§ 73-54-1. Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Marriage and Family Therapy Licensure Act of 1997.”
§ 73-54-11. Powers of board
The board shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter. The board shall from time to time adopt such rules and regulations and such amendments thereof and supplements thereto as it may deem necessary to enable it to perform its duties under, and to carry into effect the provisions of, this chapter. Such rules […]
§ 73-54-13. Licensure prerequisites
Each person desiring to obtain a license as a marriage and family therapist or marriage and family therapy associate shall make application thereof to the board in such manner as the board prescribes and with required application fees and shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the board that he or she: Is of good moral character; […]
§ 73-54-17. Qualification for marriage and family therapy licensure after September 1, 2000; qualification for marriage and family therapy associate licensure after September 1, 2011
Any person who applies for a marriage and family therapy license after September 1, 2000, shall be issued that license by the board if he or she meets the qualifications set forth in Section 73-54-13, and submits the required application fees, and provides satisfactory evidence to the board that he or she: Meets educational and […]
§ 73-54-19. Examination; cost of examination to be paid by applicant
The board shall administer the national examination at least once a year at a time and place designated by the board. An applicant shall be required to pass the national Examination of Marital and Family Therapy prescribed by the Association for Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards. The cost of the examination and the cost […]
§ 73-54-23. Licensure of persons holding out-of-state license or certification
The board shall issue a license by examination of credentials to any applicant licensed or certified as a marriage and family therapist in another state that has such requirements for the license or certificate that the board is of the opinion that the applicant is competent to engage in the practice of marriage and family […]
§ 73-54-27. Expiration of license; renewal; inactive status
Except as provided in Section 33-1-39, licenses issued under this chapter shall be valid for two (2) years and must be renewed biennially, with the renewal fee being determined by the board but not to exceed Three Hundred Fifty Dollars ($350.00). The license of any marriage and family therapist or marriage and family therapy associate […]
§ 73-54-29. Grounds for disciplinary sanction
Licensees subject to this chapter shall conduct their activities, services and practice in accordance with this chapter and any rules promulgated under this chapter. Licensees may be subject to the exercise of the disciplinary sanctions enumerated in Section 73-53-23 if the board finds that a licensee is guilty of any of the actions listed in […]
§ 73-54-3. Declaration of policy and purpose
Marriage and family therapy in the State of Mississippi is declared to be a professional practice that affects the public safety and welfare and requires appropriate regulation and control in the public interest. It is the purpose of this chapter to establish a regulatory agency, a structure, and procedures that will ensure that the public […]
§ 73-54-31. Disciplinary proceedings
The board shall conduct its hearings and disciplinary proceedings in accordance with the provisions of Sections 73-53-17 through 73-53-27, this section and rules and regulations adopted by the board. Any person may be heard by the board in person or by attorney. Every vote and official act of the board shall be entered of record. […]
§ 73-54-33. Use of expert witnesses in proceedings before the board
In any proceeding before the board involving the granting, suspension or revocation of a license or in other proceedings in which expert testimony relating to the practice of marriage and family therapy is necessary, the board may hear evidence from a qualified expert witness or witnesses selected by parties.
§ 73-54-35. Disciplinary sanctions
As an additional remedy to those authorized in Section 73-53-23, the board may proceed in the circuit court to enjoin and restrain any unlicensed person from violating any provision of this chapter. The board shall not be required to post bond to such proceeding.
§ 73-54-37. Confidentiality and privileged information; exceptions
No person licensed under this chapter as a marriage and family therapist or marriage and family therapy associate, in the course of formally reporting, conferring or consulting with administrative superiors, colleagues, consultants, employees, associates or supervisors, who share professional responsibility, shall be required to disclose any information which he may have acquired in rendering marriage […]
§ 73-54-39. Competency of therapist or therapy associate to testify in alimony, custody or divorce actions
If both parties to a marriage have obtained marriage and family therapy by a licensed marriage and family therapist or marriage and family therapy associate, the therapist or therapy associate shall not be competent to testify in an alimony, custody or divorce action concerning information acquired in the course of the therapeutic relationship.
§ 73-54-43. Licensed marriage and family therapist authorized to perform services that are within the lawful scope of clinical social work practice under certain circumstances
Whenever any law, regulation or policy of the State of Mississippi or any agency, department, institution or political subdivision of the state authorizes or allows a licensed certified/clinical social worker to perform services that are within the lawful scope of clinical social work practice as defined in Section 73-53-3, those services may also be performed […]
§ 73-54-5. Definitions
As used in this chapter and in Section 73-53-8, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: “Licensed marriage and family therapist” means a person to whom a license has been issued under this chapter and Section 73-53-8, which license is in force and not suspended or revoked as of the particular time in question. […]
§ 73-54-7. Practicing marriage and family therapy or using certain titles without license prohibited; penalties
A person who does not hold a valid and current license issued by the board shall not practice marriage and family therapy, nor advertise the performance of that practice. Except as specifically exempted in Section 73-54-9, beginning September 1, 1997, any person who represents himself or herself by the title or description “marital or marriage […]
§ 73-54-9. Exemptions
A person shall be exempt from the requirements of this chapter if the person is a marriage and family therapy intern or person preparing for the practice of marriage and family therapy under qualified supervision in a training institution or facility or supervisory arrangement recognized and approved by the board, provided he or she is […]