Regulations Governing the Registration of Hemodialysis Technicians

Regulations Governing Registration of Hemodialysis Technicians Mississippi State Department of Health - Office of Health Protection

Amended October 10, 2019 Effective November 9, 2019 Office of Licensure - Professional Licensure Division

Regulations Governing the

Registration of

Hemodialysis Technicians

Mississippi State Department of Health

Office of Licensure

Professional Licensure Division

P. O. Box 1700

Jackson, Mississippi 39215-1700

(601) 364-7360 Fax (601) 364-5057

 
Regulations Governing Registration of Hemodialysis Technicians   Mississippi State Department of Health - Office of Health Protection 
Amended October 10, 2019   Effective November 9, 2019  Office of Licensure - Professional Licensure Division 
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Title 15:  Mississippi State Department of Health 
Part 19:  Bureau of Professional Licensure 
Subpart 60:  Professional Licensure 
CHAPTER 12: REGULATIONS GOVERNING REGISTRATION OF HEMODIALYSIS 
TECHNICIANS 
Table of Contents 
 
SUBCHAPTER 1:  GENERAL PROVISIONS ............................................................................................ 1 
Rule 12.1.1  Legal Authority. ........................................................................................................... 1 
Rule 12.1.2  Definitions .................................................................................................................... 1 
SUBCHAPTER 2:  SCOPE OF PRACTICE ............................................................................................... 1 
SUBCHAPTER 3:  REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION ................................................................... 2 
SUBCHAPTER 4:  REVOCATION, SUSPENSION AND DENIAL OF REGISTRATION ......................... 2 
Rule 12.4.1  Standards of Conduct ................................................................................................. 2 
Rule 12.4.2  Notice of Charges and Hearing .................................................................................. 3 
Rule 12.4.3  Department Sanctions ................................................................................................ 4 
Rule 12.4.4  Appeal. ......................................................................................................................... 4 
 
   

Regulations Governing Registration of Hemodialysis Technicians Mississippi State Department of Health - Office of Health Protection

Amended October 10, 2019 Effective November 9, 2019 Office of Licensure - Professional Licensure Division

Title 15: Mississippi State Department of Health

Part 19: Bureau of Professional Licensure

Subpart 60: Professional Licensure

CHAPTER 12: REGULATIONS GOVERNING REGISTRATION OF HEMODIALYSIS

TECHNICIANS

Subchapter 1: General provisions

Rule 12.1.1 Legal Authority: The Mississippi Department of Health is authorized to

establish, adopt, and enforce these rules and regulations by virtue of Section 41-3-

15 of Mississippi Code of 1972, annotated.

SOURCE: Miss. Code Ann. §41-3-15

Rule 12.1.2 Definitions

1. Board shall mean the Mississippi State Board of Health.

2. Department shall mean the Mississippi State Department of Health.

3. Hemodialysis Technician or registrant shall mean a person who has obtained

certification from an organization approved by the Department and has a current

registration from the Department, who is not a nurse, physician assistant or

physician and who has received special training in the operation of hemodialysis

equipment and treatment of patients with renal failure and provides dialysis care

in a renal dialysis facility under the direct, on-site supervision of a registered

nurse or physician.

SOURCE: Miss. Code Ann. §41-3-15

Subchapter 2: Scope of Practice

Rule 12.2.1 Hemodialysis technicians may administer hemodialysis under the authority of a

registered nurse licensed under the Mississippi Nursing Practice Law who may

delegate tasks based on nursing judgment to a hemodialysis technician based on

the technician’s education, knowledge and training skills. A hemodialysis

technician who has completed or is currently in a training program recognized by

the Board may perform as a hemodialysis technician under the authority of a

registered nurse before obtaining national certification; however, the national

certification must be obtained within eighteen (18) months of the hiring of the

Regulations Governing Registration of Hemodialysis Technicians Mississippi State Department of Health - Office of Health Protection

Amended October 10, 2019 Effective November 9, 2019 Office of Licensure - Professional Licensure Division

hemodialysis technician, and evidence of the national certification must be

provided to the Department.

SOURCE: Miss. Code Ann. §41-3-15

Subchapter 3: Requirements for Registration

Rule 12.3.1 Applicants for registration as a hemodialysis technician shall submit the following

to the Department:

1. A completed application containing such information as the Department reasonably

requires.

2. Evidence that the individual holds one of the following certifications.

a. Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician (CCHT) by the Nephrology

Nursing Certification Commission (NNCC).

b. Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT) by the Board of Nephrology

Examiners Nursing and Technology (BONENT).

c. Certified in Clinical Nephrology Technology (CCNT) by the National

Nephrology Certification Organization (NNCO).

d. Certification or licensure as a dialysis technician or similar title by another

jurisdiction in the United States provided the standards for certification or

licensure are substantially equivalent to those in Mississippi.

3. A registration fee as set by the board made payable to the MS State Department of

Health either by check or electronic means. The fee shall be non-refundable.

SOURCE: Miss. Code Ann. §41-3-15

Subchapter 4: Revocation, Suspension and Denial of Registration

Rule 12.4.1 Standards of Conduct: Registrants may, at the discretion of the Department,

have their registration placed on probation, suspended or revoked, or denied at the

time of application or renewal, or have such other disciplinary action taken as

deemed appropriate, if the Department determines that the registrant:

1. Is guilty of fraud or deceit in procuring or attempting to procure a registration or

renewal of a registration as a hemodialysis technician.

2. Is unfit or incompetent to function as a hemodialysis technician by reason of

negligence or other causes of incompetency.

SOURCE: Miss. Code Ann. §41-3-15

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Rule 12.4.2 Notice of Charges and Hearing:

1. Following the investigative process, the Department may file formal charges

against the registrant. Such formal complaint shall, at a minimum, inform the

registrant of the facts which are the basis of the charge and which are specific

enough to enable the registrant to defend against the charges.

2. Each registrant, whose conduct is the subject of a formal charge which seeks to

impose disciplinary action against the registrant, shall be served notice of the

formal charge at least fifteen (15) days before the date of hearing. A hearing shall

be presided over by the Department’s designee. Service shall be considered to

have been given if the notice was personally received by the registrant, or the

notice was mailed certified, return receipt requested, to the registrant at the

registrant’s last known address as listed with the Department.

3. The notice of the formal hearing shall consist at a minimum of the following

information:

a. The time, place and date of hearing;

b. That the registrant shall appear personally at the hearing and may be

represented by counsel;

c. That the registrant shall have the right to produce witnesses and evidence

on the registrant’s behalf and shall have the right to cross-examine adverse

witnesses and evidence;

d. That the hearing could result in disciplinary action being taken against the

registrant’s registration;

e. That rules for the conduct of the hearing exist and it may be in the

registrant’s best interest to obtain a copy; and

f. That the Department’s designee shall preside at the hearing and following

the conclusion of the hearing shall make findings of facts, conclusions of

law and recommendations, separately stated to the State Health Officer as

to what disciplinary action, if any, should be imposed on the registration.

4. The Department’s designee shall hear evidence produced in support of the formal

charges and contrary evidence produced by the registrant. At the conclusion of the

hearing, the State Health Officer shall issue an order, within sixty (60) days.

5. Disposition of any complaints may be made by consent order or stipulation between

the Department and the registrant.

6. All proceedings pursuant to this section are matters of public record and shall be

preserved pursuant to state law.

Regulations Governing Registration of Hemodialysis Technicians Mississippi State Department of Health - Office of Health Protection

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SOURCE: Miss. Code Ann. §41-3-15

Rule 12.4.3 Department Sanctions: The Department may impose any of the following

sanctions, singly or in combination, when it finds that a registrant is guilty of any

of the offenses set forth in Rule 12.4.1 or Rule 12.4.2 above:

1. Revocation of the registration;

2. Suspension of the registration, for any period of time;

3. Issuance of a letter of reprimand to the registrant;

4. Placement of the registrant on probationary status with a requirement that the

registrant submit to any of the following:

a. Report regularly to the Board upon matters which are the basis of

probation; or

b. Such other reasonable requirements or restrictions as are proper; or

5. Revoke probation which has been granted and impose any other disciplinary

action in this subsection when the requirements of probation have not been

fulfilled or have been violated.

SOURCE: Miss. Code Ann. §41-3-15

Rule 12.4.4 Appeal: Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Board shall have a right of

appeal to the Hinds County Chancery Court, in the manner provided for in the

Laws of the State of Mississippi.

SOURCE: Miss. Code Ann. §41-3-15