What can a practitioner in Mississippi be disciplined for?

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Every other rule we have verified under disciplinary landscape, each linked to its primary source.

• 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

• it may enter an order imposing one or more of the following: (a) Deny his application for a license or other authorization to practice medicine; (b) Administer a public or private reprimand; (c) Suspend, limit or restrict his license or other authorization to practice medicine for up to five (5) years, including limiting the practice of such person to, or by the exclusion of, one or more specified branches of medicine, including limitation on hospital privileges; (d) Revoke his license or other authorization to practice medicine;

  Miss. Code Ann. § 73-25-87(a)-(d) · verified Sep 8, 2026

• If the board determines that evidence in its possession indicates that a physician’s continuation in practice or unrestricted practice would constitute an immediate danger to the public, the board may take any of the same actions on a temporary basis, without a hearing, which it could otherwise take under Sections 73-25-81 through 73-25-95 following a hearing, provided proceedings for a hearing before the board are initiated simultaneously with such temporary action without a hearing.

  Miss. Code Ann. § 73-25-89 · 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

• Unlicensed practice of medicine is a crime: if any person shall practice as a physician or surgeon without having first been examined and obtained a license as required by law, he shall, on conviction of the first offense, be punished by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $200, or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than three months or more than twelve months, or both; and on conviction of a second offense by a fine of not less than $200 or more than $500, or by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than one year or more than two years.

  Miss. Code Ann. § 97-23-43 (Profession; practicing without license — as reprinted by the State Board of Medical Licensure) · verified Sep 8, 2026

• It is unlawful for any person, including a corporation or association, to: Practice or offer to practice nursing as defined by this article unless duly licensed or privileged to practice under the provisions of this article;

  Miss. Code Ann. § 73-15-33(c) · verified Sep 8, 2026

• The Board of Pharmacy may impose a monetary penalty: For the first violation, a monetary penalty of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each violation; For the second violation and subsequent violations, a monetary penalty of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for each violation.

  Miss. Code Ann. § 73-21-103(1)(d) · verified Sep 8, 2026

• The violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, including the use of fraudulent statements to obtain any benefits or privileges under this chapter or practicing one (1) of these professions without a license, except as provided in Section 73-7-27(12) , shall constitute a misdemeanor, punishable in any court of competent jurisdiction at the seat of government, and any person or firm convicted of the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be fined not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) but not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).

  Miss. Code Ann. § 73-7-37(1) · verified Sep 8, 2026

• If any person, salon, school or other type of business entity engaged in the practice or teaching of the professions regulated by the board violates any of the provisions of this chapter, the secretary of the board, upon direction of a majority of the board and in the name of the board, acting through the Attorney General or an attorney employed by the board, shall apply in the chancery court of the county in Mississippi in which the person or licensee resides or in the county which the person or licensee practices, or the county in which the salon, school, or other type of business entity is located, for an order enjoining such violation or for an order enforcing compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

  Miss. Code Ann. § 73-7-37(2) · verified Sep 8, 2026

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