§ 41-71-3. License required to operate home health agency
No person or other legal entity acting alone or in concert with others, shall establish, conduct, or maintain a home health agency without securing a license under the provisions of this chapter.
§ 41-71-5. Application for license; fee
An application for a license shall be made to the licensing agency upon forms provided by the agency and shall contain such information as the agency shall require, which may include affirmative evidence of ability to comply with such reasonable standards, rules and regulations as are lawfully prescribed under this chapter. A license fee of […]
§ 41-71-7. Terms and conditions of license; renewal
Upon receipt of an application for a license and the license fee, and a determination by the licensing agency that the application is in compliance with Section 41-7-173 et seq. and in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, such license shall be issued. A license, unless suspended or revoked, shall be renewable annually upon […]
§ 41-71-9. Denial, suspension or revocation of license; notice and hearing; procedure; costs
The licensing agency, after notice and opportunity for a hearing to the applicant or licensee, is authorized to deny, suspend or revoke a license in any case in which it finds that the applicant or licensee has failed to comply with the requirements established by this chapter or the rules, regulations or standards promulgated in […]
§ 41-71-11. Appeal
Any applicant or licensee aggrieved by the decision of the licensing agency after a hearing may, within thirty (30) days after the mailing or serving of notice of the decision, file a notice of appeal in the chancery court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, or the chancery court of the county […]
§ 41-71-13. Rules, regulations and standards
The licensing agency shall adopt, amend, promulgate and enforce rules, regulations and standards, including classifications, with respect to home health agencies licensed, or which may be licensed, to further the accomplishment of the purpose of this chapter in protecting and promoting the health, safety and welfare of the public by insuring adequate care of individuals […]
§ 41-71-15. Compliance by existing agencies
Any home health agency which is in operation on July 1, 1981, shall be given a reasonable time under the particular circumstances, not to exceed one (1) year from July 1, 1981, within which to comply with the provisions of this chapter and the rules, regulations and standards promulgated in furtherance of this chapter.
§ 41-71-17. Inspections and investigations
The licensing agency shall make or cause to be made such inspections and investigations as it deems necessary, including visitation of patients at their places of residence.
§ 41-71-19. Confidentiality of information
Information received by the licensing agency through filed reports, inspection, or as otherwise authorized under this chapter, shall not be disclosed publicly in such manner as to identify individuals, except in proceedings involving the question of licensure; however, the licensing agency may utilize statistical data concerning types of services and the utilization of those services […]
§ 41-71-21. Penalty for violations; injunction
Any person or persons or other entity or entities establishing, managing or operating a home health agency or conducting the business of a home health agency without the required license, or which otherwise violate any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules, regulations or standards promulgated and established in furtherance of this chapter, […]