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Question 1Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

The Mississippi statutes governing the licensure of professional counselors appear in which part of the Mississippi Code?

  1. Title 73, Chapter 30 Correct answer.
  2. Title 43, Chapter 21
  3. Title 41, Chapter 30
  4. Title 73, Chapter 15

Explanation

The Licensed Professional Counselor Act is codified at Mississippi Code Annotated section 73-30-1 et seq. Title 41 generally addresses public health matters, Title 43 addresses social welfare, and Chapter 15 of Title 73 governs nursing.

Question 2Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

Which entity issues and regulates licenses for professional counselors in Mississippi?

  1. Mississippi Board of Psychology
  2. Mississippi Board of Behavioral Health Examiners
  3. Mississippi State Board of Health
  4. Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors Correct answer.

Explanation

The Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors administers the licensure statute, adopts rules, and handles discipline. The Board of Psychology regulates psychologists, and the State Board of Health regulates other health matters.

Question 3Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

How many members make up the Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors?

  1. Seven
  2. Three
  3. Four
  4. Five Correct answer.

Explanation

The statute creates a five-member board appointed by the Governor. Its membership includes licensed counselor members, a counselor educator, and a consumer representative.

Question 4Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

Board members of the Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors are appointed by which official?

  1. The Attorney General
  2. The Speaker of the House
  3. The Lieutenant Governor
  4. The Governor Correct answer.

Explanation

The Governor appoints members of the counselor licensure board. The board is an executive-branch regulatory body, not a legislative or judicial body.

Question 5Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

The term of office for a member of the Mississippi LPC board is:

  1. Six years
  2. Three years
  3. Four years Correct answer.
  4. Two years

Explanation

Board members serve staggered four-year terms. Staggering allows continuity while ensuring periodic turnover in board membership.

Question 6Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

A person who practices professional counseling in Mississippi without a license:

  1. May practice for one year while preparing for the examination
  2. Is subject only to a civil fine collectible by the client
  3. Commits a criminal offense and may be enjoined by the board Correct answer.
  4. May do so if certified by a national counseling association

Explanation

Unlicensed practice is prohibited by the licensure statute. The board may seek injunctive relief, and criminal penalties may apply to the unlicensed practitioner.

Question 7Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

Under Mississippi law, the title "licensed professional counselor" may be used by:

  1. Any person who earns a master's degree in counseling
  2. Any employee of a community mental health center
  3. Any counselor certified by a national board
  4. Only an individual licensed by the state board Correct answer.

Explanation

The title is protected and may be used only by persons holding a current license issued by the board. Degree attainment or national certification alone does not authorize the title.

Question 8Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

Mississippi LPC licenses are subject to renewal on what cycle?

  1. Every two years Correct answer.
  2. Every year
  3. Every three years
  4. Every five years

Explanation

LPC licenses in Mississippi are renewed biennially. The board sets renewal procedures and continuing education expectations through its rules.

Question 9Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

Which of the following is a statutory power of the Mississippi LPC board?

  1. Setting licensure requirements that conflict with the statute
  2. Adopting rules and regulations to implement the licensure law Correct answer.
  3. Delegating licensure decisions to a national association
  4. Enacting criminal statutes governing counseling

Explanation

The board may adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the licensure statute. It cannot enact statutes, contradict the statute, or surrender its licensing authority to a private association.

Question 10Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

The minimum educational credential for LPC licensure in Mississippi is:

  1. A bachelor's degree in psychology
  2. An associate degree in human services
  3. A doctorate in counselor education
  4. A master's degree in counseling or a related field Correct answer.

Explanation

Applicants must hold at least a qualifying master's degree in counseling or a related field from an accredited institution. The degree must include the graduate coursework required by the board.

Question 11Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

Mississippi generally requires an LPC applicant to complete how many hours of supervised post-master's counseling experience?

  1. 3,000 hours Correct answer.
  2. 6,000 hours
  3. 1,000 hours
  4. 2,000 hours

Explanation

The supervised experience requirement is 3,000 hours of post-master's counseling experience over a minimum period set by the board. The experience must include direct client contact and clinical supervision.

Question 12Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

Within the required supervised experience, how many hours must be direct client contact?

  1. 1,000 hours
  2. 1,200 hours
  3. 500 hours
  4. 1,500 hours Correct answer.

Explanation

Of the 3,000 supervised experience hours, 1,500 must involve direct client contact. The remainder includes related professional activities and supervision.

Question 13Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

How many hours of face-to-face clinical supervision are required during the supervised experience period?

  1. 400 hours
  2. 200 hours
  3. 100 hours Correct answer.
  4. 50 hours

Explanation

The supervised experience includes 100 hours of face-to-face clinical supervision. Supervision must be provided by a qualified supervisor under board rules.

Question 14Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

Which examination must an LPC applicant pass in Mississippi?

  1. The National Counselor Examination (NCE) Correct answer.
  2. The Association of Social Work Boards examination
  3. The Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP)
  4. The Praxis School Counselor examination

Explanation

Mississippi uses the National Counselor Examination as the required national examination for counselor licensure. The EPPP is for psychologists, and the other examinations belong to different professions.

Question 15Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

Licensure by reciprocity in Mississippi is generally available to an applicant who:

  1. Is recommended by a national counseling association
  2. Holds a comparable license in another state and satisfies board requirements Correct answer.
  3. Passes only a state-developed written examination
  4. Has practiced counseling for 20 years without a license

Explanation

Reciprocity or endorsement permits licensure of a counselor who holds a comparable license from another jurisdiction and meets the board's requirements. Long unlicensed practice or a private recommendation does not qualify.

Question 16Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

Which individual is exempt from Mississippi LPC licensure while practicing within the lawful scope of another profession?

  1. A psychologist licensed by the Mississippi Board of Psychology Correct answer.
  2. A business that charges fees for counseling
  3. A person who advertises as a professional counselor without a license
  4. A graduate student who sees clients without supervision

Explanation

The licensure act exempts practitioners of other licensed professions who act within their authorized scope. It does not exempt unlicensed persons holding themselves out as counselors.

Question 17Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

Communications between a licensed professional counselor and a client are:

  1. Confidential only if the client signs a release
  2. Discoverable in litigation without limitation
  3. Public records open to inspection
  4. Privileged and confidential, subject to recognized statutory exceptions Correct answer.

Explanation

Counselor-client communications are confidential and privileged, with exceptions such as client waiver, court order, or statutory reporting duties. Confidentiality does not depend on a release being signed.

Question 18Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

Which of the following is a ground for disciplinary action against a Mississippi LPC?

  1. Charging a fee for services
  2. Taking continuing education courses
  3. Declining a client whose needs are outside the counselor's competence
  4. Conviction of a felony Correct answer.

Explanation

Conviction of a felony is a statutory ground for discipline. Charging fees, making appropriate referrals, and completing continuing education are lawful professional activities.

Question 19Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

Before the board may revoke an LPC license, it must:

  1. Provide notice and an opportunity for a hearing Correct answer.
  2. Secure the Governor's approval
  3. Publish the charges in a newspaper
  4. Obtain a criminal conviction

Explanation

Due process requires notice of the charges and an opportunity for a hearing before the board imposes revocation or other serious discipline. A criminal conviction and executive approval are not prerequisites.

Question 20Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

The board's investigative authority includes:

  1. Ordering a licensee to pay a client's damages
  2. Entering a client's home without consent
  3. Issuing subpoenas for witnesses and documents Correct answer.
  4. Initiating criminal prosecutions

Explanation

The board may issue subpoenas to compel testimony and production of records relevant to an investigation. It does not prosecute crimes, award damages, or conduct warrantless home entries.

Question 21Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

A counselor whose Mississippi license is revoked may seek reinstatement:

  1. Only by filing suit in chancery court
  2. Never, because revocation is permanent
  3. By petitioning the board under its rules after the revocation period Correct answer.
  4. Automatically after one year

Explanation

Board rules establish a reinstatement process, including any waiting period and proof of rehabilitation. Revocation is not necessarily permanent, and reinstatement is not automatic.

Question 22Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

Fees collected by the board are used primarily to:

  1. Administer and enforce the licensure law Correct answer.
  2. Fund the state highway program
  3. Pay national association dues
  4. Provide direct grants to licensed counselors

Explanation

Board fees support the administration and enforcement of the counselor licensure statute, including licensing, investigations, and hearings. They are not used for unrelated state programs or private grants.

Question 23Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

Which qualification is required of a counselor member of the Mississippi LPC board?

  1. Ten years of service in the Legislature
  2. Membership in the Mississippi Bar
  3. Current licensure as a professional counselor in Mississippi Correct answer.
  4. A doctorate in psychology

Explanation

Counselor members must hold a current Mississippi professional counselor license and satisfy the statutory qualifications. Bar membership, a psychology doctorate, or legislative service is not required.

Question 24Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

The consumer member of the Mississippi LPC board is appointed to represent:

  1. The insurance industry
  2. The public interest Correct answer.
  3. The state university system
  4. The medical profession

Explanation

A public or consumer member is included to represent the interest of the general public in the regulation of counselors. That member does not represent a profession, industry, or university system.

Question 25Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

The board's rulemaking must comply with:

  1. The Federal Trade Commission Act
  2. The rules of a national counseling association
  3. The Mississippi Administrative Procedures Act Correct answer.
  4. The state criminal code only

Explanation

The board is a state administrative agency, and its rulemaking must follow the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Act, including notice and comment requirements. National association standards are not the governing procedural law.

Question 26Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

Under Mississippi board rules, a sexual relationship between a counselor and a current client is:

  1. Permissible if the client gives written consent
  2. Permissible if the counselor documents it in the record
  3. Permissible after the fourth counseling session
  4. Prohibited regardless of who initiates it Correct answer.

Explanation

Sexual intimacy with a client is prohibited at all times during the professional relationship, and client consent is never a defense because of the inherent power imbalance. Documentation or the passage of time does not convert the conduct into an acceptable dual relationship.

Question 27Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

When an LPC provides counseling to a minor, the counselor generally must obtain informed consent from:

  1. The minor's parent or legal guardian Correct answer.
  2. The minor's school counselor or principal
  3. The minor alone, if the minor is at least sixteen
  4. No one, because minors may consent to counseling on their own

Explanation

Minors generally lack legal capacity to consent to treatment, so the counselor obtains informed consent from a parent or legal guardian unless a specific legal exception applies, such as a court order or an emergency. School personnel do not hold consent authority for private counseling services.

Question 28Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

Which of the following is a disciplinary sanction the Mississippi board may impose on a licensee?

  1. Ordering the licensee to serve a jail sentence
  2. Awarding the complainant monetary damages
  3. Requiring additional continuing education hours Correct answer.
  4. Revoking the complainant's right to file complaints

Explanation

The board's administrative sanctions include reprimand, probation with conditions, suspension, revocation, fines, and additional continuing education or remedial training. The board does not impose criminal punishment or award civil damages to complainants.

Question 29Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

A client tells her counselor that she has been physically abusing her young child. The counselor should:

  1. Keep the disclosure confidential as privileged communication
  2. Consult the board before taking any action
  3. Report the abuse to the state child protection agency Correct answer.
  4. Report the disclosure only if the client refuses to stop

Explanation

Mississippi's mandatory reporting law requires a person who suspects child abuse or neglect, including a counselor, to report it promptly to the child protection authorities. Confidentiality and privilege yield to this statutory reporting duty.

Question 30Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

An LPC whose license has lapsed for nonrenewal continues to see clients in Mississippi. This conduct:

  1. Is permitted during an automatic grace period
  2. Is lawful until the board mails a notice
  3. Requires only payment of a late renewal fee
  4. Constitutes unlicensed practice subject to penalty Correct answer.

Explanation

The authority to practice derives from a current, active license. Once the license lapses, continued practice is unlicensed practice and exposes the person to disciplinary action and the statutory penalties for unlicensed practice.

Question 31Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

A licensee is disciplined for violating a board rule adopted after she was licensed, and she argues that she never read the rule. The board may properly conclude that:

  1. The rule is invalid until it appears in a newsletter
  2. Licensees are charged with knowledge of board rules Correct answer.
  3. The rule applies only to licensees licensed after its adoption
  4. The rule cannot apply because she did not vote on it

Explanation

Licensees are held to know the statutes and rules governing their profession, including amendments adopted during the license term. Lack of actual awareness of a properly adopted rule is not a defense to a disciplinary charge.

Question 32Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

Supervision of an applicant's post-master's counseling experience must be provided by:

  1. A licensed psychologist employed by the state
  2. Any faculty member of the applicant's degree program
  3. Any licensed mental health professional in the state
  4. A supervisor who meets the board's qualifications Correct answer.

Explanation

The supervised experience counts toward licensure only when the supervisor meets the board's requirements for licensure, training, and experience in supervision. A supervisor who does not satisfy those qualifications cannot validly attest to the applicant's hours.

Question 33Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

Which arrangement would violate Mississippi board rules for an LPC?

  1. Using a sliding fee scale based on income
  2. Paying a third party for each client referral Correct answer.
  3. Accepting insurance payments for services
  4. Charging a fee that is disclosed in advance

Explanation

Fee splitting, including paying or receiving compensation for the referral of clients, is prohibited because it creates a financial incentive unrelated to the client's welfare. Disclosed fees, income-based scales, and third-party insurance payments are ordinary and permissible billing practices.

Question 34Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

After the board issues a final order suspending a license, the licensee's available remedy is to:

  1. Retry the factual issues before a different board panel
  2. Appeal directly to the Governor for a final decision
  3. Seek judicial review after exhausting administrative remedies Correct answer.
  4. File an immediate jury trial in federal district court

Explanation

A licensee must exhaust the administrative process and then may seek judicial review of the final agency order in court. The reviewing court generally defers to the board's factual findings when they are supported by substantial evidence in the record.

Question 35Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

Which statement about the counselor-client privilege in Mississippi is correct?

  1. It continues after the counseling relationship ends Correct answer.
  2. It may be claimed only by the counselor personally
  3. It expires automatically when the client stops attending
  4. It covers only sessions the counselor recorded

Explanation

The privilege attaches to communications made within the professional relationship and survives the termination of treatment. It exists for the client's benefit, and the counselor may assert it on the client's behalf when disclosure is sought.

Question 36Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

A licensed counselor is asked to conduct a custody evaluation, a service she has never been trained to perform. She should:

  1. Accept, because her license authorizes any counseling service
  2. Decline and refer to a qualified professional Correct answer.
  3. Accept under supervision of any licensed attorney
  4. Accept and disclose the lack of training to the court

Explanation

A licensee must practice only within the boundaries of her competence and must not accept a case requiring specialized skills she does not possess. The appropriate response is to decline the referral and direct the parties to a professional with the necessary training.

Question 37Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

A client's insurance benefits end and the counselor immediately closes the case without further contact. This practice is best characterized as:

  1. Abandonment, because termination requires planning and referral Correct answer.
  2. Acceptable, if the client owes no outstanding balance
  3. Proper, because treatment must end when payment ends
  4. Acceptable, provided the counselor tells the client to find another provider

Explanation

Termination of counseling must be planned and include appropriate pre-termination counseling and referrals when the counselor can no longer serve the client. Abruptly ending contact because of a payment change leaves the client without needed care and constitutes abandonment.

Question 38Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

A licensed counselor receives a written inquiry from the board about a complaint. The counselor must:

  1. Refuse to answer until counsel is appointed
  2. Wait until formal charges are filed to reply
  3. Respond fully and cooperate with the investigation Correct answer.
  4. Refer the inquiry to the complainant's attorney

Explanation

Licensees have an affirmative duty to cooperate with board inquiries, and failing to respond is itself a separate ground for discipline. A licensee may consult an attorney, but that does not excuse a timely and complete response to the board.

Question 39Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

A Mississippi LPC begins counseling a client who physically lives in another state. The counselor should recognize that:

  1. The other state's licensure requirements may also apply Correct answer.
  2. Mississippi licensure covers the client because the counselor is in Mississippi
  3. No licensure is required for electronic communications
  4. The client must travel to Mississippi for each session

Explanation

Licensure is generally tied to where the client is located at the time services are delivered, so the counselor must consider the requirements of the client's state as well as Mississippi's. Providing services across state lines without proper authority can constitute unlicensed practice in the client's jurisdiction.

Question 40Mississippi licensure statute, board authority, and rules and regulations

Under Mississippi law, how does the board typically handle a counselor who already holds a comparable license issued by another state and applies for a Mississippi LPC license?

  1. Out-of-state licenses are never considered and the applicant must start the process as a new candidate.
  2. The applicant is automatically licensed on filing proof of the out-of-state license.
  3. The applicant must complete a new master's degree at a Mississippi institution before licensure.
  4. The board may issue a license by reciprocity when the applicant's credentials are substantially equivalent to Mississippi's requirements. Correct answer.

Explanation

Mississippi licensing statutes authorize the board to grant licensure by reciprocity or endorsement to applicants who hold a comparable license from another jurisdiction and whose education, experience, and examination credentials are substantially equivalent to those required in Mississippi. The board retains discretion to review the credentials and may impose additional conditions. Licensure is therefore neither automatic nor barred.

Question 41Scope of practice and title protection

In Mississippi, which individual may lawfully use the title "licensed professional counselor"?

  1. A person certified as a school counselor in Mississippi
  2. A person who holds a current Mississippi LPC license Correct answer.
  3. A person who has completed a master's degree in counseling
  4. A person employed at a community mental health center

Explanation

The Licensed Professional Counselors Act reserves the title "licensed professional counselor" and its abbreviation "LPC" to persons holding a current license issued by the state board. Earning a degree, holding another credential, or being employed in a counseling setting does not confer the title. Use of the title without licensure is a violation subject to disciplinary and legal consequences.

Question 42Scope of practice and title protection

Which body administers the licensure of professional counselors in Mississippi?

  1. The Mississippi Department of Health, Office of Professional Licensure and Certification
  2. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health, Office of Professional Standards
  3. The State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors Correct answer.
  4. The Mississippi Board of Psychology

Explanation

The Licensed Professional Counselors Act creates the State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors and gives it authority to license, renew, and discipline counselors. Other state agencies administer different professions or service systems. The psychology board regulates psychologists, not counselors.

Question 43Scope of practice and title protection

Which activity falls within the statutory scope of practice of a Mississippi LPC?

  1. Ordering the involuntary civil commitment of a client
  2. Applying counseling and appraisal techniques to client concerns Correct answer.
  3. Performing court-ordered child custody evaluations without specialized forensic training
  4. Prescribing psychotropic medication for an anxiety disorder

Explanation

The Act defines the practice of counseling as applying counseling, appraisal, consulting, and referral techniques to help clients with personal, social, educational, career, and mental health concerns. Prescribing medication and ordering commitment are reserved to other licensed professions. Practicing outside one's competence, such as forensic evaluation without training, raises separate competence concerns.

Question 44Scope of practice and title protection

A minister provides pastoral counseling to congregation members as part of ministerial duties and does not hold out as an LPC. Under the Mississippi LPC Act, the minister's activity is:

  1. Lawful only if the minister is supervised by a licensed professional counselor
  2. Unlawful because counseling of any kind requires a state license
  3. A misdemeanor unless a counseling license is obtained within thirty days of the first session
  4. Exempt from licensure as clergy functioning in that role Correct answer.

Explanation

The Act exempts clergy and religious practitioners who provide counseling within the scope of their ministerial duties and who do not represent themselves as licensed counselors. The exemption is lost if the person advertises or holds out as an LPC. It does not extend to secular private practice outside the ministerial role.

Question 45Scope of practice and title protection

A school district employee holds a valid school counselor certification and provides counseling to students on campus. With respect to the LPC Act, she:

  1. May practice within that school role without an LPC license Correct answer.
  2. May bill insurance for clinical services outside the school without licensure
  3. Must be supervised by an LPC in order to counsel students
  4. Must obtain an LPC license before seeing any student

Explanation

School counselors certified and employed in that capacity are exempt when performing counseling duties within the school setting. The exemption is limited to that role and setting and does not authorize private clinical practice. Practicing outside the exempt role would require an LPC license.

Question 46Scope of practice and title protection

A graduate student enrolled in an approved counseling program is completing supervised practicum hours at a community agency. Under the Act, the student:

  1. May advertise as a licensed professional counselor while in training
  2. May practice independently once the practicum begins
  3. Is exempt while completing the supervised training program Correct answer.
  4. Must hold a temporary LPC license before any client contact

Explanation

Students and trainees performing counseling as part of an approved, supervised training program are exempt from licensure for those activities. The exemption depends on the training context and supervision. The student may not hold out as licensed or practice independently.

Question 47Scope of practice and title protection

A counselor with a master's degree who has never been licensed prints "LPC" on business cards and a website. This conduct is best characterized as:

  1. Permissible if the counselor is supervised by an LPC
  2. Permissible if no fees are charged to clients during the first year of practice
  3. A violation of the title protection provisions of the LPC Act Correct answer.
  4. Permissible because the master's degree satisfies the educational requirement

Explanation

Title protection makes it unlawful to use the LPC designation without a current license, whatever the person's education or supervision arrangements. Using the title misrepresents the person's credential status to the public. The violation can support disciplinary action against a licensee and legal action against a non-licensee.

Question 48Scope of practice and title protection

The Board receives a report that a non-licensee is operating a counseling practice and using the LPC title. Which statement most accurately describes the Board's remedies?

  1. The Board may seek an injunction, and the conduct may be a criminal offense Correct answer.
  2. The Board may only issue a warning letter, because it has no authority over non-licensees
  3. The Board may impose a fine only if a client has filed a written complaint first
  4. The Board may act only after a grand jury returns an indictment against the individual

Explanation

The Act authorizes the Board to seek injunctive relief to stop unlicensed practice and makes violations subject to criminal penalties. The Board does not need a client complaint or a prior indictment to act. Its authority extends to persons who are not licensees when they practice or use the protected title.

Question 49Scope of practice and title protection

An LPC licensed in another state with a substantially similar license moves to Mississippi and wishes to practice here. The most accurate statement is:

  1. The counselor may practice for up to three years before applying for a Mississippi license
  2. The counselor must obtain a Mississippi license, which may be granted by endorsement Correct answer.
  3. The counselor may practice at will because licensure is governed by the other state
  4. The counselor may practice in Mississippi if supervised by a Mississippi LPC

Explanation

Practice of counseling in Mississippi requires a Mississippi license, and the Board may grant a license by reciprocity or endorsement to holders of comparable out-of-state credentials. The out-of-state license is evidence supporting endorsement, not a substitute for Mississippi licensure. Supervision does not cure the absence of a Mississippi license.

Question 50Scope of practice and title protection

A counselor licensed only in another state provides video sessions to a client who is physically located in Mississippi. Under Mississippi law, the counselor:

  1. Must hold a Mississippi license, because the client is located in this state Correct answer.
  2. May practice if the client signs a consent form choosing the other state's law
  3. May practice because telehealth is exempt from state licensure requirements
  4. May practice for ninety days under an automatic telehealth exception

Explanation

Licensure follows the location of the client, so counseling a client who is physically in Mississippi requires a Mississippi license or other authorization from the Board. There is no automatic telehealth grace period. Client consent cannot waive the state's licensure requirement.