Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 24 - Mental Health
Part 2 - Operational Standards for Mental Health, Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Community Service Providers
Chapter 49 - All Substance Use Prevention and Treatment Services
Rule 24-2-49.1 - General

Universal Citation: MS Code of Rules 24-2-49.1

Current through September 24, 2024

A. All DMH-certified service providers of substance use services must submit the Mississippi Substance Abuse Management Information System (MSAMIS) report to DMH by the tenth (10th) working day of the month following the reporting period.

B. The Agency Provider must have written policies and procedures for the following:

1. Successful completion of treatment;

2. Transfer of person to another service;

3. Service re-entry after any disruption of services; and,

4. Person initiated discharges without completion.
(a) When people choose to disregard agency provider rules and regulations after the agency provider has documented all interventions clinically available to employees.

(b) When people willfully choose to leave the service.

5. Employee initiated discharges without completion (last resort):
(a) Standard protocol of interventions utilized before discharge is initiated.

(b) The required protocol for treatment team meetings includes:
(1) Required employee present;

(2) Requirement for review of all interventions used prior to this staffing; and,

(3) How the treatment team makes the discharge decision.

6. Acceptance and accommodation of people entering treatment services utilizing medication assisted treatment (MAT) or beginning the use of medication assisted treatment after admission to treatment services.

7. Discharge from services after no therapeutic contact within the last ninety (90) days.

C. To assist with appropriate referrals and placement, all residential services must report to DMH when the census of the service exceeds ninety percent (90%) capacity and when the census drops below ninety percent (90%) capacity. The report should be submitted to the Office of Consumer Support by fax and the Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services by email within twenty-four (24) hours of crossing the ninety percent (90%) threshold.

D. For agency providers classified as a state or federal institution or correctional facility that are certified by CARF, The Joint Commission (TJC), the American Corrections Association or other certification body approved by DMH, DMH may accept those certifications in lieu of the Health and Safety Operational Standards with the exception of standards related to clinical services operation and personnel requirements. Agency providers must be in good standing with the applicable certification body in order for approval to be granted.

E. The Joint Commission accredited substance use disorder treatment service providers (not funded by DMH) seeking DMH certification must submit documentation of The Joint Commission accreditation in the specific substance use disorder area(s) that corresponds (not to include DUI) with the substance use disorder service area(s) included in the DMH Operational Standards. DMH will determine if the documentation is sufficient to support certification in the specific substance use disorder service areas.

F. All service locations must have a physical environment which provides designated space for privacy of individual and group counseling sessions.

Section 41-4-7 of the Mississippi Code, 1972, as Amended

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