Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 1901 - Authority and Practice › Chapter 1 - Administration › Rule 30-1901-1.2 - BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Purpose and
				Composition
The purpose of the Board of Examiners for Social Workers and
				  Marriage and Family Therapists is to license and regulate social workers and
				  marriage and family therapists.
The Board shall be composed of ten (10) members, six (6) of
				  whom shall be social workers and four (4) of whom shall be marriage and family
				  therapists. All board members must be licensed by their respective
				  disciplines.
The purpose of each Discipline Specific Committee is to
				  develop rules and regulations for the Board to promulgate that are necessary to
				  license and regulate the professions.
Members of the Board from each specialty shall constitute a
				  separate Discipline Specific Committee for their respective specialty.
B. Appointments
The Governor and Lieutenant Governor will make appointments
				  in accordance with the Act from nominations submitted by the Mississippi
				  Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers and the Mississippi
				  Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Vacancies and new appointments
				  will be filled in a like manner. All appointments shall be made with the advice
				  and consent of the Senate.
Terms of each appointment shall be made in accordance with
				  Section 7353-8 of the Act. No person may be appointed more than once to fill an
				  unexpired term or more than two (2) consecutive full terms.
C. Chair
Board Chair: The Board shall select one (1) of its members to
				  serve as Board Chair. This shall occur every four years or until the Chair's
				  appointment expires, whichever occurs earlier. However, no person may serve as
				  Chair of the Board for more than four (4) years.
Vice Chair: In the June meeting of each year, the board shall
				  elect a member to serve as its vice chair and its secretary. These individuals
				  will take office July 1st of the year in which they were elected.
Discipline Specific Committee Chair:
Each Discipline Specific Committee will select one (1) of its members to serve
				  as Chair of the Discipline Specific Committee during the term of his/her
				  appointment. No person may serve as Chair of the Discipline Specific Committee
				  for more than two (2) years. The Discipline Specific Committee will deal with
				  concerns specific to each discipline.
Actions of each Discipline Specific Committee will then be
				  presented to the full Board for discussion and, if applicable, Board
				  action.
D. Meetings
The Board shall establish a regularly scheduled meeting date
				  and, upon proper public notice, may call and conduct special meetings as
				  necessary. No Board member shall participate in any matter before the Board in
				  which he/she has a pecuniary interest, personal bias or other similar conflict
				  of interest. Board members shall receive no compensation for their services,
				  but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the
				  performance of official Board business.
E. ADA Acknowledgment
The Board complies with and supports all statutes and
				  mandates as set forth in the Americans with Disabilities Act with regard to its
				  regulatory responsibilities associated with licensees.
F. Disciplinary Action
The Board may remove any member of the Board or the Chair
				  from his/her position for:
1.
				Malfeasance in office;
2.
				Conviction of a felony while in office; or
3. Failure to attend three (3) consecutive
				Board meetings No board member may be removed from his/her position until after
				a public hearing of the charges against him/her. At least thirty (30) calendar
				days prior, written notice must be given to the Board member detailing those
				charges indicating the date fixed for the hearing.