Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 24 - Mental Health
Part 2 - Operational Standards for Mental Health, Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Community Service Providers
Chapter 35 - Designated Mental Health Holding Facilities
Rule 24-2-35.5 - Clinical Management
Universal Citation: MS Code of Rules 24-2-35.5
Current through September 24, 2024
A. Each holding facility must have written procedures and documentation for clinical management of people who are involved in or have been involuntarily civilly committed and awaiting transportation. These procedures shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
1. Immediately upon arrival of
the person to the holding facility, all mental health screening information
(pursuant to civil commitment procedures) must be made available to the holding
facility personnel;
2. Immediately
upon arrival or within twenty-four (24) hours, a medical screening should be
conducted and documented by a registered nurse or nurse practitioner that
includes, at a minimum, the following components:
(a) Vital signs (at a minimum: body
temperature, pulse/heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure);
(b) Accu-Chek monitoring for people with
diabetes;
(c) Medical/drug
history;
(d) Allergy history;
and,
(e) Psychiatric history (refer
to pre-evaluation form).
B. Clinical Management of the person being held must include:
1. Within seventy-two (72)
hours of admission, people should be assessed by a physician, preferably a
psychiatrist or a nurse practitioner;
2. Twenty-four (24) hour crisis/on-call
coverage by a physician or psychiatric nurse practitioner;
3. Availability of ordered pharmacologic
agents within twenty-four (24) hours
4. Timely administration of prescribed
medication in accordance with the MS Nursing Practice Act;
5. Access to medical services for
pre-existing conditions that require ongoing medical attention (e.g., high
blood pressure, diabetes, etc.);
6.
Immediate availability of a limited supply of injectable psychotropic
medications, medications for urgent management of non-life threatening medical
conditions (e.g., insulin, albuterol inhalers and medications used for
withdrawal management);
7. Ongoing
assessment and monitoring for people with mental illness or substance use
considered by medical or psychiatric personnel to be at high risk;
8. Training/certification of employees in
prevention/management of aggressive behavior program; and,
9. Procedures for maintenance of people's
records, including:
(a) Documentation of
information by professional personnel across disciplines;
(b) Documentation of physician's orders;
and,
(c) Basic personal data and
information that ensures rapid emergency contact, if needed.
Section 41-4-7 of the Mississippi Code, 1972, as Amended
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