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Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 15 - Mississippi Department of HealthPart 16 - Health FacilitiesSubpart 1 - Health Facilities Licensure and CertificationChapter 45 - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF OPERATION FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE AGED OR INFIRM
Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS
Rule 15-16-1-45.2.37 - Ventilator Dependent Patient

15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-45.2.37

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Rule 15-16-1-45.2.37 - Ventilator Dependent Patient

A patient who is dependent upon mechanical life support because of inability to breathe effectively. A ventilator is used when the patient cannot breathe well enough to maintain normal levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood.

15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-45.2.37

Miss. Code Ann. § 43-11-13
Adopted 5/19/2016