Application for an Educational Permit

PURPOSE: This rule outlines the procedure for application for an educational permit. (1) A student enrolled in an accredited respiratory care educational program who seeks to provide respiratory care services outside the educational program must apply to the board for an educational permit. Application for an educational permit shall be submitted on the forms provided by the board and may be obtained from the board office. (2) An application for an educational permit 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, accompanied by the application fee for an educational permit and a full set of fingerprints. (3) The applicant shall request and obtain on forms provided by the board verification of enrollment in a respiratory care educational program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), or programs supported by the Joint Review Committee for Respiratory Therapy Education (JRCRTE) or their successor organizations. Verification of enrollment shall be submitted directly from the educational program or school. (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. 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) The applicant shall submit registration of supervision on forms provided by the board when the applicant provides respiratory care services outside the respiratory care educational program. (7) Following review by the board, the applicant shall be informed in writing of the decision regarding the application for licensure. Applicants that are approved will receive one (1) permit. Duplicate permits may be provided upon payment of the appropriate fee pursuant to rules promulgated by the board. (8) The permit holder must notify the board of any change in supervision within fifteen (15) days of the change. (9) No application for an educational permit 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 334.890, RSMo Supp. 2005.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 255-2.030. 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 Jan. 31, 2001, effective Aug. 30, 2001. Amended: Filed Nov. 15, 2001, effective June 30, 2002. Moved to 20 CSR 2255-2.030, 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 334.890, RSMo 1996, amended 1999, 2001.