15 Miss. Code. R. 9-91-2.2
Presently, the Department is prohibited from granting approval for or issuing Certificates of Need to any person proposing the new construction of, addition to, or expansion of any health care facility defined in subparagraphs (iv) (skilled nursing facility), (vi) (intermediate care facility), and (viii) (intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded) of Section 41-7-173(h) or the conversion of vacant hospital beds to provide skilled or intermediate nursing home care, except as specifically authorized by statute.
The Department, likewise, is prohibited from granting approval for or issuing a CON to any person proposing the establishment or expansion of the currently approved territory of, or the contracting to establish a home office, subunit, or branch office within the space operated as a health care facility as defined in Section 41-7-173(h) (i) through (viii) by a health care facility as defined in subparagraph (ix) (home health agency) of Section 41-7-173(h).
The Department, however, is authorized to issue a license to an existing home health agency (HHA) for the transfer of a county from that agency to another existing HHA, and to charge a fee for reviewing and making a determination on the application for such transfer not to exceed one-half of the authorized fee assessed for the original application for the HHA (see 116.03).
15 Miss. Code. R. 9-91-2.2