30 Miss. Code. R. 2826-1.1 - Definitions
For 2826 only, the following terms have the meanings indicated:
A. Alternative Program: A
confidential and non-disciplinary program for eligible nurse applicants
designed to promote early identification of substance use/abuse and/or mental
health issues; removal from nursing practice and entry into treatment; and for
monitoring of compliance upon re-entry into nursing practice.
B. Assessment: A formal substance use/abuse
evaluation conducted by a Board-approved licensed provider who is certified
and/or credentialed in substance use disorders/abuse to render a diagnosis,
course of treatment, prescribe recommended treatment, prognosis and
professional opinion as to whether or not the nurse applicant is capable of
practicing nursing with reasonable skill and safety to patients. The evaluation
may include a complete physical and psychosocial assessment performed by a
Board-approved licensed or certified medical, mental health or psychological
specialist.
C. Board/ MSBN:
Mississippi Board of Nursing.
D.
Computation of Time: Unless indicated otherwise, when the period is stated in
days or a longer unit of time:
1) Exclude the
day of the event that triggers the period;
2) Count every day, including intermediate
Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays; and
3) Include the last day of the period, but if
the last day is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday as set forth in Mississippi
state statute, the period continues to run until the end of the next day that
is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
E. Drug and Alcohol Screens: Periodic
unannounced screens that will test for drugs abused by submission of nurse
applicant's blood, urine, body fluid testing, hair testing, saliva or any other
valid and reliable method of testing.
F. Eligibility Committee: Committee composed
of MnVP staff, Board Member(s) and/or treatment provider(s).
G. Employer Reports: Reports required from
employer demonstrating nurse applicant's work performance.
H. Medication Verification Form: A form
required from healthcare provider disclosing any medications currently
taking.
I. MnVP: Mississippi Nurse
Voluntary Program.
J. Nurse
Applicant: A nurse who is eligible to apply to or has been accepted into
MnVP.
K. Employer Acknowledgement
Agreement: A required agreement between the nurse applicant and Supervisor
incorporated within nurse applicant's MnVP monitoring agreement.
L. Self-Reports: A report completed by the
nurse applicant detailing the nurse applicant's symptoms, behaviors, beliefs
and/or attitudes of continued sobriety and recovery recommendations.
M. Supervisor: Employer or Employer
designee.
N. PEER Support Meetings:
Meetings that require a minimum attendance of three (3) meetings a week to
support a nurse applicant's continued sobriety and compliance with recovery
and/or treatment recommendations.
O. Treatment Program: The treatment program
shall be a Board-approved substance use disorder/mental health/physical
treatment program. Participant shall cause the treatment program to submit to
the Board proof of participant's entry into a primary intensive alcohol/drug
and/or mental health treatment program in accordance with the recommendations
made during the evaluation process which may include inpatient treatment,
outpatient treatment, halfway house, residential long-term treatment and/or a
combination thereof. Participant shall also cause the program to provide the
Board with documentation concerning participant's successful completion of the
program, readiness to return to the safe practice of nursing, and
recommendations and arrangements for appropriate follow-up. Should participant,
for any reason, fail to comply with this stipulation, such shall be grounds for
discharge from MnVP and disciplinary action. Participant shall not be employed
as a nurse until completion of the primary phase of the treatment program, and
the treatment team supports participant's return to nursing practice.
Notes
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