Name and Address Changes

PURPOSE: This rule outlines the requirements for notifying the board of name and address changes. (1) All individuals licensed as veterinarians or registered as veterinary technicians shall ensure that the license/registration bears the current legal name of that individual. (2) A licensee/registrant whose name is changed, within sixty (60) days of the effective change, shall— (A) Notify the board of the change and provide a copy of the appropriate document indicating the change; (B) Pay the name change fee prescribed in 20 CSR 2270-1.021; (C) Request from the board a new license/registration bearing the individual’s new legal name; and (D) Return the current license/registration and the original wall-hanging certificate bearing the former name. (3) A licensee/registrant may request a replacement wall-hanging certificate by paying the wall-hanging replacement fee. (4) A licensee/registrant whose address has changed from that printed on the certificate must inform the board of those changes by sending a letter to P.O. Box 633, Jefferson City, MO 65102 within thirty (30) days of the effective date of the change. AUTHORITY: section 340.210, RSMo 2000.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 270-1.040. Original rule filed Nov. 4, 1992, effective July 8, 1993. Moved to 20 CSR 2270-1.040, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed June 27, 2008, effective Dec. 30, 2008. *Original authority: 340.210, RSMo 1992, amended 1993, 1995, 1999.