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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2202 - 2014 American Counseling Association Code of Ethics › Section 30-2202-A - The Counseling Relationship

Current through June 25, 2024
Introduction
Counselors facilitate client growth and development in ways
				that foster the interest and welfare of clients and promote formation of
				healthy relationships. Trust is the cornerstone of the counseling relationship,
				and counselors have the responsibility to respect and safeguard the client's
				right to privacy and confidentiality. Counselors actively attempt to understand
				the diverse cultural backgrounds of the clients they serve. Counselors also
				explore their own cultural identities and how these affect their values and
				beliefs about the counseling process. Additionally, counselors are encouraged
				to contribute to society by devoting a portion of their professional activities
				for little or no financial return (pro bono publico).
A.1.
Client Welfare
A.1.a.
Primary Responsibility
The primary responsibility of counselors is to respect the
				dignity and promote the welfare of clients.
A.1.b.
Records and
			 Documentation
Counselors create, safeguard, and maintain documentation
				necessary for rendering professional services. Regardless of the medium,
				counselors include sufficient and timely documentation to facilitate the
				delivery and continuity of services. Counselors take reasonable steps to ensure
				that documentation accurately reflects client progress and services provided.
				If amendments are made to records and documentation, counselors take steps to
				properly note the amendments according to agency or institutional
				policies.
A.1.c.
Counseling Plans
Counselors and their clients work jointly in devising
				counseling plans that offer reasonable promise of success and are consistent
				with the abilities, temperament, developmental level, and circumstances of
				clients. Counselors and clients regularly review and revise counseling plans to
				assess their continued viability and effectiveness, respecting clients' freedom
				of choice.
A.1.d.
Support Network Involvement
Counselors recognize that support networks hold various
				meanings in the lives of clients and consider enlisting the support,
				understanding, and involvement of others (e.g., religious/spiritual/community
				leaders, family members, friends) as positive resources, when appropriate, with
				client consent.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2202 - 2014 American Counseling Association Code of Ethics › Section 30-2202-B - Confidentiality and Privacy

Current through June 25, 2024
Introduction
Counselors recognize that trust is a cornerstone of the
				counseling relationship. Counselors aspire to earn the trust of clients by
				creating an ongoing partnership, establishing and upholding appropriate
				boundaries, and maintaining confidentiality. Counselors communicate the
				parameters of confidentiality in a culturally competent manner.
B.1.
Respecting Client Rights
B.1.a.
Multicultural/Diversity
			 Considerations
Counselors maintain awareness and sensitivity regarding
				cultural meanings of confidentiality and privacy. Counselors respect differing
				views toward disclosure of information. Counselors hold ongoing discussions
				with clients as to how, when, and with whom information is to be shared.
B.1.b.
Respect for
			 Privacy
Counselors respect the privacy of prospective and current
				clients. Counselors request private information from clients only when it is
				beneficial to the counseling process.
B.1.c.
Respect for
			 confidentiality
Counselors protect the confidential information of prospective
				and current clients. Counselors disclose information only with appropriate
				consent or with sound legal or ethical justification.
B.1.d.
Explanation of
			 Limitations
At initiation and throughout the counseling process,
				counselors inform clients of the limitations of confidentiality and seek to
				identify situations in which confidentiality must be breached.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2202 - 2014 American Counseling Association Code of Ethics › Section 30-2202-E - Evaluation, Assessment, and Interpretation

Current through June 25, 2024
Introduction
Counselors use assessment as one component of the counseling
				process, taking into account the clients' personal and cultural context.
				Counselors promote the well-being of individual clients or groups of clients by
				developing and using appropriate educational, mental health, psychological, and
				career assessments.
E.1.
General
E.1.a.
Assessment
The primary purpose of educational, mental health,
				psychological, and career assessment is to gather information regarding the
				client for a variety of purposes, including, but not limited to, client
				decision making, treatment planning, and forensic proceedings. Assessment may
				include both qualitative and quantitative methodologies.
E.1.b.
Client Welfare
Counselors do not misuse assessment results and
				interpretations, and they take reasonable steps to prevent others from misusing
				the information provided. They respect the client's right to know the results,
				the interpretations made, and the bases for counselors' conclusions and
				recommendations.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2202 - 2014 American Counseling Association Code of Ethics › Section 30-2202-F - Supervision, Training, and Teaching

Current through June 25, 2024
Introduction
Counselor supervisors, trainers, and educators aspire to
				foster meaningful and respectful professional relationships and to maintain
				appropriate boundaries with supervisees and students in both face-to-face and
				electronic formats. They have theoretical and pedagogical foundations for their
				work; have knowledge of supervision models; and aim to be fair, accurate, and
				honest in their assessments of counselors, students, and supervisees.
F.1.
Counselor Supervision and Client
			 Welfare
F.1.a.
Client
			 Welfare
A primary obligation of counseling supervisors is to monitor
				the services provided by supervisees. Counseling supervisors monitor client
				welfare and supervisee performance and professional development. To fulfill
				these obligations, supervisors meet regularly with supervisees to review the
				supervisees' work and help them become prepared to serve a range of diverse
				clients. Supervisees have a responsibility to understand and follow the ACA
				Code of Ethics.
F.1.b.
Counselor Credentials
Counseling supervisors work to ensure that supervisees
				communicate their qualifications to render services to their clients.
F.1.c.
Informed Consent and
			 Client Rights
Supervisors make supervisees aware of client rights, including
				the protection of client privacy and confidentiality in the counseling
				relationship. Supervisees provide clients with professional disclosure
				information and inform them of how the supervision process influences the
				limits of confidentiality. Supervisees make clients aware of who will have
				access to records of the counseling relationship and how these records will be
				stored, transmitted, or otherwise reviewed.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2202 - 2014 American Counseling Association Code of Ethics › Section 30-2202-G - Research and Publication

Current through June 25, 2024
Introduction
Counselors who conduct research are encouraged to contribute
				to the knowledge base of the profession and promote a clearer understanding of
				the conditions that lead to a healthy and more just society. Counselors support
				the efforts of researchers by participating fully and willingly whenever
				possible. Counselors minimize bias and respect diversity in designing and
				implementing research.
G.1.
Research Responsibilities
G.1.a.
Conducting Research
Counselors plan, design, conduct, and report research in a
				manner that is consistent with pertinent ethical principles, federal and state
				laws, host institutional regulations, and scientific standards governing
				research.
G.1.b.
confidentiality in Research
Counselors are responsible for understanding and adhering to
				state, federal, agency, or institutional policies or applicable guidelines
				regarding confidentiality in their research practices.
G.1.c.
Independent Researchers
When counselors conduct independent research and do not have
				access to an institutional review board, they are bound to the same ethical
				principles and federal and state laws pertaining to the review of their plan,
				design, conduct, and reporting of research.
G.1.d.
Deviation From Standard
			 Practice
Counselors seek consultation and observe stringent safeguards
				to protect the rights of research participants when research indicates that a
				deviation from standard or acceptable practices may be necessary.
G.1.e.
Precautions to Avoid
			 Injury
Counselors who conduct research are responsible for their
				participants' welfare throughout the research process and should take
				reasonable precautions to avoid causing emotional, physical, or social harm to
				participants.
G.1.f.
Principal Researcher Responsibility
The ultimate responsibility for ethical research practice lies
				with the principal researcher. All others involved in the research activities
				share ethical obligations and responsibility for their own actions.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2202 - 2014 American Counseling Association Code of Ethics › Section 30-2202-H - Distance Counseling, Technology, and Social Media

Current through June 25, 2024
Introduction
Counselors understand that the profession of counseling may no
				longer be limited to in-person, face-to-face interactions. Counselors actively
				attempt to understand the evolving nature of the profession with regard to
				distance counseling, technology, and social media and how such resources may be
				used to better serve their clients. Counselors strive to become knowledgeable
				about these resources. Counselors understand the additional concerns related to
				the use of distance counseling, technology, and social media and make every
				attempt to protect confidentiality and meet any legal and ethical requirements
				for the use of such resources.
H.1.
Knowledge and Legal Considerations
H.1.a.
Knowledge and Competency
Counselors who engage in the use of distance counseling,
				technology, and/ or social media develop knowledge and skills regarding related
				technical, ethical, and legal considerations (e.g., special certifications,
				additional course work).
H.1.b.
Laws and Statutes
Counselors who engage in the use of distance counseling,
				technology, and social media within their counseling practice understand that
				they may be subject to laws and regulations of both the counselor 's practicing
				location and the client's place of residence. Counselors ensure that their
				clients are aware of pertinent legal rights and limitations governing the
				practice of counseling across state lines or international boundaries.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2202 - 2014 American Counseling Association Code of Ethics › Section 30-2202-I - Resolving Ethical Issues

Current through June 25, 2024
Introduction
Professional counselors behave in an ethical and legal manner.
				They are aware that client welfare and trust in the profession depend on a high
				level of professional conduct. They hold other counselors to the same standards
				and are willing to take appropriate action to ensure that standards are upheld.
				Counselors strive to resolve ethical dilemmas with direct and open
				communication among all parties involved and seek consultation with colleagues
				and supervisors when necessary. Counselors incorporate ethical practice into
				their daily professional work and engage in ongoing professional development
				regarding current topics in ethical and legal issues in counseling. Counselors
				become familiar with the ACA Policy and Procedures for Processing Complaints of
				Ethical Violations1 and use it as a reference for
				assisting in the enforcement of the ACA Code of Ethics.
I.1.
Standards and the Law
I.1.a.
Knowledge
Counselors know and understand the ACA Code of Ethics and
				other applicable ethics codes from professional organizations or certification
				and licensure bodies of which they are members. Lack of knowledge or
				misunderstanding of an ethical responsibility is not a defense against a charge
				of unethical conduct.
I.1.b.
Ethical Decision Making
When counselors are faced with an ethical dilemma, they use
				and document, as appropriate, an ethical decision-making model that may
				include, but is not limited to, consultation; consideration of relevant ethical
				standards, principles, and laws; generation of potential courses of action;
				deliberation of risks and benefits; and selection of an objective decision
				based on the circumstances and welfare of all involved.
I.1.c.
Conflicts Between Ethics and
			 Laws
If ethical responsibilities conflict with the law,
				regulations, and/or other governing legal authority, counselors make known
				their commitment to the ACA Code of Ethics and take steps to resolve the
				conflict. If the conflict cannot be resolved using this approach, counselors,
				acting in the best interest of the client, may adhere to the requirements of
				the law, regulations, and/or other governing legal authority.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2301 - Regulations Adopted by the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners › Chapter 1 › Rule 30-2301-1.1 - BOARD REGULATION NUMBER 1-CODE OF ETHICS

Current through June 25, 2024
Pursuant to the provisions in
Miss. Code
				  Ann
. §
									73-9-61,
				  the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners adopts the current
Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct
of the
				  American Dental Association. Furthermore, the Board herein adopts the current
Code of Ethics for Dental Hygienists
as set forth by the
				  American Dental Hygienists' Association.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-9-19.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2301 - Regulations Adopted by the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners › Chapter 1 › Rule 30-2301-1.3 - BOARD REGULATION NUMBER 3-REGULATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH LESS THAN FULL LICENSURE

Current through June 25, 2024
All students, interns, externs, residents, faculty, staff,
				  or others who engage in the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene in
				  colleges, universities, or institutions, and who may be privileged to practice
				  with less than full regular licensure are subject to all other provisions of
				  the acts regulating the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene in the State,
				  including the rules and regulations promulgated by the Board.
Pursuant to authority granted by
Miss. Code
				  Ann
. §§
									73-9-3(g)
				  and (h), dental or dental hygiene students
				  are hereby authorized to practice under the supervision of instructors in any
				  dental school, college, or dental department of any school, college, or
				  university, or school of dental hygiene recognized by the Board, provided that
				  if such supervised practice is conducted in a private clinic, the following
				  additional requirements shall apply:
A.
				The local dentist(s) who have agreed to supervise the dental or dental hygiene
				students must be designated as adjunct instructors of the dental or dental
				hygiene school.
B. Only final-year
				dental or dental hygiene students, enrolled full-time during a regular spring
				or fall semester, and in good standing, shall be eligible for supervised
				practice at a private dental clinic.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-9-19.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2301 - Regulations Adopted by the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners › Chapter 1 › Rule 30-2301-1.5 - BOARD REGULATION NUMBER 5-REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHING INSTITUTIONS

Current through June 25, 2024
Pursuant to the provisions in
Miss. Code
				  Ann
. §
									73-9-13,
				  as amended,
1. The clinical dental
				facility within institutions, schools, colleges, universities, and other
				agencies where less than fully licensed persons may be privileged to practice
				therein will be required to obtain recognized and approved status annually from
				the Board by the following procedure:
A. By
				written application to the Secretary of the Board at least three months prior
				to commencement or initial operations providing the following information:
1. Name of parent institution and authority
				for operations;
2. Location of
				principal clinical facility;
3.
				Locations of all satellite facilities;
4. Names and license numbers of regularly
				licensed teaching staff;
5. Names
				of licensed teachers or staff with provisional or teaching licenses;
6. Description of services to be
				rendered;
7. Number of clinical
				students anticipated and the expected clinical staff/student ratio;
8. Source of patients;
9. Submission of other such information that
				the Board may deem necessary.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2301 - Regulations Adopted by the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners › Chapter 1 › Rule 30-2301-1.7 - BOARD REGULATION NUMBER 7-PROVISIONAL AND SPECIALTY LICENSURE

Current through June 25, 2024
Pursuant to its authority under Miss. Code Ann. §§
									73-9-3,
				  73-9-28
				  and
				  73-9-29,
				  the Board may, in its discretion, award (a) licenses, other than regular
				  licenses, to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in this State to individuals
				  selected for the faculty of any college of dentistry, college of dental
				  hygiene, or other dental auxiliary program, and for participants in any
				  Board-approved fellowship program; and (b) specialty licenses to licensed
				  dentists who meet all criteria therefor. Additionally, pursuant to Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
									73-50-1,
				  occupational licensing boards are charged with issuing temporary or provisional
				  licenses/permits to military personnel and their spouses to enable dental and
				  dental hygiene applicants to practice in the State of Mississippi for a
				  reasonable period of time while they fulfill all requirements for a permanent
				  license.
1. The types and requirements
				for issuance of provisional licenses.
A.
				Provisional License
1. A Provisional License
				shall authorize the licensee to perform only the following:
(a) instruction; and
(b) the performance of dentistry or dental
				hygiene adjunct to instruction; and
(c) participation in intramural practice
				plans.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2301 - Regulations Adopted by the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners › Chapter 1 › Rule 30-2301-1.9 - BOARD REGULATION NUMBER 9-DEFINITION OF FULL-TIME FACULTY

Current through June 25, 2024
Full-time faculty or full-time teaching is defined as those
				  in full-time employment by a college, university, institution or organization
				  which is recognized and approved by the Board for the purpose of teaching and
				  by those who devote at least 32 hours per week to such endeavor.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-9-19.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2301 - Regulations Adopted by the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners › Chapter 1 › Rule 30-2301-1.13 - BOARD REGULATION NUMBER 13-SUPERVISION AND DELEGATION OF DUTIES TO AUXILIARY PERSONNEL

Current through June 25, 2024
Purpose: Pursuant to the provisions of
Miss. Code Ann.
§§
									73-9-3(i),
				  73-9-5(2), and
				  73-9-13, to define the type of
				  supervision required for dental auxiliaries and to further determine procedures
				  which require the professional judgment and skill of a dentist and which, as
				  such, may not be delegated to auxiliary personnel.
1. Supervision of Dental Auxiliaries
A. Direct Supervision.
B. General Supervision.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2301 - Regulations Adopted by the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners › Chapter 1 › Rule 30-2301-1.14 - BOARD REGULATION NUMBER 14-CANDIDATE PARTICIPATION IN LICENSURE EXAMINATION

Current through June 25, 2024
Purpose: To provide standards and policies for
				  candidates who participate in Board-approved licensure examinations and
				  subsequently make application for licensure by examination to the
				  Board.
1. Applicability
This regulation applies to all applicants for licensure to
				  practice dentistry or dental hygiene in the State of Mississippi by
				  examination.
2. Duty to
				Obtain License
A. Any dentist or dental
				hygienist desiring to practice in this State must first obtain a license to do
				so by contacting the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners at its current
				address.
B. When an inquiry
				concerning licensure is received, an application eliciting certain pertinent
				information is sent to the applicant. References submitted on the application
				are queried, as well as the school(s) of graduation, the American Dental
				Association (ADA) or American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA), other
				states in which the applicant may be licensed, and facilities/clinics where the
				applicant has practiced.
C. An
				applicant who is participating in or who has participated in an impaired
				professionals/disabled dentist program as approved by the Board must document a
				two-year period of abstinence from any abusive use of mood-altering drugs,
				which shall include, but not be limited to, alcohol and all substances listed
				in Schedules I through V of the Uniform Controlled Substances Law,
Mississippi Code (1972) Annotated
, from the date of
				completion of the program before the applicant is eligible for a permanent
				license to practice dentistry/dental hygiene in the State of
				Mississippi.
D. Prior to the
				issuance or reinstatement of a dental or dental hygiene license, any dentist or
				dental hygienist who has not actively practiced his/her profession for the time
				period stipulated in Rule 1.49 --Regulation 49 shall be required to participate
				in a Board-approved clinical skills assessment program to assure post-licensure
				competency.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2301 - Regulations Adopted by the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners › Chapter 1 › Rule 30-2301-1.19 - BOARD REGULATION NUMBER 19-MAIL BALLOTS

Current through June 25, 2024
Pursuant to the provisions in
Miss. Code
				  Ann
. §§
									73-9-13(n)
				  and
				  73-9-47, the Board
				  may transact business by mail, without the necessity of actual assembly,
				  provided that a majority of the Board confirms such action in writing. The
				  Board shall conduct no business by mail which by statute is required to be
				  conducted in person by the Board. The Board herein determines that the
				  transaction of Board business by facsimile machine or similar medium is one in
				  the same as transacting Board business by mail, and all such transactions shall
				  be accomplished in the following manner:
1. Upon receipt by the Executive Director of
				any written motion made by a duly constituted Board member, the Executive
				Director shall forward, within two (2) days thereafter, a copy of the written
				motion and ballot to each Board member for action thereon.
2. Each Board member's completed ballot shall
				be received by the Executive Director within fifteen (15) days after the date
				that the ballots were postmarked or sent by other medium to the members of the
				Board, with any ballot received by the Executive Director after that time not
				to be considered in tabulating the final vote on the motion. The motion and the
				vote of each Board member by name shall be placed upon the minutes of the Board
				within twenty (20) days after the date that the ballots were postmarked to the
				members with the original written motion and individual ballots being
				separately preserved.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-9-19.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2301 - Regulations Adopted by the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners › Chapter 1 › Rule 30-2301-1.23 - BOARD REGULATION NUMBER 23-REINSTATEMENT OF VOIDED

Current through June 25, 2024
LICENSES
The reinstatement of licenses which have been stricken from
				  the rolls for failure to pay registration fees for periods in excess of ninety
				  (90) days shall be governed as follows:
1. Where the period of time for which the
				license has been stricken from the rolls is less than three (3) years, and the
				applicant has continuously during that time been fully licensed to practice and
				actually has practiced his profession or specialty in another state, or in the
				armed forces, reinstatement may be applied for and obtained by submitting the
				following to the Board:
A. A completed
				application form with attachments; and
B. Payment of the applicable annual
				registration fee for each year it has not been paid, plus payment for the year
				in which reinstatement is sought.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2301 - Regulations Adopted by the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners › Chapter 1 › Rule 30-2301-1.27 - BOARD REGULATION NUMBER 27-EXAMINATION REVIEW PRO-CEDURES

Current through June 25, 2024
Purpose: To provide standards and policies for a
				  candidate to appeal his/her scores on a Board-approved licensure
				  examination.
Candidates who participate in and subsequently fail to
				  successfully complete a Board-approved licensure examination, such examination
				  as defined in Rule 1.14 --Board Regulation 14, will be required to file appeals
				  of those failing scores with the state or regional testing authority
				  responsible for administering the Board-approved licensure examination. Such
				  appeals shall be filed in accordance with the policies and procedures set forth
				  by the state or regional testing authority at the time the Board-approved
				  licensure examination is administered. The decision of the state or regional
				  testing authority administering the Board-approved licensure examination shall
				  be considered final, and no further appeals of such failing scores shall be
				  made to this Board.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-9-19.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2301 - Regulations Adopted by the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners › Chapter 1 › Rule 30-2301-1.29 - BOARD REGULATION NUMBER 29 ADMINISTRATION OF ANESTHESIA (REPEALED)

Current through June 25, 2024
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-9-19.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2301 - Regulations Adopted by the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners › Chapter 1 › Rule 30-2301-1.31 - BOARD REGULATION NUMBER 31-REPORT OF MORBIDITY OR MORTALITY

Current through June 25, 2024
All dentists in the State of Mississippi must submit a
				  complete report within a period of thirty (30) days to the Mississippi State
				  Board of Dental Examiners of any mortality or other incident occurring in the
				  outpatient facilities of such dentists which results in permanent physical or
				  mental injury to a patient during, or as a direct result of dental procedures
				  or anesthesia or sedation.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-9-19.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2301 - Regulations Adopted by the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners › Chapter 1 › Rule 30-2301-1.47 - BOARD REGULATION NUMBER 47-LICENSURE BY CREDENTIALS

Current through June 25, 2024
Purpose: To establish additional standards for
				  licensure by credentials not included in
Miss. Code
				  Ann
. §
										73-9-24.
1. The Mississippi State Board of Dental
				Examiners has determined that a dentist or dental hygienist must practice a
				minimum of ninety (90) days per year from the date the application for
				licensure by credentials is received by the Board to be considered as actively
				practicing for the past five (5) years, pursuant to
Miss. Code
				Ann
. §
									73-9-24(1)(b).
2. The Mississippi State Board of Dental
				Examiners has determined that a maximum of two (2) years of a candidate's
				participation in an approved residency program may be used toward fulfilling
				the minimum five-year, active practice requirement stipulated by
Miss. Code Ann
. §
									73-9-24(1)(b).
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-9-19.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2301 - Regulations Adopted by the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners › Chapter 1 › Rule 30-2301-1.49 - BOARD REGULATION NUMBER 49-ACTIVE STATUS

Current through June 25, 2024
Purpose: To define what constitutes actively
				  practicing three (3) months in the State of Mississippi pursuant to Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										73-9-19
				  & 5; and to set forth the other information which may be required by the
				  Board when considering eligibility of a dentist or dental hygienist on the
				  "inactive" list for registration on the "active" list pursuant to Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										73-9-19
				  & 8.
1. Miss. Code Ann.
				§
									73-9-19
				& 5 stipulates that dentists and dental hygienists must actively practice
				their respective professions for at least three (3) months of the immediately
				preceding license renewal period to be considered in active practice.
2. Since the Board collects
				renewal fees for dentists and dental hygienists on a biennial basis, the Board
				has defined a biennial collection cycle as consisting of two (2) consecutive
				one-year license renewal periods.
3. The Mississippi State Board of Dental
				Examiners has defined three (3) months to mean that a dentist or dental
				hygienist must actively practice dentistry or dental hygiene in the State of
				Mississippi a minimum of one (1) day per month for any three (3) months during
				the preceding license renewal period to remain on active status with the Board.
				Otherwise, dentists and dental hygienists will be listed as inactive.
4. As noted in Miss. Code Ann.
				§
									73-9-19
				& 4, dentists and dental hygienists actively practicing in another state at
				a veterans hospital, federal government facility, or residency graduate school
				program at the time of renewal shall be listed as active.
5. When a dentist or dental hygienist,
				registered on the "inactive" list, seeks return to the "active" list, the
				Board, in addition to the written application required by §
									73-9-19,
				may request other information as deemed necessary on an individual basis. If
				the dentist or dental hygienist has not practiced dentistry or dental hygiene
				for a period of three (3) or more years preceding the request for registration
				on the active list, the Board may require the applicant to submit to a clinical
				competency assessment administered either by the Board or other institution
				capable of administering such an assessment. The length and areas of testing
				shall be left to the discretion of the Board, and determined based on the
				individual needs and circumstances of each applicant. Clinical competency
				assessments will be administered two (2) times each year:
A. during the annual licensure examinations;
				and
B. during the month of
				December on a date to be determined on an annual basis.
All costs attributable to the assessment shall be the
				  responsibility of the applicant.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2301 - Regulations Adopted by the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners › Chapter 1 › Rule 30-2301-1.53 - BOARD REGULATION NUMBER 53-PATIENT RECORDS

Current through June 25, 2024
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Purpose: To determine appropriate patient
				  recordkeeping guidelines for licensed dentists.
Licensed dentists shall be required to maintain for a
				  minimum of seven (7) years from the date of last treatment, a copy, or
				  retrievable copy, of patient records including, at a minimum, the date(s) and
				  type(s) of treatment; health history; any and all medications prescribed,
				  dispensed, and/or administered; any and all radiographs administered; and/or
				  other laboratory results. The inability and/or failure to produce such records
				  when so requested by the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners shall be
				  considered a violation of this Regulation, and the licensee may be subject to
				  formal disciplinary action by the Board. Furthermore, patients who request
				  copies of their records shall be provided such copies at no cost to the patient
				  or, at a maximum, only the cost the dentist incurs in reproducing these records
				  for the patient.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-9-19.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2301 - Regulations Adopted by the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners › Chapter 1 › Rule 30-2301-1.55 - BOARD REGULATION NUMBER 55-TRADE NAMES AND CORPORATE PRACTICE

Current through June 25, 2024
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Purpose: To establish a policy as to trade names and
				  the corporate practice of dentistry in Mississippi.
1.
Name of Dental
				Facility
Since the name under which a dentist conducts his or her
				  practice may be a factor in the selection process of the patient, and use of a
				  trade name or an assumed name that is false or misleading in any material
				  respect is unethical, a dentist may practice in a dental facility which uses
				  any of the following names:
A. The
				name of the dentist as it appears on his or her license and renewal
				certificate; or
B. The name of a
				dentist who employs him or her and practices in the same facility; or
C. A partnership name composed of the name(s)
				of one or more dentists practicing in the same facility; or
D. A corporate name composed of the name(s)
				of one or more of the dentists practicing as employees of the corporation in
				the same facility; or
E. A
				corporate or trade name, if the conditions set forth in subsection 2 of this
				Regulation are fulfilled.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2301 - Regulations Adopted by the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners › Chapter 1 › Rule 30-2301-1.57 - BOARD REGULATION NUMBER 57-CONSULTATIVE OR OPERATIVE TREATMENT BY DENTISTS NOT LICENSED IN MISSISSIPPI

Current through June 25, 2024
Purpose: To define a licensed Mississippi dentist's
				  responsibilities when, pursuant to
Miss. Code Ann
.
				  §
										73-9-3(e),
				  a licensed dentist from outside the State of Mississippi is called into
				  Mississippi for consultative or operative purposes.
1. Whenever a licensed Mississippi dentist
				determines it necessary to secure the services of a dentist not licensed by
				this State who must enter Mississippi to provide consultative or operative
				treatment, the Mississippi dentist must submit a written request for Board
				approval. Approval of such requests will be determined on a case-by-case basis
				and according to the required documentation provided to the Board.
2. Such request must denote the reasons for
				the consultative or operative treatment; the name, license number, and brief
				practice history of the dentist licensed outside the State of Mississippi; a
				certificate of good standing from the state wherein the dentist licensed
				outside the State of Mississippi is currently practicing; evidence from the
				insurance carrier of malpractice insurance coverage while practicing in
				Mississippi; and the maximum amount of time the dentist licensed outside the
				State of Mississippi will be providing consultative or operative services for
				the benefit of the licensed Mississippi dentist.
3. The licensed Mississippi dentist must
				assume full and complete responsibility for any and all patient care and
				treatment provided by the dentist licensed outside the State of Mississippi
				while such dentist is treating the patient(s) of the licensed Mississippi
				dentist, and a sworn affidavit to this effect must accompany the request for
				Board approval.
4. If during the
				course of patient care and treatment it is determined that an extension of time
				is required for the dentist licensed outside the State of Mississippi, a
				written request must be submitted forthwith to the Board stating the reasons
				for such an extension of time. However, unless prior Board approval has been
				received, at no time shall the dentist licensed outside the State of
				Mississippi provide patient care and treatment beyond the maximum amount of
				time initially requested by the licensed Mississippi dentist; otherwise, the
				licensed Mississippi dentist may be subject to disciplinary action by the
				Board.
5. The Board shall set a
				period of time for which permission for the consultative or operative treatment
				shall be in effect.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-9-19.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2301 - Regulations Adopted by the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners › Chapter 1 › Rule 30-2301-1.59 - BOARD REGULATION NUMBER 59-LICENSURE OF INDIVIDUALS PERFORMING DENTAL UTILIZATION REVIEW

Current through June 25, 2024
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Purpose: To stipulate Mississippi licensure
				  requirements for individuals performing dental utilization
				  review.
Any program of utilization review with regard to dental care
				  services provided in this State shall comply with the following:
1. No determination adverse to a patient or
				to any dental provider shall be made on any question relating to the necessity
				or justification for dental care services without prior evaluation and
				concurrence in the adverse determination by a dentist licensed to practice in
				Mississippi. The reviewing dentist who made the adverse determination shall
				discuss the reasons for any adverse determination with the affected dentist
				provider, if the provider so requests. The reviewing dentist shall comply with
				this request within fourteen (14) calendar days of being notified of a request.
				An adverse determination by a reviewing dentist shall not be grounds for any
				disciplinary action against the dentist by the Mississippi State Board of
				Dental Examiners.
2. Any
				determination regarding dental care services rendered or to be rendered to a
				patient which may result in a denial of third-party reimbursement or a denial
				of pre-certification for that service shall include the evaluation, findings,
				and concurrence of a reviewing dentist trained in the relevant specialty or
				sub-specialty, if requested by the patient's dentist, to make a final
				determination that care rendered or to be rendered was, is, or may be
				inappropriate.
3. The requirement
				in this section that a reviewing dentist who makes the evaluation and
				concurrence in the adverse determination must be licensed to practice in
				Mississippi shall not apply to the Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool
				Association or its policyholders.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-9-19.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2301 - Regulations Adopted by the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners › Chapter 1 › Rule 30-2301-1.61 - BOARD REGULATION NUMBER 61-MOBILE DENTAL FACILITIES

Current through June 25, 2024
Purpose: To establish requirements for licensees
				  operating mobile dental facilities within the State of Mississippi, all
				  pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 73-9-13.
1. Applicability
This regulation applies to the Operator of a mobile dental
				  facility dental operation.
2. Exemptions
a. Mobile dental facilities operated by
				agencies of the State of Mississippi which do not charge or collect any fees
				whatsoever for services provided are exempt from the requirements of this
				regulation.
b. Mobile dental
				facilities contracted, operated, or deployed by the Federal or State military
				armed forces to provide dental services/treatment solely to Federal or State
				active duty military personnel, including military reservists, exclusively
				within the confines of the military base, armory, or installation within the
				State of Mississippi, are exempt from the requirements of this regulation. As
				used herein, the terms "military personnel" and "military reservists" do not
				include spouses and dependents.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2301 - Regulations Adopted by the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners › Chapter 1 › Rule 30-2301-1.62 - BOARD REGULATION NUMBER 62-PORTABLE DENTAL FACILITIES

Current through June 25, 2024
Purpose: To establish requirements for licensees
				  operating portable dental operations within the State of Mississippi, all
				  pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 73-9-13.
1. Applicability
This regulation applies to the Operator of a portable dental
				  operation who provides dental services.
2. Exemptions
a. Portable dental operations operated by
				agencies of the State of Mississippi which do not charge or collect any fees
				whatsoever for services provided are exempt from the requirements of this
				regulation.
b. Portable dental
				operations contracted, operated, or deployed by the Federal or State military
				armed forces to provide dental services/treatment solely to Federal or State
				active duty military personnel, including military reservists, exclusively
				within the confines of the military base, armory, or installation within the
				State of Mississippi, are exempt from the requirements of this regulation. As
				used herein, the terms "military personnel" and "military reservists" do not
				include spouses and dependents.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2302 - Rules of Procedure Adopted by the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners › Chapter 1 › Rule 30-2302-1.1 - SCOPE

Current through June 25, 2024
The following Rules of Procedure apply to all individuals
				  licensed to practice dentistry, and dental hygiene in the State of
				  Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-9-19.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2302 - Rules of Procedure Adopted by the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners › Chapter 1 › Rule 30-2302-1.2 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 25, 2024
1. The word "complaint" as used in
Miss. Code Ann
. §
									73-9-63,
				shall mean a written complaint or oral complaint later reduced to
				writing.
2. The word "Board" shall
				mean the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners.
3. The words "
Mississippi Dental
				Practice Act
" shall mean Sections
				73-9-1,
et
.
seq
., pertaining to
				licensure and discipline of individuals practicing dentistry or dental
				hygiene.
4. The words "licensee" or
				"dentist" or "dental hygienist" shall mean any individual licensed to practice
				dentistry or dental hygiene in the State of Mississippi.
5. The word "Respondent" shall mean a dentist
				or dental hygienist against whom a disciplinary proceeding has been
				initiated.
6. The words
				"Prosecutorial Counsel" shall mean the attorney retained by the Board to
				prosecute dentists and dental hygienists pursuant to the
Mississippi Dental Practice Act
.
7. Masculine terms, when used in the
				following Rules of Procedure, shall also be deemed to include the
				feminine.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-9-19.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2302 - Rules of Procedure Adopted by the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners › Chapter 1 › Rule 30-2302-1.3 - INVESTIGATION/COMPLAINT

Current through June 25, 2024
1. A complaint, as defined herein, may be
				filed with the Secretary of the Board (through the Board's Executive Director)
				by any one or more of the following individuals:
A. Any person or patient charging a licensed
				dentist or dental hygienist with the commission of any of the offenses
				enumerated in the
Mississippi Dental Practice
				Act
,
B. Any member of
				the Board, or
C. An Investigator of
				the Board.
Upon receipt of a complaint indicating a possible violation
				  of the
Mississippi Dental Practice Act
, the Board or
				  designated member of the Board, shall review the complaint and determine if
				  there is substantial justification to conduct an investigation. An
				  investigation may be conducted by any member of the Board, its staff or
				  designated representative/agent (hereinafter "Investigative Staff"). An
				  investigation may be conducted although a formal written complaint has not been
				  received, if the Board has received information indicating non-compliance with,
				  or violation of the provisions of the
Mississippi Dental Practice
				  Act
.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2302 - Rules of Procedure Adopted by the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners › Chapter 1 › Rule 30-2302-1.4 - INITIATION OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION

Current through June 25, 2024
1. If the Board or
				its designated member determines that formal disciplinary proceedings should be
				initiated, the Board, through its Executive Director, shall provide adequate
				notice to the licensee of all complaints made. Such notification shall include:
A. A "Notice of Hearing," signed by the
				Board's Executive Director, setting forth:
1.
				The style of the action,
2. The
				name, address and license number of the Respondent,
3. The address, date, and time at which the
				Respondent is summoned to appear before the Board,
4. The specific sections of the
Mississippi Dental Practice Act
and/or Board
				Regulation which the Respondent is charged with violating,
5. The actions which the Board has the
				authority to take, including placing the dentist on probation, the terms of
				which may be set by the Board suspending his right to practice dentistry for a
				time deemed proper by the Board, revoking his license, or taking any other
				action in relation to his license as the Board may deem proper under the
				circumstances.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2302 - Rules of Procedure Adopted by the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners › Chapter 1 › Rule 30-2302-1.5 - SUBPOENAS

Current through June 25, 2024
1. For the purpose of disciplinary hearings,
				the Board, acting by and through its Executive Director, may subpoena persons
				and papers on its own behalf and on behalf of a Respondent.
2. Before the Board shall issue on behalf of
				a Respondent any subpoena for persons or papers, the Respondent shall:
A. File with the Board a written request for
				the issuance of said subpoenas, identifying with certainty the identity and
				address of all individuals to be subpoenaed, along with a concise description
				of the records to be subpoenaed with the identity and address of the custodian
				of said records.
B. All subpoenas
				issued by the Board on behalf of a Respondent shall be effected by registered
				mail.
C. All requests for the
				issuance of subpoenas shall be filed with the Board sufficiently distant in
				time to allow for the preparation and mailing of said subpoenas at least ten
				(10) working days before the scheduled hearing date. The Board shall
not
be responsible for the timely receipt of subpoenas
				issued after the aforementioned deadline.