Position

Position. It is the position of the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure that vaccinations administered pursuant to a community-based public immunization program are considered to be under the direction and supervision of a physician, and thus do not constitute the unlawful practice of medicine, when all of the following criteria are met: A. the vaccinations are administered to the public by a licensed provider who is: 1. authorized under Mississippi statute or regulation to provide vaccinations and is 2. subject to the regulation of a Mississippi regulatory agency. B. The vaccinations are carried out pursuant to state and federal public health immunization programs or other programs which: 1. shall be approved in advance by the Board; 2. shall be conducted under the general supervision of a physician a. licensed in the state of Mississippi, b. who actively practices medicine at least 20 hours/week, and c. resides in the state of Mississippi; and, 3. a single physician assumes responsibility for the safe administration of the vaccine. Adopted March 24, 2011. Amended March 16, 2017.