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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2605 - Medical, Osteopathic and Podiatric Physicians › Chapter 5 - The Practice by Unlicensed Nonresident Physicians › Rule 30-2605-5.4 - Intent

Current through June 25, 2024
It is the intent and purpose of this regulation to encourage
				  Mississippi licensed physicians to utilize the services of competent and well
				  trained non-resident unlicensed physicians on an as needed basis. However,
				  where it is anticipated that the services of the nonresident physicians will be
				  utilized on a routine basis, that is, where the non-resident physicians
				  services will be utilized more than twice during any one year period of time,
				  permanent licensure shall be required.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-43-11
				  (1972, as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2605 - Medical, Osteopathic and Podiatric Physicians › Chapter 5 - The Practice by Unlicensed Nonresident Physicians › Rule 30-2605-5.5 - Exclusion

Current through June 25, 2024
This regulation shall not apply to any non-resident
				  physician who holds a temporary license to practice medicine at a youth camp
				  issued under the provisions of Mississippi Code, Sections
				  75-74-8
				  and
				  73-25-17.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-43-11
				  (1972, as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2605 - Medical, Osteopathic and Podiatric Physicians › Chapter 5 - The Practice by Unlicensed Nonresident Physicians › Rule 30-2605-5.6 - Effective Date of Regulation

Current through June 25, 2024
The above rules pertaining to the practice by unlicensed
				  nonresident physicians shall become effective August 22,
				  2002.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-43-11
				  (1972, as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2605 - Medical, Osteopathic and Podiatric Physicians › Chapter 6 - Administrative Medical License › Rule 30-2605-6.1 - Definitions

Current through June 25, 2024
For the purpose of Part 2601 Chapter 8, the following terms
				  have the meanings indicated:
A.
"Administrative Medical License" means
a license to engage in
				professional, managerial, or administrative activities related to the practice
				of medicine or to the delivery of health care services, but does not include
				nor permit the practice of clinical medicine or the right to engage in medical
				research including clinical trials on humans.
B.
"Clinical Medicine" means medical
				practice that includes but is not limited to:
1.
Direct involvement in patient
				evaluation, diagnosis, or treatment;
2.
Prescribing of any
				medication;
3.
Delegating medical acts or prescribing authority; or
4.
Supervision of
				physicians, physician's assistants, or advanced practice registered nurses in
				the practice of clinical medicine.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2605 - Medical, Osteopathic and Podiatric Physicians › Chapter 6 - Administrative Medical License › Rule 30-2605-6.2 - Administrative Medical License

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board may issue an administrative medical license to a
				  physician who meets all qualifications for full licensure in the state,
				  including payment of a fee set by the Board but who does not intend to provide
				  medical or clinical services to or for patients while in possession of an
				  administrative medical license and signs a notarized statement to that effect.
				  An administrative medical license is subject to annual renewal.
In addition to the restrictions as noted in Rule 8.1 above,
				  any person holding an administrative medical license shall be subject to all
				  other provisions of the Medical Practice Law, Sections
				  73-25-1,
				  et. seq., and the Administrative Code of the Board, where deemed
				  applicable.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-43-11
				  (1972, as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2610 - Renewal and Reinstatement › Chapter 1 - Change of Address › Rule 30-2610-1.1 - Change of Address

Current through June 25, 2024
Any physician who is licensed to practice medicine in this
				  state and changes his or her practice location or mailing address shall
				  immediately notify the Board in writing of the change. Failure to notify within
				  thirty (30) days could result in disciplinary action.
The Board routinely sends information to licensed
				  physicians. Whether it be by U.S. Mail or electronically, it is important that
				  this information is received by the licensee. The licensure record of the
				  licensee should include a physical practice location, mailing address, email
				  address and telephone number where the Board can correspond with the licensee
				  directly. The Board discourages the use of office personnel's mailing and email
				  addresses as well as telephone numbers. Failure to provide the Board with
				  direct contact information could result in disciplinary
				  action.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-25-14
				  (1972, as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2610 - Renewal and Reinstatement › Chapter 2 - CME Requirements › Rule 30-2610-2.1 - Basic Requirement

Current through June 25, 2024
Every Mississippi licensee must earn or receive not less
				  than forty (40) hours of Category 1 continuing medical education in a two-year
				  cycle as a condition precedent to renewing his or her license for the next
				  fiscal year. For every Mississippi licensee with an active DEA certificate,
				  five hours must be related to the prescribing of medications with an emphasis
				  on controlled substances. Excess hours may not be carried over to another
				  two-year cycle.
For the purpose of this regulation, the two-year period
				  begins July 1, 2000, and every two years thereafter
.
A. Category 1 continuing medical education
				shall mean those programs of continuing medical education designated as
				Category 1 which are sponsored or conducted by those organizations approved by
				the Mississippi State Medical Association, American Medical Association or by
				the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor
				or conduct Category 1 continuing medical education programs.
B. Programs of continuing medical education
				designated as Category 1-A which are sponsored or conducted by organizations or
				entities accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to sponsor or
				conduct Category 1-A continuing medical education for osteopathic
				physicians.
C. Programs of
				continuing medical education designated as a "prescribed hour" which are
				sponsored or conducted by organizations or entities accredited by the American
				Academy of Family Physicians to sponsor or conduct "prescribed hours" of
				continuing medical education.
D.
				Programs of continuing medical education designated as "cognates" which are
				sponsored or conducted by organizations or entities which are accredited by the
				American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology to sponsor or conduct approved
				cognates on obstetrical and gynecological related subjects.
E. Programs of continuing medical education
				designated as Category 1-A which are sponsored or conducted by organizations or
				entities accredited by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education to sponsor or
				conduct Category 1-A continuing medical education for podiatrists.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-25-14
				  (1972, as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2610 - Renewal and Reinstatement › Chapter 2 - CME Requirements › Rule 30-2610-2.2 - Persons Affected

Current through June 25, 2024
Every Mississippi licensee is required to comply with the
				  minimum requirement for continuing medical education established by these
				  rules.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-25-14
				  (1972, as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2610 - Renewal and Reinstatement › Chapter 2 - CME Requirements › Rule 30-2610-2.3 - Exemption for Initial Licenses

Current through June 25, 2024
Physicians receiving their initial license to practice
				  medicine in Mississippi after June 30, or receiving their initial board
				  certification by a specialty board recognized by the American Board of Medical
				  Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association after June 30, are exempt
				  from the minimum continuing medical education requirement for the two-year
				  period following their receiving a license or board certification. The forty
				  (40) hour continuing education certification will be due within the next
				  two-year cycle.
A. July 1, 2000 through
				June 30, 2002 (1st cycle)
B. July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2004
				(2nd cycle)
C. July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2006
				(3rd cycle)
D. July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2008
				(4th cycle)
For instance, a physician receiving an initial
				  license August 3, 2001, will not have to complete forty (40) hours of CME until
				  July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2004. All CME's must be acquired within the
				  two-year cycle.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-25-14
				  (1972, as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2610 - Renewal and Reinstatement › Chapter 2 - CME Requirements › Rule 30-2610-2.4 - Effective Date

Current through June 25, 2024
The first time for reporting continuing medical education
				  activity will be the renewal period for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002,
				  when reporting on continuing medical education work earned during the two-year
				  period of July 1, 2000, to June 30, 2002.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-25-14
				  (1972, as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2610 - Renewal and Reinstatement › Chapter 2 - CME Requirements › Rule 30-2610-2.5 - Record Keeping Requirement

Current through June 25, 2024
Every licensee shall maintain records of attendance or
				  certificates of completion demonstrating compliance with the minimum continuing
				  medical education requirement. Documentation adequate to demonstrate compliance
				  with the minimum continuing medical education requirements of this regulation
				  shall consist of certificates of attendance, completion certificates, proof of
				  registration, or similar documentation issued by the organization or entity
				  sponsoring or conducting the continuing medical education program. These
				  records must be maintained by the physician for a period of three (3) years
				  following the year in which the continuing medical education credits were
				  earned and are subject to examination by representatives of the State Board of
				  Medical Licensure upon request. If a physician is on a hospital medical staff,
				  it is recommended these certificates and hours be recorded with the primary
				  hospital medical staff records.
With his or her annual renewal application, every licensee
				  must certify the completion of the minimum continuing medical education
				  requirement established under these rules. Failure to maintain records
				  documenting that a physician has met the minimum continuing medical education
				  requirement, and/or failure to provide such records upon request to the
				  Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure, is hereby declared to be
				  unprofessional conduct and may constitute grounds, within the discretion of the
				  Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure, for the suspension of the
				  physician's license to practice medicine.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-25-14
				  (1972, as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2610 - Renewal and Reinstatement › Chapter 2 - CME Requirements › Rule 30-2610-2.6 - Annual Renewal

Current through June 25, 2024
As a condition for annual renewal of license, beginning with
				  the fiscal year July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2003, every physician will be
				  required to biennially certify on his or her annual renewal form that he or she
				  has earned the required 40 hours of approved Category 1 continuing medical
				  education requirement. The Board will randomly select physicians to ensure
				  complete compliance with this requirement. If deficiencies are identified,
				  licensee must complete deficiencies within six (6) months of date of
				  notification. Failure to comply may result in the suspension of licensee's
				  license.
Any physician practicing during the time of a suspended
				  license shall be considered an illegal practitioner and shall be subject to
				  penalties provided for violation of the Medical Practice Act, and for costs
				  incurred in the enforcement of this regulation.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-25-14
				  (1972, as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2610 - Renewal and Reinstatement › Chapter 2 - CME Requirements › Rule 30-2610-2.7 - Waiver

Current through June 25, 2024
A physician who is unable to meet the minimum continuing
				  medical education requirement for legitimate cause may apply to the Mississippi
				  State Board of Medical Licensure for a waiver of the requirement prior to April
				  1 of the last year of the two-year cycle. Such waiver may be granted or denied
				  within the sole discretion of the Mississippi State Board of Medical
				  Licensure.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-25-14
				  (1972, as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2610 - Renewal and Reinstatement › Chapter 2 - CME Requirements › Rule 30-2610-2.8 - Compliance Review

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be the responsibility of the Mississippi State
				  Board of Medical Licensure to enforce the provisions of this regulation by
				  review of the records maintained by physicians subject to this rule which
				  demonstrate compliance with the program for continuing medical education. This
				  compliance review may be conducted by the Board by random or designated sample,
				  by mail or in person, or otherwise at the discretion of the Board.
				  Non-compliance may result in the suspension of the physician's license to
				  practice medicine under the Medical Practice Act.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-25-14
				  (1972, as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2610 - Renewal and Reinstatement › Chapter 2 - CME Requirements › Rule 30-2610-2.9 - Effective Date of Regulation

Current through June 25, 2024
T
he above rules pertaining to continuing
				  medical education shall become effective February 16, 2000.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-25-14
				  (1972, as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2615 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 1 - The Practice of Physician Assistants › Rule 30-2615-1.1 - Scope

Current through June 25, 2024
The following rules pertain to physician assistants
				  practicing medicine with physician supervision. Physician assistants may
				  perform those duties and responsibilities, including diagnosing and the
				  ordering, prescribing, dispensing of prepackaged drugs, and administration of
				  drugs and medical devices as delegated by their supervising
				  physician(s).
Physician assistants may provide any medical service which is
				  delegated by the supervising physician when the service is within the physician
				  assistant's training and skills; forms a component of the physician's scope of
				  practice; and is provided with supervision.
Physician assistants shall be considered the agents of their
				  supervising physicians in the performance of all practice-related activities
				  including, but not limited to, the ordering of diagnostic, therapeutic, and
				  other medical services.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										73-26-5 (1972, as
				  amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2615 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 1 - The Practice of Physician Assistants › Rule 30-2615-1.2 - Definitions

Current through June 25, 2024
For the purpose of Part 2615, Chapter 1 only, the following
				  terms have the meanings indicated:
A.
Board
means the Mississippi State Board of
				Medical Licensure.
B.
Physician Assistant
means a person who meets the
				Board's criteria for licensure as a physician assistant and is licensed as a
				physician assistant by the Board.
C.
Supervising
				Physician
means a doctor of medicine or a doctor of osteopathic
				medicine who holds an unrestricted license from the Board who practices within
				the state of Mississippi for a minimum of twenty (20) hours per week or eighty
				(80) hours per month (does not include telemedicine or chart review), whose
				practice or prescriptive authority is not limited as a result of voluntary
				surrender or legal/regulatory order, and who has been approved by the Board to
				supervise physician assistants. Exceptions to the in-state practice requirement
				may be granted by the Board, by and through the Executive Committee, in cases
				demonstrating good cause. Additionally, temporary permission may be granted by
				the Executive Director until the request can be heard before the Executive
				Committee.
D.
Supervise
or
Supervision
means overseeing and accepting
				responsibility for the medical services rendered by a physician
				assistant.
E.
Primary
				Office
means the usual practice location of a physician and
				being the same location reported by that physician to the Mississippi State
				Board of Medical Licensure and the United States Drug Enforcement
				Administration.
F.
NCCPA
means the National Commission on
				Certification of Physician Assistants.
G.
PANCE
means
				the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination.
H.
ARC-PA
means
				the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant.
I.
Predecessor or
				Successor Agency
refers to the agency responsible for
				accreditation of educational programs for physician assistants that preceded
				ARC-PA or the agency responsible for accreditation of educational programs for
				physician assistants that succeeded ARC-PA.
J.
Primary Care
means specialty practice that is limited to, or defined as, Family Practice,
				General Internal Medicine, Mental Health, Women's Health, and/or General
				Pediatrics.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										73-26-5 (1972, as
				  amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2615 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 1 - The Practice of Physician Assistants › Rule 30-2615-1.3 - Qualifications for Licensure

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Applicants for
				physician assistant licensure must meet the following requirements:
1. Satisfy the Board that he or she is at
				least twenty-one (21) years of age and of good moral character.
2. Complete an application for license and
				submit same to the Board in the manner prescribed by the Board with a recent
				passport type photograph.
3. Pay
				the appropriate fee as determined by the Board.
4. Present a certified copy of birth
				certificate or valid passport.
5.
				Submit proof of legal change of name if applicable (notarized or certified copy
				of marriage license or other legal proceeding).
6. Possess a master's degree in a
				health-related or science field.
7.
				Successfully complete an educational program for physician assistants
				accredited by ARC-PA or its predecessor or successor agency.
8. Pass the certification examination
				administered by the NCCPA and have current NCCPA certification.
9. Provide information on registration or
				licensure in all other states where the applicant is or has been registered or
				licensed as a physician assistant.
10. Submit fingerprints for state and
				national criminal history background checks.
11. No basis or grounds exist for the denial
				of licensure as provided in Part 2615, Rule
				1.14.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2615 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 1 - The Practice of Physician Assistants › Rule 30-2615-1.4 - Temporary License

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board may grant a temporary license to an applicant who
				  meets the qualifications for licensure except that the applicant has not yet
				  taken the national certifying examination administered by the NCCPA or the
				  applicant has taken the national certifying examination and is awaiting the
				  results or the applicant has not obtained a minimum of a master's degree in a
				  health-related or science field.
A temporary license issued upon the basis of the NCCPA not
				  being taken or the applicant awaiting the results is valid:
A. for one hundred eighty (180) days from the
				date of issuance;
B. until the
				results of an applicant's examination are available; or
C. until the Board makes a final decision on
				the applicant's request for licensure, whichever comes first.
The Board may extend a temporary license, upon a majority
				  vote of the Board members, for a period not to exceed one hundred eighty (180)
				  days. Under no circumstances may the Board grant more than one extension of a
				  temporary license.
A temporary license may be issued to an applicant who has not
				  obtained a master's degree so long as the applicant can show proof of
				  enrollment in a master's program that will, when completed, meet the master's
				  degree requirement. The temporary license will be valid no longer than one (1)
				  year and may not be renewed.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										73-26-5 (1972, as
				  amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2615 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 1 - The Practice of Physician Assistants › Rule 30-2615-1.5 - Requirement of Protocol - Prescribing/Dispensing

Current through June 25, 2024
Physician assistants shall practice according to a protocol
				  which has been mutually agreed upon by the physician assistant and the
				  supervising physician. Each protocol shall be prepared taking into
				  consideration the specialty of the supervising physician and must outline
				  diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and categories of pharmacologic agents
				  which may be ordered, administered, dispensed and/or prescribed for patients
				  with diagnoses identified by the physician assistant.
Each protocol shall contain a detailed description of back-up
				  coverage if the supervising physician is away from the primary office. Although
				  licensed, no physician assistant shall practice until they have reported their
				  supervisor and practice information to the Board via the Medical Enforcement
				  and Licensure System (MELS) online gateway or successor system.
Except as hereinafter provided in below, physician assistants
				  may not write prescriptions for or dispense controlled substances or any other
				  drug having addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability. A physician
				  assistant may, however, administer such medications pursuant to an order by the
				  supervising physician if in the protocol.
Prescribing Controlled Substances and Medications by
				  Physician Assistants
A. Scope
Pursuant to these rules, authorized physician assistants may
				  prescribe controlled substances in Schedules II through V.
B. Application for Authority to Prescribe
				Controlled Substances
1. Physician assistant
				applicants applying for controlled substance prescriptive authority must
				complete a Board approved educational program prior to making
				application.
2. In order to obtain
				the authority to prescribe controlled substances in any schedule, the physician
				assistant shall submit an application approved by the Board.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2615 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 1 - The Practice of Physician Assistants › Rule 30-2615-1.7 - Termination

Current through June 25, 2024
The physician assistant shall notify the Board in writing
				  immediately upon the physician assistant's termination; physician retirement;
				  withdrawal from active practice; or any other change in employment, functions
				  or activities. Failure to notify can result in disciplinary
				  action.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										73-26-5 (1972, as
				  amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2615 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 1 - The Practice of Physician Assistants › Rule 30-2615-1.8 - Duty to Notify Board of Change of Address

Current through June 25, 2024
Any physician assistant who is licensed to practice as a
				  physician assistant in this state and changes his or her practice location or
				  mailing address, shall immediately notify the Board in writing of the change.
				  Failure to notify within 30 days could result in disciplinary action.
The Board routinely sends information to licensed physician
				  assistants. Whether it be by U.S. Mail or electronically, it is important that
				  this information is received by the licensee. The licensure record of the
				  licensee should include a physical practice location, mailing address, email
				  address and telephone number where the Board can correspond with the licensee
				  directly. The Board discourages the use of office personnel's mailing and email
				  addresses as well as telephone numbers. Failure to provide the Board with
				  direct contact information could result in disciplinary
				  action.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										73-26-5 (1972, as
				  amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2615 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 1 - The Practice of Physician Assistants › Rule 30-2615-1.9 - Continuing Education

Current through June 25, 2024
Each licensed physician assistant must show proof of
				  completing not less than 100 hours of continuing medical education (CME) over a
				  two-year cycle, 50 hours of which must be Category 1, as defined by the
				  Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), American
				  Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), American Medical Association (AMA), or
				  American Osteopathic Association (AOA), as a condition precedent to renewing
				  his or her license. Physician assistants who are certified by the NCCPA may
				  meet this requirement by providing evidence of current NCCPA certification. For
				  the purposes of this regulation, the two-year period begins July 1, 2022, and
				  every two years thereafter.
All physician assistants authorized to prescribe controlled
				  substances must show proof of completing 100 hours of CME each cycle, 50 hours
				  of which must be Category 1, as defined by the ACCME, AAPA, AMA, or AOA, and 5
				  hours of which must be related to the prescribing of medications with an
				  emphasis on controlled substances.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										73-26-5 (1972, as
				  amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2615 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 1 - The Practice of Physician Assistants › Rule 30-2615-1.10 - Identification

Current through June 25, 2024
The supervising physician shall be responsible to ensure that
				  any physician assistant under his or her supervision does not advertise or
				  otherwise hold himself or herself out in any manner which would tend to mislead
				  the general public or patients. Physician assistants shall, at all times when
				  on duty, wear a name tag, placard or plate identifying themselves as physician
				  assistants.
Physician assistants may not advertise in any manner which
				  implies that the physician assistant is an independent practitioner. In
				  accordance with Miss. Code Ann., §
									41-121-1 et. seq., and in an
				  effort maintain transparency in healthcare, physician assistants practicing in
				  an off-site or satellite office, wherein a supervisory physician is not
				  physically located, are required to post in their office waiting room, in a
				  conspicuous location, the name, credentials and office contact information of
				  their supervisory physician.
A person not licensed as a physician assistant by the Board
				  who holds himself or herself out as a physician assistant is subject to the
				  penalties applicable to the unlicensed practice of medicine.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										73-26-5 (1972, as
				  amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2615 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 1 - The Practice of Physician Assistants › Rule 30-2615-1.11 - Physician Liability

Current through June 25, 2024
Prior to the supervision of a physician assistant, the
				  physician's and/or physician assistant's insurance carrier must forward to the
				  Board a Certificate of Insurance.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										73-26-5 (1972, as
				  amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2615 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 1 - The Practice of Physician Assistants › Rule 30-2615-1.12 - Renewal Schedule

Current through June 25, 2024
The license of every person licensed to practice as a
				  physician assistant in the state of Mississippi shall be renewed
				  annually.
On or before May 1 of each year, the State Board of Medical
				  Licensure shall notify every physician assistant to whom a license was issued
				  or renewed during the current licensing year the process of licensure renewal.
				  The notice shall provide instructions for obtaining and submitting applications
				  for renewal. The applicant shall obtain and complete the application and submit
				  it to the Board in the manner prescribed by the Board in the notice before June
				  30 along with the renewal fee of an amount established by the Board. The
				  payment of the annual license renewal fee shall be optional with all physician
				  assistants over the age of seventy (70) years. Upon receipt of the application
				  and fee, the Board shall verify the accuracy of the application and issue to
				  applicant a certificate of renewal for the ensuing year, beginning July 1 and
				  expiring June 30 of the succeeding calendar year.
A physician assistant practicing in Mississippi who allows
				  his or her license to lapse by failing to renew the license as provided in the
				  paragraph above may be reinstated by the Board upon completion of a
				  reinstatement form and payment of the renewal fee for the current year, and
				  shall be assessed a fine of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) plus an additional
				  fine of Five Dollars ($5.00) for each month thereafter the license renewal
				  remains delinquent.
Any physician assistant not practicing in Mississippi who
				  allows his or her license to lapse by failing to renew the license as provided
				  in the paragraph above may be reinstated by the Board upon completion of a
				  reinstatement form and payment of the arrearage for the previous five (5) years
				  and the renewal fee for the current year.
Any physician assistant who allows his or her license to
				  lapse shall be notified by the Board within thirty (30) days of such
				  lapse.
Any person practicing as a physician assistant during the
				  time his or her license has lapsed shall be considered an illegal practitioner
				  and shall be subject to the same penalties as provided in Mississippi Code,
				  Section 73-25-14.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										73-26-5 (1972, as
				  amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2615 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 1 - The Practice of Physician Assistants › Rule 30-2615-1.13 - Disciplinary Proceedings

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Grounds for
				Disciplinary Action Against Physician Assistants
For the purpose of conducting disciplinary actions against
				  individuals licensed to practice as physician assistants, the Board hereby
				  incorporates those grounds for the non-issuance, suspension, revocation, or
				  restriction of a license or the denial of reinstatement or renewal of a
				  license, as set forth in Mississippi Code, Sections
				  73-25-29 and
				  73-25-83. As a basis for denial,
				  suspension, revocation or other restriction, the Board may initiate
				  disciplinary proceedings based upon any one or more of those grounds as set
				  forth in Sections
				  73-25-29 and
				  73-25-83, and may make provision
				  for the assessment of costs as provided therein.
B. Hearing Procedure and Appeals
1. No individual shall be denied a license or
				have his or her license suspended, revoked or restriction placed thereon,
				unless the individual licensed as a physician assistant has been given notice
				and opportunity to be heard. For the purpose of notice, disciplinary hearings
				and appeals, the Board hereby adopts and incorporates by reference all
				provisions of the "Rules of Procedure" now utilized by the Board for those
				individuals licensed to practice medicine, osteopathic medicine, and podiatric
				medicine in the state of Mississippi.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2615 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 1 - The Practice of Physician Assistants › Rule 30-2615-1.14 - Impaired Physician Assistants

Current through June 25, 2024
For the purpose of the Mississippi Disabled Physician Law,
				  Mississippi Code, Sections
				  73-25-51 to
				  73-25-67, any individual licensed
				  to practice as a physician assistant shall be subject to restriction,
				  suspension, or revocation in the case of disability by reason of one or more of
				  the grounds set forth in the Mississippi Disabled Physician Law. If the Board
				  has reasonable cause to believe that a physician assistant is unable to
				  practice with reasonable skill and safety to patients because of one or more of
				  the conditions described in statute, referral of the physician assistant shall
				  be made, and action taken, if any, in the manner as provided in Sections
				  73-25-55 through
				  73-25-65, including referral to
				  the Mississippi Professionals Health Program, sponsored by the Mississippi
				  State Medical Association.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										73-26-5 (1972, as
				  amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2615 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 1 - The Practice of Physician Assistants › Rule 30-2615-1.15 - Impaired Physician Assistants

Current through June 25, 2024
For the purpose of the Mississippi Disabled Physician Law,
				  Mississippi Code, Sections
				  73-25-51
				  to
				  73-25-67, any
				  individual licensed to practice as a physician assistant, shall be subject to
				  restriction, suspension, or revocation in the case of disability by reason of
				  one or more of the following:
A. mental
				illness
B. physical illness,
				including but not limited to deterioration through the aging process, or loss
				of motor skills
C. excessive use
				or abuse of drugs, including alcohol
If the Board has reasonable cause to believe that a
				  physician assistant is unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety to
				  patients because of one or more of the conditions described above, referral of
				  the physician assistant shall be made, and action taken, if any, in the manner
				  as provided in Sections
				  73-25-55
				  through
				  73-25-65,
				  including referral to the Mississippi Professionals Health Program, sponsored
				  by the Mississippi State Medical Association.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-26-5
				  (1972, as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2615 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 1 - The Practice of Physician Assistants › Rule 30-2615-1.16 - Effective Date of Rules

Current through June 25, 2024
The above rules pertaining to the practice of physician
				  assistants shall become effective September 1, 2000; as amended September 16,
				  2004; as amended May 19, 2005; as amended March 8, 2007; as amended May 17,
				  2007; as amended July 10, 2008; as amended May 18, 2012; as amended July 10,
				  2014; and as amended March 15, 2017.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-26-5
				  (1972, as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2620 - Radiologist Assistants › Chapter 1 - The Practice of Radiologist Assistants › Rule 30-2620-1.1 - Scope

Current through June 25, 2024
The following rules pertain to radiologist assistants
				  performing any x-ray procedure or operating any x-ray equipment in a
				  physician's office, hospital or clinical setting.
The radiologist assistant shall evaluate the day's schedule
				  of procedures with the supervising radiologist and determine where the
				  radiologist assistant's skills will be best utilized.
After demonstrating competency, the radiologist assistant
				  when ordered to do so by the supervising radiologist may:
A. Perform selected procedures under the
				direct supervision of a radiologist including static and dynamic fluoroscopic
				procedures.
B. Assess and evaluate
				the physiologic and psychological responsiveness of patients undergoing
				radiologic procedures.
C. Evaluate
				image quality, make initial image observations and communicate observations of
				image quality to the supervising radiologist.
D. Administer intravenous contrast media or
				other prescribed medications.
The radiologist assistant may not interpret images, make
				  diagnoses, or prescribe medications or therapies.
The radiologist assistant shall adhere to the Code of Ethics
				  of the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists and to national,
				  institutional and/or departmental standards, policies and procedures regarding
				  the standards of care for patients.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										41-58-7
				  (1972, as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2620 - Radiologist Assistants › Chapter 1 - The Practice of Radiologist Assistants › Rule 30-2620-1.2 - Definitions

Current through June 25, 2024
For the purpose of Part 2620, Chapter 1 only, the following
				  terms have the meanings indicated:
A.
				"
A.R.R.T.
" - American Registry of Radiologic
				Technologists.
B.
				"
Full Certification
" - Certification obtained by
				submitting certification issued by the A.R.R.T.
C. "
Radiologist
" - A
				physician licensed by the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure who is
				certified or eligible to be certified by the American Board of Radiology or the
				American Osteopathic Board of Radiology.
D. "
Radiologist Assistant
				Certification
" - Certification obtained by submitting proof of
				A.R.R.T. certification as a radiologist assistant which will enable the holder
				to perform any and all radiologist assistant procedures or functions as defined
				in Part 2620, Rule
				1.3 in a radiology practice or
				radiologist's office.
E.
				"
Direct Supervision
" - The radiologist must be present
				in the office suite and immediately available to furnish assistance and
				direction throughout the performance of all procedures. "Direct supervision"
				does not mean that the supervising radiologist must be present in the room when
				the procedure is performed.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										41-58-7
				  (1972, as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2620 - Radiologist Assistants › Chapter 1 - The Practice of Radiologist Assistants › Rule 30-2620-1.3 - Qualifications for Licensure

Current through June 25, 2024
Applicants for radiologist assistant licensure must be
				  graduates of a radiologist assistant education program accredited by the
				  American Registry of Radiologic Technologists or graduates of an RPA school
				  holding an RA certification from the A.R.R.T., must have passed the radiologist
				  assistant examination provided by the A.R.R.T., must have current and
				  unencumbered registration as a radiologic technologist with the Mississippi
				  State Department of Health, must have current certification in advanced cardiac
				  life support (ACLS), and must meet the following additional requirements:
A. Satisfy the Board that he or she is
				at least twenty-one (21) years of age and of good moral character.
B. Submit an application for license on a
				form supplied by the Board, completed in every detail with a recent passport
				type photograph.
C. Pay the
				appropriate fee as determined by the Board.
D. Present a certified copy of birth
				certificate or valid passport.
E.
				Submit proof of legal change of name if applicable (notarized or certified copy
				of marriage license or other legal proceeding).
F. Provide information on registration or
				licensure in all other states where the applicant is or has been registered or
				licensed as a radiologist assistant.
G. No basis or grounds exist for the denial
				of licensure as provided at Part 2620, Rule
				1.12.
Radiologist assistants meeting these licensure requirements
				  will be eligible for license renewal so long as they meet standard renewal
				  requirements.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										41-58-7
				  (1972, as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2620 - Radiologist Assistants › Chapter 1 - The Practice of Radiologist Assistants › Rule 30-2620-1.4 - Supervision

Current through June 25, 2024
Before any radiologist shall supervise a radiologist
				  assistant, the radiologist must present to the Board's Executive Director a
				  duly executed protocol and obtain written approval to act as a supervising
				  radiologist. The facts and matters to be considered by the Board when approving
				  or disapproving a protocol or supervision arrangement shall include, but are
				  not limited to, how the supervising radiologist and radiologist assistant plan
				  to implement the protocol, the method and manner of supervision, consultation,
				  referral and liability.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										41-58-7
				  (1972, as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2620 - Radiologist Assistants › Chapter 1 - The Practice of Radiologist Assistants › Rule 30-2620-1.5 - Supervising Physician Limited

Current through June 25, 2024
No radiologist shall be authorized to supervise a
				  radiologist assistant unless that radiologist holds an unrestricted license to
				  practice medicine in the state of Mississippi.
The employing radiologist(s) shall exercise supervision and
				  assume full control and responsibility for the services provided by any person
				  practicing as a radiologist assistant employed in the radiologist's practice.
				  Any services being provided by a radiologist assistant must be performed at
				  either the physical location of the radiologist's primary medical practice or
				  any healthcare facility where the supervising radiologist holds staff
				  privileges.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										41-58-7
				  (1972, as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2620 - Radiologist Assistants › Chapter 1 - The Practice of Radiologist Assistants › Rule 30-2620-1.6 - Termination

Current through June 25, 2024
The radiologist assistant and supervising radiologist shall
				  notify the Board in writing immediately upon the radiologist assistant's
				  termination; radiologist retirement; withdrawal from active practice; or any
				  other change in employment, functions or activities. Failure to notify can
				  result in disciplinary action.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										41-58-7
				  (1972, as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2620 - Radiologist Assistants › Chapter 1 - The Practice of Radiologist Assistants › Rule 30-2620-1.7 - Duty to Notify Board of Change of Address

Current through June 25, 2024
Any radiologist assistant who is licensed or receives a
				  license to practice as a radiologist assistant in this state and thereafter
				  changes his or her practice location or mailing address from what was noted in
				  the application upon which he or she received a license, shall immediately
				  notify the Board in writing of the change. Failure to notify within 30 days
				  could result in disciplinary action.
The Board routinely sends information to licensed
				  radiologist assistants. Whether it be by U.S. Mail or electronically, it is
				  important that this information is received by the licensee. The licensure
				  record of the licensee should include a physical practice location, mailing
				  address, email address and telephone number where the Board can correspond with
				  the licensee directly. The Board discourages the use of office personnel's
				  mailing and email addresses as well as telephone numbers. Failure to provide
				  the Board with direct contact information could result in disciplinary action.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										41-58-7
				  (1972, as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2620 - Radiologist Assistants › Chapter 1 - The Practice of Radiologist Assistants › Rule 30-2620-1.8 - Continuing Education

Current through June 25, 2024
Biennially attend and complete at least twenty-four (24)
				  hours of radiological related continuing education courses sponsored or
				  approved by any of the following organizations:
A. Mississippi Society of Radiologic
				Technologists
B. Mississippi
				Radiological Society
C.
				Mississippi Medical Association or Mississippi Osteopathic Medical Association
D. American Medical Association or
				American Osteopathic Association
E. American Society of Radiologic
				Technologists
F. American Registry
				of Radiologic Technologists
G.
				American College of Radiology or American Osteopathic College of Radiology
Miss. Code Ann. §
										41-58-7
				  (1972, as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2620 - Radiologist Assistants › Chapter 1 - The Practice of Radiologist Assistants › Rule 30-2620-1.9 - Identification

Current through June 25, 2024
The supervising physician shall be responsible to ensure
				  that any radiologist assistant under his or her supervision does not advertise
				  or otherwise hold himself or herself out in any manner which would tend to
				  mislead the general public or patients. Radiologist assistants shall at all
				  times when on duty wear a name tag, placard or plate identifying themselves as
				  radiologist assistants.
Radiologist assistants may not advertise in any manner which
				  implies that the radiologist assistant is an independent practitioner.
A person not licensed as a radiologist assistant by the
				  Board who holds himself or herself out as a radiologist assistant is subject to
				  the penalties applicable to the unlicensed practice of medicine.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										41-58-7
				  (1972, as amended).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2620 - Radiologist Assistants › Chapter 1 - The Practice of Radiologist Assistants › Rule 30-2620-1.10 - Physician Liability

Current through June 25, 2024
Prior to the supervision of a radiologist assistant, the
				  physician's and/or radiologist assistant's insurance carrier must forward to
				  the Board a Certificate of Insurance.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										41-58-7
				  (1972, as amended).