reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 2 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF PROFESSIONAL ART THERAPISTS › Subchapter 8 - Revocation, Suspension and Denial of Licensure › Rule 15-19-60-2.8.1 - Standards of Conduct

Current through June 25, 2024
Individuals who are licensed may, at the discretion of
						the Board, have their licenses suspended, revoked, or denied if the Board
						determines that the individual is guilty of any of the following:
1. Is guilty of fraud or deceit in procuring
					 or attempting to procure a license or renewal of licensure.
2. Is unfit or incompetent by reason of gross
					 ignorance, negligence, habits, or other causes of incompetence.
3. Is habitually intemperate in the use of
					 alcoholic beverage.
4. Is convicted
					 of an offense involving moral turpitude.
5. Is knowingly practicing while suffering
					 with a contagious or infectious disease.
6. Is addicted to, or has improperly
					 obtained, possessed, used, or distributed habit-forming drugs or
					 narcotics.
7. Is guilty of
					 dishonest or unethical conduct.
8.
					 Has represented himself as a licensed professional art therapist after his
					 license has expired or has been suspended.
9. Has practiced as a licensed art therapist
					 under cover of any permit or license illegally or fraudulently obtained or
					 issued.
10. Has violated, aided, or
					 abetted others in violation of any provision of law, or these
					 regulations.
11. Has engaged in any
					 conduct considered by the Board to be detrimental to the profession of art
					 therapy.
12. Has violated the
					 current code of ethics of the American Art Therapy Association.
13. Has had disciplinary action taken against
					 the license holder's license, certificate, registration, etc., in another
					 jurisdiction.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-65-1.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 2 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF PROFESSIONAL ART THERAPISTS › Subchapter 8 - Revocation, Suspension and Denial of Licensure › Rule 15-19-60-2.8.2 - Summary Suspension

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board may summarily suspend licensure without a
						hearing, simultaneously with the filing of a formal complaint and notice of
						hearing, if the Board determines that:
1. The health, safety, or welfare of the
					 general public is in immediate danger; or
2. The individual's physical capacity to
					 practice his profession is in issue; or
3. The individual's mental capacity to
					 practice his profession is in issue.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-65-1.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 2 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF PROFESSIONAL ART THERAPISTS › Subchapter 8 - Revocation, Suspension and Denial of Licensure › Rule 15-19-60-2.8.3 - Complaints

Current through June 25, 2024
All complaints concerning a licensed individual, his
						business, or professional practice, shall be reviewed by the Department. Each
						complaint received shall be logged, recording at a minimum the following
						information:
1. name of the licensed
					 individual;
2. name of the
					 complaining party, if known;
3.
					 date of complaint;
4. brief
					 statement of complaint; and
5.
					 disposition
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-65-1.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 2 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF PROFESSIONAL ART THERAPISTS › Subchapter 8 - Revocation, Suspension and Denial of Licensure › Rule 15-19-60-2.8.4 - Investigation

Current through June 25, 2024
All complaints will be investigated and evaluated by an
						authorized employee of the Department or a Council member designated by the
						Department.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-65-1.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 2 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF PROFESSIONAL ART THERAPISTS › Subchapter 8 - Revocation, Suspension and Denial of Licensure › Rule 15-19-60-2.8.5 - Notice of Charges and Hearing

Current through June 25, 2024
Following the investigative process, the Department may
						file formal charges against the licensed individual. Such formal complaint
						shall, at a minimum, inform the respondent of the facts which are the basis of
						the charge and which are specific enough to enable the respondent to defend
						against the charges.
1. Each
					 respondent, whose conduct is the subject of a formal charge which seeks to
					 impose disciplinary action against him, shall be served notice of the formal
					 charge at least thirty (30) days before the date of hearing. A hearing shall be
					 presided over by the Board or the Board's designee. Service shall be considered
					 to have been given if the notice was personally received by the respondent, or
					 the notice was mailed certified, return receipt requested, to the respondent at
					 his last know address as listed with the state agency.
2. The notice of the formal hearing shall
					 consist at a minimum of the following information:
a. The time, place and date of
					 hearing;
b. That the respondent
					 shall appear personally at the hearing and may be represented by
					 counsel;
c. That the respondent
					 shall have the right to produce witnesses and evidence in his own behalf and
					 shall have the right to cross-examine adverse witnesses; and evidence
d. That the hearing could result in
					 disciplinary action being taken against the respondent's license.
e. That rules for the conduct of these
					 hearings exist and it may be in the respondent's best interest to obtain a
					 copy; and
f. That the Board, or its
					 designee, shall preside at the hearing and following the conclusion of the
					 hearing shall make findings of facts, conclusions of law and recommendations,
					 separately stated, to the Board as to what disciplinary action, if any, should
					 be imposed on the respondent.
i. The Board or
					 its designee shall hear evidence produced in support of the formal charges and
					 contrary evidence produced by the respondent. At the conclusion of the hearing,
					 the Board shall issue an order within sixty (60) days.
ii. Disposition of any complaints may be made
					 by consent order or stipulation between the Board and the respondent.
iii. All proceedings pursuant to this section
					 are matters of public record and shall be preserved pursuant to State
					 law.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 2 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF PROFESSIONAL ART THERAPISTS › Subchapter 8 - Revocation, Suspension and Denial of Licensure › Rule 15-19-60-2.8.6 - Board Sanctions

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board may impose any of the following sanctions,
						singly or in combination, when it finds that a respondent is guilty of any of
						the above offenses:
1. Revocation of
					 the license;
2. Suspension of the
					 license, for any period of time;
3.
					 Censure the licensed individual;
4.
					 Issue a letter of reprimand to the licensed individual;
5. Place a license on probationary status and
					 require the individual to submit to any of the following:
a. Report regularly to the board upon matters
					 which are the basis of probation;
b. continue to renew professional education
					 until a satisfactory degree of skill has been attained in those areas which are
					 the basis of probation; or
c. such
					 other reasonable requirements or restrictions as are proper;
d. Refuse to renew a license; or
e. Revoke probation which has been granted
					 and impose any other disciplinary action in this subsection when the
					 requirements of probation have not been fulfilled or have been
					 violated.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 2 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF PROFESSIONAL ART THERAPISTS › Subchapter 8 - Revocation, Suspension and Denial of Licensure › Rule 15-19-60-2.8.7 - Appeal

Current through June 25, 2024
Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Board shall
						have a right of appeal as provided for in the Laws of the State of
						Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-65-1.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 2 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF PROFESSIONAL ART THERAPISTS › Subchapter 9 - Exceptions and Exemptions › Rule 15-19-60-2.9.1 - Exceptions

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Nothing in these
					 regulations is intended to limit, preclude or otherwise interfere with the
					 practices of other persons and health providers licensed by appropriate
					 agencies of the State of Mississippi.
2. Nothing in these regulations shall be
					 construed to limit, interfere with, or restrict the practice, descriptions of
					 services, or manner in which the "activities professionals" at licensed nursing
					 facilities hold themselves out to the public.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-65-1.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 2 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF PROFESSIONAL ART THERAPISTS › Subchapter 9 - Exceptions and Exemptions › Rule 15-19-60-2.9.2 - Good Samaritan Act

Current through June 25, 2024
Left Blank on Purpose
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-65-1.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 2 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF PROFESSIONAL ART THERAPISTS › Subchapter 11 - Criminal Offenses and Punishment › Rule 15-19-60-2.11.1 - Offenses

Current through June 25, 2024
It is a violation of the law for any person to:
1. Sell, fraudulently obtain or furnish any
					 license, or aid or abet therein.
2.
					 Use the title, "Licensed Professional Art Therapist" or any words letters,
					 signs, symbols or devices to indicate the person using them has received a
					 license from the Mississippi Department of Health.
3. Fail to notify the Board of the
					 suspension, probation or revocation of any past or currently held licenses or
					 certifications, required to practice art therapy in this or any other
					 jurisdiction.
4. Make false
					 representations, impersonate, act as a proxy for another person, allow, or aid
					 any person to impersonate him in connection with any examination or application
					 for license or request to be examined or licensed.
5. Make a material, false statement in an
					 application for licensure, or in a response to any inquiry by the Mississippi
					 Department of Health or the Board.
6. Otherwise violate any provisions of the
					 Act, or regulations of the Board.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-65-1.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 2 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF PROFESSIONAL ART THERAPISTS › Subchapter 11 - Criminal Offenses and Punishment › Rule 15-19-60-2.11.2 - Punishment

Current through June 25, 2024
Such violations shall be a misdemeanor, and shall be
						punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars, ($500.00) or by
						imprisonment in the county jail for not more than three (3) months, or by
						both.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-65-1.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 2 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF PROFESSIONAL ART THERAPISTS › Subchapter 12 - Fees › Rule 15-19-60-2.12.1 - Method of Payment

Current through June 25, 2024
The following fees, where applicable, are payable to the
						Department of Health by check, or money order. Fees paid to the Mississippi
						Department of Health are non-refundable.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-65-1.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 2 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF PROFESSIONAL ART THERAPISTS › Subchapter 12 - Fees › Rule 15-19-60-2.12.2 - Schedule of Fees

Current through June 25, 2024
1.
Application and Initial Licensure Fee
								...........................................................
$100.00
2.
Renewal Fee
								.................................................................................................
$ 75.00
3.
Late Renewal Fee
								.........................................................................................
$100.00
4.
Reinstatement Fee
								........................................................................................
$100.00
5.
Verification Fee
								...........................................................................................
.$ 25.00
6.
Duplicate License Fee
								..................................................................................
.$ 25.00
7.
License Replacement Fee
								............................................................................
.$ 25.00
8.
Card Replacement Fee
								.................................................................................
.$ 10.00
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-65-1.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 2 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF PROFESSIONAL ART THERAPISTS › Subchapter 12 - Fees › Rule 15-19-60-2.12.3 - Examination Fee

Current through June 25, 2024
Fees for examination are to be paid directly to the
						appropriate testing organization.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-65-1.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 2 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF PROFESSIONAL ART THERAPISTS › Subchapter 13 - Administrative Grievance Procedure › Rule 15-19-60-2.13.1 - Administrative Appeals

Current through June 25, 2024
All persons aggrieved by a decision regarding the
						initial application for licensure, or the renewal of licensure, shall have the
						right of administrative appeal and a hearing to be conducted according to the
						rules of the Department of Health.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-65-1.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 2 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF PROFESSIONAL ART THERAPISTS › Subchapter 13 - Administrative Grievance Procedure › Rule 15-19-60-2.13.2 - Notification

Current through June 25, 2024
Written notice will be provided to all applicants
						regarding denial of an original license or a renewal license. Such notice shall
						contain the reason thereof and shall offer the applicant an opportunity to
						submit additional information pertinent to their application for a second
						review by the Department.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-65-1.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 2 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF PROFESSIONAL ART THERAPISTS › Subchapter 13 - Administrative Grievance Procedure › Rule 15-19-60-2.13.3 - Hearing

Current through June 25, 2024
If requested in writing within the specified time frame
						a hearing will be provided in which the applicant may show cause why the
						license should be granted or renewed. Within sixty (60) days of the hearing, or
						other such time frame as determined during the hearing, written findings of
						fact, together with a recommendation for action on the license in question,
						shall be forwarded to the State Health Officer. The State Health Officer shall
						decide what action will be taken on the recommendation within five days of its
						receipt. Written notice shall be provided to the applicant.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-65-1.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF DIETITIANS › Subchapter 1 - General › Rule 15-19-60-3.1.1 - Purpose

Current through June 25, 2024
The purpose of these regulations is to safeguard the
						public's health, safety, and welfare by establishing minimum qualifications and
						creating exclusive titles corresponding to the level of qualifications for
						individuals who wish to offer dietetic and nutritional services to the public.
						Further, in order to insure the highest degree of professional conduct by those
						engaged in offering dietetic and nutritional services to the public, it is the
						purpose of these regulations to provide and impose disciplinary sanctions, be
						they civil or criminal, against persons who do not meet or adhere to the
						procedures, qualifications, and standards set out in the Act and in these
						regulations.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												73-10-21.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF DIETITIANS › Subchapter 1 - General › Rule 15-19-60-3.1.2 - Legal Authority

Current through June 25, 2024
The State Board of Health is authorized to establish and
						enforce these rules and procedures by virtue of the "Mississippi Dietetics
						Practice Act of 1986," Sections
						73-10-1 et
						seq. of Mississippi Code of 1972, annotated.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												73-10-21.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF DIETITIANS › Subchapter 1 - General › Rule 15-19-60-3.1.3 - Definitions

Current through June 25, 2024
The following terms shall have the meaning set forth
						below, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "
Board
" shall mean the
					 Mississippi State Board of Health.
2. "
Advisory Council
" shall mean
					 the Mississippi Council of Advisors in Dietetics.
3. "
Association
" means the
					 American Dietetic Association (ADA).
4. "
Mississippi Association
"
					 means the Mississippi Dietetic Association, an affiliate of the American
					 Dietetic Association (MDA).
5.
					 "
Commission on Dietetic Registration
" (CDR) means the Commission
					 on Dietetic Registration that is a member of the National Commission for Health
					 Certifying Agencies.
6.
					 "
Degree
" means a degree received from a college or university that
					 was accredited through the Council on Post-secondary Accreditation and the U.S.
					 Department of Education at the time the degree was conferred.
7. "
Registered Dietitian
" means
					 a person registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
8. "
Licensed Dietitian
" means a
					 person licensed pursuant to these regulations.
9. "
Provisionally Licensed
					 Dietitian
" means a person provisionally licensed pursuant to these
					 regulations.
10. "
Dietetics
					 Practice
" means the integration and application of the principles
					 derived from the sciences of nutrition, biochemistry, food, physiology,
					 management and behavioral and social sciences to achieve and maintain people's
					 health. Dietetic practice includes, but is not limited to:
a. Providing medical nutrition
					 therapy.
b. Development,
					 administration, evaluation, and consultation regarding nutritional care
					 standards of quality in food services and medical nutrition therapy.
c. Providing nutrition counseling in health
					 and disease.
d. Developing,
					 implementing, and managing nutrition care systems.
e. Providing case management
					 services.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF DIETITIANS › Subchapter 1 - General › Rule 15-19-60-3.1.4 - Publication

Current through June 25, 2024
The Department shall make available, upon request and
						payment of a fee, a list of the names and addresses of all persons licensed by
						the Department as Dietitians, and a list of all persons whose licenses have
						been suspended, revoked, denied renewal, put on probationary status, censured,
						or reprimanded during the current licensure term.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-10-21.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF DIETITIANS › Subchapter 2 - Mississippi Council of Advisors in Dietetics ("Council") › Rule 15-19-60-3.2.1 - Council Structure and Purpose

Current through June 25, 2024
The Council shall consist of seven (7) members as set
						forth in the enabling statute, for the terms indicated therein, and shall serve
						under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Health. The purpose of the Council
						is to serve in an advisory capacity to the Board in matters relating to the
						administration and interpretation of the enabling statute.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-10-21.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF DIETITIANS › Subchapter 2 - Mississippi Council of Advisors in Dietetics ("Council") › Rule 15-19-60-3.2.2 - Meetings

Current through June 25, 2024
The Council shall meet at least twice each year.
						Additional meetings may be held, at the discretion of the chairman of the
						Council or of the Board, upon ten (10) day written notice to the Council
						members. A quorum shall consist of four (4) members of the Council, including
						the chairman, and shall be necessary for the Council to take action by
						vote.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-10-21.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF DIETITIANS › Subchapter 3 - State Board of Health ("Board") › Rule 15-19-60-3.3.1 - Responsibilities

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board, with the advice of the council, shall:
1. establish licensing and renewal of license
					 criteria for applicants;
2. refer
					 disciplinary actions of any individual engaged in the practice of dietetics to
					 the appropriate government agency for prosecution, whether licensed or
					 otherwise, or, in its discretion, refer same to the appropriate committee or
					 council;
3. conduct disciplinary
					 hearings, upon specified charges, of a licensee; and
4. direct the Department to promulgate and
					 implement rules and procedures to carry out the purpose of the Act.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-10-21.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF DIETITIANS › Subchapter 4 - Licensure › Rule 15-19-60-3.4.1 - Licensure Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
An applicant for licensure shall submit to the
						Department, verified by oath, written evidence in form and content satisfactory
						to the Department that the applicant:
1. has passed an examination as administered
					 by the Commission on Dietetic Registration or other examination as approved by
					 the Department;
2. is in good
					 standing in any other state or jurisdiction where licensed;
3. is of good moral character; and
4. is presently in good standing with the
					 Commission on Dietetic Registration.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												73-10-21.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF DIETITIANS › Subchapter 4 - Licensure › Rule 15-19-60-3.4.2 - Provisional License

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board may, in its discretion, issue a provisional
						license for the practice of dietetics for a period of one (1) year, providing
						the applicant submits to the Department, verified by oath, in form and content
						satisfactory to the Department that the applicant:
1. is a resident of the State of Mississippi;
					 and
2. has received a baccalaureate
					 or post-baccalaureate degree from a college or university accredited through
					 the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, with a
					 major in dietetics or an equivalent major course of study as approved by the
					 Department; and
3. Submits proof of
					 having successfully completed a planned program of dietetic experience which
					 makes the applicant eligible for registration by the Commission on Dietetic
					 Registration, or its successor organization: and
a. will be practicing only under the direct
					 technical supervision of a dietitian.
b. is of good moral character.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF DIETITIANS › Subchapter 4 - Licensure › Rule 15-19-60-3.4.3 - Direct Technical Supervision

Current through June 25, 2024
Direct technical supervision shall mean a periodic
						review, by the licensed dietitian on file as the supervisor with the
						Department, of the practice of the provisional license. A review shall be
						conducted no less than once a month and shall include a written assessment of
						the practice of the provisional licensee.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-10-21.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF DIETITIANS › Subchapter 4 - Licensure › Rule 15-19-60-3.4.4 - Conditions of a Universal Occupational License

Current through June 25, 2024
1.
					 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department shall issue a
					 license in dietetics and at the same practice level to a person who establishes
					 residence in this state if, upon application to the Department:
a. The applicant holds a current and valid
					 license in good standing in another state in an occupation with a similar scope
					 of practice, as determined by the occupational licensing board in Mississippi,
					 and has held this license from the occupational licensing board in the other
					 state for at least one (1) year; and
b. There were minimum education requirements
					 and, if applicable, work experience, examination, and clinical supervision
					 requirements in effect, and the other state verifies that the applicant met
					 those requirements in order to be licensed in that state; and
c. The applicant has not committed any act in
					 the other state that would have constituted grounds for refusal, suspension, or
					 revocation of a license to practice that occupation in Mississippi at the time
					 the act was committed, and the applicant does not have a disqualifying criminal
					 record as determined by the occupational licensing board in Mississippi under
					 Mississippi law; and
d. The
					 applicant did not surrender a license because of negligence or intentional
					 misconduct related to the applicant's work in the occupation in another state;
					 and
e. The applicant does not have
					 a complaint, allegation, or investigation pending before an occupational
					 licensing board or other board in another state that relates to unprofessional
					 conduct or an alleged crime. If the applicant has a complaint, allegation, or
					 investigation pending, the occupational licensing board in Mississippi shall
					 not issue or deny a license to the applicant until the complaint, allegation,
					 or investigation is resolved, or the applicant otherwise satisfies the criteria
					 for licensure in Mississippi to the satisfaction of the occupational licensing
					 board in Mississippi; and
f. The
					 applicant pays all applicable fees in Mississippi.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF DIETITIANS › Subchapter 4 - Licensure › Rule 15-19-60-3.4.5 - Abandonment

Current through June 25, 2024
An application shall be deemed abandoned by the
						Department if, after two (2) years from the date of filing, the requirements
						for licensing have not been completed and submitted to the
						Department.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												73-10-21.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF DIETITIANS › Subchapter 5 - Professional Practice and Identification › Rule 15-19-60-3.5.1 - Practice, Titles and Abbreviation

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any person, corporation or
						association to, in any manner, represent himself or itself as a dietitian or
						nutritionist, send out billings as providing services covered in Section 100.03
						10, 11, 12, and 13, or use in connection with his or its name, the titles
						"dietitian" or "nutritionist" or use the letters "LD," "LN" or any other
						facsimile thereof when he or she is not licensed in accordance with the
						provisions of these regulations or meets the exemptions set forth in Section
						108 herein. Notwithstanding any other provision of these regulations, a
						dietitian registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) shall
						have the right to use the title "Registered Dietitian" and the designation
						"R.D." Registered dietitians must be licensed pursuant to these regulations to
						practice dietetics or provide medical nutrition therapy.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-10-21.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF DIETITIANS › Subchapter 5 - Professional Practice and Identification › Rule 15-19-60-3.5.2 - Production and Display of License

Current through June 25, 2024
A person issued a license to practice dietetics by the
						Mississippi State Board of Health shall carry said license at all times and
						show said license when requested.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-10-21.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF DIETITIANS › Subchapter 6 - Renewal of License Rule › Rule 15-19-60-3.6.1 - General Provisions

Current through June 25, 2024
1. The Board shall
					 issue licenses which, upon expiration of the initial license, shall be renewed
					 biennially.
2. The licensure term
					 for regular licenses shall be construed as April 1 of even numbered years
					 through March 31 of odd numbered years.
3. The Department shall issue provisional
					 licenses which, upon expiration of the initial provisional license, shall be
					 renewed annually.
4. The licensure
					 term for provisional licenses shall be construed as April 1 through March
					 31.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-10-21.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF DIETITIANS › Subchapter 6 - Renewal of License Rule › Rule 15-19-60-3.6.2 - Procedure for Renewal of License

Current through June 25, 2024
The Department shall mail notices, at least thirty (30)
						days prior to the renewal date, to the last home address registered with the
						Board, to the persons to whom licenses were issued or renewed during the
						preceding licensure term. The licensee shall:
1. complete the renewal form;
2. submit proof of continuing education
					 credit as detailed in Section 106 of these regulations;
3. enclose the renewal fee; and
4. file the above with the Department prior
					 to the end of the licensure term, which is the expiration date of the
					 license.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-10-21.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF DIETITIANS › Subchapter 6 - Renewal of License Rule › Rule 15-19-60-3.6.3 - Failure to Renew

Current through June 25, 2024
A licensee who does not file, with the Department, the
						renewal application within the renewal period will be deemed to have allowed
						his license to lapse. Said licensee may be reinstated by the Department, in its
						discretion, by the payment of the renewal fee and a reinstatement fee, provided
						said application for reinstatement is made within two (2) years of the end of
						the licensure term. Any license that has lapsed for a full licensure term must,
						upon re-application, meet the requirements for licensure at the time of the
						application.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-10-21.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF DIETITIANS › Subchapter 7 - Continuing Education Rule › Rule 15-19-60-3.7.1 - Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Regulations set
					 the requirement for continuing education at thirty (30) clock hours to be
					 accrued during the two year licensure term.
2. For provisional licensees, regulations set
					 the requirement for continuing education at fifteen (15) clock hours to be
					 accrued during the one year provisional licensure term.
3. Licensees registered and in good standing
					 with the Commission on Dietetic Registration may submit proof, in form and
					 content satisfactory to the Department, of having met the continuing education
					 requirements of the CDR in lieu of the provisions of this section.
4. Individuals applying for initial licensure
					 within a licensing term must accrue continuing education hours on a prorated
					 scale. Written notification of required hours will be sent to the applicant at
					 the time of licensure.
5. Persons
					 who fail to accrue the required continuing education hours shall be issued a
					 probationary license for a term of two (2) years or in the case of provisional
					 licensees, for one (1) year. Failure to accrue the required hours will
					 automatically result in the revocation of the license. Hours accrued are first
					 credited for the delinquent hours lacking from the previous licensure period,
					 and then applied to the present licensing period.
6. Probationary licenses will be issued for
					 one licensure term only. No ensuing license may be probationary as a result of
					 not meeting continuing education requirements.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-10-21.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF DIETITIANS › Subchapter 7 - Continuing Education Rule › Rule 15-19-60-3.7.2 - Sources of Continuing Education

Current through June 25, 2024
Continuing education hours may be accrued from the
						following sources:
1. Attendance at
					 Mississippi Dietetic Association (MDA) sponsored meetings, American Dietetic
					 Association (ADA) sponsored meetings, or other meetings approved for continuing
					 education credit by MDA or ADA.
2.
					 Presentations made before dietitians, medical practitioners, or other health
					 related professionals and directly related to the profession of dietetics. To
					 be considered for continuing education credit, material outline and a synopsis
					 must be submitted to the Department at least sixty (60) days prior to the
					 presentation date. Notice of approval or disapproval will be sent following a
					 review by the council. For approved presentations, the presenter may accrue one
					 (1) hour of continuing education credit for each hour of the actual
					 presentation, and one (1) hour of preparation time, for a total of (2) two
					 hours. Presenter credit is given one (1) time only, even though the session may
					 be presented multiple times. No more than 30% of total required hours may be
					 accrued through presentations. Presentations approved by the MDA, whether prior
					 to or subsequent to the presentation, will be accepted for continuing education
					 credit.
3. Academic course work
					 taken from a regionally accredited college or university for credit or with a
					 grade of at least a C. The courses must relate to the profession of dietetics.
					 Courses in supporting fields must have prior approval of the Department. One
					 academic semester hour shall be equivalent to fifteen (15) clock hours for
					 continuing education credit. No more than fifty percent (50%) of total required
					 hours may be accrued through academic course work.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-10-21.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF DIETITIANS › Subchapter 7 - Continuing Education Rule › Rule 15-19-60-3.7.3 - Reporting Procedures for Continuing Education

Current through June 25, 2024
It is the responsibility of the licensee to insure that
						the following criteria are met with respect to continuing education
						credit:
1. Attendance at seminars,
					 workshops, presentations, etc., approved by the MDA and ADA are automatically
					 accepted for credit unless sessions are duplicated. Verification of attendance
					 may be made by a roster signed by the program chairman, submission of a
					 continuing education certificate, or a continuing education reporting form
					 signed by the program chairman.
2.
					 Presentation credits will be accrued when cited on the continuing education
					 form and accompanied by a copy of the program listing the presentation, and a
					 copy of the prior letter of approval from the council.
3. Academic course work credits to be accrued
					 must meet the content criteria in Sections 106.03, be cited by title on the
					 continuing education form, and must be accompanied by a course description from
					 the college or university catalog and a copy of the transcript or final grade
					 report.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-10-21.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF DIETITIANS › Subchapter 8 - Revocation, Suspension and Denial of License › Rule 15-19-60-3.8.1 - Standards of Conduct

Current through June 25, 2024
Licensees may, at the discretion of the Board, have
						their license suspended, revoked, or denied at the time of renewal if the Board
						determines that the licensee:
1. Is
					 guilty of fraud, misrepresentation, concealment of material facts, or deceit in
					 procuring or attempting to procure a license or renewal of a license to
					 practice dietetics.
2. Is unfit or
					 incompetent by reason of negligence, habits, or other causes of
					 incompetency.
3. Is habitually
					 intemperate in the use of alcoholic beverage.
4. Is addicted to, or has improperly
					 obtained, possessed, used or distributed habit-forming drugs or
					 narcotics.
5. Is guilty of
					 dishonest or unethical conduct.
6.
					 Is in violation of the Code of Ethics of the American Dietetic
					 Association.
7. Has practiced
					 dietetics after his license has expired or has been suspended.
8. Has practiced dietetics under cover of any
					 permit or license illegally or fraudulently obtained or issued.
9. Has violated, aided, or abetted others in
					 violation of any provision of these regulations, rules of the Board or
					 Department, or the Act.
10. Is
					 convicted of a crime in any court other than a misdemeanor.
11. Has engaged in any conduct considered by
					 the Board to be detrimental to the profession of dietetics.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-10-21.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF DIETITIANS › Subchapter 8 - Revocation, Suspension and Denial of License › Rule 15-19-60-3.8.2 - Summary Suspension

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board may summarily suspend a license without a
						hearing, simultaneously with the filing of a formal complaint and notice of
						hearing, if the Board determines that:
1. The health, safety, or welfare of the
					 general public is in immediate danger; or
2. The licensee's physical capacity to
					 practice his profession is in issue; or
3. The licensee's mental capacity to practice
					 his profession is in issue.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-10-21.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF DIETITIANS › Subchapter 8 - Revocation, Suspension and Denial of License › Rule 15-19-60-3.8.3 - Complaints

Current through June 25, 2024
All complaints concerning a licensee shall be reviewed
						by the Department to determine what action, if any, shall be
						initiated.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-10-21.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF DIETITIANS › Subchapter 8 - Revocation, Suspension and Denial of License › Rule 15-19-60-3.8.4 - Notice of Charges and Hearing

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Following the
					 investigative process, the Department may file formal charges against the
					 licensee. Such formal complaint shall, at a minimum, inform the licensee of the
					 facts which are the basis of the charge and which are specific enough to enable
					 the licensee to defend against the charges.
2. Each licensee, whose conduct is the
					 subject of a formal charge which seeks to impose disciplinary action against
					 the licensee, shall be served notice of the formal charge at least fifteen (15)
					 days before the date of hearing. A hearing shall be presided over by the Board
					 or the Board's designee. Service shall be considered to have been given if the
					 notice was personally received by the licensee, or the notice was mailed
					 certified, return receipt requested, to the licensee at the licensee's last
					 known home address as listed with the state agency.
3. The notice of the formal hearing shall
					 consist at a minimum of the following information:
a. The time, place and date of
					 hearing;
b. That the licensee shall
					 appear personally at the hearing and may be represented by counsel;
c. That the licensee shall have the right to
					 produce witnesses and evidence in the licensee's behalf and shall have the
					 right to cross-examine adverse witnesses and evidence;
d. That the hearing could result in
					 disciplinary action being taken against the licensee's license;
e. That rules for the conduct of these
					 hearings exist and it may be in the licensee's best interest to obtain a copy;
					 and
f. That the Board, or its
					 designee, shall preside at the hearing and following the conclusion of the
					 hearing shall make findings of facts, conclusions of law and recommendations,
					 separately stated, to the Board as to what disciplinary action, if any, should
					 be imposed on the licensee.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF DIETITIANS › Subchapter 8 - Revocation, Suspension and Denial of License › Rule 15-19-60-3.8.5 - Board Sanctions

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board may impose any of the following sanctions,
						singly or in combination, when it finds that a licensee is guilty of any of the
						above offenses:
1. Revocation of the
					 license;
2. Suspension of the
					 license, for any period of time;
3.
					 Censure the licensee;
4. Issue a
					 letter of reprimand to the licensee;
5. Place a license on probationary status and
					 require the licensee to submit to any of the following:
a. report regularly to the Board upon matters
					 which are the basis of probation;
b. continue to renew professional education
					 until a satisfactory degree of skill has been attained in those areas which are
					 the basis of probation; or
c. such
					 other reasonable requirements or restrictions as are proper;
d. Refuse to renew a license; or
e. Impose a cost assessment; or
f. Revoke probation which has been granted
					 and impose any other disciplinary action in this subsection when the
					 requirements of probation have not been fulfilled or have been
					 violated.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF DIETITIANS › Subchapter 8 - Revocation, Suspension and Denial of License › Rule 15-19-60-3.8.6 - Appeal

Current through June 25, 2024
Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Board shall
						have a right of appeal in the manner provided for in the Act and the Laws of
						the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-10-21.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF DIETITIANS › Subchapter 10 - Criminal Offenses and Punishment › Rule 15-19-60-3.10.1 - Offenses

Current through June 25, 2024
Any person who violates any provision of the Act, or
						these regulations promulgated thereto shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty
						of a misdemeanor.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-10-21.