SEC. 73-23-41. Physical therapy advisory council; appointment of members; term; compensation; purpose of council.
The board shall appoint a physical therapy advisory council to aid the board in administering the provisions of this chapter. The council shall consist of three (3) licensed physical therapists, two (2) licensed physicians and one (1) person who is not a health care professional and who has expressed a continuing interest in the field of physical therapy. Within sixty (60) days after July 1, 1990, the board shall appoint two (2) members of the council for one (1) year, one (1) member for two (2) years, one (1) member for three (3) years, one (1) member for four (4) years and one (1) member for five (5) years. After the expiration of the original terms, the board shall appoint members of the council for terms of five (5) years, beginning on July 1 of the year of appointment. No person shall serve more than two (2) full consecutive terms. The physical therapist appointments may be made from a list of at least three (3) qualified physical therapists furnished by the Mississippi Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association for each vacancy on the council, who have practiced and resided for three (3) years in the state and who represent different geographical regions within the state. Appointments to the council to fill a vacancy occurring for other than the expiration of a term shall only be made for the remainder of the unexpired term. The council shall designate one (1) of its members as chairman, one (1) of its members as vice chairman and one (1) of its members as secretary-treasurer. Members of the council shall receive no salary for services performed on the council but may be reimbursed for their reasonable and necessary actual expenses incurred in the performance of the same, from funds provided for such purpose. The council shall assist and advise the board in the development of regulations and standards governing the licensure of physical therapists.
SOURCES: Laws, 1980, ch. 543, Sec. 6; reenacted, 1988, ch. 331, Sec. 6; 1990, ch. 501, Sec. 4, eff from and after July 1, 1990.
1997 Amendment:
Section 73-23-41, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
73-23-41. The board shall appoint a physical therapy advisory council to aid the board in administering the provision of this chapter. The council shall consist of three (3) licensed physical therapists, one (1) physical therapist assistant, two (2) licensed physicians and one (1) person who is not a health care professional and who has expressed a continuing interest in the field of physical therapy. Within sixty (60) days after July 1, 1990, the board shall appoint two (2) members of the council for (1) year, one (1) member for two (2) years, one (1) member for three (3) years, one (1) member for four (4) years and one (1) member for five (5) years. After the expiration of the original terms, the board shall appoint members of the council for terms of five (5) years, beginning on July 1 of the year of appointment. No person shall serve more than two (2) full consecutive terms. The physical therapist appointments may be made from a list of at least three (3) qualified physical therapists furnished by the Mississippi Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association for each vacancy on the council, who have practiced and resided for three (3) years in the state and who represent different geographical regions with the state. Appointments to the council to fill a vacancy occurring for other than the expiration of a term shall only be made for the remainder of the unexpired term. The council shall designate one (1) of its members as chairman, one (1) of its members as vice chairman and one (1) of its members as secretary-treasurer. Members of the council shall receive no salary for service performed on the council but may be reimbursed for their reasonable and necessary actual expenses incurred in the performance of the same, from funds provided for such purpose. The council shall assist and advise the board in the development of regulations and standards governing the licensure of physical therapists.
SOURCE: 1997 Laws, Chapter 475, Sec. 2, HB819, Effective July 1, 1997.