Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 2 - Operational Standards for Mental Health, Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Community Service Providers › Chapter 13 - Health and Safety › Rule 24-2-13.4 - Safe and Sanitary Conditions

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The interior and
				exterior of each service location must be maintained in a safe and sanitary
				manner. Furnishings must be kept clean, well-kept and in good repair.
B. All service locations must have operable
				hot water. The water temperature in all water heaters in facilities providing
				services directly to people enrolled in DMH services must be set at no higher
				than one hundred twenty (120) degrees Fahrenheit and no lower than one hundred
				(100) degrees Fahrenheit.
C.
				Emergency lighting systems (appropriate to the setting) must be located in
				corridors and/or hallways and must provide the required illumination
				automatically in the event of any interruption of normal lighting such as
				failure of public utility or other outside power supply, opening of a circuit
				breaker or fuse, or any manual act which disrupts the power supply. (Exception:
				Supervised Living, Shared Supported Living and Supported Living service
				locations that are not owned or controlled by a certified agency provider, and
				Host Homes.) Supervised Living, Shared Supported Living, Supported Living and
				Host Homes must have alternative lighting such as battery operated flashlights,
				lanterns or generators.
D. All DMH
				certified service locations must conduct a Safety Review of the premises on a
				monthly basis. A Safety Review Log must be completed and kept at the service
				location. Employees must date and initial when each item on the Safety Review
				Log has been checked. (Exception: Supervised Living, Supported Living, Shared
				Supported Living service locations that are not owned or controlled by a
				certified agency provider, and Host Homes.) The Safety Review Log must include:
1. All fire extinguishers. Employees are to
				verify each extinguisher is properly charged and mounted. Each extinguisher
				must be listed separately by location in the facility. Fire extinguishers
				mounted in agency provider vehicles are to be included in the review.
2. All fire/smoke detectors. Employees are to
				verify each detector is working properly by testing the audible signal. Each
				detector is to be listed separately by location in the facility.
3. All carbon monoxide detectors (if
				applicable.) Employees are to verify each detector is working properly by
				testing the audible signal. Each detector is to be listed separately by
				location in the facility.
4.
				Lighted exit signs. Employees are to verify each sign is working properly by
				interrupting the power supply to the sign. Each sign is to be listed separately
				by location in the facility. (Exception: All Supervised Living, Supported
				Living, Shared Supported Living service locations and Host Homes.)
5. Hot water fixtures. Employees are to
				verify the hot water at each fixture in the facility measures between one
				hundred (100) degrees Fahrenheit and one hundred twenty (120) degrees
				Fahrenheit. Each fixture is to be listed separately by location in the facility
				and the temperature recorded at each fixture tested.
6. Emergency lights. Employees are to verify
				each emergency light is working properly by interrupting the power supply to
				the light for at least thirty (30) seconds. Each emergency light is to be
				listed separately by location in the facility.
7. Safe and sanitary conditions. Employees
				are to verify the service location's environment is safe and sanitary through
				visual inspection.