Mississippi

Chiropractic Information

Mississippi Chiropractic Summary

The Mississippi Board of Chiropractic Examiners is dedicated to safeguarding the public by overseeing the licensure process and enforcing regulations that govern chiropractic practice.

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

Bachelor’s Degree Required for Licensure: NO
Renewal Term: Annual
Chiropractic Physician entitlement: YES
Additional training/certification required for medicine and rehab services? N/A

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

Mississippi Chiropractic Association

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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

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 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.

General Statutes & Regulations For All Healthcare Providers