Rule 15-16-1-5.10.11 - Appropriate Medical DirectionThe poison control center shall have appropriate medical direction. The following shall represent the minimum time commitment for medical direction. Additional medical direction is highly desirable and may be necessary.
1. The Medical Director must spend a minimum of 20 hours per week dedicated to the poison control center. At least 10 hours must be onsite. Ten (10) hours a week may be off-site if directed to activities of the poison control center.2. If the call volume for human exposures for the state of Mississippi exceeds 24,999/year, the following schedule will be used to determine the required Medical Director hours per week. See the table in the reg doc. Human exposures per year | Off-site* hours/week | On-site hours/week | PCC total hours/week |
024,999 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
25,000- 37,499 | 10 | 15 | 25 |
37,500- 49,999 | 10 | 20 | 30 |
50,000- 74,999 | 10 | 30 | 40 |
75,000- 99,999 | 10 | 40 | 50 |
3. For poison control centers in transition with medical direction or other special circumstances (e.g., loss of Medical Director or other circumstances deemed appropriate by the certifying Agency, up to 50% of Medical Director on-site time may be accomplished through direct continuous video conferencing with poison control center clinical staff. Availability by phone or beeper alone is not sufficient.4. Time applied to medical direction must be 100% engaged in poison control center activities.15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-5.10.11
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-3-15