Reinstatement of an Inactive License

PURPOSE: This rule provides the requirements physicians must follow to request reinstatement of a license that has been inactive pursuant to SB 1182 of the 91st General Assembly (2002). (1) All applicants shall make application for reinstatement of an inactive license upon a form prepared by the board. (2) No application will be considered unless fully and com pletely made out on the specified form and properly attested. (3) All applicants must provide, on the application form, a re cent unmounted photograph, in size no larger than three and one-half inches by five inches (3 1/2" × 5"). (4) All applications shall be sent to the Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts, PO Box 4, Jefferson City, MO 65102. (5) All applicants for reinstatement of an inactive license must submit a fee as specified in 20 CSR 2150-2.080. The fee shall be submitted in the form of a cashier’s check or money order drawn on a United States bank made payable to the Missouri Board of Healing Arts. (6) No application will be processed prior to the submission of the required fee in the appropriate form. (7) All applicants must submit an activity statement document ing all employment, professional and nonprofessional activ ities since the date the license was placed on inactive status. (8) All applicants shall have licensure, registration or certifi cation verification submitted from every state and country in which s/he has ever held privileges to practice as a physician. This verification must be submitted directly from the licensing agency and include the type of license, registration or certifi cation, the issue and expiration date, and information concern ing any disciplinary or investigative actions. (9) An applicant for reinstatement of an inactive license who has not actively practiced as a physician in another state or country throughout the period their Missouri license was inac tive, shall submit upon request any documentation requested by the board necessary to verify that the applicant is compe tent to practice in Missouri. Such documentation may include continuing education, additional training, or applicable docu mentation acceptable to the board. If an applicant under this subsection has been in inactive status for more than five (5) years, the board may require the applicant to successfully com plete reexamination prior to reinstatement. Reexaminations may include only those nationally recognized specialty or certification examinations recognized by the Federation of State Medical Boards, the American Osteopathic Association, the American Medical Association, the American Board of Medical Specialties, the National Board of Medical Examiners or the National Board of Osteopathic Examiners. Applicants with a recognized specialty will be directed to an appropriate specialty examination. AUTHORITY: sections 334.090.2 and 334.125, RSMo 2000.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 150-2.153. Original rule filed March 1, 2005, effective Aug. 30, 2005. Moved to 20 CSR 2150-2.153, ef fective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed Dec. 14, 2007, effective June 30, 2008. ** *Original authority: 334.090, RSMo 1945, amended 1951, 1959, 1963, 1981, 1987 and 334.125, RSMo 1959, amended 1993, 1995. **Pursuant to Executive Order 21-07, 20 CSR 2150-2.153 was suspended from April 3, 2020 through April 23, 2021.