| License Description |
General Information and definitions: Certified Nurse-Midwife (referred to in document as nurse-midwife). 1. Shall currently be licensed as a registered nurse and certified nursemidwife by the Mississippi Board of Nursing. 2. Shall have a least one year of experience in labor and delivery and/or Newborn Intensive Care and be trained and annually certified in adult and infant CPR and infant resuscitation. 3. Shall have good mental and physical health. Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs)include Certified
Nurse Midwives, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Certified Nurse Practitioners
Rule 1.1 Definitions of terms for Part 2840, Chapter 1.
A. Administer: "Administer" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Miss. Code Ann.
Section 41-29-105, unless the context otherwise requires.
B. Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN): Any person currently licensed to practice
as a registered nurse in Mississippi or currently licensed to practice as registered nurse
under the Nurse Licensure Compact with a multistate licensure privilege to practice in
Mississippi, as well as holds a current State Certification as a certified nurse midwife
(CNM), certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) or certified registered nurse
practitioner (CNP). Certified registered nurse practitioners (CNPs) include acute, adult,
pediatric, geriatric, family, psych-mental health, neonatal, and women's health.
C. Board: The Mississippi Board of Nursing.
D. Collaborating Physician: A physician or dentist who has an unrestricted license to
practice in the state of Mississippi and has a compatible practice or practice site as the
APRN.
E. Controlled Substance: "Controlled Substance" shall have the same meaning as set forth
in Miss. Code Ann. Section 41-29-105, unless the context otherwise requires.
F. DEA: United States Drug Enforcement Administration rules and regulations contained in
Title 21 CFR, Part 1301 regarding the APRN's practice of prescribing controlled
substances.
G. Electronic prescribing/ E-prescribing: The electronic entry of a prescription by a
practitioner, the secure electronic transmission of the prescription to a pharmacy, the
receipt of an electronic message by the pharmacy and E-prescription renewal requests
sent electronically by the pharmacy to the practitioner. Electronic transmissions may be
computer to computer or computer to facsimile in accordance with DEA guidelines.
H. Good Faith: The genuine interaction of a person or persons engaged in an agreement to
deal honestly with one another.
I. Mississippi Prescription Monitoring Program (MPMP): The electronic system used to
monitor the dispensing of controlled substances including Schedules II, III, IV and V, as
required by Miss. Code Ann. § 73-21-127.
J. Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement (QA/QI) Plan: A formal quality assurance/
quality improvement plan to be utilized by the advanced practice registered nurse, as
required by Miss. Code Ann. § 73-15-20.
K. Formal Collaborative Agreement: An agreement between the APRN and the
collaborating physician which designates specific practice sites.
L. Practice Site: The designated physical location in Mississippi which is the usual practice
location as reported to the Board where the Board can conduct a site visit to evaluate the
delivery of care by a licensee and compliance with laws and regulations regarding
delivery of care by a licensee. This shall not include the patient's home.
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M. Prescribe: To designate or order by means of either a written, electronic, faxed, or oral
prescription, the delivery of a controlled substance or legend drug to an ultimate user.
N. Prescription/ Legend Drug: A drug required under federal law to be labeled with the
following statement prior to being dispensed or delivered; Rx Only or Caution: Federal
law prohibits dispensing without prescription," or a drug which is required by any
applicable federal or state law or regulation to be dispensed on prescription only or is
restricted to use only by those authorized to prescribe.
O. Sample: A pre-packaged not-for-sale medication delivered to the provider by an
authorized agent of the manufacturer for purposes of providing a patient with only
enough medication to determine effectiveness in treating a diagnosed condition.
P. State Certification: The privilege to practice, as defined by MS Code Ann. §73-15-5,
issued to APRNs to practice in Mississippi to the full scope of education, training, and
certification.
Q. Ultimate User: "Ultimate User" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Miss. Code
Ann. Section 41-29-105, unless the context otherwise requires. |