Physical Therapist Late Registration

PURPOSE: This rule provides the requirements physical therapists must follow to request renewal of a license which has lapsed for more than six (6) months. (1) All licensees whose registration has lapsed for six (6) months or more shall make application for late registration upon a form prepared by the board. (2) No application will be considered unless fully and completely made out on the specified form and properly attested. (3) All licensees must provide, on the application form, a recent 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 late registration must submit the renewal fee along with the delinquent fee established by the board. (6) No application will be processed prior to the submission of the required fee in the appropriate form. (7) All applicants must submit an activities statement documenting all employment, professional and nonprofessional activities, since the date the license lapsed. (8) All applicants shall have licensure, registration, or certification verification submitted from every jurisdiction in which the applicant has ever held privileges to practice as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant. This verification must be submitted directly from the licensing agency and include the type of license, registration, or certification, the issue and expiration date, and information concerning any disciplinary or investigative actions. If a licensing agency refuses or fails to provide verification, the board may consider other evidence of licensure. (9) An applicant for late registration whose license has been lapsed for more than two (2) years who was not actively practicing as a physical therapist in another jurisdiction shall submit upon request any other documentation requested by the board necessary to verify that the licensee is competent to practice and is knowledgeable of current physical therapy techniques, procedures, and treatments, as evidenced by continuing education hours, reexamination, or other applicable documentation accepted and approved by the board. AUTHORITY: section 334.125, RSMo 2000 and sections 334.570 and 334.687, RSMo Supp. 2008.* Original rule filed March 30, 2009, effective Nov. 30, 2009. *Original authority: 334.125, RSMo 1959, amended 1993, 1995; 334.570, RSMo 1969, amended 1981, 1995, 2008; and 334.687, RSMo 2008.