MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972
As Amended

SEC. 73-65-15. Applicability and construction; use of title.

(1)  The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to persons licensed, certified, or registered under any other provisions of Mississippi law, including, but not limited to, physicians, social workers, psychologists, and nurses, or students within accredited training programs of these professions.  The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to "activities professionals" at licensed nursing facilities.  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit, interfere with, or restrict the practice, descriptions of services, or manner in which these persons hold themselves out to the public.

(2)  No person shall use the title "licensed professional art therapist" or hold himself out as having this status, unless he is licensed as such by the board.

SOURCES: Laws, 1998, Ch. 568, § 8, HB 1519, eff July 1, 1998, rep July 1, 2000. Reenacted and amended by Laws 2000, Ch. 489, Sec. 9, SB2075; Laws, 2002, ch. 420, § 8, HB 478; Reenacted without change, Laws, 2004, ch. 350, § 8, SB 2009, eff from and after June 30, 2004.

PREVIOUS VERSIONS: Pre-2004


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