The following rules and regulations pertaining to the
internship program, under the Mississippi Board of Polygraph Examiners Act,
Senate Bill No. 1987, shall be and are hereby designated the rules and
regulations of this Board.
(1) Primary
Intern: (Minimum of Twelve (12) months)
Applicant meeting the requirements of Section 7 of the
Polygraph Examiners Act, but not having completed an approved polygraph
examiner school. (Schedule of training requirements available, upon
request.)
(2) Advanced
Intern: (Minimum of six (6) months)
(a) An
applicant meeting the requirements of Section 7 of the Polygraph Examiners Act,
and,
(b) Having completed an
approved polygraph school, and,
(c)
Having passed a written examination administered by the Board of Polygraph
Examiners or its designated representative.
(3) Advanced Intern Training and Supervision:
(a) Completion of American Polygraph
Association approved polygraph examiner school.
(b) Or completion of primary internship
program.
(c) Passing State
polygraph examination with score of 70¢ or better. Applicants failing
examination may retake such examination, only after showing proof of additional
studies under instructor, who has been approved by this Board, or an approved
school. Any applicant failing examination for the third time shall not be
eligible to take another examination, until the expiration of a one (1) year
period from the last failed examination.
(d) Advanced intern may conduct polygraph
examination without the direct supervision of instructor/sponsor.
(e) Each sponsoring polygraph examiner shall
submit progress reports to the Board every thirty (30) days, on forms provide
by the Board.
(f) Sponsor shall be
reasonably available to assist advanced intern and answer questions. Meetings
between the sponsor and intern shall be conducted every thirty (30) days, to
discuss progress and complete reports, as required by Section 3, Paragraph (e).
(Meetings may be waived by the Board, in the event the sponsor is an approved
school.)
(4)
Qualification For Instructors And Sponsors
(a) Polygraph examiner licensed by the State
of Mississippi for a period of three (3) or more consecutive years*
and,
(b) Polygraph examiner who has
administered at least 500 examination during the past three (3)
years.*
(c) Instructor shall be
limited to three (3) interns under their supervision, at any one time (unless
otherwise approved by this Board.)
(d) No examiner shall be approved as an
instructor/sponsor, if this Board has received reliable information and/or has
reason to believe that this individual is not adaptable for this
duty.
(e) An applicant is
encouraged to intern under an examiner located in his immediate geographic
area.
*(The three (3) years and 500 examinations may be waived by
the Board)
REVISED: December 1, 1994
(These rules and regulations may be revised periodically at
the discretion of the Board of Professional Polygraph Examiners of the State of
Mississippi.)
