Rule 15-16-1-48.12.1 - Admission and Discharge The following criteria must be applied and maintained for resident placement in a licensed facility.
1. A person shall not be admitted or continue to reside in a licensed facility if the person: b. Requires physical restraints; c. Poses a serious threat to himself or herself or others; d. Requires nasopharyngeal and/or tracheotomy suctioning; e. Requires gastric feedings; f. Requires intravenous fluids, medications, or feedings; g. Requires a indwelling urinary catheter; h. Requires sterile wound care; ori. Requires treatment of decubitus ulcer or exfoliative dermatitis. 2. Licensed facilities which are not accessible to individuals with disabilities through the A.N.S.I. Standards as they relate to facility accessibility may not accept wheelchair bound residents. Only those persons who, in an emergency, would be physically and mentally capable of traveling to safety may be accepted. For multilevel facilities, no residents may be placed above the ground floor level that are unable to descend the stairs unassisted. 3. The licensed facility must be able to identify at the time of admission and during continued stay those residents whose needs for services are consistent with these rules and regulations, and those residents who should be transferred to an appropriate level of care. 4. Notwithstanding any determination by the licensing agency that skilled nursing services would be appropriate for a resident of a personal care home, that resident, the resident's guardian, or the legally recognized responsible party for the resident may consent in writing for the resident to continue to reside in the personal care home, if approved in writing by a licensed physician. Provided, however, that no personal care home shall allow more than two (2) residents, or ten percent (10[CENT]) of number of residents in the facility, whichever is greater, to remain in the personal care home under the provisions herein. This consent shall be deemed to be appropriately informed consent as described by these regulations. After that written consent has been obtained, the resident shall have the right to continue to reside in the personal care home for as long as the resident meets the other conditions for residing in the personal care home. A copy of the written consent and the physician's approval shall be forwarded by the personal care home to the licensing agency within thirty (30) days of the issuance of the latter of the two (2) documents. 5. The licensed facility which accepts and admits residents requiring mental health services shall help arrange transportation to mental health appointments and cooperate with the community mental health center or other provider of mental health care, as necessary, to ensure access to and the coordination of care, within limits of the confidentiality and privacy rights of the individual receiving services. 15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-48.12.1
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-11-13