The facility shall have:
1. Written policies and procedures approved by the Governing Body that address the following: a. Confidentiality of client information and security of client files;c. Personnel issues including; i. Orientation, ongoing training, development, supervision, and performance evaluation of personnel members; ii. Written job descriptions for each position including volunteers;iii. Requirements for a health assessment of personnel prior to employment. These policies shall, at a minimum, require that the individual has no evidence of active tuberculosis and is re-evaluated as recommended by the Mississippi State Department of Health;iv. Abuse prevention and reporting procedures that include what constitutes abuse, how to prevent it and requirement that all personnel report any incident of abuse or mistreatment to the director or his/her designee, whether that abuse or neglect is done by another staff member, a family member, a client, or any other person; andv. Criteria for determining employment based on the results of a criminal history check.e. A grievance procedure to include documentation of grievances, investigation, resolution and response to complainant in a timely manner, time frame in which facility will respond, and an appeals process for grievances;f. Safekeeping of personal possessions, if applicable;g. Clients' funds, if applicable;h. Emergency and evacuation procedures; i. Abuse and neglect, and documentation and reporting of same;j. Incidents and accidents and documentation of same;k. Admissions, transfers and discharge procedures;l. Medication administration;m. Minutes of formal Governing Body meetings;n. Organizational chart of the facility; ando. Written leases, contracts, and purchase-of-service agreements (including all appropriate credentials) to which the facility is a party.15 Miss. Code. R. § 16-1-4.15.1
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-75-13