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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 55 - DIRECTED PLAN OF CORRECTION › Rule 15-16-1-45.55.1 - Directed Plan of Correction

Current through June 25, 2024
Directed Plan of Correction as defined under Rule 45.14.1
						may be imposed as follows:
1. The
					 facility will be provided one (1) opportunity to submit an acceptable Plan of
					 Correction. If the licensing agency does not receive an acceptable plan of
					 correction, the licensing agency may impose one or more of the following
					 remedies:
a. Directed Plan of
					 Correction;
b. Revocation of State
					 License; and/or
c. Recommend
					 termination of participation in the Medicaid/Medicare programs if
					 applicable.
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 56 - TEMPORARY MANAGEMENT › Rule 15-16-1-45.56.1 - Recommendation for Appointment of Temporary Management

Current through June 25, 2024
If the licensing agency recommends the appointment of a
						temporary manager, the recommendation shall specify the grounds upon which such
						recommendation is based, including an assessment of the capability of the
						facility's current management to achieve and maintain compliance with all
						Licensure and/or Certification requirements.
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 56 - TEMPORARY MANAGEMENT › Rule 15-16-1-45.56.2 - Notice of Imposition of Temporary Management

Current through June 25, 2024
A temporary manager may be imposed fifteen (15) days
						after the facility receives notice of the recommendation from the licensing
						agency and two (2) days after a facility which is licensed and certified
						receives notice where a determination that immediate jeopardy exists has been
						made.
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 56 - TEMPORARY MANAGEMENT › Rule 15-16-1-45.56.3 - Conditions of Temporary Management

Current through June 25, 2024
The facility's management must agree to relinquish
						control to the temporary manager and to pay his/her salary before the temporary
						manager can be installed in the facility.
1. The facility cannot retain final authority
					 to approve changes of personnel or expenditures of facility funds and be
					 considered to have relinquished control to the temporary manager.
2. The temporary manager must be given access
					 to all facility bank accounts.
3.
					 In certified facilities, where immediate jeopardy exists, if a facility refuses
					 to relinquish control to the temporary manager, the facility will be terminated
					 from participation in medicare/medicaid within twenty-three (23) calendar days
					 of the last day of the survey visit if the immediate jeopardy is not
					 removed.
4. The temporary manager's
					 salary must be at least equivalent to the prevailing annual salary of nursing
					 home administrators in the facility's geographic area, plus the additional
					 costs that would have reasonably been incurred by the provider if the temporary
					 manager had been in an employment relationship (e.g., the cost of a benefits
					 package, prorated for the amount of time that the temporary manager spends in
					 the facility). The licensing agency is responsible for determining what a
					 facility's geographic area is.
5.
					 All compensation and per diem costs of the temporary manager shall be paid by
					 the facility. The licensing agency shall bill the facility for the costs of the
					 temporary manager after termination of temporary management. The costs of the
					 temporary manager for any thirty (30) day period shall not exceed the maximum
					 allowable owner/administrator salary of a like size facility as described in
					 the Mississippi State Medicaid State Plan. Within fifteen (15) days of receipt
					 of the bill, the facility shall pay the bill or request an informal dispute
					 resolution procedure to contest the costs for which it was billed.
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 56 - TEMPORARY MANAGEMENT › Rule 15-16-1-45.56.4 - Selection of Temporary Manager

Current through June 25, 2024
The licensing agency shall compile and maintain a list of
						individuals eligible to serve as temporary managers. The temporary manager must
						possess a Mississippi nursing home administrator's license. A contractual
						agreement will be executed between the temporary manager and 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 56 - TEMPORARY MANAGEMENT › Rule 15-16-1-45.56.5 - Eligibility of Temporary Manager

Current through June 25, 2024
The following individuals are not eligible to serve as
						temporary managers:
1. Any individual
					 who has been found guilty of misconduct by any licensing board or professional
					 society in any State; or
a. Any individual
					 who has, or whose immediate family members have, any financial interest in or
					 pre-existing fiduciary duty to the facility to be managed. Indirect ownership
					 interest, such as through a mutual fund, does not constitute financial interest
					 for the purpose of this restriction; or
b. Any individual who currently serves or,
					 within the past two (2) years, has served as a member of the staff of the
					 facility or has a pre-existing fiduciary duty to the facility; or
c.Any individual who does not possess
					 sufficient training, expertise, and experience in the operation of a nursing
					 facility as would be necessary to achieve the objectives of temporary
					 management; or
d. Any individual
					 who at the time of the imposition of temporary management could stand to gain
					 an unfair competitive advantage by being appointed as temporary manager of 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 56 - TEMPORARY MANAGEMENT › Rule 15-16-1-45.56.6 - Condition of Appointment

Current through June 25, 2024
As a condition of appointment, the temporary manager must
						agree not to purchase, lease, or manage the facility for a period of two (2)
						years following the end of the temporary management period.
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 56 - TEMPORARY MANAGEMENT › Rule 15-16-1-45.56.7 - No Limitation

Current through June 25, 2024
Nothing contained in these sections shall limit the right
						of any facility owner to sell, lease, mortgage, or close any facility in
						accordance with all applicable laws.
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 56 - TEMPORARY MANAGEMENT › Rule 15-16-1-45.56.8 - Authority and Powers Of the Temporary Manager

Current through June 25, 2024
1. A
					 temporary manager has the authority to direct and oversee the correction of the
					 deficiencies/licensure violations; to oversee and direct the management,
					 hiring, reassignment and/or discharge of any consultant or employee, including
					 the administrator of the facility; to direct the expenditure of or obligate
					 facility funds in a reasonable and prudent manner; to oversee the continuation
					 of the business and the care of the residents; to oversee and direct those acts
					 necessary to accomplish the goals of the licensure and/or certification
					 requirements; to alter facility procedures; and to direct and oversee regular
					 accountings and the provision of periodic reports to the licensing
					 agency.
2. A temporary manager
					 shall provide reports to the licensing agency by the fifteenth (15th) day of
					 each month showing the facility's compliance status.
3. A temporary manager shall observe the
					 confidentiality of the operating policies, procedures, employment practices,
					 financial information, and all similar business information of the facility,
					 except that the temporary manager shall make reports to the licensing agency as
					 provided for in this section.
4.
					 The temporary manager shall be liable for gross, willful or wanton negligence,
					 intentional acts or omissions, unexplained shortfalls in the facility's funds,
					 and breaches of fiduciary duty. The temporary manager shall be bonded in an
					 amount equal to the facility's total revenues for the month preceding the
					 appointment of the temporary manager.
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 56 - TEMPORARY MANAGEMENT › Rule 15-16-1-45.56.9 - Authority of Temporary Manager

Current through June 25, 2024
The temporary manager shall not have the authority to do
						the following:
1. To cause or direct
					 the facility or its owner to incur debt or to enter into any contract with a
					 duration beyond the term of the temporary management of the facility;
2. To cause or direct the facility to
					 encumber its assets or receivables, or the premises on which it is located,
					 with any lien or other encumbrances;
3. To cause or direct the sale of the
					 facility, its assets, or the premises on which it is located;
4. To cause or direct the facility to cancel
					 or reduce its liability or casualty insurance coverage;
5. To cause or direct the facility to default
					 upon any valid obligations previously undertaken by the owners or operators of
					 the facility, including but not limited to, leases, mortgages, and security
					 interests; and
6. To incur capital
					 expenditures in excess of two-thousand dollars ($2,000.00) without the
					 permission of the owner of the facility and 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 56 - TEMPORARY MANAGEMENT › Rule 15-16-1-45.56.10 - Duration of Temporary Manager

Current through June 25, 2024
Temporary management shall continue until a license is
						revoked and or the facility is terminated from participation in the Medicare or
						Medicaid programs, or the facility achieves substantial compliance and is
						capable of remaining in substantial compliance. The licensing agency may
						replace any temporary manager whose performance, in the discretion of the
						licensing agency, is deemed unsatisfactory. No formal procedure is required for
						such removal or replacement but written notice of any action shall be given to
						the facility, including the name of any replacement manager.
1. A facility subject to temporary management
					 may petition the licensing agency for replacement of a temporary whose
					 performance it considers unsatisfactory. The licensing agency shall respond to
					 a petition for replacement within three (3) business days after receipt of said
					 petition.
2. Otherwise, the
					 licensing agency shall not terminate temporary management until it has
					 determined that the facility has the management capability to ensure continued
					 compliance with all licensure and/or certification requirements or until the
					 facilities license is revoked or the facility's participation in the
					 medicare/medicaid program is terminated.
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 57 - INFORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION › Rule 15-16-1-45.57.1 - Informal Dispute Resolution

Current through June 25, 2024
1. The purpose of
					 the informal dispute resolution (IDR) process is to comply with
					 42 CFR
					 488.331 by giving licensed facilities an
					 additional opportunity to refute cited deficiencies/licensure violations after
					 any survey, or after notification of billing issues in situations involving
					 state monitors or temporary managers. The IDR is not intended to be an
					 evidentiary hearing since licensed facilities are afforded such at the federal
					 level. Licensed facilities may not use the IDR to delay the formal imposition
					 of remedies or to challenge any other aspect of the survey process, including:
a. The scope and severity assessments of
					 deficiencies with the exception of scope and severity assessments that
					 constitute substandard quality of care or immediate jeopardy;
b. Remedies imposed by the licensing
					 agency;
c. Alleged failure of the
					 survey team to comply with a requirement of the survey process;
d. Alleged inconsistency of the survey team
					 in citing deficiencies among facilities; and e. Alleged inadequacy or
					 inaccuracy of the informal dispute resolution process.
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 57 - INFORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION › Rule 15-16-1-45.57.2 - Effect of Informal Dispute Resolution Procedures on Corrective Plans and Enforcement Actions

Current through June 25, 2024
A request for an IDR does not stay the obligation of the
						licensed facility to submit an acceptable Plan of Correction to the licensing
						agency within ten (10) calendar days of the licensed facility's receipt of the
						official statement of deficiencies. The licensing agency's failure to complete
						the IDR timely will not delay the effective date of any enforcement action
						against a licensed facility. A licensed facility may not seek a delay of any
						enforcement action against it on the grounds that an IDR has not been completed
						before the effective date of the enforcement. A licensed facility may not use
						this procedure to challenge any other aspect of the survey/licensure process,
						including but not limited to:
1.
					 Classification of deficiencies (i.e., scope and severity of harm
					 assessments);
2. Remedy imposed or
					 recommended by the licensing agency;
3. Failure of the survey/licensure team to
					 comply with the survey/licensure process;
4. Inconsistency of the survey/licensure team
					 in citing deficiencies/licensure violations among facilities; or
5. Inadequacy or inaccuracy of the informal
					 dispute resolution process.
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 57 - INFORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION › Rule 15-16-1-45.57.3 - Post Informal Dispute Resolution Survey Procedures

Current through June 25, 2024
If a follow up survey/licensure visit is conducted
						regarding deficiencies/licensure violations which have been the subject of an
						informal dispute resolution procedure, and the follow-up survey/licensure visit
						indicates that the facility has not corrected the deficiencies/licensure
						violation which was the subject of the informal dispute resolution procedure,
						the facility shall not be entitled to another informal dispute resolution
						procedure hearing. However, if a follow-up survey is conducted and deficiencies
						are discovered which were not cited on the original official statement of
						deficiencies/licensure violations the facility is entitled to utilize the
						informal dispute resolution procedure with regard to any previously uncited
						deficiencies.
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 58 - INFECTION CONTROL › Rule 15-16-1-45.58.1

Current through June 25, 2024
The following infection control standards shall be
						met:
1. The facility must maintain and
					 document an effective infection control program that protects patients,
					 families, visitors, and facility personnel by preventing and controlling
					 infections and communicable diseases.
2. The facility must have an active
					 surveillance program that includes specific measures for prevention, early
					 detection, control, education, and investigation of infections and communicable
					 diseases in the facility. There must be a mechanism to evaluate the
					 effectiveness of the program(s) and take corrective action when necessary. The
					 program must include implementation of nationally recognized systems of
					 infection control guidelines to avoid sources and transmission of infections
					 and communicable diseases
3. The
					 facility must follow accepted standards of practice to prevent the transmission
					 of infections and communicable diseases, including the use of standard
					 precautions.
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 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL › Rule 15-16-1-46.1.1 - HOME HEALTH AGENCIES

Current through June 25, 2024
The following minimum standards of operation for home
						health agencies have been promulgated pursuant to Mississippi Code Annotated
						§
											41-71-1
						through §
											41-71-19
						(Supplement 1986), and are to be followed by persons operating a home health
						agency. They are minimum requirements that home health agencies will adopt new
						and improved methods and practices as they develop without waiting for
						improvements in the Standards. Regulatory in nature by necessity, they are
						designed to be educational in character and are intended to be reasonable and
						practicable. Laws and Standards are limited in what they can do in meeting the
						manifold health needs of individuals. Each home health agency bears a strong
						moral responsibility for providing the best possible care for the patients it
						serves.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 2 - LEGAL AUTHORITY › Rule 15-16-1-46.2.1 - Adoption of Minimum Standards of Operation

Current through June 25, 2024
By virtue of authority vested in it by the Legislature of
						the State of Mississippi as per House bill #427 enacted by the Regular 1981
						Session of the Legislature of the State of Mississippi, as amended in 1986, the
						Mississippi Department of Health does hereby adopt and promulgate the following
						Minimum Standards of Operation for Home Health Agencies.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 2 - LEGAL AUTHORITY › Rule 15-16-1-46.2.2 - Effective date of Minimum Standards of Operation for Home Health Agencies

Current through June 25, 2024
The Mississippi Department of Health does hereby adopt
						these Minimum Standards of Operation for Home Health Services. These Minimum
						Standards of Operation are effective as of September 21, 1981. Any home health
						agency which is in operation on July 1, 1981, shall be given a reasonable time
						under the particular circumstances, not to exceed one (1) year from July 1,
						1981, within which to comply with the provisions of the Mississippi Department
						of Health Act of 1979, as amended, and these Minimum Standards of Operation for
						Mississippi Home Health Agencies.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.1 - Administrator

Current through June 25, 2024
Administrator
shall mean an individual who
						is delegated the responsibility for the interpretation, implementation, and
						proper application of policies and programs established by the governing
						authority and is delegated responsibility for the establishment of safe and
						effective administrative management, control, and operation of the services
						provided. This individual shall be one of the following:
1. An individual with a baccalaureate degree
					 and at least one year of administrative experience in home health care or in a
					 related health provider program, occurring within the last three (3)
					 years;
2. An incumbent
					 administrator as of July 1, 1981;
3. An individual with a minimum of three (3)
					 years of administrative experience in a health related field, one year of which
					 shall be full-time in a home health setting, occurring within the last three
					 (3) years.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.2 - Audiologist

Current through June 25, 2024
Audiologist
shall mean an individual who
						meets the educational and experience requirements for a Certificate of Clinical
						Competence granted by the American Speech and Hearing Association and is
						currently licensed as an audiologist in the State of
						Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.3 - Branch Office

Current through June 25, 2024
Branch Office
shall mean a location or site
						from which a home health agency provides services within a portion of the total
						geographic area served by the parent agency. The branch office is part of the
						home health agency and is located sufficiently close to share administration,
						supervision and services in a manner that renders it unnecessary to obtain a
						separate license as a home health agency. A branch office shall be staffed with
						at least one (1) registered nurse on a fulltime basis.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.4 - Care Team

Current through June 25, 2024
Care Team
shall mean a group of individuals
						responsible for the development of each patient's care plan. The care team
						shall consist of, but not be limited to, the physician, podiatrist, nurse
						practitioners, physician assistants, clinical nurse specialists, and pertinent
						members of the agency staff, the patient and member of his/her
						family.
Miss.
						Code Ann. §
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.5 - Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician

Current through June 25, 2024
Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician
shall mean an individual who has passed the National Board of Respiratory
						Therapy certification examination and renders services under consultation from
						a registered respiratory therapist.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.6 - Change of Ownership

Current through June 25, 2024
Change of Ownership
means but is not limited
						to, intervivos gifts, purchases transfers, leases, cash and/or stock
						transactions or other comparable arrangements whenever the person or entity
						acquires a majority interest (fifty percent (50%) or more) of the facility or
						service. Changes of ownership from partnerships, single proprietorships or
						corporations to another form of ownership are specifically included. Provided,
						however, "Change of Ownership" shall not include any inherited interest
						acquired as a result of a testamentary instrument or under the laws of descent
						and distribution of the State of Mississippi. The change of IRS exemption
						status also constitutes a change of ownership.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.7 - Clinical Note

Current through June 25, 2024
Clinical Note
shall mean a written notation,
						dated and signed by the appropriate member of the health team, of a contact
						with a patient, containing a description of signs and symptoms, treatment
						and/or drugs given, the patient's reaction and any changes in physical or
						emotional condition. Clinical notes are written on the day service is rendered
						and incorporated into the patient's clinical records at least
						weekly.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.8 - Clinical Record

Current through June 25, 2024
Clinical Record
shall mean a legal document
						containing all pertinent information relating to the care of an individual
						patient.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.9 - Consumer

Current through June 25, 2024
Consumer
shall mean a person who is neither
						an owner nor employee of the agency.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.10 - Coordinated

Current through June 25, 2024
Coordinated
when used in conjunction with
						the phrase, Home Health Services, shall mean the integration of the
						multidisciplinary services provided by patient care team members directed
						toward meeting the home health needs of the patient.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.12 - Director of Nursing

Current through June 25, 2024
Director of Nursing
shall mean the
						individual responsible for the coordination of all patient services rendered by
						parent, sub-unit and branches as applicable. He/she shall be currently licensed
						in Mississippi with:
1. A
					 baccalaureate degree in nursing and two (2) years of registered nursing
					 experience, or
2. A graduate of a
					 diploma school of nursing with two (2) years of registered nursing experience,
					 or
3. An associate degree of
					 nursing with four (4) years of registered nursing experience, or
4. An incumbent Director of Nursing as of
					 July 1, 1981.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.13 - Directly

Current through June 25, 2024
Directly
shall mean providing home health
						services through salaried employees of the home health agency or through
						personnel under hourly or per visit contracts or the equivalent. Where an
						hourly or per visit contract is made, Subchapter 28 must be followed to ensure
						adequate control and supervision by the home health agency.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.14 - Direct Supervision

Current through June 25, 2024
Direct Supervision
shall mean that a
						registered nurse or appropriate health professional is physically present in
						the immediate area where the patient is being provided
						services.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.15 - Discharge Summary

Current through June 25, 2024
Discharge Summary
shall mean the written
						report of condition of patient, services rendered, pertinent goals achieved
						during the entire service provided and final disposition at the time of
						discharge from the service.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.16 - Geographic Area

Current through June 25, 2024
Geographic Area
shall mean the land area,
						for which the agency shall be licensed. The geographic area shall be expressed
						in Mississippi counties.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.17 - Governmental Agency

Current through June 25, 2024
Governmental Agency
for licensure purposes
						shall mean an agency operated by a federal, state or local government and is
						not connected to a hospital.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.18 - Governing Authority

Current through June 25, 2024
Governing Authority
means the organization,
						person or persons designated to assume full legal and financial responsibility
						for the policy determination, management, operation, and financial viability of
						the home health agency.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.19 - Governing Body Bylaws

Current through June 25, 2024
Governing Body Bylaws
shall mean a set of
						rules adopted by the governing body of the home health agency for governing the
						agency's operation.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.20 - Home Health Agency

Current through June 25, 2024
Home Health Agency
shall mean a public or
						privately owned agency or organization or a subdivision of such an agency or
						organization, properly authorized to conduct business in Mississippi, which is
						primarily engaged in providing to individuals, at the written direction of a
						licensed physician, podiatrist, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and
						clinical nurse specialists in the individual's place of resident, skilled
						nursing services provided by or under the supervision of a registered nurse
						licensed to practice in Mississippi and one or more of the following part-time
						intermittent services or items:
1.
					 Physical, occupational, or speech therapy;
2. Medical Social Services;
3. Home Health aide services;
4. Other services as approved by the
					 licensing agency;
5. Medical
					 supplies, other than drugs and biologicals, and the use of medical
					 appliances;
6. Medical services
					 provided by a resident in training at a hospital under a teaching program of
					 such hospital.
7. Drugs and
					 Biologicals as allowed by Mississippi Board of Pharmacy permit for home health.
					 (Refer to Home Health and Hospice Permits - MS Board of Pharmacy.)
Miss.
						Code Ann. §
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.21 - Home Health Aide

Current through June 25, 2024
Home Health Aide
shall mean a
						non-professional individual who has completed a home health aide training
						program meeting requirements as specified in Subchapter 29. The home health
						aide provides personal care services for a person in the home, under the
						supervision of a registered nurse or therapist of the agency. The care must
						relate to the type of supervision.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.22 - Hospital Based Agency

Current through June 25, 2024
To be classified as a hospital based agency, the agency
						must be a clearly definable separate department of a
						hospital.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.23 - License of Home Health Agency

Current through June 25, 2024
License of Home Health Agency
shall mean the
						document issued by the Mississippi Department of Health and signed by the
						Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Health and the Chief of the
						Division of Licensure and Certification. Licensure shall constitute authority
						to perform the services included within the scope of these minimum standards of
						operation.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.24 - Licensed Practical Nurse

Current through June 25, 2024
Licensed Practical Nurse
shall mean an
						individual who is currently licensed as such in the State of Mississippi and is
						a graduate of an approved school of practical nursing, performing selected
						acts, as defined in the Mississippi Nurse Practice Act under the supervision of
						a registered nurse.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.25 - Licensee

Current through June 25, 2024
Licensee
shall mean the defined persons to
						whom the license is issued and upon whom rests the responsibility for the
						operation of the agency in compliance with these minimum standards of
						operation.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.26 - Licensing Agency

Current through June 25, 2024
Licensing Agency
shall mean the Mississippi
						Department of Health.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.27 - May

Current through June 25, 2024
May
shall mean permission.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.28 - Medical Equipment and Supplies

Current through June 25, 2024
Medical Equipment and Supplies
shall mean
						items which, due to their therapeutic or diagnostic characteristics, are
						essential in enabling a home health agency to carry out patient
						care.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.29 - Medical Social Worker

Current through June 25, 2024
1.
Medical
					 Social Worker
shall mean a person who has a master's degree or
					 bachelor's degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on
					 Social Work Education or Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and is
					 licensed by the State of Mississippi as such and who has one year of social
					 work experience in a health care setting.
2.
Nurse Practitioner
shall mean
					 an individual who is currently licensed as an Advanced Practice Registered
					 Nurse in the State of Mississippi and is performing nurse practitioner duties
					 in accordance with the Mississippi Nursing Practice Act.
Miss.
						Code Ann. §
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.30 - Occupational Therapist

Current through June 25, 2024
Occupational Therapist
shall mean a person
						who is currently licensed as such in the State of Mississippi and is performing
						therapy duties in accordance with the Mississippi Occupational Therapy Practice
						Act.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.31 - Occupational Therapy Assistant

Current through June 25, 2024
Occupational Therapy Assistant
shall mean a
						person who is currently licensed as such by the State of Mississippi and is
						performing therapy duties in accordance with the Mississippi Occupational
						Therapy Practice Act.
Miss.
						Code Ann. §
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.32 - Owner

Current through June 25, 2024
Owner
shall mean a person who owns five
						percent (5%) or more of the interest in the agency.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.33 - Parent Home Health Agency

Current through June 25, 2024
Parent Home Health Agency
shall mean the
						agency that develops and maintains administrative control of sub-units and/or
						branches.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.34 - Part-time or Intermittent Care

Current through June 25, 2024
Part-time or Intermittent Care
shall mean
						home health services given to a patient at least once every sixty (60) days or
						as frequently as a few hours a day, several times a week. This does not mean
						eight (8) hour shifts in the home.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.35 - Patient

Current through June 25, 2024
Patient
shall mean any individual whose
						condition is of such severity that the individual should be confined to his/her
						place of residence because of acute or chronic illness or injury or individuals
						with disabilities, convalescent or infirm, or who is in need of rehabilitative,
						obstetrical, surgical, medical, nursing, or supervisory care in their place of
						residence and under the care of a physician, podiatrist, nurse practitioners,
						physician assistants, and clinical nurse specialists.
Miss.
						Code Ann. §
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.36 - Patient Care Plan

Current through June 25, 2024
Patient Care Plan
shall mean a written
						coordinated plan of rendering care to the patient prepared by the combined as
						appropriate with each discipline providing service and the patient and/or
						family.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.37 - Patient's Residence

Current through June 25, 2024
Patient's Residence
shall mean the place
						where the patient makes his home, such as his own apartment or house, a
						relative's home but shall not include a hospital, nursing home or other
						extended care facility with the exception of services provided through
						outpatient therapy in a nursing home.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 46 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES › Subchapter 3 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 15-16-1-46.3.38 - Person

Current through June 25, 2024
Person
shall mean an individual, firm,
						partnership, corporation, company, association, or joint stock association, or
						any licensee herein or the legal successor thereof.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-71-13