Inactive Status

PURPOSE: This rule outlines the process of requesting inactive status to maintain a license for a respiratory care practitioner. (1) An inactive license shall be renewed biennially. Failure to receive renewal notice shall not relieve the licensee of the obligation to renew the inactive license and pay the required fee prior to the expiration date of the inactive license. Renewals shall be postmarked no later than the expiration date of the license to avoid the late renewal penalty fee as defined in rules promulgated by the board. (2) Each inactive licensee shall provide the board, at the time of application for renewal of the inactive license, with a completed renewal form issued by the board that shall contain updated information since the preceding application/renewal period. (3) The licensee shall not practice as a respiratory care practitioner in the state of Missouri while the license is inactive. (4) If an inactive licensee wishes to return a license to active status the licensee shall complete a renewal form and pay the renewal fee as stated in the rules promulgated by the board. In addition, the licensee shall provide evidence of completion of at least twenty-four (24) hours of approved continuing education within the preceding two (2) years. (5) In addition to the requirements set forth in section (4) above, a licensee whose license is inactive for four (4) years or more shall be required to successfully complete an entry level examination approved by the board prior to reactivation. (6) The requirements of section (5) may be waived by the board if a license whose license has been inactive for four (4) or more years provides evidence to the board that s/he has been actively engaged in the practice of respiratory care in another state for at least two (2) consecutive years immediately prior to making application to renew in Missouri. “Actively engaged” shall mean that the applicant worked a minimum of twenty (20) hours per week in a clinical setting. If the board grants a waiver under this section, the applicant shall comply with the requirements of section (4). (7) Applicants that are approved for inactive status renewal will receive one (1) license. Duplicate licenses may be provided upon payment of the appropriate fee pursuant to rules promulgated by the board. AUTHORITY: sections 334.800, 334.840.2, 334.850, 334.910 and 334.920, RSMo 2000, and 334.880.1, RSMo Supp 2001.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 255-2.050. Original rule filed June 25, 1998, effective Jan. 30, 1999. Amended: Filed Dec. 30, 1999, effective June 30, 2000. Amended: Filed Jan. 31, 2001, effective Aug. 30, 2001. Amended: Filed April 5, 2002, effective Nov. 30, 2002. Moved to 20 CSR 2255-2.050, effective Aug. 28, 2006. *Original authority: 334.800, RSMo 1996, amended 1999; 334.840, RSMo 1996; 334.850, RSMo 1996, amended 1999; 334.880, RSMo 1996, amended 1999, 2001; 334.910, RSMo 1996, amended 1999; and 334.920, RSMo 1996, amended 1999.