Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 1903 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 2 - Licenses and the Licensing Process › Rule 30-1903-2.4 - Status of License

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Active or in
				Good Standing: Is the status held by a licensee who has complied, and is in
				compliance, with all of the licensure and licensure renewal requirements of the
				Board and has no disciplinary actions against the license or licensee.
				Licensees on active status and in good standing may utilize the Board's online
				renewal system.
B. Denied: The
				Board determines that the applicant or licensee has failed to meet any
				requirement or standard established by the Mississippi
Marriage and
				Family Therapy Licensure Act of
1997, as amended, and/or these Rules
				and Regulation or the applicant or licensee has failed to comply with the laws,
				rules and regulations pertaining to the practice of marriage and family
				therapy.
C. Revoked: Disciplinary
				action taken by the Board extinguishing or terminating a license or certificate
				and all rights, privileges and authority previously conferred and associated
				with the license or certificate. The person may not practice marriage and
				family therapy during the time the license is revoked unless he or she is
				exempt from the requirements of licensure by the Board as provided by Section
				73-54-9 of the Mississippi Code of
				1972 as amended. A person whose license has been revoked by the Board may apply
				for reinstatement as ordered by the Board. The Board may reinstate the license
				if satisfactory evidence is submitted to the Board proving that all conditions
				for reinstatement of the license, if any, have been met.
D. Suspended: Action against a license
				rendering such license, and all rights, privileges and authority previously
				conferred and associated with the license, without force and effect for a
				period of time as determined by the Board. The person may not practice marriage
				and family therapy during the time the license is suspended unless he or she is
				exempt from the requirement of licensure by the Board as provide by Section
				73-54-9 of the Mississippi Code of
				1972 as amended. A person whose license has been suspended by the Board may
				seek reinstatement of the license as ordered by the Board. The Board may
				reinstate the license if satisfactory evidence is submitted to the Board
				proving that all conditions for reinstatement of the license, if any, have been
				met.
E. Lapsed: The status of a
				license of an individual who has failed to renew the license as of the deadline
				for renewing (that is, by September 30 of the expiration year of the license).
				A license that has lapsed is no longer valid and the individual's privilege to
				practice marriage and family therapy terminates. A licensee may not practice
				marriage and family therapy during the time his or her license is lapsed. A
				renewal submitted to the Board less than thirty (30) calendar days after the
				expiration date of the license is considered a late renewal and will be
				assessed a late fee. A license lapsed for more than thirty (30) calendar days
				must be reinstated under the reinstatement process. The license may be
				reinstated within a two (2) year period by following the reinstatement process.
				A license that has lapsed for more than two (2) years cannot be renewed or
				reinstated. The licensee must apply for a new license and meet the conditions
				for licensure under the laws and requirements set forth in the rules and
				regulations that are in effect at the time the new application is received by
				the Board.
F. Inactive: A license
				that has been placed in an inoperative or non-working status in accordance with
				Board rules and based upon the licensee's certification to the Board that he or
				she will not practice or offer to practice marriage and family therapy in
				Mississippi. A Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist may request in writing on
				the forms provided by the Board that his or her license be placed on inactive
				status. The Board will consider the request and will notify the licensee of its
				decision within sixty (60) calendar days of receiving the written request for
				inactive status. Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy Associates are not
				eligible for inactive status.
During the period of inactive status, the individual is
				  prohibited from practicing marriage and family therapy or representing or
				  presenting himself or herself as having a license, practice privilege,
				  certificate or registration that entitles one to practice as a marriage and
				  family therapist in Mississippi.
A Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist granted inactive
				  status shall be excused from paying renewal fees until he or she notifies the
				  Board in writing of his or her intention to resume active practice. If a
				  licensee fails to return to active status within two (2) years of being placed
				  on inactive status, the licensee may request an extension in writing on forms
				  provided by the Board for an additional two (2) years. If the licensee does not
				  request an extension in writing on forms provided by the Board or no extension
				  has been granted in writing by the Board, the license will be deemed lapsed on
				  September 30 following the end of the inactive status period. The licensee must
				  then apply for a new license under the requirements set forth in the laws,
				  rules and regulations that are in effect at the time the new application is
				  received by the Board.
Each Marriage and Family Therapist licensee on inactive
				  status must provide the Board with satisfactory evidence of having obtained
				  acceptable/approved continuing education hours that would have been required
				  had he or she been licensed in an Active status.
Disciplinary action will be taken against a licensee on
				  inactive status who performs marriage and family therapy in the state of
				  Mississippi or presents him/herself as a licensed marriage and family
				  therapist.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §§
										73-53-11(1) (c), (e) and
				  (k),
				  73-53-23(1),
				  73-54-11(1),
				  73-54-13,
				  73-54-17,
				  73-54-27 and
				  73-54-29 (Supp.
				  2011).