30 Miss. Code. R. 2501-6.3 - Additional /Replacement Wall Certificates and Mobile Therapist Cards (MTC)

A. Each licensee and massage establishment shall insure that a valid and current wall certificate attesting to the licensee's title as a Mississippi Licensed Massage Therapist shall be displayed at each place of business within the State of Mississippi where massage therapy is practiced. If a licensee works at multiple massage establishments, the licensee must obtain an additional wall certificate for each massage establishment within the State of Mississippi with its address from the Board. See Chapter 2 for additional location certificate fee. A Mobile Therapist Card will be provided with the initial license and each renewal license thereafter (Effective July 1, 2010), which must be prominently displayed when performing massage therapy off-site within the State of Mississippi.

B. Any and all certificates issued by the Board are the property of the Board and must be surrendered upon official request.

C. Each licensee must ensure that the current wall certificate or Mobile Therapist Card bears his/her current legal name. A licensee in good standing whose name is legally changed may request a replacement wall certificate or Mobile Therapist Card by submitting the following:

1. Written notification of the change and a request for a new wall certificate or Mobile Therapist Card bearing the licensee's current legal name;

2. A copy of the legal paper document indicating the change;

3. Returning the original wall certificate or Mobile Therapist Card to the Board Office; and

4. Paying the prescribed replacement certificate fee. See Chapter 2.

D. A licensee in good standing may request a replacement wall certificate or Mobile Therapist Card if his/her original wall certificate or Mobile Therapist Card was damaged by returning the damaged original wall certificate or Mobile Therapist Card to the Board's office and submitting the following either in writing or on-line at the Board's website:

1. A written request for a replacement wall certificate or Mobile Therapist Card; and

2. Payment of the prescribed replacement certificate fee.

E. A licensee in good standing may request a replacement wall certificate if his/her original wall certificate or Mobile Therapist Card was destroyed by submitting the following items either in writing or on-line at the Board's website:

1. A written request for a replacement wall certificate or Mobile Therapist Card, indicating that the original wall certificate or Mobile Therapist Card was destroyed.

2. A notarized affidavit if in writing, including a statement and an explanation that the wall certificate or Mobile Therapist Card was destroyed; and

3. Payment of the prescribed replacement certificate fee.

F. Any other request for an additional or replacement wall certificate or Mobile Therapist Card will be handled by the Board on a case by case basis.

G. All changes must be in writing to the Board office in the event of any change in name, address or telephone number for home or business location(s).

H. If the Board has determined that the street address, independent of the suite number, of a massage establishment has been attached to or identified with any pornographic or other establishment that may be construed as unprofessional and/or unethical in the practice of professional massage therapy, then the Board shall deny all applications for massage therapy wall certificates to practice at that street address, regardless of the current name of the massage establishment or of its current owner. The Board shall maintain a list of such street addresses. If the massage establishment is in a building that contains more than four (4) suites that share a common street address, then the denial of wall certificates shall only apply to the suite of said massage establishment and all contiguous suites. The period of such denials shall be five (5) years from the date of the most recent evidence of pornographic, or unprofessional or unethical advertising or identification.

Notes

30 Miss. Code. R. 2501-6.3

Miss Code Ann.§ 73-67-17(e), as amended; § 73-67-33, as amended

Amended 12/1/2014 Amended 6/30/2017 Amended 12/25/2021