Rule 15-16-1-42.18.7 - Nursing Service Organization The ambulatory surgical facility nursing service shall have a current written organization plan that delineates its functional structure and its mechanisms for cooperative planning and decision making. This plan shall be an integral part of the overall ambulatory surgical facility plan and shall:
1. Be made available to all nursing personnel.2. Be reviewed periodically (yearly) and revised as necessary.3. Reflect the staffing pattern for nursing personnel throughout the ambulatory surgical facility.4. Delineate the functions for which nursing service is responsible.5. Indicate all positions required to carry out such functions.6. Contain job descriptions for each position classification in nursing service that delineates the functions, responsibilities, and desired qualifications of each classification, and should be made available to nursing personnel at the time of employment.7. Indicate the lines of communication within nursing service.8. Define the relationships of nursing service to all other services and departments in the ambulatory surgical facility.9. In ambulatory surgical facilities where the size of the nursing staff permits, nursing committees shall be formally organized to facilitate the establishment and attainment of goals and objectives of the nursing service.15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-42.18.7
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-75-13