| License Description |
General information and definitions related to licensing information: Eye Enucleation shall mean the removal of the eyeball after the eye muscles and optic nerve has been severed. Performance of Eye Enucleation shall mean an enucleation of the eye conforming to the medical standards of the Eye Bank Association of America. Licensed for the Practice of Funeral Services shall mean an individual, licensed by the Mississippi State Department of Health, to engage in the practice of funeral services, including the practice of embalming, pursuant to Section 73-11-43 et seq. of Mississippi Code of 1972, annotated. Department shall mean the Mississippi Department of Health. Board shall mean the Mississippi State Board of Health. Council shall mean the Eye Enucleation Advisory Council. License Requirements: Certification Requirement An applicant for certification shall submit to the Department, verified by oath, written evidence in form and content satisfactory to the Department that the applicant: 1. Is licensed for the practice of funeral services as defined in Rule 4.1.3(6) of these rules and regulations. 2. Has successfully completed a course, approved by the Department, in eye enucleation. Abandonment: An application shall be deemed abandoned by the Department if, after six (6) months from the date of filing, the requirements for certification have not been completed and submitted to the Department. Titles and Abbreviation: A person issued a certificate of competence to perform Eye Enucleation by the Mississippi State Board of Health may use the title, "State Certified Eye Enucleator." Renewal of License: General Provisions: 1. The Board shall issue certification, which shall be renewed biennially. 2. The certification year shall be construed as January 1 through December 31. Offenses: It is a violation of the law for any person to: 1. Sell, fraudulently obtain or furnish any certificate of competence, or aid or abet therein. 2. Use the title, "State Certified Eye Enucleator" or any words letters, signs, symbols or devices to indicate the person using them has received a certificate of competence from the Mississippi State Department of Health. 3. Fail to notify the Board of the suspension, probation, or revocation of any past or currently held licenses or certifications, required to perform eye enucleation in this or any other jurisdiction. 4. Make false representations, impersonate, act as a proxy for another person, allow, or aid any person to impersonate him in connection with any examination or application for certification or request to be examined or licensed. 5. Make a material, false statement in an application for certification, or in a response to any inquiry by the State Department of Health or the Board. 6. Otherwise violate any provisions of the Act or regulations of the Board. Punishment: Such violations shall be a misdemeanor, and shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars, ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or by both. |