Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 10 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Subchapter 9 - Exceptions and Exemptions › Rule 15-19-60-10.9.1 - Persons and Practices Exempt

Current through June 25, 2024
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing
						or restricting:
1. A physician from
					 engaging in the practice of medicine in this state, or a person using an
					 audiometer to test hearing under the direct supervision of a licensed
					 physician, provided such person does not present himself to the public by any
					 title or description of services incorporating the words "audiologist,"
					 "hearing clinician," "hearing therapist," or any similar title or description
					 of services;
2. Any person licensed
					 as a hearing aid dispenser from measuring and testing hearing in relation to
					 the fitting, usage and dispensing of hearing aids or rendering post fitting
					 services to his clients or using any title provided in Sections
					 73-14-1
					 through
					 73-14-47;
3. Any person licensed in this state by any
					 other law from engaging in the profession or occupation for which he is
					 licensed;
4. A person from being
					 employed or working in a volunteer capacity without a license, as provided in
					 this chapter, as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist by the government
					 of the United States or by the governing authority of any school district or
					 private or parochial school in this state, if such person performs
					 speech-language pathology or audiology services solely within the confines or
					 under the jurisdiction of the organization by which he is employed, or working
					 in a volunteer capacity; however, such person may, without obtaining a license
					 under this chapter, consult with or disseminate his research findings and other
					 scientific information to speech-language pathologists and audiologists outside
					 the jurisdiction of the organization by which he is employed; such person may
					 also offer lectures to the public for a fee, monetary or other, without being
					 licensed under this chapter; such person may additionally elect to be subject
					 to this chapter.
5. The activities
					 and services of persons pursuing a course of study leading to a degree in
					 speech-language pathology at a college or university if such activities and
					 services constitute a part of the supervised course of study and that such
					 person is designated speech-language pathology intern, speech-language
					 pathology trainee, or by other such titles clearly indicating the training
					 status appropriate to his level of training;
6. The activities and services of a person
					 pursuing a course of study leading to a degree in audiology at a college or
					 university if such activities and services constitute a part of a supervised
					 course of study and such person is designated audiology intern, audiology
					 trainee, or by any other such titles clearly indicating the training status
					 appropriate to his level of training; or
7. The performance of speech-language
					 pathology or audiology services in this state by any person not a resident of
					 this state who is not licensed under this chapter if such services are
					 performed for no more than five (5) days in any calendar year and in
					 cooperation with a speech-language pathologist or audiologist licensed under
					 this chapter, and if such person meets the qualifications and requirements for
					 application for licensure described in subsections (a) through (c) of Section
					 73-38-9;
					 however, a person not a resident of this state who is not licensed under this
					 chapter, but who is licensed under the law of another state which has
					 established licensure requirements at least equivalent to those established by
					 Section
					 73-38-9,
					 or who is the holder of the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence in
					 Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology or its equivalent, may offer
					 speech-language pathology or audiology services in this state for no more than
					 thirty (30) days in any calendar year if such services are performed in
					 cooperation with a speech-language pathologist or audiologist licensed under
					 this chapter; or
8. Any person
					 employed by a private industry or firm for the purpose of conducting hearing
					 tests incident to the operations of such firm or industry relative to its
					 employees and employment practices.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-38-13.