§ 73-6-18. Record keeping standards for chiropractors and chiropractic assistants
These standards apply to all licensed chiropractors and chiropractic assistants. These standards also apply to those consultations and examinations advertised as a reduced fee or free (no charge) service: The chiropractor shall maintain records for patients which accurately, legibly and completely reflect the evaluation and treatment of the patient. All patient records shall include patient […]
§ 73-6-19. Grounds upon which license may be refused, cancelled, revoked, or suspended; proceedings; disciplinary action; monetary penalty in lieu of revocation, suspension or cancellation
The board shall refuse to grant a certificate of licensure to any applicant or may cancel, revoke or suspend the certificate upon the finding of any of the following facts regarding the applicant or licensed practitioner: Failure to comply with the rules and regulations adopted by the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners; Violation of any […]
§ 73-6-23. No additional rights conferred upon certificate holders
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as conferring upon the holder of such certificate the right to practice medicine and surgery as a physician or osteopathic physician as defined by statute, to engage in the practice of physical therapy as defined by statute, to advise or prescribe the use of drugs by his patients, […]
§ 73-6-25. Prohibited conduct
The members of the chiropractic profession, licensed or unlicensed, are hereby prohibited from: Making use of any public statement of a character tending to mislead the public in regard to the health services of the chiropractic profession or of an individual chiropractor, or use of any other professional designation other than the term “chiropractor,” “doctor […]
§ 73-6-26. Unlawful for persons to claim that they perform chiropractic services without a valid license to practice
It shall be unlawful for any person, corporation or association to, in any manner, make claim, verbally, in writing, or by way of advertising, that they perform chiropractic adjustments/manipulation to the articulations of the human spine unless they hold a valid license to practice chiropractic (D.C.) in the State of Mississippi.
§ 73-6-1. Practice of chiropractic; definitions; qualifications; limitations on practice; standard of care; animal chiropractic treatment
The practice of chiropractic involves the analysis of any interference with normal nerve transmission and expression, and the procedure preparatory to and complementary to the correction thereof, by adjustment and/or manipulation of the articulations of the vertebral column and for the restoration and maintenance of health without the use of drugs or surgery. The chiropractic […]
§ 73-6-3. State board of chiropractic examiners; creation; members; terms; qualifications; removal
There is hereby created a State Board of Chiropractic Examiners. This board shall consist of six (6) members; one (1) of whom shall be the executive officer of the State Board of Health, or his designee, and one (1) from each congressional district as presently constituted, to be appointed by the Governor with the advice […]
§ 73-6-5. Officers of board; meetings; enactment of rules and regulations; authority of board to establish education requirements; annual fee for certification of certain chiropractic assistants; provision of certain services by chiropractic assistants authorized under certain circumstances
The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall select by election from its membership a chairman and vice chairman who shall hold their respective offices for a period of one (1) year. A majority of the members of the board may select an executive secretary; and may hire such other employees, including an attorney, needed to […]
§ 73-6-7. Bond of executive secretary; state board of chiropractic examiners fund
Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his office, the Executive Secretary of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall present a bond, approved by the board, to the state in the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), conditioned upon the faithful discharge of the duties of his office. The premium for such […]
§ 73-6-9. Compensation and expenses of board members and executive secretary
Each member of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall receive the per diem authorized under Section 25-3-69, for each day actually discharging his official duties, and shall receive reimbursement for mileage and necessary expense incurred, as provided in Section 25-3-41. The executive secretary shall receive an annual salary to be fixed by the board […]