Application for Limited Permit

PURPOSE: This rule outlines the procedure for application for a limited permit. (1) Application for an occupational therapist limited permit and/or occupational therapy assistant limited permit shall be submitted on the forms provided by the board and may be obtained by contacting the Missouri Board of Occupational Therapy. All original applications shall include proof of submission of fingerprints to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s approved vendor for both a Missouri State Highway Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint background check. 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) An application for an occupational therapist limited permit and/or occupational therapy assistant limited permit is not considered officially filed with the board until it has been determined by the board or division staff to be complete. Applications submitted on the forms provided by the board must be completed, signed, notarized, and accompanied by the application fee. (3) The applicant shall request and submit to the board written verification from the certifying entity of the applicant’s completion of the requirements and eligibility to sit for the applicant’s first available certification examination as determined by the certifying entity. The applicant is responsible for the payment of any fee required by the certifying entity for verification. (4) The applicant shall request that each state, United States territory, province, or country regulatory entity in which a license, certificate, registration, or permit is held or has ever been held submit verification of licensure, certification, registration, or permit directly to the board. The verification shall include the license, registration, certification, or permit issued; the number; status; issue and expiration dates; information regarding any disciplinary action; method of licensure, registration, or certification; the name and title of person verifying information; the date; and the entity’s seal. (5) Applicants who are approved will receive one (1) limited permit. Duplicate limited permits may be provided upon payment of the appropriate fee. (6) Prior to sitting for an examination for certification, the limited permit holder shall request that the certifying entity or its designee send the results of the limited permit holder’s examination to the board. (7) The limited permit will be valid for eight (8) weeks from the date of the applicant’s eligibility expiration date as established by the certifying entity for the first available examination. First available examination shall mean a certification examination taken by an individual who has never previously sat for, or been declared eligible to take, such an examination. Individuals taking the first available examination shall complete the first available examination within ninety (90) days from the first date on which the certifying entity declares that individual eligible to take the first available examination. If the limited permit holder successfully completes the first available examination with a passing score, the limited permit will be extended for an additional sixty (60) days during which time the limited permit holder may apply for a license. (8) Only those individuals who completed their first available examination but failed to achieve a passing score, may renew their limited permit. The limited permit may be renewed only once using the form provided by the board. A renewed limited permit will be valid for eight (8) weeks from the date of the applicant’s eligibility expiration dates as established by the certifying entity for the limited permit holder’s second available examination. Second available examination shall mean a certification examination taken by an individual who failed to achieve a passing score on his or her first available examination as defined by the board. Individuals taking the second available examination shall complete the second available examination no later than two hundred seventy (270) days from the date on which the certifying entity declared that individual eligible to take the first available examination. If the limited permit holder successfully completes the second available examination with a passing score, the limited permit will be extended for an additional sixty (60) days during which time the limited permit holder may apply for a license. (9) Failure of the limited permit holder to pass the second available examination renders the limited permit void and the limited permit holder shall return the limited permit to the board within fourteen (14) days. AUTHORITY: section 324.056, RSMo 2000, and sections 43.543, 324.050, 324.065, 324.068, 324.077, and 324.086, RSMo Supp. 2013.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 205-3.030. Original rule filed Aug. 4, 1998, effective Dec. 30, 1998. Amended: Filed June 1, 2000, effective Nov. 30, 2000. Amended: Filed Oct. 30, 2002, effective April 30, 2003. Amended: Filed Dec. 15, 2003, effective June 30, 2004. Moved to 20 CSR 2205-3.030, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed Jan. 3, 2012, effective June 30, 2012. Amended: Filed July 12, 2013, effective Jan. 30, 2014. Amended: Filed Dec. 19, 2013, effective June 30, 2014. *Original authority: 43.543, RSMo 1993, amended 2003, 2005, 2008, 2013; 324.050, RSMo 1997, amended 1999, 2008; 324.056, RSMo 1997, amended 1999; 324.065, RSMo 1997, amended 2009; 324.068, RSMo 1997, amended 2009; 324.077, RSMo 1997, amended 2009; and 324.086, RSMo 1997, amended 2009.