As Amended
SEC. 41-85-7. Administration of chapter; powers and duties of administrator.
The administration of this chapter is vested in the Mississippi Department of Health, which shall:
(a) Prepare and furnish all forms necessary under the provisions of this chapter in relation to applications for licensure or renewals thereof;
(b) Collect in advance at the time of filing an application for a license or at the time of renewal of a license a fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00);
(c) Conduct annual licensure inspections of all licensees which may be the same inspection as the annual Medicare certification inspection; and
(d) Promulgate applicable rules and standards in furtherance of the purpose of this chapter and may amend such rules as may be necessary. The rules shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(i) The qualifications of professional and ancillary personnel in order to adequately furnish hospice care;
(ii) Standards for the organization and quality of patient care;
(iii) Procedures for maintaining records; and
(iv) Provision for the inpatient component of hospice care and for other professional and ancillary hospice services.
SOURCES: Laws, 1995, ch. 325, Sec. 4, eff from and after July 1, 1995