PMHNP · Mississippi
Supervision Agreement for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners in Mississippi
Yes, a written supervising-physician agreement is required. Mississippi does not name a specific instrument.
Mississippi treats PMHNP identically to general NP — Part 2840, Rule 1.1(B) lists 'psych-mental health' as one of several certified-NP population foci, with no separate statute, rule chapter, or distinct supervision/proximity/ratio/chart-review requirements. See the `np` entry for all applicable rules.
What the supervision must look like
The rules the physician relationship has to follow. Each fact comes from the statute or board rule listed under sources.
Proximity
Available remotely (no on-site requirement)
Same standard as general NP — 'reliable communication' only, no mileage requirement (§ 73-15-20(7)(b)).
Supervision ratio
Not codified — no cap on file
Chart review
Not codified — left to the agreement
Meeting cadence
Not codified — left to the agreement
Prescriptive authority
Covered by the practice agreement · controlled substances permitted
PMHNP prescribing in practice skews toward Schedule II stimulants and Schedule IV benzodiazepines/hypnotics more heavily than general primary-care NP prescribing — not a different legal limit, a different real-world risk profile (reflected in calculatorWeights, not this rule).
Written agreement
Required
Practice ownership (corporate practice of medicine)
Licensee-only ownership required — Same as the general `np` entry — no PMHNP-specific ownership rule found.
Legal sources for these rules (2)
- Miss. Code Ann. § 73-15-20 — Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
- Mississippi Admin. Code Title 30, Part 2840, Ch. 1, Rule 1.1(B) — population foci
What a supervising physician costs here
Typical monthly cost in Mississippi
$500 – $800
Estimate for one Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. This state's rules add a restrictive-tier premium.
About Mississippi's rules
Mississippi has no independent-practice pathway for NPs/APRNs — a collaborative relationship plus Board-approved written protocol is required for the life of the license. Multiple 2025-2026 NP full-practice-authority bills (H.B. 813, H.B. 98, S.B. 2178) remain unconfirmed as enacted — re-verify § 73-15-20 each session.
Other clinicians in Mississippi: see the state overview.