Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2501 - Massage Therapy, Board of › Chapter 2 - Fees › Rule 30-2501-2.2 A - Fines and Penalties

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board shall establish reasonable and customary fines and
				  penalties. Any violation of the Rules and Regulations, or provisions of 73-67-1
				  through 73-67-39, shall be punishable by a fine of no less than $25.00 and no
				  more than $100.00 per occurrence unless otherwise set forth by rule or
				  statutory provision. By definition, a violation is the first day that
				  sufficient evidence is received, either in writing or via on-site inspection.
				  Fine schedule for violations (including but not limited to):
1.
Working without a License properly displayed
$25.00 per occurrence
2.
Working without a License for that location
$25.00 per occurrence
3.
Working without a Code of Ethics properly
								displayed
$25.00 per occurrence
4.
Working with an expired Provisional Permit or
								Temporary Practice Permit
$100.00 per occurrence for the first violation; and
								Up to $500.00 per occurrence for each violation thereafter
5.
Working with an expired License
$100.00 per occurrence for first violation; and Up
								to $500.00 per occurrence for each violation thereafter
6.
Advertising with a revoked, inactive, retired,
								suspended or expired Provisional Permit or License or a Temporary Practice
								Permit
$100.00 per occurrence for first violation; and Up
								to $500.00 per occurrence for each violation thereafter
7.
Working without a license: See section
								73-67-27(3)(a),
								(b), (c) Miss. Code Ann. (1972) as
								amended
8.
It shall be the responsibility of a massage therapy
								establishment to register annually to update required information and verify
								the current license of any and all persons practicing massage therapy at the
								location of or on behalf of the establishment. Failure to comply is subject to
								penalty assessed by the Board of not less than $500.00 and not more than
								$1000.00 per violation.
9.
It shall be the responsibility of the licensee, a
								massage therapy establishment, a Board approved school, and/or a separate
								advertising entity to verify and include current license numbers in all
								advertising, no matter the format. (See section
								73-67-29(7).)
								Failure to comply is subject to penalty assessed by the Board up to $1000.00
								per violation.
10.
Failure to comply with any provisions of Rule
								7.5 and 73-67-29 is subject to penalty
								assessed by the Board up to $500.00 per violation.
11.
Failure to comply with any provisions of Rule
								7.4.B and 73-67-29 is subject to
								penalty assessed by the Board up to $500.00 per violation.
12.
Failure of a massage establishment to comply with
								any provisions of Chapter 11 is subject to penalty assessed by the Board up to
								$1000.00 per violation.
In addition to administrative penalties of the
								Board, criminal sanctions for violations may be imposed in accordance with
								§
														73-67-27(3)(a),
								(b), (c) Miss. Code Ann. (1972) as
								amended.
Miss Code
				  Ann.§
										73-67-15(1)
				  (p), as amended; §
										73-67-21(1),
				  as amended; §
										73-67-25(2),
				  as amended; §
										73-67-27,
				  as amended; §
										73-67-29,
				  as amended