2014 Mississippi Code
Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS
Chapter 25 - PHYSICIANS
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 73-25-17 - Temporary license

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2) through (5) below, the executive officer of the state board of medical licensure may issue under his signature a temporary license to practice medicine which shall be valid until the next succeeding meeting of the board for examining applicants; and such license shall show the date of its issuance, otherwise it shall be void. Only one (1) temporary license shall ever be issued to the same person pursuant to this subsection, and it shall always be made to an individual and not to a partnership; provided, however, that the temporary license of a person enrolled in any American Medical Association-approved internship, residency or fellowship program within the state, other than the fellowship program set forth in subsection (3) below, may be renewed annually for the duration of the internship, residency or fellowship program for a period not to exceed five (5) years.

(2) The state board of medical licensure may issue a temporary license to practice medicine at a youth camp licensed by the state board of health to nonresident physicians and retired resident physicians under the provisions of Section 75-74-8.

(3) The state board of medical licensure may issue a temporary license to practice medicine to physicians who have been admitted for treatment in a drug and/or alcohol treatment program approved by the board, or who are enrolled in the fellowship of addictionology in the Mississippi State Medical Association Impaired Professionals Program; provided that, if the applicant is a nonresident of the state said applicant shall hold a valid license to practice medicine in another state and the medical licensing authority of that state shall certify to the board of medical licensure in writing that such license is in good standing. A temporary license issued under this subsection shall be valid for a period of ninety (90) days but may be renewed every ninety (90) days for the duration of the fellowship or treatment program, provided that if the applicant discontinues treatment or leaves the fellowship program the temporary license shall automatically become null and void. The board may rescind or extend this temporary license for cause.

A temporary license issued to a physician under this subsection shall be limited to only the out-patient phase of the treatment program or that period of time necessary to complete the fellowship of addictionology and shall authorize that physician to whom the license is issued to administer treatment and care within the scope of the drug and/or alcohol treatment program or fellowship in an institutional setting and shall not authorize the physician to otherwise practice in this state. A physician licensed under this subsection shall not apply to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration for a controlled substances registration certificate and must be under the supervision of another physician holding a valid and permanent license in this state.

(4) A physician who has had his permanent license to practice in this state revoked or suspended by the board due to habitual personal use of intoxicating liquors or narcotic drugs, or any other drug having addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability, may be granted a temporary license pursuant to subsection (3) above, provided the issuance of such a temporary license is not in conflict with the prior disciplinary order of the board rendered against the physician.

(5) The applicant applying for a ninety-day temporary license to practice while in treatment in an approved drug and/or alcohol treatment program or while enrolled in the fellowship of addictionology shall pay a fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($ 50.00) to the board. No additional fee shall be charged for an extension.