Provisional License

PURPOSE: This rule outlines the requirements to obtain a provisional license. (1) A person shall request an application for provisional licensure from the Missouri Board of Therapeutic Massage, PO Box 1335, Jefferson City, MO, 65102-1335 by calling (573) 522-6277 or sending an email to massagether@pr.mo.gov. The TDD number is (800) 735-2996. An application for provisional licensure shall include the following information: (A) An official transcript from the massage therapy program, school, or certified mentor documenting completion of a massage therapy program pursuant to 20 CSR 2197-2.010(1) or (2) and application fee. The board may accept transcripts issued to the applicant and placed in a sealed envelope that carries the massage therapy program, school, or mentor’s seal or stamp; (B) Written verification from the massage therapy school, program, mentor, or testing entity that the applicant has applied or is scheduled to take an examination pursuant to 20 CSR 2197-2.010; and (C) Two (2) sets of fingerprints for the purpose of conducting a criminal background check by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Any fees due for fingerprint background checks shall be paid by the applicant directly to the Missouri State Highway Patrol or its approved vendor. (2) A provisional license is valid for one (1) year from the date of issuance. Upon expiration of a provisional license the licensee shall no longer engage in the practice of massage therapy. To resume practicing massage therapy a person must either apply to renew the provisional license, if he/she has not passed the national examination, or obtain a license as a massage therapist pursuant to 20 CSR 2197-2.010. (3) A provisional license may be renewed for an additional number of months at the discretion of the board, not to exceed one (1) year. To renew a provisional license the applicant must complete an application, submit written verification from the massage therapy school, program, mentor, or testing entity that the applicant has applied or is scheduled to take an examination pursuant to 20 CSR 2197-2.010, provide a written explanation for renewing the provisional license, and pay the required fee. (4) The results of the criminal background check shall be valid for one (1) year from receipt of the criminal background check in the board office. AUTHORITY: sections 324.245 and 324.265, RSMo 2016.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 197-2.030. Original rule filed Feb. 25, 2000, effective Sept. 30, 2000. Amended: Filed Nov. 26, 2003, effective June 30, 2004. Moved to 20 CSR 2197-2.030, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Rescinded and readopted: Filed Aug. 21, 2007, effective March 30, 2008. Amended: Filed Aug. 27, 2009, effective Feb. 28, 2010. Amended: Filed Aug. 21, 2019, effective Feb. 29, 2020. *Original authority: 324.245, RSMo 1998, amended 1999, 2003, 2006 and 324.265, RSMo 1998, amended 1999, 2006, 2008.