15 Miss. Code. R. 9-99-1.1.1
A Mississippi State Office of Rural Health Program (SORH) was authorized as a unit of the Mississippi State Department of Health during the 1990 session of the Mississippi State Legislature. The specific legislative authority for the SORH is contained in Mississippi statute at Section 41-3-15. This State Rural Health Plan was developed to meet the SORH's legislative duty related to developing and implementing plans, to provide a definition for rural areas in the state, and to define rural facilities. The federal Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) at the Health Resources and Services Administration also periodically requires states to develop State Rural Health Plans (SRHP) to guide program activities when seeking FLEX Program funding for assisting critical access hospitals (CAHs).
15 Miss. Code. R. 9-99-1.1.1