Title 73, Professions and Vocations

(1) The board shall issue licenses and compact privileges and notices of renewal, revocation, suspension or reinstatement, and shall publish annually the names of persons who are licensed or hold a compact privilege under this chapter and the names of the persons whose licenses o…

(1) An applicant applying for a license as an occupational therapist or as an occupational therapy assistant shall file a written application on forms provided by the board, showing to the satisfaction of the board that he or she meets the following requirements:(a) Is of good mo…

(1) The board shall grant a license to any person certified prior to July 1, 1988, as an Occupational Therapist Registered (OTR) or a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The board may waive the examination, educ…

(1) The board shall issue a license or a compact privilege to any person who meets the requirements of this article and upon payment of the license fee. (2) The board shall issue a limited permit to persons who have completed the education and experience requirements of this arti…

(1) Licensees subject to this article shall conduct their activities, services and practice in accordance with this article and any rules promulgated pursuant hereto. Licenses and compact privileges may be subject to the exercise of the disciplinary sanction enumerated in Section…

(1) Any person whose application for a license or compact privilege is denied shall be entitled to a hearing before the board if he or she submits a written request to the board. Such hearing shall be conducted at the earliest possible date. A subcommittee of the council shall at…

(1) Except as provided in Section 33-1-39, any license issued under this article shall be subject to renewal and shall expire unless renewed in the manner prescribed by the rules and regulations of the board, upon the payment of a renewal fee and demonstration of completion of co…

(1) The board is empowered to prescribe and publish reasonable fees for the following purposes:(a) Application fee which is nonrefundable;(b) Initial license or compact privilege fee;(c) Renewal of license or compact privilege fee;(d) Late renewal fee;(e) Limited permit fee;(f) R…

(a) The following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, unless the context requires otherwise:(a) “Association” shall mean the Mississippi Occupational Therapy Association.(b) “Board” shall mean the Mississippi State Board of Health.(c) “Occupational therapy” means…

The State Board of Health established and empowered by Section 41-3-1 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972, shall discharge the provisions of this article in the examination, licensing and regulation of persons who provide services of occupational therapy.

(1) It is unlawful for any person who is not licensed or does not hold a compact privilege under this chapter as an occupational therapist or as an occupational therapy assistant, or whose license or compact privilege has been suspended or revoked, to:(a) In any manner represent …

(a) Nothing in this article shall be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services or activities of:(a) Any person, licensed in this state by any other law, from engaging in the profession or occupation for which he or she is licensed;(b) Any person who is employe…

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT The Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact is enacted into law and entered into by this state with any and all states legally joining in the Compact in accordance with its terms, in the form substantially as follows: OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY LIC…