Section 73-30-25 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2027] Inapplicability of article to other regulated professionsIt is not the intent of this article to regulate against members of other duly regulated professions in this state who do counseling in the normal course of the practice of their own profession. This article does not apply to:
(a) Any person registered, certified or licensed by the state to practice any other occupation or profession while rendering counseling services in the performance of the occupation or profession for which he or she is registered, certified or licensed;(b) Certified school counselors when they are practicing counseling within the scope of their employment;(c) Certified vocational counselors when they are practicing vocational counseling within the scope of their employment;(e) Student interns or trainees in counseling pursuing a course of study in counseling in a regionally or nationally accredited institution of higher learning or training institution if activities and services constitute a part of the supervised course of study, provided that such persons be designated a counselor intern;(h) Duly ordained ministers or clergy while functioning in their ministerial capacity and duly accredited Christian Science practitioners;(i) Professional employees of regional mental health centers, state mental hospitals, vocational rehabilitation institutions, youth court counselors and employees of the Mississippi Department of Employment Security or other governmental agency so long as they practice within the scope of their employment;(j) Professional employees of alcohol or drug abuse centers or treatment facilities, whether privately or publicly funded, so long as they practice within the scope of their employment;(k) Private employment counselors;(l) Any nonresident temporarily employed in this state to render counseling services for not more than thirty (30) days in any year, if in the opinion of the board the person would qualify for a license under this article and if the person holds any license required for counselors in his or her home state or country; andLaws, 1985, ch. 354, § 13; Laws, 2004, ch. 572, § 47; Laws, 2008, ch. 494, § 5, eff. 7/1/2008; reenacted without change, Laws, 2008, ch. 30, § 47; reenacted without change, Laws, 2010, ch. 559, § 47; reenacted without change, Laws, 2011, ch. 471, § 48; reenacted without change, Laws, 2012, ch. 515, § 48, eff. 7/1/2012.Reenacted without change by Laws, 2023, ch. 510, SB 2810,§ 49, eff. 4/17/2023.Amended by Laws, 2019, ch. 451, SB 2133,§ 58, eff. 4/3/2019.Reenacted without change by Laws, 2019, ch. 451, SB 2133,§ 47, eff. 4/3/2019.Amended by Laws, 2018, ch. 390, HB 708,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2018.