Title 73, Professions and Vocations

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi Electronic Protection Licensing Act.”

(1) Any person employed by an alarm contracting company shall hold an individual license issued by the State Fire Marshal. Such license shall authorize its holder to engage in alarm contracting, only to the extent of the terms as further provided in this chapter. (2) Such applica…

(a) The State Fire Marshal is authorized to issue individual licenses to qualified applicants that entitles the license holder to perform the following:(a) Class B license: Alarm System Technician. Such license shall authorize its holder to design, plan, specify, lay out, sell, p…

(1) No person or company shall engage in alarm contracting without holding a current and valid license issued by the State Fire Marshal as provided in this chapter. However, this requirement for licensure shall not apply to:(a) Any company or natural person licensed to perform el…

(1) (a) Each license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be valid for a period of one (1) year from its date of issuance and shall be renewed annually, on or before the anniversary date, by forwarding to the State Fire Marshal a renewal application accompanied by the payment of…

(1) The State Fire Marshal is authorized to assess and collect fees pursuant to this chapter, the amount of which shall not exceed the following:(a) Application fee and provisional or original companyClass A license $ 450.00.(b) Application fee and provisional or original individ…

(1) The Electronic Protection Licensing Advisory Board is hereby created within the Department of Insurance. The board shall be composed of seven (7) members, as follows:(a) Three (3) members shall be appointed by the Governor, one (1) member from each State Supreme Court Distric…

(1) Class I offenses shall be as follows:(a) Failure of an alarm contracting company to timely notify the State Fire Marshal of certain changes in the status of the licensee as required by this licensing law.(b) Failure of an alarm contracting company as applicable, to do either …

(1) The State Fire Marshal may impose, by written citation after reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, penalties for violation of this chapter as provided in this section. Appeals from imposition of such penalties shal…

(1) Except for requirements which pertain to all types of businesses generally, no county or municipality shall enact any new ordinance, rule or regulation regulating companies and persons subject to licensure pursuant to this chapter. (2) This chapter shall supersede any existin…

(1) In addition to the penalties otherwise provided for by this chapter, the State Fire Marshal may cause to issue in any court of competent jurisdiction an injunction without bond enjoining any person from violating or continuing to violate the provisions of this chapter. (2) In…

The purpose of this chapter is to assure the general public of the competence of individuals and companies which offer electronic protective systems, or services relating to such alarms or systems to the general public by establishing statewide uniform procedures and qualificatio…

(1) Each alarm contracting company engaged in alarm contracting who sells an electronic protective system to a consumer shall immediately return the lockout, installer or programming code of the electronic protective system to the factory default setting when the consumer cancels…

Any person aggrieved by any action or decision of the State Fire Marshal under the provisions of this chapter may appeal therefrom, within thirty (30) days after receipt of notice thereof to the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County by certiorari in the ma…

For the purposes of making such investigations as he may deem necessary for the proper administration of this chapter, the State Fire Marshal shall have the inquisitorial powers and shall be empowered to subpoena witnesses and examine them under oath, provided that all testimony,…

(a) As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in this section:(a) “Alarm contracting” means providing an electronic protective system to another, including, but not limited to, the design, planning with the intent to pre-wire, pre-wiring, inst…

(1) The State Fire Marshal shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and shall have the authority to promulgate and adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary for such proper administration and enforcement. The Electronic Protection Advisory Licensing …

(1) Any entity desiring to engage in alarm contracting shall hold a Class A Alarm Contracting Business license issued by the State Fire Marshal. (2) If the State Fire Marshal finds that a company has met the requirements of licensing, he shall issue a Class A license to engage in…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Acupuncture Practice Act.” Whenever a reference is made to the Acupuncture Practice Act by the provisions of any statute, it is to be construed as referring to the provisions of this chapter.

(1) There is hereby established the Mississippi Council of Advisors in Acupuncture to aid the State Board of Medical Licensure in administering the provisions of this chapter. (2) The council shall consist of three (3) persons appointed by the Executive Director of the State Medi…

(1) The State Board of Medical Licensure is hereby empowered, authorized and directed to adopt, amend, promulgate and enforce such rules, regulations and standards governing the practice of acupuncture as may be necessary to further the accomplishment of the purpose of this chapt…

Unless licensed as an acupuncture practitioner under this chapter, or exempt from licensure under the provisions of this chapter, no person shall practice or hold himself or herself out as practicing or engaging in the practice of acupuncture, either for compensation or gratuitou…

(1) An acupuncture practitioner license authorizes the holder to engage in the practice of acupuncture. (2) This chapter shall not be construed to limit, interfere with, or prevent any other class of licensed health care professionals from practicing within the scope of their lic…

(1) No person shall be licensed to practice acupuncture unless he or she has passed an examination and/or has been found to have the necessary qualifications as prescribed in the regulations adopted by the board. (2) Before any applicant is eligible for an examination or qualific…

(a) The board may, at its discretion, issue a license without examination to an acupuncture practitioner who has been licensed, certified or otherwise formally legally recognized as an acupuncturist or acupuncture practitioner in any state or territory if all three (3) of the fol…

(1) The board shall establish, by regulation, mandatory continuing education requirements for acupuncture practitioners licensed in this state, including the following:(a) Each person licensed under this chapter, whether or not residing within the state, shall complete thirty (30…

(1) The board shall establish standards for approval of schools and colleges offering education and training in the practice of acupuncture. (2) Before approval of an institute of acupuncture, the board shall determine that the institute meets standards of professional education.…

(1) Any acupuncturist validly licensed, certified or registered under prior law of this state shall be deemed as licensed under the provisions of this chapter. (2) All acupuncturists licensed under this section shall not accept or perform professional responsibilities that the li…

(1) Persons licensed under this chapter shall be subject to the following reporting requirements:(a) All morbidity, mortality, infectious disease, abuse and neglect reporting requirements of this state;(b) Reporting completion of the required continuing education study to the boa…

(1) In its concern with the need to eliminate the fundamental causes of illness and with the need to treat the whole person, the Legislature intends to establish in this chapter a framework for the practice of the art and science of acupuncture. (2) The purposes of this chapter a…

(1) Acupuncture practitioners shall comply with all applicable public health laws of this state. (2) Sanitation practices shall include:(a) Hands shall be washed with soap and water or other disinfectant between treatment of different patients;(b) Skin in the area of penetration …

(a) The following acts constitute grounds for which the board may initiate disciplinary actions:(a) Attempting to obtain, or renewing a license to practice acupuncture by bribery or misinterpretation;(b) Having a license to practice acupuncture revoked, suspended, or otherwise ac…

(1) Disciplinary proceedings under this chapter shall be conducted in the same manner as other disciplinary proceedings are conducted by the State Board of Medical Licensure. (2) When the board finds any person guilty of any of the acts set forth in Section 73-71-33, it may then …

(1) It is unlawful for any person to:(a) Hold himself or herself out as an acupuncture practitioner unless licensed as provided in this chapter;(b) Practice acupuncture, or attempt to practice acupuncture, without an active license or as otherwise permitted by board rule establis…

(1) The board shall establish a program of care, counseling or treatment for impaired acupuncturists. (2) The program of care, counseling or treatment shall include a written schedule of organized treatment, care, counseling, activities or education satisfactory to the board desi…

(1) No licensed acupuncturist shall disclose any information concerning the licensed acupuncturist’s care of a patient except on written authorization or by waiver by the licensed acupuncturist’s patient or by court order, by subpoena, or as otherwise provided in this section. (2…

Each licensee shall be required to pay biennial license renewal fees and meet continuing education requirements as provided in this chapter.

(1) A license that has expired may be renewed at any time within ninety (90) days after its expiration upon filing of an application for renewal on a form provided by the board and payment of the renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date. If the license is not renewe…

(a) At any time while a license is valid, or expired but not lapsed, the licensee may request that his or her license be placed on inactive status. While on inactive status, the licensee is not subject to fees or continuing education requirements. As a condition of reinstatement,…

(1) A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this chapter, but while the license remains suspended, and until it is reinstated, the renewal does not entitle the practice of acupuncture, or any other activity or conduct in violation of the o…

(a) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following meanings:(a) “Accredited college of acupuncture” means any college, school or division of a university or college that offers the degree of Master of Science in Orient…

(1) The board may charge reasonable fees for the following:(a) Initial application fee for licensing;(b) Written and practical examination not including the cost of the nationally recognized examination;(c) Biennial licensing renewal for acupuncture practitioners;(d) Late renewal…

(a) All of the following shall apply to an acupuncture practitioner who is licensed to practice in Mississippi:(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), the practitioner may perform acupuncture on a patient only if the patient was evaluated by a physician, as appropriate…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi Certified Interior Designer Act.”

The board and IDAC may accept applications for Mississippi certification from an interior designer in another jurisdiction pursuant to Section 73-73-7 or 73-73-9. The issuance of a certification by reciprocity to a military-trained applicant, military spouse or person who establi…

Each Mississippi Certified Interior Designer shall be required to meet the continuing education requirements established by the board and IDAC. The board and IDAC shall set a minimum requirement of continuing education for the biennial reporting period.