Miss. Code Ann. tit. 73, ch. 49 — Health Care Provider Licensing Boards | Mississippi Code Annotated — Mississippi

Miss. Code Ann. § 73-49-1 State boards that license health care providers prohibited from promulgating or enforcing rules or regulations in a manner that discriminates among licensees.

No state board or agency that licenses health care providers shall promulgate or enforce any rule or regulation affecting the practice of its licensees that does not apply equally to the practice of all of its licensees. This section applies to all rules and regulations promulgated and implemented by those boards or agencies both before and after July 1, 2000.

Miss. Code Ann. § 73-49-3 Conditioning of licensing of certain health care providers upon provider’s participation in public or private health insurance plans, public health care systems, public service initiatives or emergency room coverage prohibited.

This section is applicable to licensed physicians, osteopaths, dentists, optometrists, chiropractors, advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants. Licensure of providers named in subsection (1) of this section in this state shall not be conditioned upon or related to participation by the provider in any public or private insurance plan, public health care system, public service initiative, or emergency room coverage. Licensure of providers named in subsection (1) of this section in this state shall not be conditioned upon or related to their compliance with the “meaningful use” of electronic health records as set forth in CFR 5 Part 170.