Rule 30-1903-2.4 - Status of LicenseA. Active or in Good Standing: Is the status held by a licensee who has complied, and is in compliance, with all of the licensure and licensure renewal requirements of the Board and has no disciplinary actions against the license or licensee. Licensees on active status and in good standing may utilize the Board's online renewal system.B. Denied: The Board determines that the applicant or licensee has failed to meet any requirement or standard established by the Mississippi Marriage and Family Therapy Licensure Act of 1997, as amended, and/or these Rules and Regulation or the applicant or licensee has failed to comply with the laws, rules and regulations pertaining to the practice of marriage and family therapy.C. Revoked: Disciplinary action taken by the Board extinguishing or terminating a license or certificate and all rights, privileges and authority previously conferred and associated with the license or certificate. The person may not practice marriage and family therapy during the time the license is revoked unless he or she is exempt from the requirements of licensure by the Board as provided by Section 73-54-9 of the Mississippi Code of 1972 as amended. A person whose license has been revoked by the Board may apply for reinstatement as ordered by the Board. The Board may reinstate the license if satisfactory evidence is submitted to the Board proving that all conditions for reinstatement of the license, if any, have been met.D. Suspended: Action against a license rendering such license, and all rights, privileges and authority previously conferred and associated with the license, without force and effect for a period of time as determined by the Board. The person may not practice marriage and family therapy during the time the license is suspended unless he or she is exempt from the requirement of licensure by the Board as provide by Section 73-54-9 of the Mississippi Code of 1972 as amended. A person whose license has been suspended by the Board may seek reinstatement of the license as ordered by the Board. The Board may reinstate the license if satisfactory evidence is submitted to the Board proving that all conditions for reinstatement of the license, if any, have been met.E. Lapsed: The status of a license of an individual who has failed to renew the license as of the deadline for renewing (that is, by September 30 of the expiration year of the license). A license that has lapsed is no longer valid and the individual's privilege to practice marriage and family therapy terminates. A licensee may not practice marriage and family therapy during the time his or her license is lapsed. A renewal submitted to the Board less than thirty (30) calendar days after the expiration date of the license is considered a late renewal and will be assessed a late fee. A license lapsed for more than thirty (30) calendar days must be reinstated under the reinstatement process. The license may be reinstated within a two (2) year period by following the reinstatement process. A license that has lapsed for more than two (2) years cannot be renewed or reinstated. The licensee must apply for a new license and meet the conditions for licensure under the laws and requirements set forth in the rules and regulations that are in effect at the time the new application is received by the Board.F. Inactive: A license that has been placed in an inoperative or non-working status in accordance with Board rules and based upon the licensee's certification to the Board that he or she will not practice or offer to practice marriage and family therapy in Mississippi. A Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist may request in writing on the forms provided by the Board that his or her license be placed on inactive status. The Board will consider the request and will notify the licensee of its decision within sixty (60) calendar days of receiving the written request for inactive status. Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy Associates are not eligible for inactive status. During the period of inactive status, the individual is prohibited from practicing marriage and family therapy or representing or presenting himself or herself as having a license, practice privilege, certificate or registration that entitles one to practice as a marriage and family therapist in Mississippi.
A Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist granted inactive status shall be excused from paying renewal fees until he or she notifies the Board in writing of his or her intention to resume active practice. If a licensee fails to return to active status within two (2) years of being placed on inactive status, the licensee may request an extension in writing on forms provided by the Board for an additional two (2) years. If the licensee does not request an extension in writing on forms provided by the Board or no extension has been granted in writing by the Board, the license will be deemed lapsed on September 30 following the end of the inactive status period. The licensee must then apply for a new license under the requirements set forth in the laws, rules and regulations that are in effect at the time the new application is received by the Board.
Each Marriage and Family Therapist licensee on inactive status must provide the Board with satisfactory evidence of having obtained acceptable/approved continuing education hours that would have been required had he or she been licensed in an Active status.
Disciplinary action will be taken against a licensee on inactive status who performs marriage and family therapy in the state of Mississippi or presents him/herself as a licensed marriage and family therapist.
30 Miss. Code. R. 1903-2.4
Miss. Code Ann. §§ 73-53-11(1) (c), (e) and (k), 73-53-23(1), 73-54-11(1), 73-54-13, 73-54-17, 73-54-27 and 73-54-29 (Supp. 2011).