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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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSE › Rule 15-16-1-51.3.1 - Application

Current through June 25, 2024
for a license or renewal of a license shall be made in
						writing to the licensing agency on forms provided by the Department of Health
						which shall contain such information as the Department of Health 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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSE › Rule 15-16-1-51.3.2 - Fee

Current through June 25, 2024
In accordance with Section
						43-11-7
						of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, each application for initial
						licensure shall be accompanied by a fee of eleven ($11.00) per bed in check or
						money order made payable to the Mississippi Department of Health. The fee shall
						not be refundable after a license has been issued. If the licensure period is
						less than a full licensure year (April 1 - March 31), the fee shall be pro
						rated according to the actual days to be covered in the license. Effective July
						1, 1986, the fee for licensure renewal shall be eleven dollars ($11.00) per bed
						in accordance with Section
						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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSE › Rule 15-16-1-51.3.3 - Name of Institution

Current through June 25, 2024
Every institution for the aged 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", "sanatarium", "sanatorium",
						"clinic", or any other word which would reflect a different type of institution
						shall not appear in the title of an institution for the aged or infirm. In
						addition to these words, the word "nursing" shall not appear in the title of a
						Personal Care Home. Only the official name by which the institution is licensed
						shall be used in telephone listing, on stationery, in advertising, etc. Two or
						more facilities shall not be licensed under similar names in the same
						vicinity.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSE › Rule 15-16-1-51.3.4 - Number of Beds

Current through June 25, 2024
Each application for licensure shall specify the maximum
						number of beds in the institution for the aged or infirm. 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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 4 - LICENSING › Rule 15-16-1-51.4.1 - Issuance of License

Current through June 25, 2024
All licenses issued by the Department of Health 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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 4 - LICENSING › Rule 15-16-1-51.4.2 - Posting of License

Current through June 25, 2024
The license shall be posted in a conspicuous place on
						the licensed 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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 4 - LICENSING › Rule 15-16-1-51.4.3 - License Not Transferable

Current through June 25, 2024
The license for an institution for the aged or infirm 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 Department of Health on
						change of ownership, licensee, name or location of the institution, or in the
						event that the institution ceases to be operated as an institution for the aged
						or infirm. In event of change of ownership, licensee, name or location of the
						institution, 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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 4 - LICENSING › Rule 15-16-1-51.4.4 - 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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 4 - LICENSING › Rule 15-16-1-51.4.5 - 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;
3. Approval of annual report by the licensing
					 agency; and
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 5 - DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE › Rule 15-16-1-51.5.1 - Denial or Revocation of License

Current through June 25, 2024
: Hearings 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. Willful or repeated violations by the
					 licensee of any of the provisions of Sections
					 43-11-1 et
					 seq., of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, and/or the rules,
					 regulations, and minimum standards established by the Department of
					 Health;
3. Addiction to narcotic
					 drug(s) by the licensee or other employees or personnel of the home;
4. Excessive use of alcoholic beverages by
					 the licensee or other personnel of the home to the extent which threatens the
					 well-being or safety of the patient or resident;
5. Conviction of the licensee of a
					 felony;
6. Publicly misrepresenting
					 the home and/or its services;
7.
					 Permitting, aiding, abetting the commission of any unlawful act;
8. Conduct or practices detrimental to the
					 health or safety of patients or residents and employees of said institutions
					 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 patient
					 or resident or indifference to their needs which are essential to their general
					 well-being and health;
b.
					 Misappropriation of the money or property of a patient or resident;
c. Failure to provide food adequate for the
					 needs of the patient or resident;
d. Inadequate staff to provide safe care and
					 supervision of patient or resident;
e. Failure to call a physician when required
					 by patient's or resident's condition;
f. Failure to notify next of kin when
					 patient's or resident's conditions becomes critical; and
g. Admission of a patient or resident whose
					 condition demands care beyond the level or care provided by the home 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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 6 - PROVISION FOR HEARING AND APPEAL FOLLOWING DENIAL OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE; PENALTIES › Rule 15-16-1-51.6.1 - Administrative Decision

Current through June 25, 2024
The Mississippi Department of Health 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
						license.
1. The licensing agency shall
					 notify the applicant or licensee by registered mail or personal service the
					 particular reasons for the proposed denial or revocation of license. 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 of licensee or served personally upon the applicant or
					 licensee.
3. The decision revoking,
					 suspending, or denying the application or license shall become final thirty
					 (30) days after it is so mailed or served unless the applicant or licensee,
					 within such thirty (30) day period, appeals the decision to the Chancery Court
					 pursuant to Section 12 (6964-12), Chapter 384, Laws 1952. 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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 6 - PROVISION FOR HEARING AND APPEAL FOLLOWING DENIAL OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE; PENALTIES › Rule 15-16-1-51.6.2 - Penalties

Current through June 25, 2024
Any person establishing, conducting, managing, or
						operating an institution for the aged or infirm 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 Section 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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 7 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-51.7.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Every child/adolescent psychiatric residential treatment
						facility shall have a governing body that has overall responsibility for the
						operation of the facility.
1. A public
					 facility shall have a written description of the administrative organization
					 for the government agency within which it operates.
2. A public facility shall also have a
					 written description of how the lines of authority within the government agency
					 relate to the governing body of the facility.
3. A private facility shall have a charter,
					 constitution, or bylaws.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 7 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-51.7.2

Current through June 25, 2024
The names and addresses of all owners or controlling
						parties of the facility (whether they are individuals; partnerships; corporate
						bodies; or subdivisions of other bodies, such a public agencies or religious,
						fraternal, or other charitable organizations) shall be fully disclosed. In case
						of corporations, the names and addresses of all officers, directors, and
						principal stockholders either beneficial or of record shall be
						disclosed.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 7 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-51.7.3 - The governing body shall meet at least quarterly

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Minutes of these meetings shall be kept
					 and shall include at least the following;
2. The date of the meeting;
3. The names of members who
					 attended;
4. The topics
					 discussed;
5. The decisions reached
					 and actions taken;
6. The dates for
					 implementation of recommendations; and
7. The reports of the chief executive officer
					 and others.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 7 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-51.7.4

Current through June 25, 2024
The governing body shall establish a committee structure
						to fulfill its responsibilities and to assess the results of the facility's
						activities.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 7 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-51.7.5

Current through June 25, 2024
The governing body, through the chief executive officer,
						shall have a written statement of the facility's goals and objectives, as well
						as written procedures for implementing these goals and objectives.
1. There shall be documentation that the
					 statement and procedures are based upon a planning process, and that the
					 facility's goals and objectives are approved by the governing body.
2. The governing body, through the chief
					 executive officer, shall have a written plan for obtaining financial resources
					 that are consonant with the facility's goals and objectives.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 7 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-51.7.6

Current through June 25, 2024
When a residential treatment program is a component of a
						larger facility, the staff of the residential treatment program, subject to the
						overall responsibility of the governing body, shall be given the authority
						necessary to plan, organize, and operate the program. The residential treatment
						program shall hire and assign its own staff. The categorical program shall
						employ a sufficient number of qualified and appropriately trained
						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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 7 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-51.7.7

Current through June 25, 2024
The governing body, through its chief executive officer,
						shall develop policies and shall make sufficient resources available (for
						example, funds, staff, equipment, supplies, and facilities) to assure that the
						program is capable of providing appropriate and adequate services to
						patients.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 7 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-51.7.8

Current through June 25, 2024
The facility's physical and financial resources shall be
						adequately insured.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 7 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-51.7.9

Current through June 25, 2024
The governing body shall establish bylaws, rules and
						regulations, and a table of organization to guide relationships between itself
						and the responsible administration and professional staffs and the
						community.
1. The governing body may
					 establish one set of bylaws, rules and regulations that clearly delineates the
					 responsibilities and authority of the governing body and the administrative and
					 professional staff.
2.
					 Administrative and professional staffs may establish separate bylaws, rules and
					 regulations that are consistent with policies established by the governing
					 body.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 7 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-51.7.10

Current through June 25, 2024
Bylaws, rules and regulations shall comply with legal
						requirements, be designed to encourage high quality patient care, and be
						consistent with the facility's community responsibility.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 7 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-51.7.11

Current through June 25, 2024
Such bylaws, rules and regulations shall describe the
						powers and duties of the governing body and its officers and committees; or the
						authority and responsibilities of any person legally designed to function as
						the governing body, as well as the authority and responsibility delegated to
						the responsible administrative and professional staffs.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 7 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-51.7.12

Current through June 25, 2024
Such bylaws, rules and regulations shall state the
						eligibility criteria for governing body membership; the types of membership and
						the method of selecting members; frequency of governing body meetings; the
						number of members necessary for a quorum and other attendance requirements for
						governing body meetings; the requirement that meetings be documented in the
						form of written minutes and the duration of appointment or election for
						governing body members, officers, and committed chairpersons.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 7 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-51.7.13

Current through June 25, 2024
Such by laws, rules and regulations shall describe the
						qualifications, authority, and responsibilities of the chief executive
						officer.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 7 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-51.7.14

Current through June 25, 2024
Such bylaws, rules and regulations shall specify the
						method for appointing the chief executive office.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 7 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-51.7.15

Current through June 25, 2024
Such bylaws, rules and regulations shall provide the
						administrative and professional staffs with the authority and freedom necessary
						to carry out their responsibilities within the organizational framework 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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 7 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-51.7.16

Current through June 25, 2024
Such bylaws, rules and regulations shall provide the
						professional staff with the authority necessary to encourage high quality
						patient 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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 7 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-51.7.17

Current through June 25, 2024
Such bylaws, rules and regulations shall state the
						procedures under which the administrative and professional staff cooperatively
						function.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 7 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-51.7.18

Current through June 25, 2024
Such bylaws, rules and regulations shall require the
						establishment of controls designed to encourage each member of the professional
						staff to observe the standards of the profession and assume and carry out
						functions in accordance with local, state, and federal laws and rules and
						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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 7 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-51.7.19

Current through June 25, 2024
Such bylaws, rules and regulations shall require the
						professional staff bylaws, rules and regulations to be subject to governing
						body approval.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 7 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-51.7.20

Current through June 25, 2024
Such bylaws, rules and regulations shall specify
						procedures for selecting professional staff officers, directors, and department
						or service chiefs.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 7 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-51.7.21

Current through June 25, 2024
Such bylaws, rules and regulations shall require that
						physicians with appropriate qualifications, licenses, and clinical privileges
						evaluate and authenticate medical histories and physical examinations, and
						prescribe medications.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 7 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-51.7.22

Current through June 25, 2024
Such bylaws, rules and regulations may also allow
						dentists with appropriate qualifications, licenses, and clinical privileges to
						prescribe medications.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 7 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-51.7.23

Current through June 25, 2024
Such bylaws, rules and regulations shall describe the
						procedure for conferring clinical privileges on all professional
						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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 7 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-51.7.24

Current through June 25, 2024
Such bylaws, rules and regulations shall define the
						responsibilities of physicians in relation to non-physician members of the
						professional 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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 7 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-51.7.25

Current through June 25, 2024
Such bylaws, rules and regulations shall provide a
						mechanism through which the administrative and professional staffs report to
						the governing body.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 7 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-51.7.26

Current through June 25, 2024
Such by laws, rules and regulations shall define the
						means by which the administrative and professional staffs participate in the
						development of facility and program policies concerning program management and
						patient care, and shall include, but not be limited to:
1. Admission, transfer and discharge policies
					 and procedures;
2. Prescription and
					 administration of medication policies and procedures which shall be consistent
					 with applicable federal and state laws and regulations; and
3. Case records policies and procedures which
					 shall ensure confidentiality of patient records in accordance with state laws
					 and 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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 7 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-51.7.27

Current through June 25, 2024
Such bylaws, rules and regulations shall require an
						orientation program for new governing body members and a continuing education
						program for all members of the governing body.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 7 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-51.7.28

Current through June 25, 2024
Such bylaws, rules and regulations shall require that
						the bylaws, rules and regulations be reviewed at least every two years, revised
						as necessary, and signed and dated to indicate the time of last
						review.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 8 - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER › Rule 15-16-1-51.8.1

Current through June 25, 2024
The governing body shall appoint a chief executive
						officer who shall be employed on a full-time basis.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 8 - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER › Rule 15-16-1-51.8.2

Current through June 25, 2024
The qualifications, authority, and duties of the chief
						executive officer shall be stated in the governing body's bylaws, rules and
						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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 8 - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER › Rule 15-16-1-51.8.3

Current through June 25, 2024
The chief executive officer shall be a health
						professional with appropriate professional qualifications and experience,
						including previous administrative responsibility in a health
						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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 8 - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER › Rule 15-16-1-51.8.4

Current through June 25, 2024
The chief executive officer shall have a medical degree
						or at least a master's degree in administration, psychology, social work,
						education, or nursing; and, when required, should have appropriate licenses.
						Experience shall include previous administrative responsibility in a facility
						for children or adolescents. Experience may be substituted for a professional
						degree when it is carefully evaluated, justified, and documented by the
						governing body.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 8 - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER › Rule 15-16-1-51.8.5

Current through June 25, 2024
In accordance with the facility's bylaws, rules and
						regulations, the chief executive officer shall be responsible to the governing
						body for the overall operation of the facility, including the control,
						utilization, and conservation of its physical and financial assets and the
						recruitment and direction of 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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 8 - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER › Rule 15-16-1-51.8.6

Current through June 25, 2024
The chief executive officer shall assist the governing
						body in formulating policy by preparing the following items and presenting them
						to and reviewing them with the governing body:
1. Long-term and short-term plans of the
					 facility;
2. Reports on the nature
					 and extent of funding and other available resources;
3. Reports describing the facility's
					 operations;
4. Reports evaluating
					 the efficiency and effectiveness of facility or program activity; and
5. Budgets and financial
					 statements.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 8 - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER › Rule 15-16-1-51.8.7

Current through June 25, 2024
The chief executive officer shall be responsible for the
						preparation of a written manual that defines the facility policies and
						procedures and that is regularly revised and updated.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 8 - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER › Rule 15-16-1-51.8.8

Current through June 25, 2024
There shall be documentation that the chief executive
						officer attends and participates in continuing education
						programs.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 9 - PROFESSIONAL STAFF ORGANIZATION › Rule 15-16-1-51.9.1

Current through June 25, 2024
There shall be a single organized professional staff
						that has the overall responsibility for the quality of all clinical care
						provided to patients, and for the ethical conduct and professional practices of
						its members, as well as for accounting therefore to the governing body. The
						manner in which the professional staff is organized shall be consistent with
						the facility's documented staff organization and bylaws, rules and regulations,
						and pertain to the setting where the facility is located. The professional
						staff bylaws, rules and regulations, and the rules and regulations of the
						governing authority shall require that a qualified physician be responsible for
						diagnosis and all care and treatment. The organization of the professional
						staff, and its bylaws, rules and regulations, shall be approved by the
						facility's governing body.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 9 - PROFESSIONAL STAFF ORGANIZATION › Rule 15-16-1-51.9.2

Current through June 25, 2024
The professional staff shall strive to assure that each
						member is qualified for membership and shall encourage the optimal level of
						professional performance of its members through the appointment/reappointment
						procedure, the specific delineation of clinical privileges, and the periodic
						reappraisal of each staff member according to the provisions.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 10 - QUALIFICATIONS › Rule 15-16-1-51.10.1

Current through June 25, 2024
The appointment and reappointment of professional staff
						members shall be based upon well-defined, written criteria that are related to
						the goals and objectives of the facility as stated in the bylaws, rules and
						regulations of the professional staff and of the governing
						body.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 10 - QUALIFICATIONS › Rule 15-16-1-51.10.2

Current through June 25, 2024
Upon application or appointment to the professional
						staff, each individual must sign a statement to the effect that he or she has
						read and agrees to be bound by the professional staff and governing body
						bylaws, rules and 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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 10 - QUALIFICATIONS › Rule 15-16-1-51.10.3

Current through June 25, 2024
The initial appointment and continued professional staff
						membership shall be dependent upon clinical competence and ethical practice in
						keeping with the qualifications, standards, and requirements set forth in the
						professional staff and governing body bylaws, rules and
						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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 10 - QUALIFICATIONS › Rule 15-16-1-51.10.4

Current through June 25, 2024
Unless otherwise provided by law, only those
						practitioners who are licensed, certified, or registered, or who have
						demonstrated competence and experience, shall be eligible for professional
						staff membership.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 11 - METHOD OF SELECTION › Rule 15-16-1-51.11.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Each facility is responsible for developing a process of
						appointment to the professional staff whereby it can satisfactorily determine
						that the person is appropriately licensed, certified, registered, or
						experienced, and qualified for the privileges and responsibilities he or she
						seeks.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 12 - PRIVILEGE DELINEATION › Rule 15-16-1-51.12.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Privileges shall be delineated for each member of the
						professional staff, regardless of the size 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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 12 - PRIVILEGE DELINEATION › Rule 15-16-1-51.12.2

Current through June 25, 2024
The delineation of privileges shall be based on all
						verified information available in the applicant's or staff member's credentials
						file.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 12 - PRIVILEGE DELINEATION › Rule 15-16-1-51.12.3 - Clinical privileges shall be facility-specific

Current through June 25, 2024
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 12 - PRIVILEGE DELINEATION › Rule 15-16-1-51.12.4

Current through June 25, 2024
The professional staff shall delineate in its bylaws,
						rules and regulations of the qualifications, status, clinical duties, and
						responsibilities of clinical practitioners who are not members of the
						professional staff but who services require that they be processed through the
						usual professional staff channels.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 12 - PRIVILEGE DELINEATION › Rule 15-16-1-51.12.5

Current through June 25, 2024
The training, experience, and demonstrated competence of
						individuals in such categories shall be sufficient to permit their performing
						their assigned functions.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 12 - PRIVILEGE DELINEATION › Rule 15-16-1-51.12.6

Current through June 25, 2024
There shall be provisions for individuals in such
						categories to receive professional supervision, when indicated, from their
						professional counterparts.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 13 - REAPPOINTMENT › Rule 15-16-1-51.13.1

Current through June 25, 2024
The facility's professional staff bylaws, rules and
						regulations shall provide for review and reappointment of each professional
						staff member at least once every three years.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 13 - REAPPOINTMENT › Rule 15-16-1-51.13.2

Current through June 25, 2024
The reappointment process should include a review of the
						individual's status by a designated professional staff committee, such as the
						credentials committee.
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 51 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES › Subchapter 13 - REAPPOINTMENT › Rule 15-16-1-51.13.3

Current through June 25, 2024
When indicated, the credentials committee shall require
						the individual to submit evidence of his or her current health status that
						verifies the individual's ability to discharge his or her
						responsibilities.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												43-11-13