30 Miss. Code. R. 2630-1.6
Physicians with collaborative relationships with an APRN must ensure backup physician coverage when the primary collaborative physician is unavailable, which includes being outside the approved distance for Extended Mileage. The backup physician must be a signatory to the protocol. In the event securing backup coverage is not possible, the primary collaborator and the APRN may agree, via terms written in the protocol, that no patients will be seen when the primary collaborator is unavailable.
In the event of death, unexpected disability (physical/mental), or unexpected relocation, which would result in the APRN not having a collaborative physician, the Nursing Board can notify the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure. In order that patients may continue to be treated without interruption of care, the APRN may, subject to the approval of the Nursing Board and Medical Board, be allowed to continue to practice for a 90-day grace period while the APRN attempts to secure a collaborative physician without such practice being considered the practice of medicine. The Executive Director of Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure, or a designee, will serve as the APRN's collaborative physician, with the agreement of the Mississippi Board of Nursing. If a collaborative physician has not been secured at the end of the 90-day grace period, an additional 90-day extension may be granted by mutual agreement of the Mississippi Board of Nursing and the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure.
30 Miss. Code. R. 2630-1.6