Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 38 - SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS (§§ 73-38-1 — 73-38-51) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 73-38-1 — 73-38-38) › Section 73-38-7 - Persons and practices exempt

Nothing in this article shall be construed as preventing or restricting:
(a)
A physician from engaging in the practice of medicine in this state, or a person using an audiometer to test hearing under the direct supervision of a licensed physician, provided such person does not present himself or herself to the public by any title or description of services incorporating the words "audiologist," "hearing clinician," "hearing therapist," or any similar title or description of services;
(b)
Any person licensed as a hearing aid dispenser from measuring and testing hearing in relation to the fitting, usage and dispensing of hearing aids or rendering post fitting services to his or her clients or using any title provided in Sections
73-14-1
through
73-14-47
;
(c)
Any person licensed in this state by any other law from engaging in the profession or occupation for which he or she is licensed;
(d)
A person from being employed or working in a volunteer capacity without a license, as provided in this article, or without holding the privilege to practice, as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist by the government of the United States or by the governing authority of any school district or private or parochial school in this state, if such person performs speech-language pathology or audiology services solely within the confines or under the jurisdiction of the organization by which he or she is employed, or working in a volunteer capacity; however, such person may, without obtaining a license under this article or holding the privilege to practice, consult with or disseminate his or her research findings and other scientific information to speech-language pathologists and audiologists outside the jurisdiction of the organization by which he or she is employed; such person may also offer lectures to the public for a fee, monetary or other, without being licensed under this article or holding the privilege to practice; such person may additionally elect to be subject to this article;
(e)
The activities and services of persons pursuing a course of study leading to a degree in speech-language pathology at a college or university if such activities and services constitute a part of the supervised course of study and that such person is designated speech-language pathology intern, speech-language pathology trainee, or by other such titles clearly indicating the training status appropriate to his or her level of training;
(f)
The activities and services of a person pursuing a course of study leading to a degree in audiology at a college or university if such activities and services constitute a part of a supervised course of study and such person is designated audiology intern, audiology trainee, or by any other such titles clearly indicating the training status appropriate to his or her level of training;
(g)
The performance of speech-language pathology or audiology services in this state by any person not a resident of this state who is not licensed under this article or does not hold the privilege to practice, if such services are performed for no more than five (5) days in any calendar year and in cooperation with a speech-language pathologist or audiologist licensed under this article or holding the privilege to practice, and if such person meets the qualifications and requirements for application for licensure described in subsections (a) through (c) of Section
73-38-9
or the requirements for holding the privilege to practice; however, a person not a resident of this state who is not licensed under this article or does not hold the privilege to practice, but who is licensed under the law of another state which has established licensure requirements at least equivalent to those established by Section
73-38-9
, or who is the holder of the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology or its equivalent, may offer speech-language pathology or audiology services in this state for no more than thirty (30) days in any calendar year if such services are performed in cooperation with a speech-language pathologist or audiologist licensed under this article or holding the privilege to practice; or
(h)
Any person employed by a private industry or firm for the purpose of conducting hearing tests incident to the operations of such firm or industry relative to its employees and employment practices.
Laws, 1975, ch. 495, § 4; Laws, 1980, ch. 546, § 4; Laws, 1988, ch. 411, § 4; reenacted without change, Laws, 2002, ch. 461, § 4; brought forward without change, Laws, 2005, ch. 455, § 4, eff. 6/30/2005.
Amended by Laws, 2022, ch. 368, HB 424,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2022.