30 Miss. Code. R. 2860-5.1 - Initial Program Approval

A dialysis unit, licensed by the Mississippi Department of Health, wishing to obtain approval of its hemodialysis technician training program shall submit an application for approval to the board. Board staff or its designee shall evaluate the application, provide for a site visit to the dialysis unit and make a recommendation to the board regarding the approval of the training program.

A. The initial application for approval shall be consistent with the "minimum standards for hemodialysis technician training programs" and shall contain the following:

1) Objectives of the training program;

2) Organizational chart;

3) Name of the medical director, administrator, and nursing director;

4) Names and resumes of the nurse educator(s) and clinical preceptor(s);

5) Verification of state licensure;

6) Program curriculum; and

7) Hemodialysis technician job description.

B. A representative of the training program may be scheduled to meet with board staff or its designee to present the proposed program.

1) Following the review of the application, a recommendation concerning, among other things, approval/denial of approval shall be made to the board.

2) A program not recommended for approval may reapply for approval at which time the program must provide evidence that the identified deficiencies have been corrected.

C. After receipt of necessary reports and recommendations the committee's report and recommendation(s), the board may:

1) Grant approval of the program,

2) Defer a decision regarding approval, or

3) Deny approval.

Notes

30 Miss. Code. R. 2860-5.1

Miss. Code Ann. § 73-15-17 and § 73-15-101 (1972, as amended).