| Temporary Licensure

| Temporary Licensure A. Mississippi temporary medical or podiatric licenses may be issued to applicants for licensure in Mississippi under the following conditions: 1. A restricted temporary medical or podiatric license may be issued upon proper completion of an application to an applicant who otherwise meets all requirements for licensure except successful completion: a. of the postgraduate training requirements provided in Part 2605, Chapter 1, Rule 1.1 or Chapter 2, Rule 2.1; and/or b. of Step 3 of USMLE, Level 3 of COMLEX, or Part 3 of the APMLE. Such restricted temporary license shall entitle the physician to practice medicine or podiatric medicine only within the confines of an ACGME, AOA or APMA approved postgraduate training program in this state and may be renewed annually for the duration of the postgraduate training for a period not to exceed five (5) years. Residents typically practice within the confines of an ACGME, AOA or APMA approved postgraduate training program which may be located in another state, and which meets all requirements as described above. These programs sometimes have affiliated institutions (i.e., hospitals or clinics) located in Mississippi which are not ACGME, AOA or APMA approved sites, but in which the resident needs to rotate as part of their otherwise approved training program. Programs may petition the Board, via its Executive Committee, to approve those affiliated Mississippi locations such that residents of those programs may apply for a temporary license in order to rotate at those facilities. B. The Board may issue a temporary license to practice medicine for a period not to exceed 90 days at a youth camp licensed by the State Department of Health to any nonresident physician who is not licensed to practice medicine in this state or to any resident physician who is retired from the active practice of medicine in this state while serving as a volunteer at such camp. 1. Nonresident Physician a. must have favorable references from two physicians with whom the applicant has worked or trained within the last year; b. must have written certification from the medical licensing authority in the state in which he or she holds a currently valid license to practice medicine; and c. must submit fee prescribed by the Board. 2. Retired Resident Physician a. must be in good standing with the Board, and b. must submit fee as prescribed by the Board. C. Any licensee issued a temporary license to practice medicine who prescribes controlled substances must have and utilize their own, individual controlled substance registration certificate issued by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Adopted September 13, 1979; amended July 1, 1981; amended March 16, 1995; amended May 17, 2007; amended March 20, 2015; amended January 22, 2019; and amended August 27, 2021.