15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-41.6.15

The governing body shall require that the medical staff establish controls that are designed to insure the achievement and maintenance of high standards of professional ethical practices, and shall:

1. Establish policies that insure that only members of the medical staff dental staff or other practitioners designated by the governing body admit patients to the hospital.

2. Insure that a physician member of the medical staff is responsible for the care of each patient with respect to any medical or psychiatric problem that is present on admission or develops during hospitalization and is not specifically within the scope of practice of other practitioners with clinical privileges as defined by State law.

3. Each individual hospital in the state shall decide by its "credentialing committee", or by whatever name it uses for the functions of credentialing, whether or not it chooses to abide by the amendments as set out in Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 hereof, as pertaining to dental staff.

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15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-41.6.15

Miss. Code Ann. § 41-9-17