Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2501 - Massage Therapy, Board of › Chapter 3 - Organization › Rule 30-2501-3.2 - Board Operations

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The Board shall:
1. Adopt an official seal and keep a record
				of its proceedings, persons licensed as massage therapists, and a record of the
				licenses that have been revoked or suspended;
2. Keep on file all appropriate records
				pertaining to each license;
3.
				Annually, on or before February 15, make a report to the governor and
				Legislature of all of its official acts during the preceding year, its total
				receipts and disbursements and a full and complete report of relevant
				statistical and significantly notable conditions of massage therapist in this
				state as uniformly stipulated by the Board;
4. Evaluate the qualifications of applicants
				for licensure under this act, and advise applicants as to the acceptance or
				denial of licensure with any reasons for denial within forty-five (45)
				days;
5. Issue licenses to
				applicants who meet the requirements of the Board;
6. Inspect, or have inspected, when required,
				the business premises of any licensed massage therapist during their operating
				hours, so long as such inspection does not infringe on the reasonable privacy
				of any therapists' clients;
7.
				Establish minimum training and educational standards for obtaining a license,
				provided that requirements do not decrease;
8. Establish a procedure for approval of
				educational standards;
9.
				Investigate persons suspected of engaging in practices which may violate
				provisions of the law, rules and regulations governing massage
				therapists;
10. Revoke, suspend or
				deny a license in accordance with the provisions of the law, rules and
				regulations governing massage therapists;
11. Adopt an annual budget;
12. Establish policies with respect to
				continuing education;
13. Adopt
				rules:
a. Specifying standards and procedures
				for issuance of provisional license and provisional permit;
b. Specifying license procedures for
				practitioners desiring to be licensed in this state who hold an active license
				or credentials from another state Board;
c. The Board shall prescribe renewal
				procedures, requirements, dates and fees for massage therapy licenses issued by
				the Board and shall include provisions for inactive, retired, and lapsed
				licenses;
d. Make available all
				forms necessary for carrying out all provisions of this act and any and all
				necessary business of the Board;
e.
				Establish written duties of the executive director;
f. Establish a set of reasonable and
				customary fines and penalties for violations of this act, and fees, including
				refund policies, which shall be standardized and not exceeded unless amended
				with at least thirty (30) days' notice to those who are licensed;
g. Establish, amend or repeal any rules or
				regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of the law, rules and
				regulations governing massage therapists. Affected practitioners shall be sent
				relevant changes no less than once per license renewal;
h. The Board shall maintain a current
				register listing the name of every massage therapist licensed to practice in
				this state, his/her last known place of business and the last known place of
				residence, and the date and number of his/her license.