Rule 15-16-1-46.25.1 - Manual1. The home health agency administrator with advice from the director of nursing/supervising nurse shall develop a policy and procedure manual.2. Written policies and procedures shall include provisions covering at least the following:A. Definition of the scope of services offered;B. Admission and discharge policies;C. Medical direction and supervision;E. Staff qualifications, assignments and responsibilities;F. Medication administration;H. Patient safety and emergency care;I. Administrative records;K. Provisions for after hours emergency care (on call);L. Patients rights policies and procedures; andM. Provisions for the proper collection, storage and submission of all referral laboratory samples collected on home health patients.3. Patient admission and discharge policies shall include but not be limited to the following:A. Patient shall be accepted for health service on a part-time or intermittent basis upon a plan of treatment established by the patient's physician, podiatrist, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, or clinical nurse specialists. Patients accepted for admission should be essentially home bound and in need of skilled services.B. Patients are accepted for treatment on the basis of a reasonable expectation that the patient's medical, nursing, and social needs can be met adequately by the agency in the patient's place of residence.C. When services are to be terminated by the home health agency, the patient and the physician, podiatrist, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, or clinical nurse specialists, are to be notified in advance of the date of termination stating the reason and a plan shall be developed or a referral made for any continuing care.D. Services shall not be terminated without an order by the physician, podiatrist, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, or clinical nurse specialists in consultation with the registered nurse and/or the appropriate therapist. Except in cases of non-payment, where the specific and approved plan of care has been documented as completed, where the patient refuses treatment, in the event of an unsafe environment, or should the patient require the services beyond the capability of the agency. In any event, the physician, podiatrist, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, or clinical nurse specialists shall be notified of the termination of services. Arrangements shall be made for continuing care when deemed appropriate.15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-46.25.1
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