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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 1903 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 5 - FEES AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS › Rule 30-1903-5.4 - Proration of the First Year Portion of Initial License Fee

Current through June 25, 2024
Since all licenses have an expiration date of September 30,
				  the initial license period may be less than two (2) full years, depending on
				  the date the application was approved by the Board. The first year's portion of
				  the initial two (2) year fee may be prorated and billed in the following
				  manner:
A. License applications
				approved between October 1 and March 31 will require the full initial license
				fee for the first two years.
B. For
				license applications approved between April 1 and September 30, the first years
				portion of the initial two (2) years will be reduced by one half.
Responsibility of the Applicant or
				  Licensee:
It is the responsibility of the applicant or licensee to see
				  that their license fees and renewal fees are paid in a timely manner. Failure
				  to receive a notice of renewal or payment due from the board does not relieve
				  the person of their responsibility to pay the fees before the deadline. The
				  Board assumes no responsibility for fees that are lost in the mail, arrive late
				  or otherwise do not reach the Board on time.
Adjustment of Fee
				  Scale
:
The Board may increase the fees at the discretion of the
				  Board, within the limits provided by State Statute.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §§
										73-53-11(1) (c), (g) and
				  (o),
				  73-53-15,
				  73-54-11(1) and
				  73-54-27 (Supp.
				  2011).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 01 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY › Section 30-2001-01-100

Current through June 25, 2024
These Rules and Regulations are enacted pursuant to
				  Mississippi Code Ann. 73-6-5, 1972.
Miss. Code Ann. §
				  73-6-1-5(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 01 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY › Composition and Appointment › Section 30-2001-01-102.02

Current through June 25, 2024
The other five members are selected from each
					 congressional district as presently constituted. Each member, except the
					 executive officer of the State Department of Health shall be a qualified
					 elector of the State of Mississippi having been continuously engaged in the
					 practice of Chiropractic in Mississippi for at least five years prior to
					 appointment.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 01 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY › Composition and Appointment › Section 30-2001-01-102.06

Current through June 25, 2024
Any member who shall not attend two consecutive meetings
					 of the Board shall be subject to removal by the Governor. The chairman of the
					 Board shall notify the Governor in writing when any such member has failed to
					 attend two consecutive regular meetings.
Miss. Code Ann. §
											73-6-3(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 01 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY › Board Operations › Section 30-2001-01-103.05

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board shall make such rules and regulations as is
					 necessary to carry out the provisions of Section
					 73-6-1
					 et. seq., Mississippi Code Ann. (1972) as amended.
Miss. Code Ann. §
											73-6-5(1)
					 (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 01 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY › Open Meetings Law › Section 30-2001-01-104

Current through June 25, 2024
The Mississippi Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall
					 adhere to the Open Meeting Law, Section
					 25-41-3,
					 Mississippi Code Ann. (1972) as amended.
Miss. Code Ann. §
											25-41-3(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 01 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY › Open Records Act › Section 30-2001-01-105.02

Current through June 25, 2024
Individuals who wish to be included on the Board's agenda
					 must submit a written request to the Board on the Agenda Request Form provided
					 by the Board. The Board must receive this request at least ten (10) working
					 days prior to the regularly scheduled Board meeting.
Miss. Code Ann. §
											25-61-1(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 02 - ORAL PROCEEDINGS ON PROPOSED RULES › Scope › Section 30-2001-02-101

Current through June 25, 2024
This rule applies to all oral proceedings held for the
					 purposes of providing the public with an opportunity to make oral presentations
					 on proposed new rules and amendments to rules before the Board pursuant to
					 §
										25-43-3.104.
Miss. Code Ann. §
											25-43-3.104(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 02 - ORAL PROCEEDINGS ON PROPOSED RULES › When Oral Proceedings will be Scheduled on Proposed Rules › Section 30-2001-02-102

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board will conduct an oral proceeding on a proposed
					 rule or amendment if requested by a political subdivision, an agency or ten
					 (10) persons in writing within twenty (20) days after the filing of the notice
					 of the proposed rule.
Miss. Code Ann. §
											25-43-3.104(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 02 - ORAL PROCEEDINGS ON PROPOSED RULES › Request Format › Section 30-2001-02-103

Current through June 25, 2024
Each request must be printed or typewritten, or must be in
					 legible handwriting. Each request must be submitted on standard business
					 letter-size paper (8-1/2 inches by 11 inches). Requests may be in the form of a
					 letter addressed to the Board and signed by the requestor(s).
Miss. Code Ann. §
											25-43-3.104(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 02 - ORAL PROCEEDINGS ON PROPOSED RULES › Notification of Oral Proceeding › Section 30-2001-02-104

Current through June 25, 2024
The date, time, and place of all oral proceedings shall be
					 filed with the Secretary of State's office and mailed to each requestor. The
					 oral proceedings will be scheduled no earlier than twenty (20) days from the
					 filing of this information with the Secretary of State.
Miss. Code Ann. §
											25-43-3.104(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 02 - ORAL PROCEEDINGS ON PROPOSED RULES › Presiding Officer › Section 30-2001-02-105

Current through June 25, 2024
The Chairman or his designee, who is familiar with the
					 substance of the proposed rule, shall preside at the oral proceeding on a
					 proposed rule.
Miss. Code Ann. §
											25-43-3.104(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 02 - ORAL PROCEEDINGS ON PROPOSED RULES › Public Presentations and Participation › Section 30-2001-02-106.00

Current through June 25, 2024
At an oral proceeding on a proposed rule, persons may make
					 oral statements and make documentary and physical submissions, which may
					 include data, views, comments, or arguments concerning the proposed
					 rule.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 02 - ORAL PROCEEDINGS ON PROPOSED RULES › Public Presentations and Participation › Section 30-2001-02-106.01

Current through June 25, 2024
Persons wishing to make oral presentations at such a
					 proceeding shall notify the Board at last one business day prior to the
					 proceeding and indicate the general subject of their presentations. The
					 presiding officer in his or her discretion may allow individuals to participate
					 that heave not previously contacted the Board.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 02 - ORAL PROCEEDINGS ON PROPOSED RULES › Public Presentations and Participation › Section 30-2001-02-106.02

Current through June 25, 2024
At the proceeding, those who participate shall indicate
					 their names and addresses, identify any persons or organizations they may
					 represent, and provide any other information relating to their participation
					 deemed appropriate by the presiding officer.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 02 - ORAL PROCEEDINGS ON PROPOSED RULES › Public Presentations and Participation › Section 30-2001-02-106.03

Current through June 25, 2024
The presiding officer may place time limitations on
					 individual oral presentations when necessary to assure the orderly and
					 expeditious conduct of the oral proceeding. To encourage joint oral
					 presentations and to avoid repetition, additional time may be provided for
					 person whose presentations represent the views of other individuals as well as
					 their own views.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 02 - ORAL PROCEEDINGS ON PROPOSED RULES › Public Presentations and Participation › Section 30-2001-02-106.05

Current through June 25, 2024
There shall be no interruption of a participant who has
					 been given the floor by the presiding officer, except that the presiding
					 officer may in his or her discretion interrupt or end the partisan's time where
					 the orderly conduct of the proceeding so requires.
Miss. Code Ann. §
											25-43-3.104(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 02 - ORAL PROCEEDINGS ON PROPOSED RULES › Conduct of Oral Proceeding Presiding Officer › Section 30-2001-02-107.01

Current through June 25, 2024
The presiding officer shall have authority to conduct the
					 proceeding in his or her discretion for the orderly conduct of the proceeding.
					 The presiding officer shall (i) call proceeding to order; (ii) give a brief
					 synopsis of the proposed rule, a statement of the statutory authority for the
					 proposed rule, and the reasons provided by the Board for the proposed rule;
					 (iii) call on those individuals who have contacted the Board about speaking on
					 or against the proposed rule; (iv) allow for rebuttal statements following all
					 participants' comments; (v) adjourn the proceeding.
Miss. Code Ann. §
											25-43-3.104(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 02 - ORAL PROCEEDINGS ON PROPOSED RULES › Questions › Section 30-2001-02-107.02

Current through June 25, 2024
The presiding officer, where time permits and to
					 facilitate the exchange of information, may open the floor to questions or
					 general discussion. The presiding officer may question participants and permit
					 the questioning of participants by other participants about any matter relating
					 to that rule-making proceeding, including any prior written submissions made by
					 those participants in that proceeding; but no participant shall be required to
					 answer any question.
Miss. Code Ann. §
											25-43-3.104(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 02 - ORAL PROCEEDINGS ON PROPOSED RULES › Physical and Documentary Submissions › Section 30-2001-02-107.03

Current through June 25, 2024
Submissions presented by participants in an oral
					 proceeding shall be submitted to the presiding officer. Such submissions become
					 the property of the Board and are subject to the Board's public records request
					 procedure.
Miss. Code Ann. §
											25-43-3.104(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 03 - DECLARATORY OPINIONS › Scope › Section 30-2001-03-100

Current through June 25, 2024
These rules set forth by the Mississippi State Board of
					 Chiropractic Examiners, hereinafter "Board," rules governing the form and
					 content of requests for declaratory opinions, and the Board's procedures
					 regarding the requests, as required by Mississippi Code §
										25-43-2.103.
					 These rules are intended to supplement and be read in conjunction with the
					 provisions of the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law, which may contain
					 additional information regarding the issuance of declaratory opinions. In the
					 event of any conflict between these rules and the Mississippi Administrative
					 Procedures Law, the latter shall govern.
Miss. Code Ann. §
											25-43-2.103(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 03 - DECLARATORY OPINIONS › Persons Who May Request Declaratory Opinions › Section 30-2001-03-101.02

Current through June 25, 2024
"Substantial interest in the subject matter" means: an
					 individual, business, group, or other entity that is directly affected by the
					 Board's administration of the laws within its primary
					 jurisdiction.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 03 - DECLARATORY OPINIONS › Persons Who May Request Declaratory Opinions › Section 30-2001-03-101.03

Current through June 25, 2024
"Primary jurisdiction of the Board" means the Board has a
					 constitutional or statutory grant of authority in the subject matter at
					 issue.
Miss. Code Ann. §
											25-43-2.103(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 03 - DECLARATORY OPINIONS › Subjects Which May be Addressed in Declaratory Opinions › Section 30-2001-03-102

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board will issue declaratory opinions regarding the
					 applicability to specified facts of:
1.
				  a statute administered or enforceable by the Board or
2. a rule promulgated by the Board.
The Board will not issue a declaratory opinion regarding a
					 statute or rule which is outside the primary jurisdiction of the
					 agency.
Miss. Code Ann. §
											25-43-2.103(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 03 - DECLARATORY OPINIONS › Written Request Required › Section 30-2001-03-104.01

Current through June 25, 2024
Each request must be printed or typewritten, or must be in
					 legible handwriting. Each request must be submitted on standard business
					 letter-size paper (8-1/2 inches by 11 inches). Requests may be in the form of a
					 letter addressed to the Board.
Miss. Code Ann. §
											25-43-2.103(1972)
					 Where to Send Requests
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 03 - DECLARATORY OPINIONS › Written Request Required › Section 30-2001-03-104.02

Current through June 25, 2024
All requests must be mailed, delivered, or transmitted via
					 facsimile to the Board. The request shall clearly state that it is a request
					 for a declaratory opinion. No oral, telephone requests, or email requests will
					 be accepted for official opinions.
Miss. Code Ann. §
											25-43-2.103(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 03 - DECLARATORY OPINIONS › Name, Address, and Signature of Requestor › Section 30-2001-03-104.03

Current through June 25, 2024
Each request must include the full name, telephone number,
					 and mailing address of the requestor. All requests shall be signed by the
					 person filing the request, who shall attest that the request complies with the
					 requirements set forth in these rules, including but not limited to a full,
					 complete, and accurate statement of relevant facts and that there are no
					 related proceedings pending before any other administrative or judicial
					 tribunal.
Miss. Code Ann. §
											25-43-2.103(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 03 - DECLARATORY OPINIONS › Question Presented › Section 30-2001-03-104.04

Current through June 25, 2024
Each request shall contain the following:
1. a clear and concise statement of all facts
				  on which the opinion is requested;
2. a citation to the statute or rule at
				  issue;
3. the question(s) sought to
				  be answered in the opinion, stated clearly;
4. a suggested proposed opinion from the
				  requestor, stating the answers desired by petitioner and a summary of the
				  reasons in support of those answers;
5. the identity of all other known persons
				  involved in or impacted by the described factual situation, including their
				  relationship to the facts, name, mailing address, and telephone number;
				  and
6. a statement to show that the
				  person seeking the opinion has a substantial interest in the subject
				  matter.
Miss. Code Ann. §
											25-43-2.103(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 03 - DECLARATORY OPINIONS › Time for Board's Response › Section 30-2001-03-105.00

Current through June 25, 2024
Within forty-five (45) days after the receipt of a request
					 for a declaratory opinion which complies with the requirements of these rules,
					 the Board shall, in writing:
1. issue a
				  declaratory opinion regarding the specified statute or rule as applied to the
				  specified circumstances;
2. decline
				  to issue a declaratory opinion, stating the reasons for its action;
				  or
3. agree to issue a declaratory
				  opinion by a specified time but not later than ninety (90) days after receipt
				  of the written request.
The forty-five (45) day period shall begin running on the
					 first state of Mississippi business day on or after the request is received by
					 the Board, whichever is sooner.
Miss. Code Ann. §
											25-43-2.103(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 03 - DECLARATORY OPINIONS › Opinion Not Final for Sixty Days › Section 30-2001-03-105.01

Current through June 25, 2024
A declaratory opinion shall not become final until the
					 expiration of sixty (60) days after the issuance of the opinion. Prior to the
					 expiration of sixty (60) days, the Board may, in its discretion, withdraw or
					 amend the declaratory opinion for any reason which is not arbitrary or
					 capricious. Reasons for withdrawing or amending an opinion include, but are not
					 limited to, a determination that the request failed to meet the requirements of
					 these rules or that the opinion issued contains a legal or factual
					 error.
Miss. Code Ann. §
											25-43-2.103(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 03 - DECLARATORY OPINIONS › Notice by Board to Third Parties › Section 30-2001-03-106

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board may give notice to any person, agency, or entity
					 that a declaratory opinion has been requested and may receive and consider
					 data, facts, arguments, and opinions from other persons, agencies, or other
					 entities other than the requestor.
Miss. Code Ann. §
											25-43-2.103(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 03 - DECLARATORY OPINIONS › Public Availability of Requests and Declaratory Opinions › Section 30-2001-03-107

Current through June 25, 2024
Declaratory opinions and requests for declaratory opinions
					 shall be available for public inspection and copying in accordance with the
					 Public Records Act and the Board's public records request procedure. All
					 declaratory opinions and requests shall be indexed by name and subject.
					 Declaratory opinions and requests which contain information which is
					 confidential or exempt from disclosure under the Mississippi Public Records Act
					 or other laws shall be exempt from this requirement and shall remain
					 confidential.
Miss. Code Ann. §
											25-43-2.103(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 03 - DECLARATORY OPINIONS › Effect of a Declaratory Opinion › Section 30-2001-03-108

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board will not pursue any civil, criminal or
					 administrative action against a person who is issued a declaratory opinion from
					 the Board and who, in good faith, follows the direction of the opinion and acts
					 in accordance therewith unless a court of competent jurisdiction holds that the
					 opinion is manifestly wrong. Any declaratory opinion rendered by the Board
					 shall be binding only on the Board and the person to whom the opinion is
					 issued. No declaratory opinion will be used as precedent for any other
					 transaction or occurrence beyond that set forth by the requesting
					 person.
Miss. Code Ann. §
											25-43-2.103(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 04 - APPLICATION FORMS › Section 30-2001-04-100

Current through June 25, 2024
All persons wishing to apply for licensure shall obtain an
				  application form from the executive secretary of this Board. The application
				  must be completed by the applicant and notarized and filed with the executive
				  secretary of the Board at least twenty (20) days before the
				  examination.
Miss. Code Ann. §
				  73-6-1-34(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 04 - APPLICATION FORMS › Section 30-2001-04-101

Current through June 25, 2024
An application for licensure must be accompanied by:
1. 2x2 inch shoulder type photograph of
				applicant taken within the immediate year before application.
2. Transcript certified by registrar of an
				accredited college which must prove the successful completion of the equivalent
				of at least two academic years at such college which will equal at least 60
				semester hours.
3. Transcript
				certified by the School or college of Chiropractic that the applicant graduated
				from. Transcript must show date of graduation from the college of
				Chiropractic.
4. Payment of fees
				for application and examination:
a. This
				payment is to be made by certified check or money order.
b. Fees for an application and examination
				shall be nonrefundable.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 05 - Part 2001 RECIPROCITY › Section 30-2001-05-100

Current through June 25, 2024
Reciprocity privileges for a chiropractor from another state
				  shall be granted at the board's option on an individual basis and by a majority
				  vote of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners. Applicant must:
1. be an adult of good moral
				character;
2. be a currently active
				competent practitioner for at least eight (8) years;
3. hold an active chiropractic license in
				another state;
4. have no
				disciplinary proceeding or unresolved complaint pending anywhere at the time a
				license is to be issued by this state;
5. demonstrate having obtained licensure as a
				chiropractor in another state under the same education requirements which were
				equivalent to the educational requirements in this state to obtain a
				chiropractic license at the time the applicant obtained the license in the
				other state;
6. satisfactorily pass
				the examination administered by the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners;
				and
7. meet the requirements of
				Section
				73-6-1(3),
				having completed a course of study containing a minimum of one hundred twenty
				(120) hours of instruction in the application of therapeutic
				modalities.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-13(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 06 - DISCIPLINARY HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 30-2001-06-103

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board shall notify the accused that a complaint has been
				  received and that a disciplinary hearing will be held. The accused shall be
				  notified at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of the disciplinary
				  hearing.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-19(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 06 - DISCIPLINARY HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 30-2001-06-104

Current through June 25, 2024
Notice shall be considered to have been given if the notice
				  was successfully mailed "certified, return receipt requested" to the last known
				  address as listed with the Board, or otherwise served.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-19(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 06 - DISCIPLINARY HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 30-2001-06-105

Current through June 25, 2024
The notice shall inform the accused of the facts which are
				  the basis of the complaint and which are specific enough to enable the accused
				  to defend against the complainant. The notice of the complaint shall also
				  inform the accused of the following:
1.
				The time, date, and the location of the hearing;
2. That the accused may appear personally at
				the disciplinary hearing and may be represented by counsel; and
3. That the accused shall have the right to
				produce witnesses and evidence on the individual's behalf and shall have the
				right to cross-examine adverse witnesses and evidence.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-19(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 06 - DISCIPLINARY HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 30-2001-06-106

Current through June 25, 2024
The disciplinary hearing shall be before the Board of
				  Chiropractic Examiners and shall be presided over by the Chair, or designee of
				  the Board. Following the disciplinary hearing, the Board shall, in writing,
				  notify the accused as to what sanction(s), if any, shall be imposed and the
				  basis for the Board's action. All disciplinary hearing proceedings are a matter
				  of public record and shall be preserved pursuant to the state
				  law.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-19(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 06 - DISCIPLINARY HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 30-2001-06-109

Current through June 25, 2024
For additional information see Section
				  73-6-19,
				  Mississippi Code Ann. (1972) as amended.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-19(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 06 - DISCIPLINARY HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 30-2001-06-110

Current through June 25, 2024
Disciplinary Appeal
1. An individual may appeal the decision of
				the Board to the circuit court of his county of residence or the Circuit Court
				of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi.
2. Either party may have the right to appeal
				to the Supreme Court provided by law from any decision of the circuit
				court.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-19(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 07 - ADVERTISING › Section 30-2001-07-100

Current through June 25, 2024
The members of the chiropractic profession, licensed or
				  unlicensed, are hereby prohibited from using or engaging in advertising or
				  promising any free services or free examination where such advertising or
				  promise is false, misleading, or deceptive. Mississippi Code Ann. Section
				  73-6-25(1)
				  (b)(Supp. 1989) shall be interpreted and
				  enforced consistent with this rule.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-25(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 07 - ADVERTISING › Section 30-2001-07-101

Current through June 25, 2024
Under Mississippi Code Ann. Section
				  73-6-19(1)
				  (L)(Supp. 1989) the waiver of deductibles or
				  co-payments and the acceptance of the patient's insurance benefits as payment
				  in full for treatment or services are lawful acts in the State of Mississippi,
				  as long as the patient's insurance policy does not require the patient to pay
				  the deductible or co-payment. Section
				  73-6-19(1)
				  (L) prohibits such waivers or deductibles and
				  co-payments only when the patient's insurance policy requires the patient to
				  pay the deductible or co-payment.
The above two regulations were adopted to comply with an
				  agreement settling a federal lawsuit lodged against the Board of Chiropractic
				  Examiners.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-25(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 08 - VITAMINS › Section 30-2001-08-100

Current through June 25, 2024
While Mississippi law authorizes Chiropractors to recommend,
				  dispense or sell vitamins or food supplements, any such recommendation,
				  dispensing or selling must take place within the content of the professional
				  and ethical practice of chiropractic. All such recommendations, dispensing and
				  selling within the chiropractic office shall be done by the chiropractor
				  personally and shall not be done by any chiropractic assistant or other
				  employee.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-1(4)
				  (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 09 - CHIROPRACTIC RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST › Section 30-2001-09-100

Current through June 25, 2024
Chiropractic Radiological Technologist must be certified
				  every two (2) years (biennially) as having paid the required certification fee,
				  having completed the required continuing education and having met all other
				  requirements for certification.
1. Fee
				of certification and biennial renewal fee is One Hundred Dollars
				($100.00).
2. Continuing education
				requirement is 12 classroom hours biennially.
3. There will a One Hundred Dollar ($100.00)
				late fee added to all renewals after June 30 of the renewal year.
4. The required twelve (12) classroom hours
				for initial certification is to be received within twelve (12) months of
				employment.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-5(2)
				  (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 10 - CHIROPRACTIC ASSISTANTS › Section 30-2001-10-100

Current through June 25, 2024
Chiropractic assistants are defined as anyone with access to
				  patient records or that participate in direct patient care under direct
				  supervision of the chiropractor shall comply with the following:
1. Educational qualification. High school
				diploma or GED certificate. (Exceptions to this requirement will be at the
				discretion of the Board.)
2.
				Continuing education. Six (6) classroom hours annually at a course of study
				approved by the Mississippi State Board of Chiropractic Examiners. These hours
				must be received within six (6) months of employment.
3. Renewal fee.
a. There will be a Fifty Dollar ($50.00)
				renewal fee due on or before June 30 of each year.
b. There will be a One Hundred Dollar
				($100.00) late fee added for renewals after June 30 of each year.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 11 - EXEMPTION TO CONTINUING EDUCATION AND FEES › Section 30-2001-11-100

Current through June 25, 2024
Chiropractic practitioner who has reached the age of 75 and
				  no longer treats patients for remuneration.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-17(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 12 - CLAIMS REVIEW AND/OR INDEPENDENT EXAMS › Section 30-2001-12-100

Current through June 25, 2024
For the purposes of Section
				  73-6-34
				  of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, the terms set forth and defined
				  below, shall mean the following:
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-34(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 12 - CLAIMS REVIEW AND/OR INDEPENDENT EXAMS › Section 30-2001-12-101

Current through June 25, 2024
Third Party Entities. A person, company or organization,
				  other than the health care provider or patient, having no vested interest in
				  the matter they are requested to review.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-34(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 12 - CLAIMS REVIEW AND/OR INDEPENDENT EXAMS › Section 30-2001-12-102

Current through June 25, 2024
Claim or Insurance Claim. A written or electronic request
				  for payment of benefits in accordance with the terms and conditions of a
				  written contract or policy to provide guarantee, reimbursement or
				  indemnification for those certain specified services.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-34(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 12 - CLAIMS REVIEW AND/OR INDEPENDENT EXAMS › Section 30-2001-12-103

Current through June 25, 2024
Insurance Company. A person, corporate entity, organization
				  or association or any type, whether, domestic or foreign, providing health care
				  benefits of any type, pursuant to a contract or policy. This includes fraternal
				  benefit societies and health maintenance organizations.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-34(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 12 - CLAIMS REVIEW AND/OR INDEPENDENT EXAMS › Section 30-2001-12-104

Current through June 25, 2024
Adverse Action. Denial, disallowance or only partial payment
				  of any expected benefit contemplated pursuant to an insurance contract or
				  policy.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-34(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 12 - CLAIMS REVIEW AND/OR INDEPENDENT EXAMS › Section 30-2001-12-105

Current through June 25, 2024
Services Rendered. Any and all forms of chiropractic care
				  rendered to a patient by a duly licensed chiropractor, or under the supervision
				  of a duly licensed chiropractor.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-34(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 12 - CLAIMS REVIEW AND/OR INDEPENDENT EXAMS › Section 30-2001-12-106

Current through June 25, 2024
Evaluation. A desk review of pertinent documents, charts,
				  tests and related diagnostics, to determine necessity of chiropractic services
				  and care recommended or rendered to a patient in accordance with the recognized
				  standard of care in the chiropractic community.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-34(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 12 - CLAIMS REVIEW AND/OR INDEPENDENT EXAMS › Section 30-2001-12-107

Current through June 25, 2024
Health Care Services. Any and all forms of chiropractic care
				  rendered or available to a patient.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-34(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 12 - CLAIMS REVIEW AND/OR INDEPENDENT EXAMS › Section 30-2001-12-108

Current through June 25, 2024
Course of Study. A classroom seminar of educational
				  instruction presented or sponsored by a chiropractic college accredited by the
				  Council of Chiropractic Education and approved by the Mississippi State Board
				  of Chiropractic Examiners.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-34(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 12 - CLAIMS REVIEW AND/OR INDEPENDENT EXAMS › Section 30-2001-12-109

Current through June 25, 2024
Hours of Study. Unduplicated sixty (60) minute units of
				  classroom instruction, provided or sponsored by a Chiropractic College
				  accredited by the Council of Chiropractic Education, and approved by the
				  Mississippi State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-34(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 12 - CLAIMS REVIEW AND/OR INDEPENDENT EXAMS › Section 30-2001-12-110

Current through June 25, 2024
Hours of Continuing Education. Unduplicated sixty (60)
				  minute units of classroom post-graduate educational instruction, of an ongoing
				  nature, provided or sponsored by a Council of Chiropractic Education (CCE)
				  accredited school of chiropractic and approved by the Mississippi State Board
				  of Chiropractic Examiners.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-34(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 12 - CLAIMS REVIEW AND/OR INDEPENDENT EXAMS › Section 30-2001-12-111

Current through June 25, 2024
Active Claim Reviews. Those qualifying under subsection "C"
				  of Section
				  73-6-34
				  must show proof of actively doing at least ten (10) claims reviews prior to
				  July 1, 1994.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-34(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 12 - CLAIMS REVIEW AND/OR INDEPENDENT EXAMS › Section 30-2001-12-112

Current through June 25, 2024
Since there are not many 100-hour courses, it is the
				  recommendation of the
Mississippi State Board of Chiropractic Examiners that the
				  300 hours needed to apply for claims review and/or independent examiners should
				  be as follows:
At least one (1) 100-hour course in Claims Review. Other
				  hours that will be acceptable will be hours received in a certified course in
				  Impairment Rating, a certified course in Disability Assessment, any classes in
				  Claims Review taught by CCE-approved college, classes in Insurance Coding, or
				  Compliance classes taught by a recognized organization. Additional classes that
				  will be included are Certified Coding Specialist classes or Medical Compliance
				  Specialist classes. Other classroom hours
may
be approved at
				  the discretion of the Mississippi State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
Hours that will not be approved: Continuing education hours
				  not specifically directed to any or all of the above-mentioned approved
				  classroom hours. Orthopedic, neurological, radiographic, pediatric, nutrition,
				  sports physician, or sports science classes will not be approved classroom
				  hours for claims review and/or independent examiners.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-34(1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 13 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 30-2001-13-100

Current through June 25, 2024
This Code of Ethics is based upon the fundamental principle
				  that the ultimate end and object of the chiropractor's professional services
				  and effort should be:
"The greatest good for the patient."
This Code of Ethics is for the guidance of the profession
				  with respect to responsibilities to patients, the public and to fellow
				  practitioners.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-5(1)
				  (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 13 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 30-2001-13-101

Current through June 25, 2024
Doctors of chiropractic should hold themselves ready at all
				  times to respond to the call of those needing their professional services,
				  although they are free to accept or reject a particular patient except in an
				  emergency.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-5(1)
				  (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 13 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 30-2001-13-102

Current through June 25, 2024
Doctors of chiropractic should attend their patients as
				  often as they consider necessary to insure the well-being of their
				  patients.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-5(1)
				  (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 13 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 30-2001-13-103

Current through June 25, 2024
Having once undertaken to serve a patient, doctors of
				  chiropractic should not neglect the patient. Doctors of chiropractic should
				  take reasonable steps to protect their patients prior to withdrawing their
				  professional services; such steps
shall include: due notice to them allowing a reasonable time
				  for obtaining professional services of others and delivering to their patients
				  all papers and documents in compliance with number 5 of this Code of
				  Ethics.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-5(1)
				  (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 13 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 30-2001-13-104

Current through June 25, 2024
Doctors of chiropractic should be honest and endeavor to
				  practice with the highest degree of professional competency and honesty in the
				  proper care of their patients.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-5(1)
				  (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 13 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 30-2001-13-105

Current through June 25, 2024
Doctors of chiropractic should comply with a patient's
				  written and notarized authorization to provide records, or copies of such
				  records, to those whom the patient designates as authorized to inspect or
				  receive all or part of such records. A reasonable charge may be made for the
				  cost of duplicating records.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-5(1)
				  (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 13 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 30-2001-13-106

Current through June 25, 2024
Subject to the foregoing Section 5, doctors of chiropractic
				  should preserve and protect the patient's confidences and records, except as
				  the patient directs or consents or the law requires otherwise. They should not
				  discuss a patient's history, symptoms, diagnosis, or treatment with any third
				  party until they have received the written consent of the patient or the
				  patient's personal representative. They should not exploit the trust and
				  dependency of their patients.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-5(1)
				  (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 13 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 30-2001-13-107

Current through June 25, 2024
Doctors of chiropractic owe loyalty, compassion and respect
				  to their patients. Their clinical judgment and practice should be objective and
				  exercised solely for the patient's benefit.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-5(1)
				  (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 13 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 30-2001-13-108

Current through June 25, 2024
Doctors of chiropractic should recognize and respect the
				  right of every person to free choice of chiropractors or other health care
				  providers and to the right to change such choice at will.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-5(1)
				  (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 13 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 30-2001-13-109

Current through June 25, 2024
Doctors of chiropractic are entitled to receive proper and
				  reasonable compensation for their professional services commensurate with the
				  value of the services they have rendered taking into consideration their
				  experience, time required, reputation and the nature of the condition involved.
				  Doctors of chiropractic should terminate a professional relationship when it
				  becomes reasonably clear that the patient is not benefiting from it. Doctors of
				  chiropractic should support and participate in proper activities designed to
				  enable access to necessary chiropractic care on the part of persons unable to
				  pay such reasonable fees.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-5(1)
				  (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 13 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 30-2001-13-110

Current through June 25, 2024
Doctors of chiropractic should maintain the highest
				  standards of professional and personal conduct, and should refrain from all
				  illegal conduct.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-5(1)
				  (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 13 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 30-2001-13-111

Current through June 25, 2024
Doctors of chiropractic should be ready to consult and seek
				  the talents of other health care professionals when such consultation would
				  benefit their patients or when their patients express a desire for such
				  consultation.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-5(1)
				  (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 13 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 30-2001-13-112

Current through June 25, 2024
Doctors of chiropractic should employ their best good faith
				  efforts that the patient possesses enough information to enable an intelligent
				  choice in regard to proposed chiropractic treatment. The patient should make
				  his or her own determination on such treatment.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-5(1)
				  (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 13 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 30-2001-13-113

Current through June 25, 2024
Doctors of chiropractic should utilize only those laboratory
				  and X-ray procedures, and such devices or nutritional products that are in the
				  best interest of the patient and not in conflict with state statute or
				  administrative rulings.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-5(1)
				  (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 13 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 30-2001-13-114

Current through June 25, 2024
It is unethical and unprofessional for a doctor of
				  chiropractic to have a sexual intimacy with a patient or former patient within
				  two years. The physician/patient relationship requires the doctor of
				  chiropractic to exercise utmost care that he or she will do nothing to "exploit
				  the trust and dependency of the patient." Doctors of chiropractic should make
				  every effort to avoid dual relationships that could impair their professional
				  judgment or risk the possibility of exploiting the confidence place in them by
				  the patient.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-5(1)
				  (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 13 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 30-2001-13-115

Current through June 25, 2024
Doctors of chiropractic should act as members of a learned
				  profession dedicated to the promotion of health, the prevention of illness and
				  the alleviation of suffering.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-5(1)
				  (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 13 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 30-2001-13-116

Current through June 25, 2024
Doctors of chiropractic shall observe and comply with laws,
				  decisions and regulations of state governmental agencies and cooperate with the
				  pertinent activities and policies of associations legally authorized to
				  regulate or assist in the regulation of the chiropractic
				  profession.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-5(1)
				  (1972)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2001 › Chapter 13 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 30-2001-13-117

Current through June 25, 2024
Doctors of chiropractic should conduct themselves as
				  responsible citizens in the public affairs or their local community, state and
				  nation in order to improve law, administrative procedures and public policies
				  that pertain to chiropractic and the system of health care delivery. Doctors of
				  chiropractic should stand ready to take the initiative in the proposal and
				  development of measures to benefit the general public health and well-being,
				  and should cooperate in the administration and enforcement of such measures and
				  programs to the extent consistent with law.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-6-5(1)
				  (1972)