Title 73, Professions and Vocations

(1) The board shall issue licenses and privileges to practice and notices of renewal, revocation, suspension or reinstatement and shall publish annually the names of persons licensed under this article or holding the privilege to practice. (2) The board shall publish and dissemin…

(1) A person eligible for licensure under Section 73-38-9 and desirous of licensure shall make application for examination to the board at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of examination upon a form and in such manner as the board shall prescribe. (2) Any application shal…

(1) Each applicant for licensure under this article shall be examined by the board in written examination. Standards for acceptable performance shall be established by the board with the advice of the council. (2) Applicants for licensure shall be examined at a time and place and…

(1) The board may waive the examination for licensure of any applicant who presents proof of current licensure in another state, including the District of Columbia, or territory of the United States which maintains professional standards considered by the council to be equivalent…

(1) The board shall issue a license to any person who meets the requirements of this article and who pays to the board the fees prescribed in Section 73-38-31. The board shall issue a privilege to practice to any person who meets the requirements of the Audiology and Speech-Langu…

(1) With regard to a refusal to issue a privilege to practice, such refusal by the board shall be in accordance with terms of the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact. The board may refuse to issue or renew a license, or may suspend or revoke a license where…

(1) Except as provided in Section 33-1-39, licenses issued under this article shall expire and become invalid at midnight of the expiration date. A person’s privilege to practice in this state in accordance with this article shall be valid until the expiration date of that person…

(a) The following definitions apply as used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:(a) “Board” means the Mississippi State Board of Health.(b) “Council” means the Mississippi Council of Advisors in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology as established in Section …

(1) The board shall assess fees for the following purposes:(a) Initial licensing or the privilege to practice;(b) Renewal of licensure or the privilege to practice;(c) License or the privilege to practice issued after expiration date;(d) Late renewal payment penalty;(e) Temporary…

The board shall require the applicant for license renewal to present evidence of the satisfactory completion of continuing education requirements as determined by the board.

Any person who violates any provision of this article shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned in the county jail for a period not exceeding six (6) months, or both.

All fees collected by the State Board of Health under this article and any penalties collected by the board for violations of this article shall be deposited in a special fund hereby created in the State Treasury and shall be used for the implementation and administration of this…

(1) Licensure or the privilege to practice shall be granted either in speech-language pathology or audiology independently. A person may be licensed or hold the privilege to practice in both areas if he or she meets the respective qualifications. (2) No person shall practice or r…

(a) Nothing in this article shall be construed as preventing or restricting:(a) A physician from engaging in the practice of medicine in this state, or a person using an audiometer to test hearing under the direct supervision of a licensed physician, provided such person does not…

(1) To be eligible for licensure by the board as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist and to be eligible for registration as a speech-language pathology aide or audiology aide, a person shall:(a) Be of good moral character;(b) (1) For speech-language pathologists or audio…

AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY INTERSTATE COMPACT The Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate 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 substantia…