Rule 15-16-1-45.56.8 - Authority and Powers Of the Temporary Manager1. A temporary manager has the authority to direct and oversee the correction of the deficiencies/licensure violations; to oversee and direct the management, hiring, reassignment and/or discharge of any consultant or employee, including the administrator of the facility; to direct the expenditure of or obligate facility funds in a reasonable and prudent manner; to oversee the continuation of the business and the care of the residents; to oversee and direct those acts necessary to accomplish the goals of the licensure and/or certification requirements; to alter facility procedures; and to direct and oversee regular accountings and the provision of periodic reports to the licensing agency.2. A temporary manager shall provide reports to the licensing agency by the fifteenth (15th) day of each month showing the facility's compliance status.3. A temporary manager shall observe the confidentiality of the operating policies, procedures, employment practices, financial information, and all similar business information of the facility, except that the temporary manager shall make reports to the licensing agency as provided for in this section.4. The temporary manager shall be liable for gross, willful or wanton negligence, intentional acts or omissions, unexplained shortfalls in the facility's funds, and breaches of fiduciary duty. The temporary manager shall be bonded in an amount equal to the facility's total revenues for the month preceding the appointment of the temporary manager.15 Miss. Code. R. § 16-1-45.56.8
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-11-13