15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-40.40.4
If the hospital has 50 beds or less, and if no full-time pharmacists are employed by the hospital; and if medications administered to patients in the hospital are dispensed by pharmacist(s) elsewhere (i.e. outside the hospital)...then the hospital must have arrangements with a consultant pharmacist who shall supervise all matters pertaining to medication handling in the hospital. The hospital must have a written agreement with the consultant pharmacist to provide services on a routine basis to the hospital. The consultant pharmacist must make regular visits to the hospital to ensure the proper procurement, storage, recordkeeping, administration, and disposal of medications within the hospital. The consultant pharmacist must submit a written report, at least monthly, to the administrator upon the status of the performance of nursing personnel in the areas of drug handling as mentioned above. The report shall include any discrepancies in recordkeeping the consultant pharmacist finds during his/her inspection of the hospital. The consultant pharmacist shall meet all other requirements for Pharmacist as outlined under the other Subchapters 40 through 50.
15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-40.40.4