Mississippi Administrative Code

Doctors of chiropractic should attend their patients as often as they consider necessary to insure the well-being of their patients. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 2001-13-102 Miss. Code Ann. § 73-6-5(1) (1972)

Having once undertaken to serve a patient, doctors of chiropractic should not neglect the patient. Doctors of chiropractic should take reasonable steps to protect their patients prior to withdrawing their professional services; such steps shall include: due notice to them allowin…

Doctors of chiropractic should be honest and endeavor to practice with the highest degree of professional competency and honesty in the proper care of their patients. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 2001-13-104 Miss. Code Ann. § 73-6-5(1) (1972)

Doctors of chiropractic should comply with a patient's written and notarized authorization to provide records, or copies of such records, to those whom the patient designates as authorized to inspect or receive all or part of such records. A reasonable charge may be made for the …

Subject to the foregoing Section 5, doctors of chiropractic should preserve and protect the patient's confidences and records, except as the patient directs or consents or the law requires otherwise. They should not discuss a patient's history, symptoms, diagnosis, or treatment w…

Doctors of chiropractic owe loyalty, compassion and respect to their patients. Their clinical judgment and practice should be objective and exercised solely for the patient's benefit. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 2001-13-107 Miss. Code Ann. § 73-6-5(1) (1972)

Doctors of chiropractic should recognize and respect the right of every person to free choice of chiropractors or other health care providers and to the right to change such choice at will. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 2001-13-108 Miss. Code Ann. § 73-6-5(1) (1972)

Doctors of chiropractic are entitled to receive proper and reasonable compensation for their professional services commensurate with the value of the services they have rendered taking into consideration their experience, time required, reputation and the nature of the condition …

Doctors of chiropractic should maintain the highest standards of professional and personal conduct, and should refrain from all illegal conduct. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 2001-13-110 Miss. Code Ann. § 73-6-5(1) (1972)

Doctors of chiropractic should be ready to consult and seek the talents of other health care professionals when such consultation would benefit their patients or when their patients express a desire for such consultation. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 2001-13-111 Miss. Code Ann. § 73-6…

Doctors of chiropractic should employ their best good faith efforts that the patient possesses enough information to enable an intelligent choice in regard to proposed chiropractic treatment. The patient should make his or her own determination on such treatment. Notes 30 Miss. C…

Doctors of chiropractic should utilize only those laboratory and X-ray procedures, and such devices or nutritional products that are in the best interest of the patient and not in conflict with state statute or administrative rulings. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 2001-13-113 Miss. Cod…

It is unethical and unprofessional for a doctor of chiropractic to have a sexual intimacy with a patient or former patient within two years. The physician/patient relationship requires the doctor of chiropractic to exercise utmost care that he or she will do nothing to "exploit t…

Doctors of chiropractic should act as members of a learned profession dedicated to the promotion of health, the prevention of illness and the alleviation of suffering. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 2001-13-115 Miss. Code Ann. § 73-6-5(1) (1972)

Doctors of chiropractic shall observe and comply with laws, decisions and regulations of state governmental agencies and cooperate with the pertinent activities and policies of associations legally authorized to regulate or assist in the regulation of the chiropractic profession.…

Doctors of chiropractic should conduct themselves as responsible citizens in the public affairs or their local community, state and nation in order to improve law, administrative procedures and public policies that pertain to chiropractic and the system of health care delivery. D…

Doctors of chiropractic may advertise but should exercise utmost care that such advertising is relevant to health awareness, is accurate, truthful, not misleading or false or deceptive, and scrupulously accurate in representing the chiropractor's professional status and area of s…

Doctors of chiropractic should continually strive to improve their skill and competency by keeping abreast of current developments contained in the health and scientific literature, and by participating in continuing chiropractic educational programs and utilizing other appropria…

Doctors of chiropractic may testify either as experts or when their patients are involved in court cases, workers' compensation proceedings or in other similar administrative proceedings in personal injury or related cases. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 2001-13-120 Miss. Code Ann. § 73…

The chiropractic profession should address itself to improvements in licensing procedures consistent with the development of the profession and of relevant advances in science. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 2001-13-121 Miss. Code Ann. § 73-6-5(1) (1972)

Doctors of chiropractic who are public officers shall not engage in activities which are, or may be reasonably perceived to be in conflict with their official duties. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 2001-13-122 Miss. Code Ann. § 73-6-5(1) (1972)

Doctors of chiropractic should protect the public and reputation of the chiropractic profession by bringing to the attention of the appropriate public or private organizations the actions of chiropractors who engage in deception, fraud or dishonesty, or otherwise engage in conduc…

It is unethical for a doctor of chiropractic to receive a fee, rebate, rental payment or any other form of remuneration for the referral of a patient to a clinic, laboratory or other health service entity. The MSBCE recognizes that there are some forms of rental agreements for sp…

Doctors of chiropractic shall assist in maintaining the integrity, competency and highest standards of the chiropractic profession. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 2001-13-125 Miss. Code Ann. § 73-6-5(1) (1972)

Doctors of chiropractic should by their behavior, avoid even the appearance of professional impropriety and should recognize that their public behavior may have an impact on the ability of the profession to serve the public. Doctors of chiropractic should promote public confidenc…

As teachers, doctors of chiropractic should recognize their obligation to help others acquire knowledge and skill in the practice of the profession. They should maintain high standards of scholarship, education, training and objectivity in the accurate and full dissemination of i…

Doctors of chiropractic should attempt to promote and maintain cordial relationships with other members of the chiropractic profession and other professions in an effort to promote information advantageous to the public's health and well-being. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 2001-13-128…

The license renewal will be yearly with a renewal fee of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) per year. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 2001-14-100 Miss. Code Ann. § 73-6-17(1972) Amended 1/27/2016

The renewal fee is due and payable on or before June 30 each year. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 2001-14-101 Miss. Code Ann. § 73-6-17(1972)

There will be a Three Hundred Dollar ($300.00) delinquent fee added on any renewal postmarked July 1 or after. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 2001-14-102 Miss. Code Ann. § 73-6-17(1972)

On or before June 30th of each year, as a part of the licensure renewal process, the Board must be provided, on the form designated by the Board, the following information concerning each licensee and the clinic they work in before renewals may be processed: 1. Clinic name and ph…

Any new staff or changes to present staff must be sent to the Board within 30 days of change. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 2001-15-101 Miss. Code Ann. § 73-6-5(1972)

Purpose. The purpose of this Chapter is to establish standards, qualifications, and responsibilities for interns, preceptors, and accredited chiropractic colleges which participate in the Chiropractic Undergraduate Preceptorship Program pursuant to Section 73-6-14(1) of the Missi…

Preceptor; application to the Board. A chiropractor who desires to participate in the program as a preceptor shall make application to the Board, on a form prescribed by the Board, for approval as a preceptor. If the Board finds that said chiropractor meets the standards and qual…

Intern; application to the Board. A student at a CCE-accredited chiropractic college who is in his or her last academic year and who desires to participate in the program as an intern shall make application to the Board, on a form prescribed by the Board, for approval as an inter…

Experience planning. The organization, content, duration, and weekly schedule of each intern's Practicum Education Experience shall be jointly developed by the designated representative of the intern's college and the preceptor at least one month prior to the beginning of the Exp…

Standards and qualifications for a preceptor. A chiropractor who desires to participate in the program as a preceptor shall meet the following standards and qualifications: 1. hold an original license and current renewal license; 2. have a minimum of five (5) years of experience …

Responsibilities of preceptor. A preceptor shall have the following responsibilities to the intern, the intern's college, and the Board: 1. to confer with the designated representative of the college prior to the beginning of each experience to develop the organization, content, …

Responsibilities of intern. An intern shall have the following responsibilities to the intern's college, the preceptor, and the Board: 1. to provide a current telephone number and address of his location in the state to the preceptor and the Board within a reasonable time after a…

Responsibility of the college. An intern's college shall have the following responsibilities to the intern, the preceptor, and the Board: 1. to provide the complete name, biographical data (including work experience) and a report of the Health status of the intern to the precepto…

Miscellaneous provisions. 1. An intern shall be allowed to perform only those duties which are lawful and ethical in the practice of chiropractic in Mississippi. 2. Any incident reports related to an intern's experience shall be maintained by the preceptor and shall be the sole p…

Definition. A person who has graduated from a CCE-accredited college of chiropractic maintaining a standard of training acceptable to the Board of Chiropractic Examiners, but who has not been licensed in any other state. Anyone graduating three (3) years prior to July 1, 2003 can…

Qualifications. 1. Completed application approved by the Board on file at the Executive Secretary's office; 2. Certified transcripts from the graduating chiropractic college; 3. Certified transcripts from undergraduate college totaling sixty (60) semester hours; 4. Transcript fro…

Program time period. 1. This program is good for six (6) months after acceptance into the program. 2. This program can be renewed by a majority vote of the Board and a payment of a Fifty Dollar ($50.00) renewal fee. 3. This program can only be renewed at the discretion of the Boa…

A chiropractor not licensed to practice in Mississippi but who is licensed and in good standing in any other state, territory, or jurisdiction of the United States or any other nation or foreign jurisdiction may engage in the practice of chiropractic if he or she is employed or d…

A chiropractor requesting this license shall have in the Executive Secretary's office of the Board twenty (20) days before the event the following: 1. application approved by the Board; 2. copy of license from the State in which the chiropractor practices; 3. proof from the licen…

The Board may issue in its discretion without examination, an emergency license to an applicant, subject to the following conditions: 1. An applicant shall file an application for an emergency license, accompanied by the following: a. certification from all States in which the ap…