Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health
Part 8 - Office of Health Policy and Planning
Subpart 90 - Planning and Resource Development
Chapter 05 - Acute Care Facilities and Services Overview
Section 15-8-90-05-516 - Open-Heart Surgery
- Section 15-8-90-05-516.01 - Policy Statement Regarding Certificate of Need Applications for the Acquisition of Open-Heart Surgery Equipment and/or the Offering of Open-Heart Surgery Services
- Section 15-8-90-05-516.02 - Certificate of Need Criteria and Standards for the Acquisition or Otherwise Control of Open-Heart Surgery Equipment and/or the Offering of Open-Heart Surgery Services
Open-heart surgery, defined as any surgical procedure in which a heart-lung machine is used to maintain cardiopulmonary functioning, involves a few procedures, including valve replacement, repair of cardiac defects, coronary bypass, heart transplantation, and artificial heart implant.
Section 41-7 -191(1)(d), Mississippi Code 1972, as amended, requires Certificate of Need review for the establishment and/or offering of open-heart surgery services if the proposed provider has not offered such services on a regular basis within twelve (12) months prior to the time the services would be offered.
Table 5-9 presents the utilization of existing facilities. Map 5-2 in the Open-Heart Surgery criteria and standards section shows the Cardiac Catheterization/Open-Heart Surgery Planning Areas (CC/OHSPAs) and the location of existing services.
Table 5-9
Number of Open-Heart Surgeries by Facility and Type By Cardiac Catheterization/Open Heart Surgery Planning Area (CC/OHSPA) FY 2019 and FY 2020
Source: Applications for Renewal of Hospital License for Fiscal Years 2019 and 2020.
