Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 24 - Mental Health
Part 2 - Operational Standards for Mental Health, Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Community Service Providers
Chapter 21 - Psychiatric/Physician Services
Rule 24-2-21.1 - Psychiatric/Physician Services

A. Psychiatric/Physician Services are services of a medical nature provided by medically trained personnel to address medical conditions related to the person's mental illness or emotional disturbance. Medical services include medication evaluation and monitoring, nurse assessment, and medication injection.

B. If indicated by the initial assessment, the following priority groups of people with serious mental illness, children/youth with serious emotional disturbance and people with an intellectual/developmental disability (if applicable) must be provided Psychiatric/Physician's Services within fourteen (14) days of the date of his/her initial assessment unless the person states, in writing, that he/she does not want to receive the service. Appointment cancellations or "no shows" must be documented in the person's record.

C. Medication Evaluation and Monitoring is the intentional face-to-face interaction between a physician or a nurse practitioner and a person for the purpose of: assessing the need for psychotropic medication; prescribing medications; and, regular periodic monitoring of the medications prescribed for therapeutic effect and medical safety.

D. Nursing assessment takes place between a registered nurse and a person for the purpose of assessing extra-pyramidal symptoms, medication history, medical history, progress on medication, current symptoms, progress or lack thereof since last contact and providing education to the person and the family about the illness and the course of available treatment.

E. Medication injection is the process of a licensed practical nurse, registered nurse, physician, or nurse practitioner injecting a person with prescribed psychotropic medication for the purpose of restoring, maintaining or improving the person's role performance and/or mental health status.