Title 73, Professions and Vocations

An applicant for a license who is notified by the board that he has fulfilled the requirements of Section 73-14-17 and upon paying a testing fee determined by the department as necessary to cover the expense of the administration of the examination not to exceed One Hundred Fifty…

The examination provided in Section 73-14-19 shall be selected by the board, with advice of the council, and may also include an oral examination at the discretion of the board. The tests under this section shall not include questions requiring a medical or surgical education. It…

The board shall register each applicant who satisfactorily passes the examination and then issue such applicant a license. The license shall be effective until July 1 next following issuance.

The department may license as a hearing aid specialist, and furnish a certificate of licensure, to any applicant who presents evidence, satisfactory to the department of having passed an examination before a similar lawfully authorized examining agency or board of hearing aid spe…

(1) An applicant who fulfills the requirements of Section 73-14-17 and who has not previously applied to take the examination provided under Section 73-14-19 may apply to the board for a temporary license. (2) Upon receiving an application provided under subsection (1) of this se…

(a) The following definitions apply as used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(a) The “board” means the Mississippi State Board of Health.(b) “License” includes a temporary license.(c) “Hearing aid” shall mean any wearable instrument or device designed for or…

Except as provided in Section 33-1-39, a person who practices the fitting and dispensing of hearing aids shall biennially pay to the board a fee of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for a renewal of his license. A grace period of thirty (30) days shall be allowed after the expiration…

A person who holds a license or temporary license shall notify the board in writing of the address of the place or places where he engages or intends to engage in the practice of fitting or dispensing of hearing aids. The board shall keep a record of the places of practice of per…

(1) Any person registered under this chapter may have his license or certificate revoked or suspended for a fixed period to be determined by the board for any of the following causes:(a) Being convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude. The record of such conviction, or ce…

(1) Any person, whose license is sought to be revoked under the provisions of this chapter, shall be given thirty (30) days’ notice, in writing, enumerating the charges and specifying a date for public hearing thereon. The hearing shall be held in the county where the person’s bu…

(1) From any revocation, the person charged may, within thirty (30) days thereof, appeal to the chancery court of the county of the residence of the licensee. (2) Notice of appeals shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the court, who shall issue a writ of certiorari direct…

(a) No person may:(a) Sell, barter or offer to sell or barter a license.(b) Purchase or procure by barter a license with intent to use it as evidence of the holder’s qualifications to practice the fitting and dispensing of hearing aids.(c) Alter materially a license with fraudule…

Violation of any provision of this chapter is a misdemeanor punishable upon conviction by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days in the county jail, or by both.

The board may enforce any provisions of this chapter by injunction or by any other appropriate proceeding. No such proceeding shall be barred by any proceeding had or pending pursuant to any other section of this chapter, and the authority conferred in this chapter is in addition…

All fees and monies received by the board under this chapter shall be deposited in a special fund hereby created in the State Treasury and shall be used for the implementation and administration of this chapter when appropriated by the Legislature for such purpose.

(1) This chapter is not intended to prevent any person from engaging in the practice of measuring human hearing for the purpose of selection of hearing aids, provided such person or organization employing such person does not sell hearing aids or accessories thereto, except in th…

(1) The powers and duties of the Mississippi State Board of Health under this chapter are as follows:(a) To authorize all disbursements necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.(b) To supervise and administer qualifying examinations to test the knowledge and proficie…