Application for Licensure

PURPOSE: This rule states where to secure an application and how to complete the application and documentation required to accompany the application form provided by the executive director. (1) An application for licensure or temporary licensure shall be made on a form provided by the state board, accompanied by the required fee. Forms are available at pr.mo.gov/chiropractors, upon written request to the state board at PO Box 672, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0672, by calling the state board office at (573) 751-2104, or via e-mail at chiropractic@pr.mo.gov. (2) The application for licensure shall be printed in black ink, signed, and notarized. The following is required for licensure: (A) Official educational transcript(s) documenting all under graduate course work. The transcript must be forwarded to the state board office by the college or university or submitted with the application in an envelope sealed by the registrar’s office of the college or university: (B) Official transcript documenting completion of a chiro practic degree. The transcript must be forwarded to the state board office by the chiropractic college or university or sub mitted with the application in an envelope sealed by the regis trar’s office of the chiropractic college or university. Transcripts from foreign countries which are not in English shall have a certified English translation attached; AND INSURANCE (C) Official scores from the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) for Parts I, II, III, IV, and physiotherapy; 1. The board adopts the cut score or passing score established by the NBCE for parts I, II, III, IV, and physiotherapy. 2. An examination candidate shall comply with the examination provider’s rules for test administration related to the administration of parts I, II, III, IV and the physiotherapy examination and authorize the examination provider to submit the results to the board, along with any information relating to any adverse incident(s) involving the applicant during the course of the examination. Any costs associated with reporting examination results to the board shall be the applicant’s responsibility. (D) A composite score of seventy-five percent (75%) on the jurisprudence examination regarding Missouri statutes and regulations; (E) A completed background check from the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s approved vendor(s) for both a Missouri State Highway Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history background check. Any fees associated with the background check are the applicant’s responsibility. (F) When licensed in another state, verification of licensure from that state. (G) When applying for licensure in this state based upon current licensure in another state, official transcripts and examination scores are not required, unless requested by the board. (3) An application for temporary licensure submitted pursuant to section 331.032, RSMo, shall be written or printed in black ink, signed, and notarized. The following is required for temporary licensure: (A) Composite score of seventy-five percent (75%) on the jurisprudence examination regarding Missouri statutes and regulations; (B) Completing a criminal history background check from the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s approved vendor(s) for both a Missouri State Highway Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history. Any fees for the background check are the applicant’s responsibility. (C) Verification of licensure from each state the applicant is licensed. (4) A temporary license may be renewed for an additional ninety (90) days upon application to the board and payment of the required fee. AUTHORITY: sections 43.543 and 331.030, RSMo Supp. 2018, and section 331.100.2, RSMo 2016.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 70-2.040. This version of rule filed Dec. 17, 1975, effective Dec. 27, 1975. Rescinded and readopted: Filed July 9, 1982, effective Nov. 11, 1982. Amended: Filed Sept. 12, 1983, effective Jan. 13, 1984. Amended: Filed Aug. 14, 1986, effective Nov. 13, 1986. Rescinded and readopted: Filed April 18, 1989, effective July 13, 1989. Rescinded and readopted: Filed Aug. 14, 1990, effective Dec. 31, 1990. Amended: Filed Sept. 13, 1995, effective March 30, 1996. Amended: Filed March 30, 1998, effective Sept. 30, 1998. Amended: Filed Aug. 12, 1999, effective Feb. 29, 2000. Amended: Filed July 31, 2003, effective Jan. 30, 2004. Amended: Filed April 1, 2005, effective Oct. 30, 2005. Moved to 20 CSR 2070-2.040, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed June 27, 2007, effective Jan. 30, 2008. Rescinded and readopted: Filed March 29, 2019, effective Oct. 30, 2019. *Original authority: 43.543, RSMo 1993, amended 2003, 2005, 2008, 2013, 2018; 331.030, RSMo 1939, amended 1945, 1947, 1949, 1969, 1981, 1988, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2004, 2007, 2018; and 331.100.2, RSMo 1939, amended 1949, 1969, 1980, 1981, 2008, 2013.