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MS Code § 73-21-191 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 21 - Pharmacists|Pharmacy Audit Integrity Act|§ 73-21-191. Penalty for noncompliance with Sections 73-21-175 through 73-21-189

  The State Board of Pharmacy may impose a monetary penalty on pharmacy benefit managers for noncompliance with the provisions of the Pharmacy Audit Integrity Act, Sections 73-21-175 through 73-21-189, in amounts of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per violation and not more than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) per violation.The board shall prepare a record entered upon its minutes which states the basic facts upon which the monetary penalty was imposed.Any penalty collected under this subsection (1) shall be deposited into the special fund of the board.   The board may assess a monetary penalty for those reasonable costs that are expended by the board in the investigation and conduct of a proceeding if the board imposes a monetary penalty under subsection (1) of this section.A monetary penalty assessed and levied under this section shall be paid to the board by the licensee, registrant or permit holder upon the expiration of the period allowed for appeal of those penalties under Section 73-21-101, or may be paid sooner if the licensee, registrant or permit holder elects.Money collected by the board under this subsection (2) shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund of the board.   When payment of a monetary penalty assessed and levied by the board against a licensee, registrant or permit holder in accordance with this section is not paid by the licensee, registrant or permit holder when due under this section, the board shall have the power to institute and maintain proceedings in its name for enforcement of payment in the chancery court of the county and judicial district of residence of the licensee, registrant or permit holder, or if the licensee, registrant or permit holder is a nonresident of the State of Mississippi, in the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi.When those proceedings are instituted, the board shall certify the record of its proceedings, together with all documents and evidence, to the chancery court and the matter shall be heard in due course by the court, which shall review the record and make its determination thereon in accordance with the provisions of Section 73-21-101.The hearing on the matter may, in the discretion of the chancellor, be tried in vacation.   The board shall develop and implement a uniform penalty policy that sets the minimum and maximum penalty for any given violation of board regulations and laws governing the practice of pharmacy.The board shall adhere to its uniform penalty policy except in those cases where the board specifically finds, by majority vote, that a penalty in excess of, or less than, the uniform penalty is appropriate.That vote shall be reflected in the minutes of the board and shall not be imposed unless it appears as having been adopted by the board.
MS Code § 73-21-201 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 21 - Pharmacists|Prescription Drugs Consumer Affordable Alternative Payment Options Act|§ 73-21-201. Short title

 Sections 73-21-201 through 73-21-205 shall be known as the "Prescription Drugs Consumer Affordable Alternative Payment Options Act."
MS Code § 73-21-203 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 21 - Pharmacists|Prescription Drugs Consumer Affordable Alternative Payment Options Act|§ 73-21-203. Definitions

 For the purposesof Sections 73-21-201 through 73-21-205:   "Board"shall have the same definition as provided in Section 73-21-73.   "Pharmacist,""pharmacist services" and "pharmacy" or"pharmacies" shall have the same definitions as providedin Section 73-21-73.   "Pharmacybenefit manager" shall have the same definition as providedin Section 73-21-179.
MS Code § 73-21-205 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 21 - Pharmacists|Prescription Drugs Consumer Affordable Alternative Payment Options Act|§ 73-21-205. Pharmacists authorized to provide additional information to patients to allow them to consider affordable alternative payment options when acquiring prescription medication; provisions of contracts or agreements contrary to Sections 73-21-201 through 73-21-205 are void; compliance with this section does not constitute violation of contract or agreement to which pharmacist is party; protection for pharmacists acting or failing to act under this section

    Pharmacists mayprovide additional information to a patient to allow them an opportunityto consider affordable alternative payment options when acquiringtheir prescription medication.   Any provisionof any contract or agreement contrary to the provisions of Sections 73-21-201 through 73-21-205 shall be consideredin violation of public policy and shall be void.     Compliance withthis section shall not constitute a violation of any contract or provisionof any agreement to which the pharmacist or pharmacy is a party.   Neither the board,any pharmacy benefit manager nor any third party shall penalize apharmacist for acting or failing to act under this section, nor shalla pharmacist or his agents or employees be liable for any act or failureto act under this section.
MS Code § 73-23-31 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 23 - Physical Therapists|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 73-23-31. Short title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Physical Therapy Practice Law."
MS Code § 73-23-37 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 23 - Physical Therapists|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 73-23-37. Acts and services not prohibited

 Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit:   Any persons licensed or registered in this state, under another law, from carrying out the therapy or practice for which they are duly licensed or registered;   Schools, YMCA's, athletic clubs and similar organizations from furnishing services to their players and members, provided that they do not represent themselves as physical therapists, as physical therapist assistants, or as providing physical therapy services;   The performance by any person of simple mechanical or machine-assisted acts in the physical care of a patient, not requiring the knowledge and skill of a physical therapist under the order or direction of a licensed doctor of medicine or dentistry or of a physical therapist assistant under the direct, on-site supervision of a licensed physical therapist.
MS Code § 73-23-39 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 23 - Physical Therapists|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 73-23-39. Persons permitted to practice without license; terms

 The following persons shall be permitted to practice physical therapy in this state without obtaining a license under this chapter, upon the terms and conditions specified herein:   Students enrolled in accredited physical therapist or physical therapist assistant educational programs, while engaged in completing a clinical requirement for graduation, which must be performed under the direct, on-site supervision of a licensed physical therapist;   Physical therapists licensed in other jurisdictions while enrolled in graduate educational programs in this state that include the evaluation and treatment of patients as part of their experience required for credit, so long as the student is not at the same time gainfully employed in this state as a physical therapist;   Practitioners of physical therapy or persons acting as physical therapist assistants who are employed in the United States armed services, United States Public Health Service, Veterans Administration or other federal agency; however, if such individual engages in the practice of physical therapy or acts as a physical therapist assistant outside of the scope of official duty, he must be licensed as herein provided;   Physical therapists licensed in other jurisdictions who are teaching or participating in physical therapy education projects, demonstrations or courses in this state, or providing physical therapy services to visiting established athletic organizations, performing arts companies or volunteering to provide services to competitors in events such as the Olympics or dance competitions in which their participation in the evaluation and treatment of patients is minimal.   Physical therapist assistants licensed in other jurisdictions who are teaching or participating in physical therapy education projects, demonstrations or courses in this state, or providing physical therapy services to visiting established athletic organizations, performing arts companies or volunteering to provide services to competitors in events such as the Olympics or dance competitions in which their participation in the treatment of patients is minimal.   Licensees who exercise the privilege to practice under the terms and provisions of the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact provided for in Section 73-23-101.
MS Code § 73-23-45 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 23 - Physical Therapists|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 73-23-45. Fees and monies received by board paid into Physical Therapy Fund; expenditures and disbursements from fund; audit of financial records

 All fees and other monies collected or received by the board shall be paid into and credited to a special fund that is created in the State Treasury, which shall be known as the "Physical Therapy Fund." Any interest earned on the special fund shall be credited to the special fund and shall not be paid into the State General Fund. Any unexpended monies remaining in the special fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund. Monies in the special fund shall be expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, exclusively for the purposes of implementing the provisions of this chapter. Disbursement of monies in the special fund shall be made only upon warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer upon requisitions of the board or its designee. The financial records of the board shall be audited annually by the State Auditor.
MS Code § 73-23-47 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 23 - Physical Therapists|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 73-23-47. Licensing requirements; licensing examination for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants

  Any person who desires to be licensed under this chapter must: (a) be of good moral character; (b) have graduated from a physical therapy or physical therapist assistant program, as the case may be, accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education, Office on Postsecondary Education; and (c) pay a nonrefundable examination fee as set by the board; (d) pay an application fee, no part of which shall be refunded; (e) be examined for licensure by the board; and meet the requirements established by the rules of the board. The licensure examination for physical therapists and for physical therapist assistants shall be selected by the board and may also include an oral examination or practical examination or both at the discretion of the board.   Any person who desires to exercise the privilege to practice under the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact must complete the terms and provisions of the compact as prescribed in Section 73-23-101.   Each application or filing made under this section shall include the social security number(s) of the applicant in accordance with Section 93-11-64.
MS Code § 73-23-49 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 23 - Physical Therapists|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 73-23-49. Application for license; fee schedule; additional fee if national testing service used

  Any person who desires to be licensed as a physical therapist or as a physical therapist assistant shall apply to the board in writing on a form furnished by the board. He shall provide such documents as required by the application forms provided by the board. He shall pay the board at the time of filing an application fee fixed annually by the board, no part of which shall be refunded. In addition thereto, the board shall adopt a fee schedule by rule and regulation. The fee schedule may include, but is not limited to:   Application fee;   Initial license fee;   Renewal of licensure fee;   Registration fee;   Examination fee;   License issued after expiration date fee;   Late renewal fees;   Temporary license fee;   Renewal of temporary license fee;   Reinstatement fees;   Inactive license fees;   Restricted license fee;   Lapsed license fees;   Late renewal fees; and   Late penalty fees.     All license, renewal, and other fees currently set by the board by rules and regulations and in effect before July 1, 2008, shall remain in effect until such time as the board, by its rule-making authority, acts to implement new fee schedules pursuant to the provisions of this section. When increased by the board fees may not be increased by more than ten percent (10%) of the previous year's fee.   Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) of this section, in all instances where the board uses the services of a national testing service for preparation, administration, or grading of examinations, the board may charge or require the applicant to pay the actual cost of the examination services, in addition to its other fees.   Every person to whom a license is issued pursuant to this chapter shall, as a condition precedent to its issuance, pay the application and any other fee prescribed by the board.
MS Code § 73-23-51 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 23 - Physical Therapists|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 73-23-51. Licensing of physical therapists or physical therapist assistants trained in another state; licensing of physical therapists trained in foreign country; examination requirements

  The board may license as a physical therapist or as a physical therapist assistant, and furnish a certificate of licensure without examination to, any applicant who presents evidence, satisfactory to the board, of having passed an examination before a similar lawfully authorized examining agency or board in physical therapy of another state or the District of Columbia, if the standards for registration in physical therapy or for licensure as a physical therapist assistant in such other state or district are determined by the board to be as high as those of this state. The issuance of a license by reciprocity to a military-trained applicant or military spouse shall be subject to the provisions of Section 73-50-1.   Any person who has been trained as a physical therapist in a foreign country and desires to be licensed under this chapter and who: (a) is of good moral character; (b) holds a diploma from an educational program for physical therapists approved by the board; (c) submits documentary evidence to the board that he has completed a course of professional instruction substantially equivalent to that obtained by an applicant for licensure; (d) demonstrates satisfactory proof of proficiency in the English language; and (e) meets other requirements established by rules of the board, may make application on a form furnished by the board for examination as a foreign-trained physical therapist. At the time of making such application, the applicant shall pay the fee prescribed by the board, no portion of which shall be returned.  Any person who desires to be licensed under this subsection shall take an examination approved by the board and shall obtain a permanent license. If this requirement is not met, the license of the foreign-trained therapist may be revoked.
MS Code § 73-23-53 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 23 - Physical Therapists|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 73-23-53. Temporary license

  A temporary license to practice as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant may be granted to those persons meeting the requirements stated in Section 73-23-47 and who (a) have not taken the approved examination, or (b) have taken the approved examination but have not received the results of the examination. The temporary license shall be granted for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days. Any physical therapist granted a temporary license under the provisions of this subsection shall restrict his practice to the State of Mississippi and shall be under the direct supervision of a physical therapist licensed in Mississippi (physical therapy assistants shall be under the direct on-site supervision of a Mississippi licensed physical therapist). Documentation verifying the supervision shall be on file with the board before a temporary license is granted.   The board may by rule provide for the issuance of a temporary license to a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant licensed in another state who is moving into the state and has filed an application with the board for a permanent license in this state. This temporary license will be granted for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days. The issuance of a temporary license to a military-trained applicant or military spouse shall be subject to the provisions of Section 73-50-1.   Any person granted a temporary license who is required to take the approved examination and fails to take the exam as required by the board or does not pass the required exam shall have the temporary license automatically expire by operation of law and without further action of the board and no license of any type shall be issued until such person has passed an approved examination.   Any person who has taken but not passed the required examination in this or another jurisdiction shall not be eligible for a license of any type until an approved examination is passed.   Any person who has been trained as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant in a foreign country and desires to be temporarily licensed under this subsection shall, in addition to satisfying such other requirements established by the board, demonstrate proficiency in the English language and meet the other requirements of Section 73-23-51(2) before such temporary license shall be issued.   During a lawfully declared local, state or national disaster or emergency, the board may issue a temporary license to any otherwise qualified physical therapist or physical therapist assistant licensed and in good standing in another state or territory of the United States and who meets such other requirements as the board may prescribe by rule and regulation.
MS Code § 73-23-57 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 23 - Physical Therapists|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 73-23-57. Renewal of licenses

  Except as provided in Section 33-1-39, every licensed physical therapist and physical therapist assistant shall apply to the board for a renewal of licensure in a manner prescribed by the rules and regulations of the board, and pay the prescribed fee. Licenses that are not so renewed shall automatically lapse.   The manner in which lapsed licenses shall be revived, extended or reinstated shall be established by the board.
MS Code § 73-23-61 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 23 - Physical Therapists|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 73-23-61. Penalties

  Each violation of Section 73-23-35 shall be punishable by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment for not less than ten (10) days nor more than sixty (60) days, or both such fine and imprisonment.   Any person who shall knowingly make a material, false statement in his application for license under this chapter or in response to any inquiry by the board, shall be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned for not less than ten (10) days nor more than sixty (60) days, or both such fine and imprisonment.
MS Code § 73-23-65 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 23 - Physical Therapists|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 73-23-65. Physical Therapy Advisory Council Board abolished; transfer of powers to Department of Health

 The Physical Therapy Advisory Council is abolished. All of the powers and duties of the State Board of Health and the State Department of Health regarding the licensure and regulation of the profession of physical therapy in the State of Mississippi are transferred to the State Board of Physical Therapy. Any property, contractual rights and obligations and unexpended funds of the State Board of Health and the State Department of Health relating to the licensure and regulation of the profession of physical therapy in the State of Mississippi are transferred to the State Board of Physical Therapy.
MS Code § 73-23-67 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 23 - Physical Therapists|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 73-23-67. Confidentiality of information relating to the receipt and investigation of complaints; certain patient records not to be available to the public

 The board shall keep all information relating to the receipt and investigation of complaints filed against licensees or applicants confidential until the information is disclosed in the course of the investigation or any subsequent proceeding before the board. Patient records, including clinical records, files, any other report or oral statement relating to diagnostic findings or treatment of patients, any information from which a patient or his or her family might be identified, or information received and records or reports kept by the board as a result of an investigation made pursuant to this chapter shall not be available to the public and shall be kept confidential by the board.
MS Code § 73-25-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 25 - Physicians|General Provisions|§ 73-25-1. Duty to obtain license

 Every person who desires to practice medicine must first obtain a license to do so from the state board of medical licensure, but this section shall not apply to physicians now holding permanent license, the same having been recorded as required by law.
MS Code § 73-25-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 25 - Physicians|General Provisions|§ 73-25-5. Application for license

 The application for license must include such information as the State Board of Medical Licensure shall require.   Each application or filing made under this section shall include the social security number(s) of the applicant in accordance with Section 93-11-64, Mississippi Code of 1972.
MS Code § 73-25-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 25 - Physicians|General Provisions|§ 73-25-7. Examinations; when and where conducted

 The state board of medical licensure shall meet at the capitol at least once each year for the purpose of examining applicants for license to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine and shall continue in session until all applicants are examined.
MS Code § 73-25-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 25 - Physicians|General Provisions|§ 73-25-9. Fees for examination

 Every person who shall apply for license to practice medicine shall, before he will be entitled to be examined, pay a fee to be set by the state board of medical licensure, not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).   In addition to fees for examination as provided for above, the state board of medical licensure is authorized to charge applicants an amount equivalent to the cost to the state board of medical licensure of purchasing and administering any national examinations approved by the federation of state medical boards.
MS Code § 73-25-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 25 - Physicians|General Provisions|§ 73-25-11. Form of license

 A license to practice medicine shall be of such form and include such information as the state board of medical licensure may prescribe.