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 24-2-49.3 - Education Regarding HIV, TB, STDs
Universal Citation: MS Code of Rules 24-2-49.3
Current through September 24, 2024
A. All providers must provide and document that all people receiving substance use disorder treatment services receive a minimum of one (1) hour of educational information concerning the following topics in a group and/or individual session:
1. HIV/AIDS
(a) Modes of transmission;
(b) Universal Precautions and other
preventative measures against contracting/ spreading the virus; and,
(c) Current treatments and how to access
them.
2. Tuberculosis
(TB)
(a) Modes of transmission; and,
(b) Current treatment resources and how to
access them.
3. Sexually
Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
(a) Modes of
transmission;
(b) Precautions to
take against contracting these diseases;
(c) Progression of diseases; and,
(d) Current treatment resources and how to
access them.
4.
Hepatitis
(a) Modes of transmission;
(b) Precautions to take against contracting
these diseases; and,
(c) Current
treatments and how to access them.
B. Transitional Residential and Recovery Support Services must also provide the services outlined, unless the agency provider can provide documentation that the person received the educational information prior to a transfer to a less restrictive level of care.
Section 41-4-7 of the Mississippi Code, 1972, as Amended
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