Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health
Part 8 - Office of Health Policy and Planning
Subpart 90 - Planning and Resource Development
Chapter 04 - Perinatal Care
Section 15-8-90-04-404 - Certificate of Need Criteria and Standards for Neonatal Special Care Services
Section 15-8-90-04-404.01 - Policy Statement Regarding Certificate of Need Applications for the Offering of Neonatal Special Care Services
Current through September 24, 2024
1. Indigent/Charity Care: An applicant is required to provide a reasonable amount of indigent/charity care as described in Chapter 1 of this Plan.
2. Perinatal Planning Areas (PPA): MSDH shall determine the need for neonatal special care services using the Perinatal Planning Areas as outlined on Map 4-2 at the end of this chapter.
3. Bed Limit: The total number of neonatal special care beds is not to exceed eight (8) per 1,000 live births in a specified PPA as defined below:
4. Size of Facility: A single neonatal special care unit (Subspecialty) Level 3 or greater facility should contain a minimum of fifteen (15) beds.
5. Levels of Care: MSDH shall determine the perinatal level of care designation of the facility based upon its functional capabilities to provide risk-appropriate care for pregnant women and neonates. Facilities shall be designated as one of four levels of care as outlined in Section 405.03 of the State Health Plan.
Level I- Basic Care, Well newborn nursery
Level II- Specialty Care, Special care nursery
Level III- Sub-specialty Care, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Level IV- Regional Care
6. Medicaid Care: An applicant proposing to offer neonatal special care services shall agree to provide an amount of care to Medicaid babies comparable to the average percentage of Medicaid care offered by other providers of the requested services.
