30 Miss. Code. R. 1901-1.2
The purpose of the Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists is to license and regulate social workers and marriage and family therapists.
The Board shall be composed of ten (10) members, six (6) of whom shall be social workers and four (4) of whom shall be marriage and family therapists. All board members must be licensed by their respective disciplines.
The purpose of each Discipline Specific Committee is to develop rules and regulations for the Board to promulgate that are necessary to license and regulate the professions.
Members of the Board from each specialty shall constitute a separate Discipline Specific Committee for their respective specialty.
The Governor and Lieutenant Governor will make appointments in accordance with the Act from nominations submitted by the Mississippi Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers and the Mississippi Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Vacancies and new appointments will be filled in a like manner. All appointments shall be made with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Terms of each appointment shall be made in accordance with Section 7353-8 of the Act. No person may be appointed more than once to fill an unexpired term or more than two (2) consecutive full terms.
Board Chair: The Board shall select one (1) of its members to serve as Board Chair. This shall occur every four years or until the Chair's appointment expires, whichever occurs earlier. However, no person may serve as Chair of the Board for more than four (4) years.
Vice Chair: In the June meeting of each year, the board shall elect a member to serve as its vice chair and its secretary. These individuals will take office July 1st of the year in which they were elected.
Discipline Specific Committee Chair: Each Discipline Specific Committee will select one (1) of its members to serve as Chair of the Discipline Specific Committee during the term of his/her appointment. No person may serve as Chair of the Discipline Specific Committee for more than two (2) years. The Discipline Specific Committee will deal with concerns specific to each discipline.
Actions of each Discipline Specific Committee will then be presented to the full Board for discussion and, if applicable, Board action.
The Board shall establish a regularly scheduled meeting date and, upon proper public notice, may call and conduct special meetings as necessary. No Board member shall participate in any matter before the Board in which he/she has a pecuniary interest, personal bias or other similar conflict of interest. Board members shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official Board business.
The Board complies with and supports all statutes and mandates as set forth in the Americans with Disabilities Act with regard to its regulatory responsibilities associated with licensees.
The Board may remove any member of the Board or the Chair from his/her position for:
30 Miss. Code. R. 1901-1.2