Rule 15-16-1-3.3.2 - License A license, from the Mississippi State Department of Health, is required to operate a Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facility prior to said entity providing services to three or more medically dependent or technologically dependent children who meet the criteria for admissions as stated in the above definitions unless such entity meets the definition/requirement for exemption which reads:
1. A Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facility, institution or other place operated by the federal government or any agency of the federal government are exempt from the provisions of these minimum standards. 2. County-operated or municipally operated Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facility applying for a licensure under Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Annotated, are exempt from the payment of licensure fees. Such entities must comply with and meet all other requirements of these minimum standards. 3. Only the official name, as approved by the licensing agency and by which the facility is licensed, shall be used in telephone listings, on stationary, in advertisements, etc. 4. Licensee shall not operate at any given time with a capacity greater than the number of clients on the face of the license. 15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-3.3.2
Mississippi Code Annotated § 43-13-117