15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-83.12.1 - Admission and Discharge

The following criteria must be applied and maintained for resident placement in a licensed facility.

1. A person shall not be admitted or continue to reside in a licensed facility if the person:

a. Is not ambulatory;

b. Requires physical restraints;

c. Poses a serious threat to himself or herself or others;

d. Requires nasopharyngeal and/or tracheotomy suctioning;

e. Requires gastric feedings;

f. Requires intravenous fluids, medications, or feedings;

g. Requires a indwelling urinary catheter;

h. Requires sterile wound care; or

i. Requires treatment of decubitus ulcer or exfoliative dermatitis.

j. Upon admission or within 24 hours of admission, the adult foster care facility shall develop and document an individualized plan of care for each resident admitted to the facility.

2. Licensed facilities which are not accessible to individuals with disabilities through the A.N.S.I. Standards as they relate to facility accessibility may not accept wheelchair bound residents. Only those persons who, in an emergency, would be physically and mentally capable of traveling to safety may be accepted. For multilevel facilities, no residents may be placed above the ground floor level that are unable to descend the stairs unassisted.

3. The licensed facility must be able to identify at the time of admission and during continued stay those residents whose needs for services are consistent with these rules and regulations, and those residents who should be transferred to an appropriate level of care.

4. The licensed facility which accepts and admits residents requiring mental health services shall help arrange transportation to mental health appointments and cooperate with the community mental health center or other provider of mental health care, as necessary, to ensure access to and the coordination of care, within limits of the confidentiality and privacy rights of the individual receiving services.

Notes

15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-83.12.1

Miss. Code Ann. § 43-11-13