Title 73, Professions and Vocations

(a) Upon approval by the board, the secretary shall issue an internship license to a trainee provided he applies for such license and pays the required fee within ten (10) days prior to the commencement of his internship. The application shall contain such information as may be r…

The fee to be paid for an original polygraph examiner’s license is fifty dollars ($50.00). The fee to be paid for an internship license is thirty dollars ($30.00). The fee to be paid for the issuance of a duplicate polygraph examiner’s license is ten dollars ($10.00). The fee to …

A license or duplicate license must be prominently displayed at the place of business of the polygraph examiner or at the place of internship. Each license shall be signed by the board members and shall be issued under the seal of the board.

Notice in writing shall be given to the secretary by the licensed polygraph examiner of any change of principal business location within thirty (30) days of the time he changes the location. A change of business location without notification to the secretary shall automatically s…

Except as provided in Section 33-1-39, each polygraph examiner’s license shall be issued for the term of one (1) year and shall, unless suspended or revoked, be renewed annually as prescribed by the board; provided, however, that licenses issued from and after July 1, 1994, shall…

In this chapter, unless the context requires a different definition: “Board” means the polygraph examiners board; “Secretary” means that member of the polygraph examiners board selected by the board to act as secretary; “Internship” means the study of polygraph examinations and o…

(1) The board may refuse to issue or may suspend or revoke a license on any one or more of the following grounds:(a) For failing to inform a subject to be examined as to the nature of the examination;(b) For failing to inform a subject to be examined that his participation in the…

Any unlawful act or violation of any of the provisions of this chapter on the part of any polygraph examiner or trainee shall not be cause for revocation of the license of any other polygraph examiner for whom the offending examiner or trainee may have been employed, unless it sh…

Each polygraph examiner shall register with the secretary of state of the State of Mississippi and with the circuit clerk in the county wherein he maintains a business address. The circuit clerk of each county shall maintain a list of all polygraph examiners registered in his cou…

(a) When there is cause to refuse an application or to suspend or revoke the license of any polygraph examiner, the board shall, not less than thirty (30) days before refusal, suspension, or revocation action is taken, notify such person in writing, in person, or by certified mai…

Any person dissatisfied with the action of the board in refusing his application or suspending or revoking his license, or any other action of the board, may appeal the action of the board by filing a petition within thirty (30) days thereafter in the circuit court in the county …

Upon the revocation or suspension of any license, the licensee shall forthwith surrender the license or licenses to the secretary; failure of a licensee to do so shall be a violation of this chapter and upon conviction, shall be subject to the penalties hereinafter set forth. At …

If any person violates any provisions of this chapter, the secretary shall, upon direction of a majority of the board, in the name of the State of Mississippi, through the Attorney General of the State of Mississippi, except as otherwise authorized in Section 7-5-39, apply in any…

Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or any person who falsely states or represents that he has been or is a polygraph examiner or trainee shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollar…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as permitting the results of truth examinations or polygraph examinations to be introduced or admitted as evidence in a court of law.

Every polygraph examiner shall use an instrument which records visually, permanently, and simultaneously: (1) a subject’s cardiovascular pattern and (2) a subject’s respiratory pattern. Patterns of other physiological changes in addition to (1) and (2) may also be recorded.

(1) There is hereby established a Polygraph Examiners Board consisting of three (3) members who shall be citizens of the United States and residents of the state for at least two (2) years prior to appointment and at the time of appointment are active polygraph examiners. No two …

(1) The board shall issue regulations consistent with the provisions of this chapter for the administration and enforcement of this chapter and shall prescribe forms which shall be issued in connection therewith. (2) An order or a certified copy thereof, over the board seal and p…

It is declared to be the policy of this state that the activities of those persons who render services to the public as licensed professional counselors and use the title “Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor” (P-LPC) or “Licensed Professional Counselor” be regulated to en…

Following a decision by the board not to license, the applicant may request a hearing at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the board. The applicant will be notified of the decision of the majority of the board members within sixty (60) days of the hearing. Upon a final deci…

The board shall adopt the code of ethics of The American Counseling Association. The chairman of the board shall file these ethical standards with the Secretary of State.

The board shall enter into a reciprocal agreement with any state which licenses counselors if the board finds that such state has substantially the same requirements for licensure. The issuance of a license by reciprocity to a military-trained applicant, military spouse or person…

(a) No licensed professional counselor or provisional licensed professional counselor may disclose any information acquired during professional consultation with clients except:(a) With the written consent of the client or, in the case of death or disability or in the case of a m…

Any person who represents himself or herself by the title “Licensed Professional Counselor” or “Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor” without having first complied with the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be p…

(1) The board may, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, suspend, revoke or refuse to issue or renew a license or the privilege to practice or may reprimand the license holder or holder of the privilege to practice, upon a determination by the board that such license holder…

The board shall develop procedures for review of violations of professional ethics. Sanctions, suspension and/or revocation of license or the privilege to practice will be imposed for violations of professional ethics.

(a) It is not the intent of this article to regulate against members of other duly regulated professions in this state who do counseling in the normal course of the practice of their own profession. This article does not apply to:(a) Any person registered, certified or licensed b…

For a period of two (2) years from July 1, 1985, the board shall waive the sixty (60) semester hours/ninety (90) quarter hours requirement of Section 73-30-9(f), and shall grant the appropriate license upon payment of the required fee by any person, subject to board approval, (a)…

(1) Except as provided in Section 33-1-39, the renewal of license fee or privilege to practice fee for licensed professional counselors under this article shall be Two Hundred Twenty Dollars ($220.00) per biennial licensing renewal period, and the renewal of license fee for provi…

(a) The following terms shall have the meaning ascribed herein unless the context shall otherwise require:(a) “Licensed professional counselor” shall mean and is restricted to any person who holds himself or herself out to the public by any title or description of services incorp…

(1) There is hereby established the Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors which shall consist of five (5) members. The initial appointments to the board shall consist of one (1) member from each of the five (5) congressional districts of Missis…

(1) The members of the board shall take an oath to perform faithfully the duties of their office. The oath shall be administered by a person qualified by law to administer oaths. Upon taking the oath as board members, the initial members shall be deemed licensed counselors for al…

(1) The board shall issue a license as a provisional licensed professional counselor, without regard to race, religion, sex or national origin, to each applicant who furnishes satisfactory evidence of the following:(a) The applicant has completed an application on a form prescrib…

The Professional Counseling 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: PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING COMPACT SECTION 1.PURPOSE The purpose of this …

It is declared to be the policy of the State of Mississippi that, in order to safeguard life, health, property and the public welfare of this state, and in order to protect the people of this state against unauthorized, unqualified and improper application of psychology, it is ne…

(a) The board shall keep a record of its proceedings and a register of all applications for licenses, which shall show:(a) The name, age and residence of each applicant;(b) The date of the application;(c) The place of professional practice of the applicant;(d) A summary of the ed…

(a) The board shall issue a license as a psychologist to each applicant who files an application upon a form and in the manner as the board prescribes, accompanied by the fee as is required by this article; and who furnishes evidence satisfactory to the board that he or she:(a) I…

(1) Psychologists who are duly licensed in other jurisdictions and not currently under investigation by another licensure board may, upon application for licensure, apply for a temporary license, which shall be valid until the next administration of the oral examination. The temp…

(1) Upon application accompanied by the proper fee, the board may issue a license to any psychologist who furnishes, upon a form and in the manner as the board prescribes, evidence satisfactory to the board that he or she is a diplomate in good standing of the American Board of E…

The status of psychologist emeritus is created. To qualify for status as psychologist emeritus, a psychologist must apply for psychologist emeritus status with the board upon a form and in the manner as the board prescribes, accompanied by a fee equal to one-half (1/2) of the amo…

The board shall issue a license signed by the chairman and executive secretary of the board whenever an applicant has been successfully qualified as provided in this article. A copy of the license, so certified by the executive secretary as a true copy, shall be filed by the lice…

(1) The board, by an affirmative vote of at least four (4) of its seven (7) members, shall withhold, deny, revoke or suspend any license issued or applied for in accordance with the provisions of this article, or otherwise discipline a licensed psychologist, upon proof that the a…

(1) It shall be a misdemeanor:(a) For any person not licensed under this article to represent himself or herself as a psychologist or practice psychology in the manner described in Section 73-31-3, except as otherwise authorized under the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact pr…

The board may, in the name of the people of the State of Mississippi, through the Attorney General, except as otherwise authorized in Section 7-5-39, apply for an injunction in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin any person from committing any act declared to be a misde…

(1) Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit:(a) The activities and services of a student, intern or trainee in psychology pursuing a course of study in psychology at an institution of higher education, if these activities and services constitute a part of his or her s…

A psychologist shall not be examined without the consent of his or her client as to any communication made by the client to the psychologist or the psychologist’s advice given thereon in the course of professional employment; nor shall a psychologist’s secretary, stenographer or …