted to the facility for care, as set forth in these
						regulations.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 13 - FINANCIAL › Rule 15-16-1-45.13.5

Current through June 25, 2024
A record of all sums of money received from each
						resident shall be kept up-to-date and available for
						inspection.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 13 - FINANCIAL › Rule 15-16-1-45.13.6

Current through June 25, 2024
The resident or his lawful agent shall be furnished a
						receipt signed by the lawful agent of the institution for all sums paid over to
						the facility.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 13 - FINANCIAL › Rule 15-16-1-45.13.7

Current through June 25, 2024
Neither the licensee or any employee shall misuse or
						misappropriate any property real or personal, belonging to a resident of the
						facility.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 13 - FINANCIAL › Rule 15-16-1-45.13.8

Current through June 25, 2024
Undue influence or coercion shall not be used in
						procuring a transfer of funds or property or in procuring a contract or
						agreement providing for payment of funds or delivery of property belonging to a
						resident of the facility.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 13 - FINANCIAL › Rule 15-16-1-45.13.9

Current through June 25, 2024
Agreements between a facility and a resident relative to
						cost of care shall include adequate arrangements for such emergency medical or
						hospital care as may be required by the resident.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 13 - FINANCIAL › Rule 15-16-1-45.13.10

Current through June 25, 2024
No licensee, owner, or administrator of a facility; a
						member of their family; an employee of the facility; or a person who has
						financial interest in the home shall act as the legal guardian for a resident
						of the facility. This requirement shall not apply if the resident is related
						within the third degree as computed by civil law.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM › Subchapter 13 - FINANCIAL › Rule 15-16-1-45.13.11 - Resident Admission

Current through June 25, 2024
Prior to initial licensure of each facility, a written
						schedule for resident admission shall be developed and submitted to the
						licensing agency.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13