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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 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 2 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-52.2.26

Current through June 25, 2024
Such bylaws, rules and regulations shall describe the
						qualifications, authority, and responsibilities of the chief executive
						officer.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 2 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-52.2.27

Current through June 25, 2024
Such bylaws, rules and regulations shall specify the
						method for appointing the chief executive officer.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 2 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-52.2.28

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.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 2 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-52.2.29

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.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 2 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-52.2.30

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.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 2 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-52.2.31

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.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 2 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-52.2.32

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.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 2 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-52.2.33

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.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 2 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-52.2.34

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.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 2 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-52.2.35

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.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 2 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-52.2.36

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.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 2 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-52.2.37

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.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 2 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-52.2.38

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.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 2 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-52.2.39

Current through June 25, 2024
Such bylaws, 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.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 2 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-52.2.40

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.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 2 - FACILITY MANAGEMENT: GOVERNING BODY › Rule 15-16-1-52.2.41

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.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 3 - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER › Rule 15-16-1-52.3.1

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.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 3 - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER › Rule 15-16-1-52.3.2

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.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 3 - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER › Rule 15-16-1-52.3.3

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.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 3 - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER › Rule 15-16-1-52.3.4

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.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 3 - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER › Rule 15-16-1-52.3.5

Current through June 25, 2024
In facilities primarily serving children or adolescents,
						the chief executive officer shall have appropriate professional qualifications
						and experience, including previous administrative responsibility in a facility
						for children or adolescents.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 3 - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER › Rule 15-16-1-52.3.6

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.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 3 - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER › Rule 15-16-1-52.3.7

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.
5. Budgets and financial
					 statements.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 3 - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER › Rule 15-16-1-52.3.8

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.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 3 - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER › Rule 15-16-1-52.3.9

Current through June 25, 2024
There shall be documentation that the chief executive
						officer attends and participates in continuing education
						programs.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 4 - PROFESSIONAL STAFF ORGANIZATION › Rule 15-16-1-52.4.1

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.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 4 - PROFESSIONAL STAFF ORGANIZATION › Rule 15-16-1-52.4.2

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.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 4 - PROFESSIONAL STAFF ORGANIZATION › Rule 15-16-1-52.4.3 - Qualifications

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.
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 4 - PROFESSIONAL STAFF ORGANIZATION › Rule 15-16-1-52.4.4 - Method of Selection

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.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 4 - PROFESSIONAL STAFF ORGANIZATION › Rule 15-16-1-52.4.5 - Privilege Delineation

Current through June 25, 2024
Privileges shall be delineated for each member of the
						professional staff, regardless of the type and size of the facility and the age
						and disability group served.
1.
					 Delineation of privileges shall be based on all verified information available
					 in the applicant's or staff member's credentials file.
2. Whatever method is used to delineate
					 clinical privileges for each professional staff applicant, there must be
					 evidence that the granting of such privileges is based on the member's
					 demonstrated current competence.
3.
					 Clinical privileges shall be facility-specific.
4. 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 whose services require that they be processed
					 through the usual professional staff channels.
5. The training, experience, and demonstrated
					 competence of individuals in such categories shall be sufficient to permit
					 their performing their assigned functions.
6. There shall be provisions for individuals
					 in such categories to receive professional supervision, when indicated, from
					 their professional counterparts.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 4 - PROFESSIONAL STAFF ORGANIZATION › Rule 15-16-1-52.4.6 - Reappointment

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 two years.
1. The reappointment process should include a
					 review of the individual's status by a designated professional staff committee,
					 such as the credentials committee.
2. 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.
3. The
					 committee's review of the clinical privileges of a staff member for
					 reappointment should include the individual's past and current professional
					 performance as well as his or her adherence to the governing body and
					 professional staff bylaws, rules and regulations.
4. The professional staff bylaws rules and
					 regulations shall limit the time within which the professional staff
					 reappointment and privilege delineation processes must completed.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 4 - PROFESSIONAL STAFF ORGANIZATION › Rule 15-16-1-52.4.7 - Professional Staff Organization

Current through June 25, 2024
The professional staff shall be organized to accomplish
						its required functions.
1. The
					 professional staff organization must provide a framework in which the staff can
					 carry out its duties and functions effectively. The complexity of the
					 organization shall be consistent with the size of the facility and the scope of
					 its activities.
2. The professional
					 staff bylaws, rules and regulations shall provide for the selection of officers
					 for an executive committee and when appropriate, for other organizational
					 components of the facility.
3. The
					 professional staff bylaws, rules and regulations should specify the
					 organization needed to provide effective governance of the professional
					 staff.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 4 - PROFESSIONAL STAFF ORGANIZATION › Rule 15-16-1-52.4.8 - Executive Committee

Current through June 25, 2024
The executive committee shall be empowered to act for the
						professional staff in the intervals between the staff meetings. The committee
						shall serve as a liaison mechanism between the professional staff and the
						administration.
1. There shall be a
					 mechanism that assures medical participation in the deliberations of the
					 executive committee.
2. The
					 professional staff bylaws, rules and regulations shall define the size,
					 composition, method of selecting members, and frequency of meetings of the
					 executive committee.
3. The
					 executive committee shall maintain a permanent record of its proceedings and
					 actions.
4. The functions and
					 responsibilities of the executive committee shall include at least the
					 following:
a. Receiving and acting upon
					 reports and recommendations from professional staff committees, departments,
					 and services.
b. Implementing the
					 approved policies of the professional staff.
c. Recommending to the governing body all
					 matters relating to appointments and reappointments, staff categorization and
					 assignments, clinical privileges, and except when such is a function of the
					 professional staff or one of its committees, corrective action.
d. Fulfilling the professional staff's
					 accountability to the governing body for the quality of the overall clinical
					 care rendered to patients in the facility; and
e. Initiating and pursuing corrective action
					 when warranted, in accordance with the provisions of the professional staff
					 bylaws, rules and regulations.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 4 - PROFESSIONAL STAFF ORGANIZATION › Rule 15-16-1-52.4.9 - Professional Staff Bylaws

Current through June 25, 2024
The professional staff shall develop and adopt bylaws,
						rules and regulations to establish a framework of self-government and a means
						of accountability to the governing body. The bylaws, rules and regulations
						shall be subject to the approval of the governing body.
1. The professional staff shall regulate
					 itself by its bylaws, rules and regulations.
2. The professional staff bylaws, rules and
					 regulations shall reflect current staff practices, shall be enforced, and shall
					 be periodically reviewed and revised as necessary.
3. The professional staff bylaws, rules and
					 regulations shall include a requirement for an ethical pledge from each
					 practitioner.
4. The professional
					 staff bylaws, rules and regulations shall describe the specific role of each
					 discipline represented on the professional staff or exercising clinical
					 privileges in the care of patients.
5. The professional staff bylaws, rules and
					 regulations shall include the following patient record requirements.
6. Symbols and abbreviations shall be used
					 only when they have been approved by the professional staff and when there is
					 an explanatory legend;
7. The
					 categories of personnel who are qualified to accept and transcribe verbal
					 orders, regardless of the mode of transmission of the orders, shall be
					 specifically identified;
8. The
					 period of time following admission to the facility within which a history and
					 physical examination must be entered in the patient record shall be
					 specified;
9. The time period in
					 which patient records must be completed following discharge shall be specified
					 and shall not exceed fourteen (14) days; and
10. The entries in patient records that must
					 be dated and authenticated by the responsible practitioner shall be
					 specified.
11. The professional
					 staff bylaws, rules and regulations shall specify mechanisms for review,
					 evaluation, and monitoring of professional staff practices.
12. The professional staff bylaws, rules and
					 regulations shall specify mechanisms for the denial of staff appointments and
					 reappointments, as well as for denial, curtailment, suspension, or revocation
					 of clinical privileges.
13. When
					 appropriate, this procedure shall provide for a practitioner to be heard, upon
					 request, at some stage of the process.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 5 - WRITTEN PLAN FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND STAFF COMPOSITION › Rule 15-16-1-52.5.1

Current through June 25, 2024
The facility shall formulate and specify in a written
						plan for professional services its goals, objectives, policies, and programs so
						that its performance can be measured.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 5 - WRITTEN PLAN FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND STAFF COMPOSITION › Rule 15-16-1-52.5.2

Current through June 25, 2024
The plan shall describe the services offered by the
						facility so that a frame of reference for judging the various aspects of the
						facility's operation is available.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 5 - WRITTEN PLAN FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND STAFF COMPOSITION › Rule 15-16-1-52.5.3

Current through June 25, 2024
The written plan for professional services shall
						describe the following:
1. the
					 population served, including age groups and other characteristics of the
					 patient population;
2. the hours
					 and days the facility operates;
3.
					 the methods used to carry out initial screening and/or triage;
4. the intake or admission process; including
					 how the initial contact was made with the patient and the family or significant
					 others;
5. the assessment and
					 evaluation procedures provided by the facility;
6. the methods used to deliver services to
					 meet the identified clinical needs of patients served;
7. the basic therapeutic programs offered by
					 the facility;
8. the treatment
					 planning process and the periodic review of therapy;
9. the discharge and post-therapy planning
					 processes;
10. the organizational
					 relationships of each of the facility's therapeutic programs, including
					 channels of staff communication, responsibility, and authority, as well as
					 supervisory relation-ships; and
11.
					 the means by which the facility provides, or makes arrangements for the
					 provision of, the following:
a. other medical,
					 special assessments, and therapeutic services;
b. patient education services, whether
					 provided from within or outside the facility;
c. emergency services and crisis
					 intervention; and
d. discharge and
					 aftercare, including post-therapy planning and follow-up evaluation.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 5 - WRITTEN PLAN FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND STAFF COMPOSITION › Rule 15-16-1-52.5.4

Current through June 25, 2024
When the facility is organized by departments or
						services, the written plan for professional services shall describe how each
						department or service relates to the goals and other programs of the facility,
						specify lines of responsibility within each department or service, and define
						the rolls of department or service personnel and the methods for
						interdisciplinary collaboration.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 5 - WRITTEN PLAN FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND STAFF COMPOSITION › Rule 15-16-1-52.5.5

Current through June 25, 2024
When a facility is organized on a team or unit basis,
						either totally or in part, the written plan for professional services shall
						delineate the roles and responsibilities of team members in meeting the
						identified clinical needs of patients and in relation to the goals and programs
						of the facility.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 5 - WRITTEN PLAN FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND STAFF COMPOSITION › Rule 15-16-1-52.5.6

Current through June 25, 2024
The written plan for professional services shall be made
						known and available to all professional personnel and to the chief executive
						officer.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 5 - WRITTEN PLAN FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND STAFF COMPOSITION › Rule 15-16-1-52.5.7

Current through June 25, 2024
The plan shall be reviewed at least annually, and
						revised as necessary, in relation to the changing needs of the patients, the
						community, and the overall objectives and goals of the facility, and it shall
						be signed and dated by the reviewers.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 5 - WRITTEN PLAN FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND STAFF COMPOSITION › Rule 15-16-1-52.5.8

Current through June 25, 2024
Within the scope of its activities, the facility shall
						have enough appropriately qualified health care professional, administrative
						and support staff available to adequately assess and address the identified
						clinical needs of patients.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 5 - WRITTEN PLAN FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND STAFF COMPOSITION › Rule 15-16-1-52.5.9

Current through June 25, 2024
Appropriately qualified professional staff may include
						qualified child and/or adolescent psychiatrists and other physicians, clinical
						psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses, and other health care
						professionals in numbers and variety appropriate to the services offered by the
						facility and with training and experience working with children and/or
						adolescents.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 5 - WRITTEN PLAN FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND STAFF COMPOSITION › Rule 15-16-1-52.5.10

Current through June 25, 2024
When appropriate qualified professional staff are not
						available or needed on a fulltime basis, arrangements shall be made to obtain
						sufficient services on an attending continuing consultative, or part-time
						basis.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 5 - WRITTEN PLAN FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND STAFF COMPOSITION › Rule 15-16-1-52.5.11

Current through June 25, 2024
There shall be documentation to verify that health care
						professional staff meets all federal, state, and local requirements for
						licensing, registration, or certification.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 5 - WRITTEN PLAN FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND STAFF COMPOSITION › Rule 15-16-1-52.5.12 - Medical Services

Current through June 25, 2024
A physician licensed in the State of Mississippi shall be
						responsible for diagnosis and all medical care and treatment. Medical services
						shall be provided directly or on call 24-hours a day, 7 days a week. Upon
						admission there shall be written orders for the immediate care of the
						patient.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 5 - WRITTEN PLAN FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND STAFF COMPOSITION › Rule 15-16-1-52.5.13 - Nursing Services

Current through June 25, 2024
Nursing services shall be under the direct supervision of
						a registered professional nurse who has had at least one (1) year of experience
						in psychiatric or mental health nursing or has had previous work experience in
						chemical dependency units.
1. The
					 number of registered professional nurses, licensed practical nurses, and other
					 nursing personnel shall be adequate to formulate and carry out the nursing
					 components of the individual treatment plan for each patient.
2. There shall be a registered professional
					 nurse on duty 24-hours a day, 7-days a week, to plan, assign, supervise, and
					 evaluate nursing care, and to provide for the delivery of nursing care to
					 patients.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 5 - WRITTEN PLAN FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND STAFF COMPOSITION › Rule 15-16-1-52.5.14 - Psychiatric Services

Current through June 25, 2024
Patients shall be provided with psychiatric services, in
						accordance with their needs by a psychiatrist licensed in the State of
						Mississippi. Services to patients include evaluations, consultations therapy
						and program development.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 5 - WRITTEN PLAN FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND STAFF COMPOSITION › Rule 15-16-1-52.5.15 - Psychiatric Services

Current through June 25, 2024
Psychiatric services are under the supervision of a
						clinical director, service chief or equivalent licensed physician who is
						qualified to provide the leadership required for an intensive treatment
						program.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 5 - WRITTEN PLAN FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND STAFF COMPOSITION › Rule 15-16-1-52.5.16 - Psychological Services

Current through June 25, 2024
Patients shall be provided psychological services in
						accordance with their needs by a qualified psychologist.
1. Services to patients include evaluations,
					 consultations, therapy and program development.
2. A qualified psychologist is an individual
					 licensed by the State Board of Psychological Examiners with a specialty area in
					 Clinical or Counseling Psychology (refer to Mississippi Code of 1972, annotated
					 and amended, Section
					 73-31-1).
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 5 - WRITTEN PLAN FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND STAFF COMPOSITION › Rule 15-16-1-52.5.17 - Social Services

Current through June 25, 2024
Social work services are under the supervision of a
						licensed qualified social worker.
1.
					 The director of the service or department shall have a master's degree from an
					 accredited school of social work, or have been certified by the Academy of
					 Certified Social Workers.
2. Social
					 work staff shall be qualified and numerically adequate to provide the following
					 services:
a. Psychosocial data for diagnosis
					 and treatment planning.
b. Direct
					 therapeutic services to individual patients, patient groups or
					 families.
c. Develop community
					 resources.
d. Participate in
					 interdisciplinary conferences and meetings concerning treatment planning,
					 including identification and utilization of other facilities and alternative
					 forms of care and treatment.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 5 - WRITTEN PLAN FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND STAFF COMPOSITION › Rule 15-16-1-52.5.18 - Activity Services

Current through June 25, 2024
Activity service staff shall be sufficient in number and
						skills to meet the needs of patients and achieve the goals of the service. The
						activity service shall be supervised by a qualified activity director. A
						qualified activity director is an individual with a bachelor's degree who has
						at least one-year of experience in assessing, planning, and coordinating
						activity services in a health care setting.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 6 - PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES › Rule 15-16-1-52.6.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Personnel policies and procedures shall be developed in
						writing, adopted, and maintained to promote the objectives of the facility and
						to provide for an adequate number of qualified personnel during all hours of
						operation to support the functions of the facility and the provision of high
						quality care.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 6 - PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES › Rule 15-16-1-52.6.2

Current through June 25, 2024
All personnel policies shall be reviewed and approved on
						an annual basis by the governing body.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 6 - PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES › Rule 15-16-1-52.6.3

Current through June 25, 2024
There shall be documentation to verify that the written
						personnel policies and procedures are explained and made available to each
						employee.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 6 - PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES › Rule 15-16-1-52.6.4

Current through June 25, 2024
The policies and procedures shall include a mechanism
						for determining that all personnel are medically and emotionally capable of
						performing assigned tasks and are free of communicable and infectious
						diseases.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 6 - PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES › Rule 15-16-1-52.6.5

Current through June 25, 2024
There shall be written policies and procedures for
						handling cases of patient neglect and abuse.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 6 - PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES › Rule 15-16-1-52.6.6

Current through June 25, 2024
The policies and procedures on patient neglect or abuse
						shall be given to all personnel. Any alleged violations of these policies and
						procedures shall be investigated, and the results of such investigation shall
						be reviewed and approved by the director and reported to the governing
						body.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 6 - PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES › Rule 15-16-1-52.6.7

Current through June 25, 2024
A personnel record shall be kept on each staff member
						and shall contain the following items, as appropriate:
1. Application for employment
2. Written references and a record of verbal
					 references
3. Verification of all
					 training and experience, and licensure, certification, registration and/or
					 renewals
4. Wage and salary
					 information
5. Performance
					 appraisals
6. Initial and
					 subsequent health clearances
7.
					 Disciplinary and counseling actions
8. Commendations
9. Employee incident reports
10. Record of orientation to the facility,
					 its policies and procedures and the employee's position.
11. For each position in the facility, there
					 shall be a written job description that specifies the duties and
					 responsibilities of the position and the minimum level of education, training,
					 and/or related work experience required or needed to fulfill it.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 7 - STAFF DEVELOPMENT › Rule 15-16-1-52.7.1

Current through June 25, 2024
The facility shall have a written plan as evidence of
						implementation of a program of staff development and in-service training that
						is consistent with the basic goals and objectives of the
						program.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 16 - Health Facilities › Subpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and Certification › Chapter 52 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY UNITS › Subchapter 7 - STAFF DEVELOPMENT › Rule 15-16-1-52.7.2

Current through June 25, 2024
Staff development shall be under the supervision and
						direction of a committee or qualified person. This person or committee may
						delegate responsibility for any part of the program to appropriately qualified
						individuals.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-9-17