What can a practitioner in Mississippi be disciplined for?
Enforcement · part of The Practice Perimeter
Short answer
Among the listed grounds: administering, dispensing or prescribing a narcotic or other addiction-forming drug outside the course of legitimate professional practice, and any dishonorable or unethical conduct likely to deceive, defraud or harm the public.
(3) Administering, dispensing or prescribing any narcotic drug, or any other drug having addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability otherwise than in the course of legitimate professional practice. (d) Being guilty of any dishonorable or unethical conduct likely to deceive, defraud or harm the public.
Miss. Code Ann. § 73-25-29(3), (8)(d) · verified Sep 8, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
Related Mississippi rules
The board shall have authority to deny an application for licensure or other authorization to practice medicine in this state and to discipline a physician licensed or otherwise lawfully practicing within this state who, after a hearing, has been adjudged by the board as unqualified due to one or more of the following reasons: (a) Unprofessional conduct as defined in the physician licensure and disciplinary laws, pursuant to Section 73-25-29 ; (b) Professional incompetency in the practice of medicine or surgery; or
Miss. Code Ann. § 73-25-83(a)-(b) · verified Sep 8, 2026
The Board of Nursing may revoke, suspend, refuse to renew, fine, or discipline a nurse who Has negligently or willfully acted in a manner inconsistent with the health or safety of the persons under the licensee's care; who Has negligently or willfully practiced nursing in a manner that fails to meet generally accepted standards of such nursing practice; or who Engages in any unprofessional conduct as identified by the board in its rules;
Miss. Code Ann. § 73-15-29(1)(c), (e), (l) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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