This report provides an overview of the barriers to professional licensure created by onerous occupational licensing regulations, as well as recommendations aimed at eliminating those barriers and facilitating the assimilation of military spouses into Mississippi’s workforce.
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Occupational Licensure of Military Spouses in Mississippi: Barriers and Solutions
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Occupational Licensure Full Report
Exhibit A
Sample Regulation
Exhibit B
Affidavit of Military Spouse
Contact Information
Statute Overview
Requirements of Mississippi’s Occupational Licensing Board Statute
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Acupuncturist
Agricultural Aviators
Air Ambulance
Allopathic, Osteopathic, Podiatric Medicine
Architects
Art Therapists
Athletic Trainers
The MS Department of Health's Board of Professional Licensure does not have any regulations allowing licensure by reciprocity for Athletic Trainers.
Auctioneers
Audiology & Speech-language Pathology
Barbers
Chiropractors
Commercial Insect, Rodent, Plant Disease and Weed Control Work
There are no regulations permitting someone licensed in another state to perform commercial insect, rodent, plant disease and weed control work in Mississippi without going through the same licensure requirements as a brand new applicant.
Contractor
Cosmetology
CPAs
Dentists
Dietitians
There are no regulations providing for licensure by reciprocity or granting a temporary permit to practice as an independent dietitian immediately.
Engineers & Surveyors
Entomological, Plant Pathological and Weed Control Consultants
There appear to be no regulations allowing a entomological, plant pathological and weed control consultant to gain licensure in Mississippi by reciprocity.
Eye Enucleator
Fire Personnel
Foresters
Funeral Director & Funeral Service Practitioner
Geologists
Hair Braiders
There appear to be no Health Department regulations permitting licensure of hair braiders by reciprocity.
Hearing Aid Specialist
Hemodialysis Technician
Home Inspectors
These requirements are statutory. There are no implementing regulations.
Insurance Producers and Adjusters
Insurance Producers and Adjusters: There appear to be no regulations permitting licensure of Mississippi residents as insurance producers (i.e., insurance agents) or insurance adjusters on the basis of reciprocity.
Jail Officers
Landscape Architects
Law Enforcement Officers
Limited X-Ray Machine Operator
There are no regulations permitting licensure by reciprocity for limited x-ray-machine operators.
Massage Therapy
Motor Vehicle Licenses
There are no regulations permitting licensure by reciprocity.
Nurses
Nursing Home Administrators
Occupational Therapists
Optometry
Pharmacy
Physical Therapy
Physicians Assistants
Polygraph Examiners
Professional Counselors
Psychology
Radiation Technologist
Radiologist Assistants
There appear to be no regulations permitting licensure based on reciprocity.
Real Estate Appraisers
Real Estate
Respiratory Care Therapists
There appear to be no Health Department regulations permitting licensure of Respiratory Care Therapists by reciprocity.
Social Worker & MFT
Tattoo Artists & Body Piercing Artists
Teachers
Veterinarians
The veterinary regulations do not discuss reciprocity or licensure by endorsement.