Current through December 10, 2024
The facility shall maintain written discharge planning policies and procedures which describe:
1. how the discharge coordinator will function, and his authority and relationships with the facility's staff;2. the time period in which each patient's need for discharge planning is determined (within seven days after admission);3. the maximum time period after which reevaluation of each patient's discharge plan is made;4. local resources available to the facility and the patient to assist in developing and implementing individual discharge plans; and5. provisions for periodic review and reevaluation of the facility's discharge planning program (at least annually).15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-52.17.4
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-9-17