Rule 15-16-1-41.13.1 - Medical Equipment Management In order to ensure safe and reliable operation of medical equipment, qualified personnel shall maintain all medical equipment, regardless of ownership. Such maintenance shall be based upon criteria such as manufacturer's recommendations, common industry practices and current hospital experience and shall include the following:
1. Current equipment inventory.2. Periodic electrical safety inspections and preventive maintenance.3. Documentation of all testing and maintenance activities, inclusive of any repairs.4. Reporting and investigating equipment problems, failures, and user errors that may have an adverse effect on patient safety or the quality of care.5. Monitoring and acting on equipment hazard notices and recalls.6. Monitoring and reporting incidents in which a medical device is suspected or attributed to the death, serious injury, or serious illness of any individual, as required by the Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990.7. The facility shall maintain life support equipment utilizing maintenance strategies designed to minimize clinical and physical risks inherent in use of such equipment.15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-41.13.1
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-9-17