Application for Licensure

PURPOSE: This rule outlines the procedure for application for licensure as a respiratory care practitioner. (1) Application for licensure shall be submitted on the forms provided by the board and may be obtained from the board office. (2) An application is not considered officially filed with the board until it has been determined by the board or division staff to be complete and the application is submitted on the form provided by the board, typewritten or printed in black ink, signed, notarized and accompanied by application fee pursuant to rules promulgated by the board, a full set of fingerprints, and any other applicable forms. All information should be received by the board within ninety (90) days of the date of the application. (3) The applicant shall request that the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) or its successor organization(s) send a letter directly to the board verifying the applicant’s credentials. The applicant is responsible for the payment of any fees required by the NBRC for the issuance of a verification letter. (4) The applicant shall request that each state, United States territory, province, or country regulatory entity in which a license, certificate, registration or permit as a respiratory care practitioner, respiratory therapist, respiratory therapy technician or similar title is held or has ever been held to 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 with date and board seal. (5) The applicant shall submit 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 unless the applicant previously submitted fingerprints for a temporary or educational permit issued by the board. Proof shall consist of any documentation acceptable to the board. Any fees due for fingerprint background checks shall be paid by the applicant directly to the Missouri State Highway Patrol or its approved vendor. All fees are nonrefundable. (6) Following review by the board, the applicant shall be informed in writing of the decision regarding the application for licensure. Applicants that are approved for licensure will receive one (1) license certificate. Duplicate licenses may be provided upon payment of the appropriate fee pursuant to rules promulgated by the board. (7) No application for licensure will remain valid if the applicant fails to complete the licensure process as outlined in this rule within six (6) months of receipt of the application by the board. Any failure of the applicant to complete the licensure process will result in a forfeiture of all fees paid to the board. AUTHORITY: sections 334.840.2 and 334.850, RSMo 2000 and 334.870, RSMo Supp. 2005.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 255-2.010. Emergency rule filed June 25, 1998, effective July 6, 1998, expired Feb. 25, 1999. Original rule filed June 25, 1998, effective Jan. 30, 1999. Amended: Filed Nov. 15, 2001, effective June 30, 2002. Amended: Filed June 28, 2002, effective Jan. 30, 2003. Moved to 20 CSR 2255-2.010, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed Aug. 11, 2006, effective Jan. 30, 2007. ** *Original authority: 334.840, RSMo 1996; 334.850, RSMo 1996, amended 1999; and 334.870, RSMo 1996, amended 2001. **Pursuant to Executive Order 21-07, 20 CSR 2255-2.010, sections (3), (4), and (5) was suspended from April 7, 2020 through April 12, 2021. Pursuant to Executive Order 21-09, 20 CSR 2255-2.010, sections (3), (4), and (5) was suspended from July 19, 2021 through December 31, 2021.