23 Miss. Code. R. 202-6.2 - Provider Requirements
A. Rural Emergency
Hospitals (REH) applying for enrollment in the Medicaid program must satisfy
all requirements set forth in Part 200, Chapter 4, Rule
4.8 in addition to the following
provider type specific requirements:
1. Be a
Medicare Rural Emergency Hospital provider.
2. Have a transfer agreement in effect with a
Level I or Level II trauma center.
3. Not exceed an annual per patient length of
stay of 24 hours.
4. Not provide
any acute care inpatient services, other than post-hospital extended care
services provided in a distinct unit licensed as a skilled nursing
facility.
5. Meet the definition of
a REH as defined in Rule 6.1 at the time of enrollment.
B. REH providers must meet the following
staffing requirements:
1. The emergency
department of a REH must be staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
2. A Doctor of Medicine (MD) or doctor of
osteopathy (DO), a physician assistant, a nurse practitioner, or a clinical
nurse specialist with training or expertise in emergency care must always be
onsite or on-call and available onsite within 30 minutes, or within 60 minutes
if certain frontier or remote area criteria are met.
3. The governing body of the REH may also
elect to grant nurse practitioners and physician assistants with medical staff
privileges in accordance with state scope-of-practice laws.
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