Section 15-8-90-06-604.02 - Certificate of Need Criteria and Standards for Comprehensive Residential Medical Rehabilitation Beds/Services for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury (CRMR-TBI)MSDH will review applications for a CON for the establishment, offering, or expansion of CRMR beds and/or services for patients with TBI under the statutory requirements of Sections 41-7-173, 41-7-191, and 41-7-193, Mississippi Code 1972, Annotated, as amended. MSDH will also review applications for Certificate of Need according to the general criteria listed in the Mississippi Certificate of Need Review Manual; all adopted rules, procedures, and plans of MSDH; and the specific criteria and standards listed below.
In addition, comprehensive rehabilitation services are reviewable if the proposed provider has not provided such services on a regular basis within twelve (12) months prior to the time such services would be offered.
Need Criterion 1: Projected Need
a. New/Existing CRMR Beds/Services for Patients with TBI: shall be determined considering the current and projected population of the state as whole and the current and projected incidence of TBIs. The state as a whole shall be considered a planning area.b. Projects which do Not Involve the Addition of any CRMR-TBI beds: The applicant shall document the need for the proposed project. Documentation may consist of, but is not necessarily limited to, citing of licensure or regulatory code deficiencies, institutional long-term plans (duly adopted by the governing board), recommendations made by consultant firms, and deficiencies cited by Accreditation Agencies (JCAHO, CAP).c. Projects which Involve the Addition of Beds: The applicant shall document the need for the proposed project. MSDH may approve additional beds for facilities, which have maintained an occupancy rate of at least seventy percent (70%) for the most recent two (2) years.Need Criterion 2: Federal/State Requirements
Applicants proposing to establish CRMR services for patients with TBI shall demonstrate the ability to meet all CMS and state licensure requirements.
15 Miss. Code. R. 8-90-06-604.02