15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-83.5.1

Current through October 31, 2024

Rule 15-16-1-83.5.1 - Adult Foster Care Facility

The term "Adult Foster Care Facility" means a home setting for vulnerable adults in the community who are unable to live independently due to physical, emotional, developmental or mental impairments, or in need of emergency and continuing protective social services for purposes of preventing further abuse or neglect and for safeguarding and enhancing the welfare of the abused or neglected vulnerable adult. Adult foster care programs shall be designed to meet the needs of the vulnerable adults with impairments through individual plans of care, which provide a variety of health, social and related support services in a protective setting, enabling participants to live in the community. Adult Foster Care programs may be:

1. Traditional, where the foster care provider lives in the residence and is the primary caregiver to clients in the home;

2. Corporate, where the foster care home is operated by a corporation or other entity with shift staff delivery services to clients; or

3. Shelter, where the foster care home accepts clients on an emergency short-term basis for up to thirty (30) days.

15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-83.5.1

Miss. Code Ann. § 43-11-13