15 Miss. Code. R. 8-90-01-100
Section 41-7-171 et seq., Mississippi Code 1972 Annotated, as amended, established the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) as the sole and official agency to administer and supervise all health planning responsibilities for the state, including development and publication of the Mississippi State Health Plan. The effective dates of the Fiscal Year 2022 Mississippi State Health Plan extend from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, or until superseded by a later Plan.
The 2022 State Health Plan establishes criteria and standards for health-related activities which require Certificate of Need review in an effort to meet the priority health needs identified by the department. The priority health needs are as follows:
* Disease prevention, health protection, and health promotion;
* Health care for specific populations, such as mothers, babies, the elderly, the indigent, the uninsured, and minorities;
* Implementation of a statewide trauma system;
* Health needs of persons with mental illness, alcohol/drug abuse problems, mental retardation/developmental disabilities, and/or handicap;
* Availability of adequate health manpower throughout the state; and
* Enhance capacity for detention of a response to public health emergencies, including acts of bioterrorism.
Section 41-7 -191, Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, as amended, requires Certificate of Need (CON) approval for the establishment, relocation, or expansion of health care facilities. The statute also requires CON approval for the acquisition or control of major medical equipment and for the change of ownership of defined health care facilities unless the facilities meet specific requirements.
This Plan provides the service-specific CON criteria and standards developed and adopted by the MSDH for CON review of health-related activities requiring such review. The Mississippi Certificate of Need Review Manual provides additional general CON criteria by which the Department reviews all applications.
15 Miss. Code. R. 8-90-01-100