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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 335 - Nurses › Section 335.203 - Nursing education incentive program established — grants authorized, eligibility — administration — rulemaking authority.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 335
• Effective - 28 Aug 2023, 3 histories
335.203. Nursing education incentive program established — grants authorized, eligibility — administration — rulemaking authority. —
1. There is hereby established the "Nursing Education Incentive Program" within the state board of nursing.
2. Subject to appropriation and board disbursement, grants shall be awarded through the nursing education incentive program to eligible institutions of higher education based on criteria jointly determined by the board and the department of higher education and workforce development. No campus shall receive more than one grant per year.
3. To be considered for a grant, an eligible institution of higher education shall offer a program of nursing that meets the predetermined category and area of need as established by the board and the department under subsection 4 of this section.
4. The board and the department shall determine categories and areas of need for designating grants to eligible institutions of higher education. In establishing categories and areas of need, the board and department may consider criteria including, but not limited to:
(1) Data generated from licensure renewal data and the department of health and senior services; and
(2) National nursing statistical data and trends that have identified nursing shortages.
5. The board shall be the administrative agency responsible for implementation of the program established under sections 335.200 to 335.203, and shall promulgate reasonable rules for the exercise of its functions and the effectuation of the purposes of sections 335.200 to 335.203. The board shall, by rule, prescribe the form, time, and method of filing applications and shall supervise the processing of such applications.
6. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2011, shall be invalid and void.
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(L. 1990 H.B. 1429 § 2, A.L. 2011 H.B. 223 & 231 merged with S.B. 325, A.L. 2016 H.B. 1816, A.L. 2023 H.B. 402 merged with H.B. 417 merged with S.B. 45 & 90 merged with S.B. 70 merged with S.B. 106 merged with S.B. 157)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 335 - Nurses › Section 335.205 - Licensure, surcharge, amount.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 335
• Effective - 28 Aug 2023
335.205. Licensure, surcharge, amount. —
The board, in addition to any other duties it may have regarding licensure of nurses, shall collect, at the time of any initial license application or license renewal application, a nursing education incentive program surcharge from each person licensed or relicensed under this chapter, in the amount of one dollar per year for practical nurses and five dollars per year for registered professional nurses. These funds shall be deposited in the state board of nursing fund described in section 335.036.
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(L. 2023 H.B. 402 merged with H.B. 417 merged with S.B. 45 & 90 merged with S.B. 70 merged with S.B. 106 merged with S.B. 157)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 335 - Nurses › Section 335.360 - Findings and declaration of purpose.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 335
• Effective - 20 Jul 2017, see footnote
*335.360. Findings and declaration of purpose. —
1. The party states find that:
(1) The health and safety of the public are affected by the degree of compliance with and the effectiveness of enforcement activities related to state nurse licensure laws;
(2) Violations of nurse licensure and other laws regulating the practice of nursing may result in injury or harm to the public;
(3) The expanded mobility of nurses and the use of advanced communication technologies as part of our nation's health care delivery system require greater coordination and cooperation among states in the areas of nurse licensure and regulation;
(4) New practice modalities and technology make compliance with individual state nurse licensure laws difficult and complex;
(5) The current system of duplicative licensure for nurses practicing in multiple states is cumbersome and redundant to both nurses and states; and
(6) Uniformity of nurse licensure requirements throughout the states promotes public safety and public health benefits.
2. The general purposes of this compact are to:
(1) Facilitate the states' responsibility to protect the public's health and safety;
(2) Ensure and encourage the cooperation of party states in the areas of nurse licensure and regulation;
(3) Facilitate the exchange of information between party states in the areas of nurse regulation, investigation, and adverse actions;
(4) Promote compliance with the laws governing the practice of nursing in each jurisdiction;
(5) Invest all party states with the authority to hold a nurse accountable for meeting all state practice laws in the state in which the patient is located at the time care is rendered through the mutual recognition of party state licenses;
(6) Decrease redundancies in the consideration and issuance of nurse licenses; and
(7) Provide opportunities for interstate practice by nurses who meet uniform licensure requirements.
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(L. 2016 H.B. 1816 merged with S.B. 608 merged with S.B. 635)
Effective 7-20-17, see § 335.420.
*S.B. 608 was vetoed July 5, 2016. The veto was overridden on September 14, 2016.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 335 - Nurses › Section 335.375 - Applications for licensure in a party state.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 335
• Effective - 20 Jul 2017, see footnote
*335.375. Applications for licensure in a party state. —
1. Upon application for a multistate license, the licensing board in the issuing party state shall ascertain, through the coordinated licensure information system, whether the applicant has ever held, or is the holder of, a license issued by any other state, whether there are any encumbrances on any license or multistate licensure privilege held by the applicant, whether any adverse action has been taken against any license or multistate licensure privilege held by the applicant, and whether the applicant is currently participating in an alternative program.
2. A nurse shall hold a multistate license, issued by the home state, in only one party state at a time.
3. If a nurse changes primary state of residence by moving between two party states, the nurse shall apply for licensure in the new home state, and the multistate license issued by the prior home state shall be deactivated in accordance with applicable rules adopted by the commission.
(1) The nurse may apply for licensure in advance of a change in primary state of residence.
(2) A multistate license shall not be issued by the new home state until the nurse provides satisfactory evidence of a change in primary state of residence to the new home state and satisfies all applicable requirements to obtain a multistate license from the new home state.
4. If a nurse changes primary state of residence by moving from a party state to a non-party state, the multistate license issued by the prior home state shall convert to a single-state license, valid only in the former home state.
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(L. 2016 H.B. 1816 merged with S.B. 608 merged with S.B. 635)
Effective 7-20-17, see § 335.420.
*S.B. 608 was vetoed July 5, 2016. The veto was overridden on September 14, 2016.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 335 - Nurses › Section 335.405 - Effective date, withdrawal and amendment.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 335
• Effective - 20 Jul 2017, see footnote
*335.405. Effective date, withdrawal and amendment. —
1. This compact shall become effective and binding on the earlier of the date of legislative enactment of this compact into law by no less than twenty-six states or December 31, 2018. All party states to this compact that also were parties to the prior Nurse Licensure Compact superseded by this compact ("prior compact") shall be deemed to have withdrawn from said prior compact within six months after the effective date of this compact.
2. Each party state to this compact shall continue to recognize a nurse's multistate licensure privilege to practice in that party state issued under the prior compact until such party state has withdrawn from the prior compact.
3. Any party state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing the same. A party state's withdrawal shall not take effect until six months after enactment of the repealing statute.
4. A party state's withdrawal or termination shall not affect the continuing requirement of the withdrawing or terminated state's licensing board to report adverse actions and significant investigations occurring prior to the effective date of such withdrawal or termination.
5. Nothing contained in this compact shall be construed to invalidate or prevent any nurse licensure agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a party state and a non-party state that is made in accordance with the other provisions of this compact.
6. This compact may be amended by the party states. No amendment to this compact shall become effective and binding upon the party states unless and until it is enacted into the laws of all party states.
7. Representatives of non-party states to this compact shall be invited to participate in the activities of the commission on a nonvoting basis prior to the adoption of this compact by all states.
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(L. 2016 H.B. 1816 merged with S.B. 608 merged with S.B. 635)
Effective 7-20-17, see § 335.420.
*S.B. 608 was vetoed July 5, 2016. The veto was overridden on September 14, 2016.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 335 - Nurses › Section 335.410 - Construction and severability.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 335
• Effective - 20 Jul 2017, see footnote
*335.410. Construction and severability. —
This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any party state, this compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining party states and in full force and effect as to the party state affected as to all severable matters.
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(L. 2016 H.B. 1816 merged with S.B. 608 merged with S.B. 635)
Effective 7-20-17, see § 335.420.
*S.B. 608 was vetoed July 5, 2016. The veto was overridden on September 14, 2016.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 335 - Nurses › Section 335.415 - Head of the nurse licensing board defined.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 335
• Effective - 20 Jul 2017, see footnote
*335.415. Head of the nurse licensing board defined. —
1. The term
"head of the nurse licensing board"
as referred to in section 335.390 of this compact shall mean the executive director of the Missouri state board of nursing.
2. This compact is designed to facilitate the regulation of nurses, and does not relieve employers from complying with statutorily imposed obligations.
3. This compact does not supersede existing state labor laws.
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(L. 2016 H.B. 1816 merged with S.B. 608 merged with S.B. 635)
Effective 7-20-17, see § 335.420.
*S.B. 608 was vetoed July 5, 2016. The veto was overridden on September 14, 2016.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 335 - Nurses › Section 335.420 - Contingent effective date.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 335
Effective - 28 Aug 2016
*335.420. Contingent effective date. —
The repeal of sections 335.300 to 335.355 and the enactment of sections 335.360 to 335.415 of this act shall become effective on December 31, 2018, or upon the enactment of sections 335.360 to 335.415 of this act by no less than twenty-six states and notification of such enactment to the revisor of statutes by the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators, whichever occurs first.
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(L. 2016 H.B. 1816 § B merged with S.B. 608 § B merged with S.B. 635 § C)
Effective 8-28-16 (H.B. 1816); 8-28-16 (S.B. 635); *10-14-16 (S.B. 608), see § 21.250
*S.B. 608 was vetoed July 5, 2016. The veto was overridden on September 14, 2016.
*Revisor's Note: The enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact became effective on July 20, 2017, with the enactment of the Compact by the twenty-sixth state (North Carolina). The implementation date of the Compact is January 19, 2018.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 336 - Optometrists › Section 336.020 - Unlawful to practice optometry without license.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 336
• Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories
336.020. Unlawful to practice optometry without license. —
It shall be unlawful for any person to practice, to attempt to practice, or to offer to practice optometry, or to be employed by any person, corporation, partnership, association, or other entity that practice or attempts to practice without a license as an optometrist issued by the board. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a person licensed or registered under chapter 334 whose license is in good standing from acting within the scope of his or her practice or a person licensed as an optometrist in any state to serve as an expert witness in a civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding or optometry students in any accredited optometry school from training in the practice of optometry under the direct supervision of a physician licensed under chapter 334 or an optometrist licensed under this chapter.
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(RSMo 1939 § 10109, A.L. 1943 p. 973, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308, A.L. 2016 H.B. 1816)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13497
(1953) Prosecuting attorney held authorized to institute quo warranto proceedings against corporation on the ground it was practicing optometry without license as against contention only attorney general could prosecute such action. State ex rel. Schneider's Credit Jewelers v. Brackman (A.), 260 S.W.2d 800.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 336 - Optometrists › Section 336.030 - Persons qualified to receive license.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 336
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020, 3 histories
336.030. Persons qualified to receive license. —
1. A person is qualified to receive a license as an optometrist:
(1) Who has graduated from a college or school of optometry approved by the board; and
(2) Who has met either of the following conditions:
(a) Has passed an examination satisfactory to, conducted by, or approved by the board to determine his or her fitness to receive a license as an optometrist with pharmaceutical certification and met the requirements of licensure as may be required by rule and regulation; or
(b) Has been licensed and has practiced for at least three years in the five years immediately preceding the date of application with pharmaceutical certification in another state, territory, country, or province in which the requirements are substantially equivalent to the requirements in this state and has satisfactorily completed any practical examination or any examination on Missouri laws as may be required by rule and regulation.
2. The board may adopt reasonable rules and regulations providing for the examination and certification of optometrists who apply to the board for the authority to practice optometry in this state.
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(RSMo 1939 § 10115, A.L. 1943 p. 973, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1719, A.L. 2020 H.B. 2046)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13503
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 336 - Optometrists › Section 336.040 - Applications, form, contents, fees.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 336
• Effective - 28 Aug 2007
336.040. Applications, form, contents, fees. —
Every person who desires to obtain a license to practice optometry shall apply to the board, in writing, on forms prepared and furnished by the board. The application shall state the required qualifications of the applicant, that the representations are made under oath or affirmation and are true and correct to the applicant's best knowledge, subject to the penalties of making a false affidavit or declaration and shall be accompanied by the examination fee.
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(RSMo 1939 § 10116, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13504
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 336 - Optometrists › Section 336.050 - Examinations to be held — to include what.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 336
• Effective - 28 Aug 2007
336.050. Examinations to be held — to include what. —
The board shall hold examinations of applicants for a license as an optometrist at such times and places as it may determine. The examination of applicants for a license as an optometrist may include both practical demonstrations and written and oral tests, and shall embrace the subjects normally taught in schools of optometry approved by the board.
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(RSMo 1939 § 10117, A.L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13505
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 336 - Optometrists › Section 336.060 - Licenses to be issued, when.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 336
• Effective - 28 Aug 2007
336.060. Licenses to be issued, when. —
Whenever the provisions of this chapter have been complied with, and upon payment of the license fee, the board shall issue a license as an optometrist.
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(RSMo 1939 § 10118, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13506
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 336 - Optometrists › Section 336.070 - License to be displayed.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 336
• Effective - 28 Aug 2007
336.070. License to be displayed. —
Every holder of an optometry license shall display the license in a conspicuous place in his or her principal office, place of business or employment. Whenever a licensed optometrist practices optometry away from his or her principal office, the licensee shall obtain a duplicate renewal license from the board and display it in clear view of the public.
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(RSMo 1939 § 10119, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13507
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 336 - Optometrists › Section 336.080 - Renewal of license — requirements.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 336
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020, 2 histories
336.080. Renewal of license — requirements. —
1. Every licensed optometrist who continues in active practice or service shall, on or before the renewal date, renew his or her license and pay the required renewal fee and present satisfactory evidence to the board of his or her attendance for a minimum of thirty-two hours of board-approved continuing education, or their equivalent during the preceding two-year continuing education reporting period as established by rule and regulation. As part of the thirty-two hours of continuing education, a licensed optometrist shall be required to obtain two hours in the area of Missouri jurisprudence, as approved by the board. The continuing education requirement may be waived by the board upon presentation to it of satisfactory evidence of the illness of the optometrist or for other good cause as defined by rule and regulation. The board shall not reject any such application if approved programs are not available within the state of Missouri. Every license which has not been renewed on or before the renewal date shall expire.
2. Any licensed optometrist who permits his or her license to expire may renew it within five years of expiration upon payment of the required reactivation fee and presentation of satisfactory evidence to the board of his or her attendance for a minimum of forty-eight hours of board-approved continuing education, or their equivalent, during the five years.
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(RSMo 1939 § 10120, A.L. 1943 p. 973, A.L. 1963 p. 432, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308, A.L. 2020 H.B. 2046)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13508
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 336 - Optometrists › Section 336.115 - Injunction or restraining order issued, when — venue of action — order in addition to any other penalty.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 336
• Effective - 28 Aug 1999
336.115. Injunction or restraining order issued, when — venue of action — order in addition to any other penalty. —
1. Upon application by the board, and the necessary burden having been met, a court of general jurisdiction may grant an injunction, restraining order or other order as may be appropriate to enjoin a person from:
(1) Offering to engage or engaging in the performance of any acts or practices for which a certificate of registration or authority, permit or license is required, upon a showing that such acts or practices were performed or offered to be performed without a certificate of registration or authority, permit or license; or
(2) Engaging in any practice or business authorized by a certificate of registration or authority, permit or license issued pursuant to this chapter upon a showing that the holder presents a serious danger to the health, safety or welfare of any resident of this state or client or patient of the licensee.
2. Any such action shall be commenced either in the county in which such conduct occurred or in the county in which the defendant resides.
3. Any action brought pursuant to this section shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any penalty provided by this chapter and may be brought concurrently with other actions to enforce this chapter.
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(L. 1999 H.B. 867)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 336 - Optometrists › Section 336.120 - Persons exempt from operation of law.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 336
• Effective - 28 Aug 1947
336.120. Persons exempt from operation of law. —
The following persons, firms and corporations are exempt from the operation of the provisions of this chapter except the provisions of section 336.200:
(1) Physicians or surgeons of any school lawfully entitled to practice in this state;
(2) Persons, firms and corporations, not engaged in the practice of optometry, who sell eyeglasses or spectacles in a store, shop or other permanently established place of business on prescription from persons authorized under the laws of this state to practice either optometry or medicine and surgery;
(3) Persons, firms and corporations who manufacture or deal in eyeglasses or spectacles in a store, shop or other permanently established place of business, and who neither practice nor attempt to practice optometry, and who do not use a trial case, trial frame, test card other than that used by the customer or customers alone, vending machine or other mechanical means to assist the customer in selecting glasses.
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(RSMo 1939 § 10114, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 414)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13502
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 336 - Optometrists › Section 336.140 - Board meetings — compensation of board members — fund created, use, transferred to general revenue, when.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 336
• Effective - 28 Aug 2008, 2 histories
336.140. Board meetings — compensation of board members — fund created, use, transferred to general revenue, when. —
1. The board shall hold meetings for the examination of applicants for registration and the transaction of other business pertaining to its duties at least once in six months. Such regular meetings require at least ten days' public notice of the time and place of such meetings. The president or vice president of the board shall have the authority to call additional meetings of the board without the ten-day notice when such is deemed necessary, provided that sufficient notice is given to the other board members and to the general public under chapter 610. Each member of the board shall receive as compensation an amount set by the board not to exceed fifty dollars for each day devoted to the affairs of the board, and shall be entitled to reimbursement of his or her expenses necessarily incurred in the discharge of his or her official duties. All fees payable under this chapter shall be collected by the division of professional registration, which shall transmit the same to the department of revenue for deposit in the state treasury to the credit of a fund to be known as the "Optometry Fund". All costs and expenses incurred in administering the provisions of this chapter shall be appropriated and paid from this fund.
2. The provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary notwithstanding, money in this fund shall not be transferred and placed to the credit of general revenue until the amount in the fund at the end of the biennium exceeds two times the amount of the appropriation from the board's funds for the preceding fiscal year or, if the board requires by rule permit renewal less frequently than yearly, then three times the appropriation from the board's funds for the preceding fiscal year. The amount, if any, in the fund which shall lapse is that amount in the fund which exceeds the appropriate multiple of the appropriations from the board's funds for the preceding fiscal year.
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(RSMo 1939 § 10112, A. 1949 H.B. 2074, A.L. 1963 p. 432, A.L. 1980 H.B. 1266, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1985 S.B. 99, A.L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308, A.L. 2008 S.B. 850)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13500
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 336 - Optometrists › Section 336.150 - Duties of board — rulemaking, procedure, generally, this chapter.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 336
• Effective - 28 Aug 1995
336.150. Duties of board — rulemaking, procedure, generally, this chapter. —
1. It shall be the duty of the board to examine all applications for registration submitted in proper form; to grant certificates of registration to such persons as may be entitled to the same under the provisions of this chapter; to cause the prosecution of all persons violating its provisions; to report annually to the governor the condition of optometry in the state of Missouri, which said report shall also furnish a record of the proceedings of the board for the year and an itemized statement of all moneys received and disbursed, with the names of all optometrists registered under this chapter, and shall contain a copy of all rules adopted by said board of optometry; and to do all other things necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The board shall have the power to make bylaws for the proper fulfillment of its duties under this chapter and shall keep a book of registration in which shall be entered the names and places of practice or business of all persons registered under this chapter, which book shall also specify such facts as said persons shall claim to justify their registration. The president of the board may call a special meeting at any time. Three members shall constitute a quorum and the records of the board shall at all times be open to public inspection.
2. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024.
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(RSMo 1939 § 10111, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13499
(1954) Prosecuting attorney held not authorized to bring quo warranto proceeding against corporation at instance of state board of optometry because of its alleged violation of optometry laws. State ex rel. Schneider's Credit Jewelers v. Brackman (Mo.), 272 S.W.2d 289.
(1963) Validity of provision conferring upon the board authority "to do all things necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter" upheld against charge that it was vague, indefinite and an illegal delegation of legislative power. Ketring v. Sturges (Mo.), 372 S.W.2d 104.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 336 - Optometrists › Section 336.160 - Board may promulgate rules and employ personnel — fees, amount, how set.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 336
• Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 3 histories
336.160. Board may promulgate rules and employ personnel — fees, amount, how set. —
1. The board may adopt reasonable rules and regulations within the scope and terms of this chapter for the proper administration and enforcement thereof. It may employ such board personnel, as defined in subdivision (4) of subsection 11 of section 324.001, as it deems necessary within appropriations therefor.
2. The board shall set the amount of the fees which this chapter authorizes and requires by rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to section 536.021. The fees shall be set at a level to produce revenue which shall not substantially exceed the cost and expense of administering this chapter.
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(RSMo 1939 § 10125, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 414, A.L. 1963 p. 432, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308, A.L. 2008 S.B. 788, A.L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13512
(1963) Validity of this section upheld against charge that it was vague, indefinite and an illegal delegation of legislative power. Ketring v. Sturges (Mo.), 372 S.W.2d 104.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 336 - Optometrists › Section 336.190 - Violation of law, penalty.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 336
• Effective - 28 Aug 1981
336.190. Violation of law, penalty. —
Any person who shall violate or aid in the violation of any of the provisions of sections 336.010 to 336.220 shall upon conviction be deemed guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
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(RSMo 1939 § 10123, A.L. 1967 p. 443, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13511
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 336 - Optometrists › Section 336.210 - Discrimination in recommending or requiring professional services prohibited.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 336
• Effective - 28 Aug 1965
336.210. Discrimination in recommending or requiring professional services prohibited. —
No official, employee, board, commission or agency of the state of Missouri, county, municipality, school district or any other political subdivision of the state shall discriminate between persons licensed under this chapter and chapter 334 when requiring or recommending services which legally may be performed by persons licensed under this chapter and by persons licensed under chapter 334.
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(L. 1965 p. 531)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 336 - Optometrists › Section 336.220 - Pharmaceuticals, certification for administering required — referral to physician required, when — standard of care — rulemaking authority.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 336
• Effective - 28 Aug 2007
336.220. Pharmaceuticals, certification for administering required — referral to physician required, when — standard of care — rulemaking authority. —
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of section 336.010, any optometrist who is not certified to use either diagnostic or therapeutic pharmaceutical agents shall continue to be prohibited from administering, dispensing, or prescribing the respective pharmaceutical agents unless the optometrist has completed an approved course of study and has been certified by the board. Such status shall be noted on the license at each renewal.
2. Any optometrist authorized by the board to administer only diagnostic pharmaceutical agents shall refer a patient to a physician licensed under chapter 334 if an examination of the eyes indicates a condition, including reduced visual acuity, which requires medical treatment, further medical diagnosis, or further refraction. This referral is not required on known or previously diagnosed conditions. The record of the referral in the optometrist's notes shall have the standing of any business record. Any optometrist violating this section shall be subject to the provisions of section 336.110.
3. An optometrist's prescriptions for therapeutic pharmaceutical agents shall be dispensed by a pharmacist licensed under chapter 338. When therapeutic pharmaceutical agents are dispensed by an optometrist, the provisions of section 338.059 shall apply.
4. An optometrist certified to use pharmaceutical agents shall be held to the standard of care in the use of pharmaceutical agents in the optometrist's diagnosis and treatment as are physicians licensed by the Missouri state board of registration for the healing arts, who exercise that degree of skill and learning ordinarily used under the same or similar circumstances by physicians and surgeons engaged in the practice of medicine.
5. The board may adopt reasonable rules and regulations providing for the examination and certification of optometrists who apply to the board for authority to administer and prescribe pharmaceutical agents in the practice of optometry.
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(L. 1981 S.B. 91, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1333, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 175, A.L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 336 - Optometrists › Section 336.225 - Advertising requirements.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 336
Effective - 28 Aug 2007
336.225. Advertising requirements. —
Any optometrist or any person, firm, or corporation employing or associated with an optometrist may advertise the availability of optometric service. The optometrist shall be responsible for ensuring that his or her name is prominently displayed at all of his or her practice locations. All eye examination services shall be provided by a person in accordance with the provisions of section 336.030.
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(L. 1990 H.B. 1365 § 1, A.L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 337 - Psychologists — Professional Counselors — Social Workers › Section 337.027 - Educational requirements deemed met, when.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 337
• Effective - 28 Aug 1989
337.027. Educational requirements deemed met, when. —
For purposes of commencing and obtaining the postdegree supervised experience as provided in sections 337.010 to 337.090, an applicant shall be deemed to have met the educational requirements, either upon the conferral of the formal degree or at the time when all of the degree requirements established by the recognized educational institution for the degree have been met with the sole exception that the degree has not been formally conferred at a graduation program and the institution so certifies in writing to the committee.
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(L. 1989 H.B. 738 & 720)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 337 - Psychologists — Professional Counselors — Social Workers › Section 337.029 - Licenses based on reciprocity to be issued, when — health service provider certification eligibility.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 337
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020, 4 histories
337.029. Licenses based on reciprocity to be issued, when — health service provider certification eligibility. —
1. A psychologist licensed in another jurisdiction who has had no violations and no suspensions and no revocation of a license to practice psychology in any jurisdiction may receive a license in Missouri, provided the psychologist passes a written examination on Missouri laws and regulations governing the practice of psychology and meets one of the following criteria:
(1) Is a diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology;
(2) Is a member of the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology;
(3) Is currently licensed or certified as a psychologist in another state, territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia and:
(a) Has a doctoral degree in psychology from a program accredited, or provisionally accredited, either by the American Psychological Association or the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System, or that meets the requirements as set forth in subdivision (3) of subsection 3 of section 337.025;
(b) Has been licensed for the preceding five years; and
(c) Has had no disciplinary action taken against the license for the preceding five years; or
(4) Holds a current certificate of professional qualification (CPQ) issued by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB).
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of this section, applicants may be required to pass an oral examination as adopted by the committee.
3. A psychologist who receives a license for the practice of psychology in the state of Missouri on the basis of reciprocity as listed in subsection 1 of this section or by endorsement of the score from the examination of professional practice in psychology score will also be eligible for and shall receive certification from the committee as a health service provider if the psychologist meets one or more of the following criteria:
(1) Is a diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology in one or more of the specialties recognized by the American Board of Professional Psychology as pertaining to health service delivery;
(2) Is a member of the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology; or
(3) Has completed or obtained through education, training, or experience the requisite knowledge comparable to that which is required pursuant to section 337.033.
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(L. 1989 H.B. 738 & 720, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al., A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al., A.L. 1998 S.B. 732, A.L. 2001 S.B. 357, A.L. 2008 H.B. 2065, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1719 merged with S.B. 660 merged with S.B. 718 merged with S.B. 951, A.L. 2020 H.B. 2046)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 337 - Psychologists — Professional Counselors — Social Workers › Section 337.041 - Discrimination prohibited.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 337
• Effective - 28 Aug 1989
337.041. Discrimination prohibited. —
No official, employee, board, commission, or agency of the state of Missouri, county, municipality, school district, or other political subdivision shall discriminate between persons licensed under sections 337.010 to 337.090 and chapter 334 when promulgating regulations or when requiring or recommending services which legally may be performed by persons licensed under sections 337.010 to 337.090 and by persons licensed under chapter 334.
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(L. 1989 H.B. 738 & 720)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 337 - Psychologists — Professional Counselors — Social Workers › Section 337.055 - Privileged communications, when.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 337
• Effective - 28 Aug 1977
337.055. Privileged communications, when. —
Any communication made by any person to a licensed psychologist in the course of professional services rendered by the licensed psychologist shall be deemed a privileged communication and the licensed psychologist shall not be examined or be made to testify to any privileged communication without the prior consent of the person who received his professional services.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 255 § 10)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 337 - Psychologists — Professional Counselors — Social Workers › Section 337.060 - Licensed psychologists not to practice medicine.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 337
• Effective - 28 Aug 1981, 2 histories
337.060. Licensed psychologists not to practice medicine. —
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing persons licensed and registered as psychologists to engage in any manner in the practice of medicine as defined in the laws of this state.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 255 § 11, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 337 - Psychologists — Professional Counselors — Social Workers › Section 337.065 - Violations, penalty, refund of fees — duties of committee — injunctions — civil immunity, when — venue.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 337
• Effective - 28 Aug 1989
337.065. Violations, penalty, refund of fees — duties of committee — injunctions — civil immunity, when — venue. —
1. Any person found guilty of violating any provision of sections 337.010 to 337.090 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as provided by law.
2. All fees or other compensation received for services rendered in violation of sections 337.010 to 337.090 shall be refunded.
3. The committee shall inquire as to any violation of any provision of sections 337.010 to 337.090, and may institute actions for penalties herein prescribed, and shall enforce generally the provisions of sections 337.010 to 337.090.
4. Any person, organization, association or corporation who reports or provides information to the committee or the division pursuant to the provisions of sections 337.010 to 337.090 and who does so in good faith shall not be subject to an action for civil damages as a result thereof.
5. Upon application by the committee, the attorney general may on behalf of the committee request that a court of competent jurisdiction grant an injunction, restraining order or other order as may be appropriate to enjoin a person from:
(1) Offering to engage or engaging in the performance of any acts or practices for which a certificate of registration or authority, permit or license is required upon a showing that such acts or practices were performed or offered to be performed without a certificate of registration or authority, permit or license; or
(2) Engaging in any practice or business authorized by a certificate of registration or authority, permit or license issued pursuant to sections 337.010 to 337.090 upon a showing that the holder presents a substantial probability of serious harm to the health, safety or welfare of any resident of this state or client or patient of the licensee.
6. Any action brought pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be commenced either in the county in which such conduct occurred or in the county in which the defendant resides.
7. Any action brought under this section may be in addition to or in lieu of any penalty provided by sections 337.010 to 337.090 and may be brought concurrently with other actions to enforce sections 337.010 to 337.090.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 255 § 12, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1989 H.B. 738 & 720)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 337 - Psychologists — Professional Counselors — Social Workers › Section 337.068 - Complaints of prisoners — disposition of certain records.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 337
• Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 3 histories
337.068. Complaints of prisoners — disposition of certain records. —
1. If the committee finds merit to a complaint by an individual incarcerated or under the care and control of the department of corrections or who has been ordered to be taken into custody, detained, or held under sections 632.480 to 632.513, or who has been ordered to be evaluated under chapter 552, and takes further investigative action, no documentation may appear on file or disciplinary action may be taken in regards to the licensee's license unless the provisions of subsection 2 of section 337.035 have been violated. Any case file documentation that does not result in the committee filing an action pursuant to subsection 2 of section 337.035 shall be destroyed within three months after the final case disposition by the committee. No notification to any other licensing board in another state or any national registry regarding any investigative action shall be made unless the provisions of subsection 2 of section 337.035 have been violated.
2. Upon written request of the psychologist subject to a complaint, prior to August 28, 1999, by an individual incarcerated or under the care and control of the department of corrections or prior to August 28, 2008, by an individual who has been ordered to be taken into custody, detained, or held under sections 632.480 to 632.513, or prior to August 28, 2021, by an individual who has been ordered to be evaluated under chapter 552, that did not result in the committee filing an action pursuant to subsection 2 of section 337.035, the committee and the division of professional registration, shall in a timely fashion:
(1) Destroy all documentation regarding the complaint;
(2) Notify any other licensing board in another state or any national registry regarding the committee's actions if they have been previously notified of the complaint; and
(3) Send a letter to the licensee that clearly states that the committee found the complaint to be unsubstantiated, that the committee has taken the requested action, and notify the licensee of the provisions of subsection 3 of this section.
3. Any person who has been the subject of an unsubstantiated complaint as provided in subsection 1 or 2 of this section shall not be required to disclose the existence of such complaint in subsequent applications or representations relating to their psychology professions.
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(L. 1999 H.B. 343 § 337.068 codified as 337.750, A.L. 2008 H.B. 2065, A.L. 2021 H.B. 273 merged with H.B. 476)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 337 - Psychologists — Professional Counselors — Social Workers › Section 337.070 - Local governments prohibited from taxing or licensing psychologists.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 337
• Effective - 28 Aug 1989, 2 histories
337.070. Local governments prohibited from taxing or licensing psychologists. —
No person who has been licensed by the committee as a psychologist in this state shall be taxed or made liable to pay any municipal or other corporation tax or license fee of any description whatever for the privilege of following or carrying on such profession.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 255 § 13, A.L. 1989 H.B. 738 & 720)