Mississippi § 73-65-7 - Certificate issuance and qualifications; continuing education.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 73-65-7 — Certificate issuance and qualifications; continuing education., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 73-65-7. Certificate issuance and qualifications; continuing education.
The board shall issue a license as a licensed professional art therapist to any person who files a completed application, accompanied by the required fees, and who submits satisfactory evidence that the applicant is at least twenty-one (21) years of age, is a registered art therapist as defined by the Art Therapy Credentials Board, Inc., demonstrates professional competency by satisfactorily passing the required examination, and is a board certified art therapist as defined by the Art Therapy Credentials Board, Inc. The board may approve on a case-by-case basis applicants who have a master’s degree or a doctoral degree from nonaccredited institutions. If an applicant has met all of the requirements for licensure except satisfactorily passing the required examination, the applicant shall be scheduled to take the next examination following the approval of the examination. The board may issue a license to an applicant without examination if the person possesses a valid regulatory document issued by the appropriate examining board under the laws of any other state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any foreign nation that in the judgment of the board has requirements substantially equivalent to or exceeding the requirements in this section. The issuance of a license by reciprocity to a military-trained applicant or military spouse shall be subject to the provisions of Section 73-50-1. The board may issue provisional licensure as a professional art therapist to any person who has completed the educational requirements established by the Art Therapy Credentials Board, Inc., and has met all requirements for licensure as a professional art therapist, except the experience and/or examination requirements, and is under the supervision of a supervisor acceptable to the board. The board may set criteria for continuing education and supervisory experience.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 73-65-7 ("Certificate issuance and qualifications; continuing education.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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