Rule 15-16-1-46.30.1 - GeneralEach home health agency shall maintain the highest level of ethical standards in its business practices. The governing body of each home health agency shall adopt written standards of ethical practice, which shall be strictly adhered to by all employees and owners of the agency. These standards shall be posted in each agency office in order to facilitate review by any interested individual. At a minimum, every home health agency shall include the following items in the agency's standards of ethical practice:
1. Neither the owner nor any home health agency employee shall knowingly mislead a patient, family member or caretaker concerning services, charges, or use of equipment.2. Neither the owner nor any home health agency employee shall misuse or misappropriate any property-real or personal-belonging to any patient, family member or caretaker.3. Neither the owner nor any home health agency employee shall knowingly and actively recruit a patient under the care of another home health agency.4. No employee or patient of a home health agency shall be coerced into participating in agency fund raising activities.5. The home health agency shall accept patient referrals in a professional manner with no remuneration provided to the referring party.6. Patient clinical records, administrative records, and financial records shall not be falsified by any individual for any reason.15 Miss. Code. R. § 16-1-46.30.1
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-71-13