Mississippi Occupational Therapy Practice Act
Mississippi · Professions and Vocations · §§ 73-24-1 to 73-24-9 · 16 sections
Overview
The Occupational Therapy Practice Act regulates the practice of occupational therapy, requiring a license to practice or to use the titles of occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, and defining the scope of practice the license covers. It establishes a regulatory board — setting its composition, member terms and removal, officers, meetings, and training — and grants it authority to adopt rules, set fees, hire staff, and maintain a roster of license holders. The act also fixes the qualifications for licensure, including educational and examination requirements along with provisions for foreign-trained applicants, provisional and temporary licenses, and inactive status, and sets out procedures for receiving, investigating, and disposing of complaints against practitioners.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
Sections covered
- Miss. Code Ann. § 73-24-1Title
- Miss. Code Ann. § 73-24-11Advisory Council in Occupational Therapy
- Miss. Code Ann. § 73-24-13Duties and powers of State Board of Health
- Miss. Code Ann. § 73-24-15Financing of administration of chapter; accounting of funds; reimbursement of expenses of members of council
- Miss. Code Ann. § 73-24-17Board to issue licenses and notices; board to publish license standards and rules and regulations
- Miss. Code Ann. § 73-24-19Licensing requirements; examinations
- Miss. Code Ann. § 73-24-21Grant of license to persons registered or certified by American Occupational Therapy Association; waiver of licensing requirements; persons licensed in another state; foreign trained persons
- Miss. Code Ann. § 73-24-23Issuance of license or limited permit; right of licensee to use certain titles
- Miss. Code Ann. § 73-24-24Grounds for disciplinary action against licensees; submission to physical or mental examination
- Miss. Code Ann. § 73-24-25Notice and hearing; complaints; formal charges; appeals; sanctions; summary license suspension; consent order; license reinstatement; license suspension for failure to comply with order of support
- Miss. Code Ann. § 73-24-27License renewal; late renewal; inactive status; renewal of suspended license; reinstated license subject to renewal requirements
- Miss. Code Ann. § 73-24-29Fees [Repealed effective July 1, 2020]
- Miss. Code Ann. § 73-24-3Definitions
- Miss. Code Ann. § 73-24-5State Board of Health to discharge provisions of chapter
- Miss. Code Ann. § 73-24-7License required to use title of occupational therapist or similar titles; making of material false statement in application; penalties
- Miss. Code Ann. § 73-24-9Application of chapter; exceptions
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Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Montana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas, West Virginia
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