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Mississippi: the business of practice

What Mississippi’s statute, administrative rules and chiropractic board publish on eight topics of running a practice, quoted as published, each with its citation as printed, its source and the date we read it. Read on 9 October 2026.

Advertising · Titles and claims · Prepaid care and financial arrangements · Discounts, free services and inducements · Record retention · Assistants and delegation · Corporate practice and ownership · Telehealth

1. Advertising

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  • Deceptive Advertising Prohibited. All chiropractors along with all office staff are prohibited from using false, misleading, or deceptive advertisements for any service or exam regardless of whether a fee is charged for such service or exam.Rule 11.1 · www.msbce.ms.gov · Final 2.12.26.pdf · read 9 October 2026
  • All chiropractors may not advertise, promise, or guarantee to perform any operation or professional service “painlessly”.Rule 11.3 · www.msbce.ms.gov · Final 2.12.26.pdf · read 9 October 2026
Further provisions in the same documents: Rule 11.2 (www.msbce.ms.gov · Final 2.12.26.pdf); Rule 6.4 (www.msbce.ms.gov · Final 2.12.26.pdf). Not read on 9 October 2026: www.msbce.ms.gov · Chiropractic Law 7.1.2026 thru 6.30.2029.pdf · scan; the text layer is OCR with character errors throughout (HTTP 200). Not read on 9 October 2026: www.msbce.ms.gov · chiropractic-law · board's own site checked; its only copy of the act is the scanned PDF above.

2. Titles and claims

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3. Prepaid care and financial arrangements

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4. Discounts, free services and inducements

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  • Disclosure of Costs. All chiropractors may not offer a service or exam at a discounted price without also disclosing the undiscounted price of the same service or exam.Rule 11.2 · www.msbce.ms.gov · Final 2.12.26.pdf · read 9 October 2026
  • A chiropractor may not receive a fee, rebate, rental payment, or any other form of remuneration for the referral of a patient to a clinic, laboratory, or other health service entity.Rule 16.18 · www.msbce.ms.gov · Final 2.12.26.pdf · read 9 October 2026
Further provisions in the same documents: Rule 16.13 (www.msbce.ms.gov · Final 2.12.26.pdf). Not read on 9 October 2026: www.msbce.ms.gov · Chiropractic Law 7.1.2026 thru 6.30.2029.pdf · scan; the text layer is OCR with character errors throughout (HTTP 200). Not read on 9 October 2026: www.msbce.ms.gov · chiropractic-law · board's own site checked; its only copy of the act is the scanned PDF above.

5. Record retention

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  • A chiropractor should preserve and protect a patient’s confidence and records, except as directed by the patient or required by the law.Rule 12.2 · www.msbce.ms.gov · Final 2.12.26.pdf · read 9 October 2026
  • A patient’s history, symptoms, diagnosis, and/or treatment should not be discussed with any third party unless written consent is provided by the patient or patient representative.Rule 12.2 · www.msbce.ms.gov · Final 2.12.26.pdf · read 9 October 2026
  • A chiropractor should comply with a patent’s written and notarized authorization to provide records, or copies thereof, to whomever the patient designates and authorizes to receive and/or inspect such records.Rule 12.3 · www.msbce.ms.gov · Final 2.12.26.pdf · read 9 October 2026
  • A reasonable fee may be charged for the cost of duplication of records in compliance with a patient request.Rule 12.3 · www.msbce.ms.gov · Final 2.12.26.pdf · read 9 October 2026
  • Should a chiropractor withdraw professional services from a patient, he should aver to protect the patient by providing notice to allow the patient time to obtain professional services from others and by delivering all patient papers to the person or facility requested by the patient as per Rule 12.2 and Rule 12.3.Rule 16.12 · www.msbce.ms.gov · Final 2.12.26.pdf · read 9 October 2026
Further provisions in the same documents: Rule 16.9 (www.msbce.ms.gov · Final 2.12.26.pdf). Not read on 9 October 2026: www.msbce.ms.gov · Chiropractic Law 7.1.2026 thru 6.30.2029.pdf · scan; the text layer is OCR with character errors throughout (HTTP 200). Not read on 9 October 2026: www.msbce.ms.gov · chiropractic-law · board's own site checked; its only copy of the act is the scanned PDF above.

6. Assistants and delegation

quoted Further provisions in the same documents: Rule 8.2 (www.msbce.ms.gov · Final 2.12.26.pdf); Rule 8.4 (www.msbce.ms.gov · Final 2.12.26.pdf); Rule 8.5 (www.msbce.ms.gov · Final 2.12.26.pdf); Rule 8.6 (www.msbce.ms.gov · Final 2.12.26.pdf); Rule 8.9 (www.msbce.ms.gov · Final 2.12.26.pdf); Rule 9.1 (www.msbce.ms.gov · Final 2.12.26.pdf); Rule 9.2 (www.msbce.ms.gov · Final 2.12.26.pdf); Rule 12.5 (www.msbce.ms.gov · Final 2.12.26.pdf); Rule 6.4 (www.msbce.ms.gov · Final 2.12.26.pdf); Rule 14.6 (www.msbce.ms.gov · Final 2.12.26.pdf); Rule 15.7 (www.msbce.ms.gov · Final 2.12.26.pdf); Rule 15.8 (www.msbce.ms.gov · Final 2.12.26.pdf). Not read on 9 October 2026: www.msbce.ms.gov · Chiropractic Law 7.1.2026 thru 6.30.2029.pdf · scan; the text layer is OCR with character errors throughout (HTTP 200). Not read on 9 October 2026: www.msbce.ms.gov · chiropractic-law · board's own site checked; its only copy of the act is the scanned PDF above. Not read on 9 October 2026: www.msbce.ms.gov · Temporary u Rule Filing 6.19.2026.pdf · scan; the text layer is OCR with character errors (HTTP 200); the filing lists an amendment to Rule 8.4.

7. Corporate practice and ownership

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  • 18. Can a chiropractor work for a company/business of a non-licensed person?FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS, 18. · www.msbce.ms.gov · FAQ.cb_.8.1.2024.pdf · read 9 October 2026
  • A non-licensed person or entity may not maintain an ownership interest in a Mississippi chiropractic practice.FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS, 18. · www.msbce.ms.gov · FAQ.cb_.8.1.2024.pdf · read 9 October 2026
  • However, this prohibition on ownership interest does not extend to the physical facilities wherein chiropractic is practiced.FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS, 18. · www.msbce.ms.gov · FAQ.cb_.8.1.2024.pdf · read 9 October 2026
Further provisions in the same documents: Rule 6.4 (www.msbce.ms.gov · Final 2.12.26.pdf). Not read on 9 October 2026: www.msbce.ms.gov · Chiropractic Law 7.1.2026 thru 6.30.2029.pdf · scan; the text layer is OCR with character errors throughout (HTTP 200). Not read on 9 October 2026: www.msbce.ms.gov · chiropractic-law · board's own site checked; its only copy of the act is the scanned PDF above.

8. Telehealth

Shown only where the jurisdiction publishes a provision specific to chiropractic.

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Documents read for this entry

The jurisdiction is the authority on everything here. These pages quote what the statute, the rules and the board publish and the date we read them; they do not interpret it. Laws and rules change. Confirm anything you intend to act on with the board.