Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 3101 - Organization and Structure › Chapter 2 - State Board of Physical Therapy "Board" Organization › Rule 30-3101-2.3 - Responsibilities

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board shall have the following powers and duties:
1. To examine and determine the
				qualifications and fitness of application for licenses to practice as physical
				therapists and licenses to act as physical therapist assistants in this state,
				provide for and approve all examinations of applicants for licensure;
2. To issue, renew, deny, suspend, or revoke
				licenses to practice as physical therapists and licenses to act as physical
				therapist assistants in this state or otherwise discipline licensed physical
				therapists and physical therapist assistants;
3. To investigate alleged or suspected
				violations of the provisions of the act or other laws of this state pertaining
				to physical therapy and any rules and regulations adopted by the
				Board;
4. To establish reasonable
				fees for application for examination, certificates of licensure and renewal and
				other services provided by the Board;
5. To adopt, amend or repeal any rules or
				regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of the act and the duties and
				responsibilities of the Board, in accordance with section 25-43-1 et seq. Such
				rules, when lawfully adopted, shall have the effect of law;
6. To hire appropriate support personnel to
				carry out the provisions of the Act;
7. Keep a record of all proceedings of the
				Board, and make said records available to the public; and
8. To promulgate and implement rules and
				procedures to carry out the purpose of the Act.
9. To maintain a register listing the name of
				every physical therapist and physical therapist assistant licensed to practice
				in this state, his/her last known place of business and last known place of
				residence, and the date and number of his/her license. At least once a year,
				compile a list of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants
				licensed to practice in Mississippi and make the list available to any person
				upon application to the Board and the payment of such charges as may be fixed
				upon it.
10. Subject to any
				confidentiality provisions established by law, make all written final orders
				available for public inspection and copying and index them by name and
				subject.
11. Subject to any
				confidentiality provisions established by law, when and if declaratory opinions
				are required by state law, make all declaratory opinions available for public
				inspection and copying and index them by name and subject, unless information
				contained within such opinions is confidential by statute or exempt from public
				disclosure pursuant to another provision of law.
12. To adopt the American Physical Therapy
				Association Code of Ethics: Standards of Ethical Conduct and the accompanying
				Guide for Professional Conduct for physical therapists and physical therapist
				assistants licensed under this chapter. To further adopt the American Physical
				Therapy Association Standards of Practice for Physical Therapy and the
				accompanying Criteria.
13. To
				regulate the practice of physical therapy by interpreting and enforcing this
				chapter;
14. To provide for the
				examination of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants;
15. To establish mechanisms for assessing the
				continuing professional competence of physical therapists and physical
				therapist assistants;
16. To set
				criteria for continuing education;
17. To establish and collect fees for
				sustaining the necessary operation and expenses of the Board;
18. To publish, at least annually, final
				disciplinary action against a licensee;
19. To report final disciplinary action taken
				against a licensee to other state or federal regulatory agencies and to a
				national disciplinary database recognized by the Board or as required by
				law;
20. To share documents,
				materials, or other information, including confidential and privileged
				documents, materials, or information, received or maintained by the Board with
				other state or federal and with national disciplinary database recognized by
				the Board or as required by law provided that the recipient agrees to maintain
				the confidentiality and privileged status of the document, material, or other
				information;
21. To participate in
				or conduct performance audits;
22.
				To, through its employees and/or representatives, enter and make inspections of
				any place where physical therapy is practiced and inspect and/or copy any
				record pertaining to clients or the practice of physical therapy under this
				chapter;
23. To conduct a criminal
				history records check on licensees whose licensure is subject to investigation
				by the Board and on applicants for licensure. In order to determine the
				applicant's or licensee's suitability for licensing, the applicant or licensee
				shall be fingerprinted. The Board shall be authorized to charge and collect
				from the applicant or licensee, in addition to all other applicable fees and
				costs, such amount as may be incurred by the Board in requesting and obtaining
				state and national criminal history records information on the applicant or
				licensee.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§73-23- 41(2), 73-23-43 and 73-23-67 (Rev. 2008); Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§ 24-43-2.103(5)(c) and
				  25-43-2.104
				  (Rev. 2010).