Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 24 - Mental Health
Part 2 - Operational Standards for Mental Health, Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Community Service Providers
Chapter 28 - Community Living Services for People with Serious Mental Illness
Rule 24-2-28.3 - Supported Living Services for Serious Mental Illness Service Components

A. Supported Living Services is provided to people who reside in their own residences (either owned or leased) for the purposes of increasing and enhancing independent living in the community. Supported Living Services is for people who need less than twenty-four (24) hour employee support per day. Employees must be on-call 24/7 in order to respond to emergencies via phone call or return to the living site, depending on the type of emergency. Supported Living Services are provided in a home-like setting where people have access to the community at large to the same extent as people who do not have a serious mental illness.

B. Supported Living Services are for people age eighteen (18) and above with serious mental illness and are provided in residences in the community for six (6) or fewer people.

C. Supported Living Services provides assistance with the following, depending on each person's support needs:

D. Supported Living Services provides assistance with instrumental activities of daily living which include assistance with:

E. Agency providers must develop methods, procedures and activities to provide meaningful days and independent living choices about activities/services/employees for the people served in the community.

F. Procedures must be in place for people to access any other needed services as well as typical community services available to all people in order to facilitate meaningful days and development of natural supports.