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 15-8-90-04-404.03 - Neonatal Special Care Services Bed Need Methodology
Current through September 24, 2024
The determination of need for neonatal special care beds/services in each Perinatal Planning Area will be based on eight (8) beds per 1,000 live births as defined below.
1. Two (2) neonatal intensive care beds per 1,000 live births in the most recent 12-month reporting period.
2. Six (6) neonatal intermediate care beds per 1,000 live births in the most recent 12-month reporting period.
Table 4-5
Neonatal Special Care Bed Need 2019
|
Perinatal Planning Areas |
Number Live Births1 |
Neonatal Intensive Care Bed Need |
Neonatal Intermediate Care Bed Need |
|
PPA I |
2260 |
5 |
14 |
|
PPA II |
3745 |
7 |
22 |
|
PPA III |
2227 |
4 |
13 |
|
PPA IV |
3952 |
8 |
24 |
|
PPA V |
9669 |
19 |
58 |
|
PPA VI |
2235 |
4 |
13 |
|
PPA VII |
1992 |
4 |
12 |
|
PPA VIII |
4449 |
9 |
27 |
|
PPA IX |
5133 |
10 |
31 |
|
STATE TOTAL |
35662 |
71 |
214 |
1 2019 Occurrence Data. Number of beds based upon births rounded to the nearest 1,000.
Sources: Mississippi State Department of Health, Division of Health Planning and Resource Development Calculations, 2019
Mississippi Office of Vital Records and Public Health Statistics, Mississippi State Department of Health 2019
