Temporary Licenses—

Physical Therapists PURPOSE: This rule provides information to the applicant regarding the requirements for temporary licenses. (1) A temporary license may be issued to a first-time applicant for licensure by examination who meets the qualifications of section 334.530.1, RSMo, if the applicant— (A) Has complied with 20 CSR 21503.010 and 20 CSR 2150-3.020; (B) Submits an agreement to supervise form signed by the applicant’s supervising physical therapist; and (C) Submits a notarized statement from the supervising physical therapist stating that they are not an immediate family member of the applicant and that they have been involved in active clinical practice in the state of Missouri for a minimum of one (1) year. (2) A temporary license will not be issued to an applicant who has failed the Missouri licensure examination or a licensure examination in any jurisdiction. (3) Immediate family member is defined as a relative within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity, or of a person with whom he or she cohabits. (A) First degree: spouse, child, parents; (B) Second degree: grandchild, brother/sister, grandparents; (C) Third degree: great-grandchild, niece or nephew, aunt or uncle, great-grandparents; and (D) Fourth degree: great-great-grandchild, grandniece or grandnephew, first cousin, grandaunt or granduncle, great-great-grandparents. (4) If the temporary licensee passes the examination within ninety (90) days of issuance of the temporary license, the temporary license shall remain valid until a permanent license is issued or denied. (5) The temporary license shall automatically become invalid if one (1) of the following occurs: (A) The temporary licensee fails the examination; (B) The temporary licensee does not sit for the examination; (C) The temporary licensee withdraws from the sitting for the examination; (D) The board is notified by the supervising physical therapist that the temporary licensee’s employment has ceased; or (E) At the end of ninety (90) days of issuance of the temporary license. (6) The temporary licensee may practice only under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist. Supervision shall include: (A) Continual verbal and written contact; (B) On-site contact every two (2) weeks; and (C) If the supervising physical therapist determines that the temporary licensee needs additional supervision, that additional supervision shall occur on a weekly basis. (7) The supervising physical therapist is required to report any inappropriate conduct or patient care to the board within three (3) business days of being made aware of such conduct. AUTHORITY: section 334.125, RSMo 2000 and sections 334.530, 334.550, and 334.687, RSMo Supp. 2008.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 150-3.050. Original rule filed Dec. 19, 1975, effective Dec. 29, 1975. Amended: Filed July 17, 1992, effective April 8, 1993. Amended: Filed Aug. 15, 1994, effective Feb. 26, 1995. Amended: Filed Jan. 3, 2006, effective June 30, 2006. Moved to 20 CSR 2150-3.050, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed Dec. 14, 2007, effective June 30, 2008. Rescinded and readopted: Filed March 30, 2009, effective Nov. 30, 2009. ** *Original authority: 334.125, RSMo 1959, amended 1993, 1995; 334.530, RSMo 1969, amended 1981, 1995, 2004, 2008; 334.550, RSMo 1969, amended 1981, 1995, 2004, 2008; and 334.687, RSMo 2008. **Pursuant to Executive Order 21-09, 20 CSR 2150-3.050, subsection (5)(E) and section (6) was suspended from April 3, 2020 through December 31, 2021.