Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health
Part 8 - Office of Health Policy and Planning
Subpart 90 - Planning and Resource Development
Chapter 03 - Mental Health
Section 15-8-90-03-306 - Certificate of Need Criteria and Standards for Acute Psychiatric, Chemical Dependency, and Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility Beds/Services
Section 15-8-90-03-306.03 - Service Specific Certificate of Need Criteria and Standards for Acute Psychiatric, Chemical Dependency, and/or Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility Beds/Services
Section 15-8-90-03-306.03.04 - Chemical Dependency Beds for Children and Adolescents
Need Criterion 1: Statistical Need for Child/Adolescent Chemical Dependency Beds
MSDH shall base statistical need for child/adolescent chemical dependency beds on a ratio of 0.44 beds per 1,000 population aged five (5) to seventeen (17) for 2025 in the state as a whole as projected by the Division of Health Planning and Resource Development. Table 3-7 presents the statistical need for child/adolescent chemical dependency beds.
Need Criterion 2: Proposed Size of Facility/Unit
The applicant shall provide information regarding the proposed size of the facility/unit. Chemical dependency beds may be located in either freestanding or hospital-based facilities. Because of the unique needs of the child and adolescent population, facilities shall not be larger than sixty (60) beds. Units shall not be larger than twenty (20) beds. The bed count of a facility or unit shall include detoxification beds.
Need Criterion 3: Provision of Home-Like Environment
Facilities or units, whether hospital-based or freestanding, should provide a home-like environment. Ideally, facilities should provide cottage-style living units housing eight (8) to ten (10) patients. Because of the special needs of children and adolescents, facilities or units which are not physically attached to a general hospital are preferred.
Need Criterion 4: Staffing
The applicant shall provide documentation regarding the staffing of the facility. Staff should be specially trained to meet the needs of adolescents and children. Staff should include both psychiatrists and psychologists and should provide a multi-discipline psychosocial medical approach to treatment. The treatment program must involve parents and significant others. Aftercare services must also be provided.
Need Criterion 5: Structural Design of Facility - Separation of Children and Adolescents
The applicant shall describe the structural design of the facility in providing for the separation of children and adolescents. Child and adolescent patients shall be separated from adult patients for treatment and living purposes.
Need Criterion 6: Aftercare/Follow-Up Services Provided
The applicant shall describe the aftercare or follow-up services proposed for individuals leaving the chemical dependency program. Extensive aftercare and follow-up services involving the family and significant others should be provided to clients after discharge from the inpatient program. Chemical dependency facilities and units should provide services to substance abusers as well as alcohol abusers.
