Mississippi
Chiropractic Information
Mississippi Chiropractic Summary
The chiropractic adjustment and/or manipulation of the articulations of the human body may include manual adjustments and/or manipulations and adjustments and/or manipulations by means of electrical and/or mechanical manual devices. Chiropractors licensed under this chapter may also use in conjunction with adjustments and/or manipulations of the spinal structures electrical therapeutic modalities which induce heat or electrical current beneath the skin, including therapeutic ultrasound, galvanism, diathermy and electromuscular stimulation and other procedures taught by a chiropractic college approved by the Council on Chiropractic Education, its successor or an equivalent accrediting agency.
Licensing Requirements
Post-Licensing Education
Continuing Education requirements
12 hours, with 3 of these 12 in risk management annually. Online hours are not permitted.
requirements for educators
Must complete and submit CE approval request to the Mississippi Board of Chiropractic Examiners. LINK HERE
Are PACE courses accepted for continuing education requirements?
NO
Mississippi requires examinations through the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Physiotherapy
State Chiropractic Online Resources
Regulatory Authority
Mississippi Board of Chiropractic Examiners: https://www.msbce.ms.gov/
Chiropractic Statutes and Regulations
Chiropractic Law: https://www.msbce.ms.gov/secure/pdfs/WebsiteCHIROPRACTICLAW.pdf
Rules and Regulations of the Mississippi State Board of Chiropractic Examiners
https://www.msbce.ms.gov/secure/pdfs/Rules_Regulations.pdf
State Government Resources
State Legislature Homepage
State Legislature Bill Search Tool
Legislative member roster
State Governor's Office
Secretary of State
Office of the Insurance Commissioner
State Associations
State Chiropractic Coverage
Worker’s Compensation
MS Workers Compensation Commission: https://www.mwcc.ms.gov/#/home
Workers Comp Fee Schedules: https://www.mwcc.ms.gov/#/medicalFeeSchedule
Medicaid
Mississippi Division of Medicaid: https://medicaid.ms.gov/
Medicaid Fee Schedule: https://medicaid.ms.gov/providers/fee-schedules-and-rates/#
Provider Enrollment: https://medicaid.ms.gov/provider-enrollment-application-fee/
Practice Options
| Perform extremity adjustments? | Y |
| Provide nutritional advice? | Y |
| Provide manipulation under anesthesia? | Y |
| Provide school enrollment exams? | Y |
| Provide sports physical exams? | Y |
| Provide return to play exams (including concussion protocol) for sports participation? | N/A |
| Perform US Department of Transportation exams? | Y1 |
| Treat animals? | Y2 |
| Perform acupuncture? | N |
| Perform dry needling? | N |
| Perform intraoral TMJ treatments? | Y |
| Perform internal coccyx adjustments? | Y |
| Are there limits to body areas DCs are allowed to examine and/or treat? | Y3 |
| Are there limits on diagnostic tools DCs are allowed to use? | N/A |
| Perform venipuncture? | N |
| Perform casting? | N |
Qualifications:
1. A chiropractor can perform a Department of Transportation (DOT) physical exam if they are a certified medical examiner (CME) listed on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) National Registry.
2. Doctors of chiropractic medicine may respond on a referral basis and under the direct and immediate supervision of a Mississippi licensed veterinarian to calls for animals requiring their professional services provided the chiropractor has a current license from the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners and the chiropractor has completed a Mississippi Board of Veterinary Medicine approved animal chiropractic course.
3. Chiropractors shall not prescribe or administer medicine to patients, perform surgery, practice obstetrics or osteopathy.