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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 344 - Nursing Home Administrators › Section 344.080 - Compensation of board members, exception.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 344
• Effective - 28 Aug 2007, 2 histories
344.080. Compensation of board members, exception. —
The members of the board, other than the director of the department of health and senior services or his designee, shall receive as compensation for their services fifty dollars for each day devoted to the affairs of the board, and shall be entitled to reimbursement for their expenses necessarily incurred in the discharge of their official duties.
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(L. 1969 3d Ex. Sess. H.B. 33 § 8, A.L. 1979 S.B. 145, A.L. 1987 S.B. 277, A.L. 2007 H.B. 780)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 344 - Nursing Home Administrators › Section 344.100 - Acting as nursing home administrator without license, penalty.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 344
• Effective - 28 Aug 1979, 2 histories
344.100. Acting as nursing home administrator without license, penalty. —
Any person who acts or serves in the capacity of a nursing home administrator without being properly licensed by the Missouri board of nursing home administrators as provided in sections 344.010 to 344.100 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided by law. The board shall immediately notify the licensing authority for nursing homes whenever a proceeding has been initiated to suspend or revoke the license of a nursing home administrator and whenever the license of a nursing home administrator is suspended, revoked, or not renewed.
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(L. 1969 3d Ex. Sess. H.B. 33 § 10, A.L. 1979 S.B. 145)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 344 - Nursing Home Administrators › Section 344.102 - Expired or revoked license, prohibited from practicing as an administrator.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 344
• Effective - 28 Aug 2023
344.102. Expired or revoked license, prohibited from practicing as an administrator. —
No person shall practice as a nursing home administrator in this state or hold himself or herself out as a nursing home administrator if his or her license is expired or is revoked. Expired licenses shall remain subject to disciplinary action for violations of this chapter and the rules promulgated thereunder.
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(L. 2023 S.B. 157)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 344 - Nursing Home Administrators › Section 344.105 - Retired licenses permitted, when, procedure.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 344
• Effective - 28 Aug 2011, 2 histories
344.105. Retired licenses permitted, when, procedure. —
1. Any nursing home administrator possessing a current license to practice as a nursing home administrator in this state who has maintained an active license for at least ten years may retire his or her license by filing an affidavit with the board which states the date on which the licensee retired from such practice and such other facts as tend to verify the retirement as the board may deem necessary. The affidavit shall be accompanied by a fee as provided by rule, made payable to the department of health and senior services. Such request for retired status may also be accomplished by signing the request for retired status that appears on the nursing home administrator's application for license renewal and returning such application to the board prior to June thirtieth of the year of renewal of the administrator's active license, accompanied by a fee as provided by rule, made payable to the department of health and senior services.
2. An individual who requests retired license status shall return his or her original wall license and all other indicia of licensure to the board. Once the board has received the original wall license from the licensee or evidence satisfactory to the board that the license has been lost, stolen, or destroyed, and the other requirements for requesting retired status have been met, the board shall issue a new license to the licensee indicating that the licensee is retired.
3. A retired license may be reactivated within five years of the granting of the retired license by filing with the board evidence satisfactory to the board of the completion of twenty clock hours of continuing education for each calendar year the license was retired accompanied by a fee as provided by rule made payable to the department of health and senior services. All clock hours of continuing education shall be completed prior to the filing of the affidavit or renewal form requesting reactivation of the retired license. If more than five years have passed since the issuance of a retired license to a licensee, the licensee shall follow the procedures for initial licensure stated in section 344.030.
4. No person shall practice as a nursing home administrator in this state or hold himself or herself out as a nursing home administrator if his or her license is retired.
5. Retired licensees shall remain subject to disciplinary action for violations of this chapter and the rules promulgated thereunder.
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(L. 2000 H.B. 1591, A.L. 2007 H.B. 780, A.L. 2011 H.B. 464)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 345 - Speech Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 345.010 - Title of act.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 345
• Effective - 28 Aug 1998, 2 histories
345.010. Title of act. —
Sections 345.010 to 345.080 may be cited as the "Licensure Act for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists".
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(L. 1973 H.B. 329 § 1, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al., A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 345 - Speech Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 345.021 - Provisional license, requirements.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 345
• Effective - 28 Aug 2022
345.021. Provisional license, requirements. —
1. Any person in the person's clinical fellowship shall hold a provisional license to practice speech-language pathology or audiology. The board may issue a provisional license to an applicant who:
(1) Has met the requirements for practicum and academic requirements from an accredited training program under this chapter;
(2) Submits an application to the board on a form prescribed by the board. Such form shall include a plan for the content and supervision of the clinical fellowship, as well as evidence of good moral and ethical character; and
(3) Submits to the board an application fee, as set by the board, for the provisional license.
2. A provisional license is effective for one year and may be extended for an additional twelve months only for purposes of completing the postgraduate clinical experience portion of the clinical fellowship; provided, that the applicant has passed the national examination and shall hold a master's degree from an approved training program in his or her area of application.
3. Within twelve months of issuance of the provisional license, the applicant shall pass an examination promulgated or approved by the board.
4. Within twelve months of issuance of a provisional license, the applicant shall complete the requirements for the master's or doctoral degree from a program accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association or other accrediting agency approved by the board in the area in which licensure is sought.
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(L. 2022 H.B. 2149 §345.022)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 345 - Speech Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 345.025 - Persons exempted from the provisions of this chapter.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 345
• Effective - 28 Aug 2015
345.025. Persons exempted from the provisions of this chapter. —
1. The provisions of sections 345.010 to 345.080 do not apply to:
(1) The activities, services, and the use of an official title on the part of a person in the employ of a federal agency insofar as such services are part of the duties of the person's office or position with such agency;
(2) The activities and services of certified teachers of the deaf;
(3) The activities and services of a student in speech-language pathology or audiology pursuing a course of study at a university or college that has been approved by its regional accrediting association, or working in a recognized training center, if these activities and services constitute a part of the person's course of study supervised by a licensed speech-language pathologist or audiologist as provided in section 345.050;
(4) The activities and services of physicians and surgeons licensed pursuant to chapter 334;
(5) Audiometric technicians who are certified by the council for accreditation of occupational hearing conservationists when conducting pure tone air conduction audiometric tests for purposes of industrial hearing conservation and comply with requirements of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration;
(6) A person who holds a current valid certificate as a speech-language pathologist issued before January 1, 2016, by the Missouri department of elementary and secondary education and who is an employee of a public school while providing speech-language pathology services in such school system;
(7) Any person completing the required number and type of clinical hours required by paragraph (c) of subdivision (12)
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of section 345.015 as long as such person is under the direct supervision of a licensed speech-language pathologist and has not completed more than the number of clinical hours required by rule.
2. No one shall be exempt pursuant to subdivision (1) or (6) of subsection 1 of this section if the person does any work as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist outside of the exempted areas outlined in this section for which a fee or compensation may be paid by the recipient of the service. When college or university clinics charge a fee, supervisors of student clinicians shall be licensed.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 329 § 4, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1242, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al., A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al., A.L. 2015 S.B. 107)
*Statutory reference to subdivision "(11)" changed to "(12)" in accordance with section 3.060 based on renumbering in section 345.015 by H.B. 2149, 2022.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 345 - Speech Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 345.030 - Duties of board.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 345
• Effective - 28 Aug 2007, 2 histories
345.030. Duties of board. —
1. The board shall administer, coordinate, and enforce the provisions of sections 345.010 to 345.080, evaluate the qualifications of applicants, supervise the examination of applicants, issue licenses, and shall investigate persons engaging in practices which appear to violate the provisions of sections 345.010 to 345.080.
2. The board shall conduct such hearings and keep such records and minutes as shall be necessary to an orderly dispatch of business.
3. The board shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations which establish ethical standards of practice and may amend or repeal the same. Rules and regulations shall be adopted that ensure consumer protection related to hearing instrument dispensing that meet or exceed those provided under sections 346.007 to 346.250 and rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.
4. Regular meetings of the commission shall be held at such times and places as it prescribes, and special meetings may be held upon the call of the chairperson or by request of at least two other members of the commission, but at least one regular meeting shall be held each year.
5. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of sections 345.010 to 345.080 shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 536.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 329 § 6, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al., A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al. , A.L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 345 - Speech Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 345.033 - Purchase agreement required, when, contents.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 345
• Effective - 28 Aug 2007
345.033. Purchase agreement required, when, contents. —
1. Any person licensed under sections 345.010 to 345.080 who dispenses products associated with professional practice to clients for remuneration shall deliver to each person supplied with a product a completed purchase agreement which shall include the terms of the sale clearly stated using ordinary English language and terminology which is easily understood by the purchaser. If a product which is not new is sold, the purchase agreement and the container thereof shall be clearly marked as "used", "recased", or "reconditioned", whichever is applicable, with terms of guarantee, if any.
2. Any audiologist licensed under sections 345.010 to 345.080 who dispenses hearing instruments shall include in the purchase agreement for a hearing instrument the following:
(1) The licensee's signature, business address, and license number;
(2) The specifications of the hearing instrument dispensed including make, model, and serial number;
(3) The exact amount of any down payment;
(4) The length of any trial period provided;
(5) The amount of any charges or service fees connected with any trial period;
(6) A description of the right of the purchaser to return the hearing instrument or written notification that no such right exists;
(7) The name of the manufacturer of the component parts and the assembler or reassembler of the hearing instrument when the product sold is remanufactured or assembled by someone other than the manufacturer of the component parts.
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(L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 345 - Speech Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 345.035 - Employees, selection and compensation, how.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 345
• Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories
345.035. Employees, selection and compensation, how. —
1. The board may, within the limits of appropriations, employ such board personnel as defined in subdivision (4) of subsection 11 of section 324.001 as may be necessary to carry out its duties.
2. All expenses of the board shall be paid only from appropriations made for that purpose from the board of registration for the healing arts fund.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 329 § 7, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al., A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al., A.L. 2008 S.B. 788, A.L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 345 - Speech Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 345.040 - Board to have seal, effect of.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 345
• Effective - 28 Aug 2015, 2 histories
345.040. Board to have seal, effect of. —
The board shall adopt a seal by which it shall authenticate its proceedings. Copies of its proceedings, records, and acts, when signed by the executive director and authenticated by the seal, shall be prima facie evidence in all courts of this state.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 329 § 8, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al., A.L. 2015 S.B. 107)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 345 - Speech Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 345.045 - Board fund, collection and disposition — transfers authorized.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 345
• Effective - 28 Aug 2007
345.045. Board fund, collection and disposition — transfers authorized. —
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, all moneys received pursuant to sections 345.010 to 345.080 shall be collected by the division of professional registration and shall be transmitted to the department of revenue for deposit in the state treasury to the credit of the board of registration for the healing arts fund.
2. Effective July 1, 2008, the board shall, in every odd-numbered year, transfer from the board of registration for the healing arts fund to the hearing instrument specialist fund an amount not to exceed sixty-one thousand dollars per transfer as necessary to replace decreased renewal fees received by the board of examiners for hearing instrument specialists as a result of the decrease in licensees under subsection 2 of section 346.060. The initial transfer amount shall be equal to the license renewal fees paid during fiscal years 2006 and 2007 by individuals licensed under subsection 2 of section 346.060. The amount of subsequent transfers may decrease each odd-numbered year. Any decrease shall be no more than twenty-five percent of the initial transfer amount. The transfer amount shall be requested through the legislative budget process by the director of the division of professional registration, with the advice and consultation of the board and the board of examiners for hearing instrument specialists.
3. Moneys collected and deposited under this section may be used to assist in the enforcement of the statutes relating to the fitting and dispensing of hearing aids by unlicensed individuals.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 329 § 9, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al., A.L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 345 - Speech Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 345.050 - Requirements to be met for license.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 345
• Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 6 histories
345.050. Requirements to be met for license. —
To be eligible for licensure by the board by examination, each applicant shall submit the application fee and shall furnish evidence of such person's current competence and shall:
(1) Hold a master's or a doctoral degree from a program that was awarded "accreditation candidate" status or is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association or other accrediting agency approved by the board in the area in which licensure is sought;
(2) Submit official transcripts from one or more accredited colleges or universities presenting evidence of the completion of course work and clinical practicum requirements equivalent to that required by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association or other accrediting agency approved by the board;
(3) Present written evidence of completion of a clinical fellowship from supervisors. The experience required by this subdivision shall follow the completion of the requirements of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this section
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. This period of employment shall be under the direct supervision of a person who is licensed by the state of Missouri in the profession in which the applicant seeks to be licensed. Persons applying with an audiology clinical doctoral degree are exempt from this provision; and
(4) Pass an examination promulgated or approved by the board. The board shall determine the subject and scope of the examinations.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 329 § 10, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1286, A.L. 1985 H.B. 1242, A.L. 1986 H.B. 384 Revision, A.L. 1990 S.B. 697, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al., A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al., A.L. 2005 S.B. 100, A.L. 2015 S.B. 107, A.L. 2018 S.B. 840, A.L. 2020 H.B. 1682 merged with H.B. 2046, A.L. 2022 H.B. 2149)
*Word "subsection" appears in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 345 - Speech Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 345.055 - Fees, amount, how set.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 345
• Effective - 28 Aug 2007
345.055. Fees, amount, how set. —
1. The board shall charge a license or registration renewal fee for each license or registration renewed. Persons possessing the required training and qualifications to be licensed or registered as both a speech-language pathologist and audiologist shall receive both licenses, which for the purposes of this section shall be considered as a single license or certificate. Duplicate licenses or certificates shall be issued without additional charge to persons practicing in more than one location. Persons who allow their licenses to lapse shall submit a reinstatement fee, and if the license has lapsed for more than a three-year period, the board may require reexamination.
2. The fees prescribed by section 345.051 and this section shall be exclusive, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, no municipality may require any person licensed pursuant to the provisions of sections 345.010 to 345.080 to furnish any bond, pass any examination, or pay any license fee or occupational tax.
3. The board shall set the amount of the fees which sections 345.010 to 345.080 authorize and require by rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to section 536.021. The fees shall be set at a level to produce:
(1) Revenue which shall not substantially exceed the cost and expense of administering sections 345.010 to 345.080; and
(2) Effective July 1, 2008, any transfer required from the board under subsection 2 of section 345.045.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 329 § 11, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al., A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al., A.L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 345 - Speech Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 345.075 - Practice without license, prohibited, penalty.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 345
• Effective - 28 Aug 1998
345.075. Practice without license, prohibited, penalty. —
Any person who practices or holds himself or herself out to be a speech-language pathologist, speech-language pathology assistant or aide, audiologist or audiology aide without first having been licensed or registered is guilty of a class B misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided by law. This section shall refer also to the use of the words "pathologist", "state-licensed clinic", "state registered", "state certified", "state approved", or any other term, abbreviation, or symbol when it would falsely give the impression that service is being provided by persons trained in medicine, speech-language pathology or audiology or that the licensee's service has been recommended by the state.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 329 § 15, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al., A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 346 - Hearing Aid Fitters and Dealers › Section 346.007 - Title of act.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 346
• Effective - 28 Aug 1995
346.007. Title of act. —
Sections 346.010 to 346.250 shall be known and may be cited as the "Hearing Instrument Specialists Act".
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(L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al. § 346.137)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 346 - Hearing Aid Fitters and Dealers › Section 346.015 - License required — exception — penalty for violation.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 346
• Effective - 28 Aug 2009, 2 histories
346.015. License required — exception — penalty for violation. —
1. No person shall engage in the practice of fitting hearing instruments or display a sign or in any other way advertise or represent such person by any other words, letters, abbreviations or insignia indicating or implying that the person practices the fitting of hearing instruments unless the person holds a valid license issued by the board as provided in this chapter. The license shall be conspicuously posted in the person's office or place of business. Duplicate licenses shall be issued by the department to valid license holders operating more than one office, without additional payment. A license under this chapter shall confer upon the holder the right to select, fit and sell hearing instruments.
2. Each person licensed pursuant to sections 346.010 to 346.250 shall display the license in an appropriate and public manner and shall keep the board informed of the licensee's current address. A license issued pursuant to sections 346.010 to 346.250 is the property of the board and must be surrendered on demand in the event of expiration or after a final determination is made with respect to revocation, suspension or probation.
3. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a corporation, partnership, trust, association or other like organization maintaining an established business address from engaging in the business of selling or offering for sale hearing instruments at retail, provided that it employ only properly licensed hearing instrument specialists or properly licensed audiologists in the direct sale and fitting of such instruments. Each corporation, partnership, trust, association or other like organization shall file annually with the board on a form provided by the board, a list of all licensed hearing instrument specialists employed by it. Each organization shall also file with the board a statement, on a form provided by the board, that it agrees to comply with the rules and regulations of the board and the provisions of this chapter.
4. Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 396 & 257 §§ 2, 3, 29, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al., A.L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308, A.L. 2009 S.B. 296)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 346 - Hearing Aid Fitters and Dealers › Section 346.020 - Purchase agreement, contents.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 346
• Effective - 28 Aug 1995
346.020. Purchase agreement, contents. —
1. Any person who engages in the practice of fitting hearing instruments shall deliver to each person supplied with a hearing instrument a completed purchase agreement which shall include the licensee's signature, business address and the licensee's license number, together with specifications as to the make, model and serial number of the hearing instrument furnished. The terms of the sale shall be clearly stated in the purchase agreement using ordinary English language and terminology which is easily understood by the purchaser. The purchase agreement shall include, at a minimum: the exact amount of any down payment, the length of any trial period provided, the amount of any charges or service fees connected with any trial period and any right of the purchaser to return the hearing instrument. If no right exists to return the hearing instrument, the seller shall specify such in writing in the agreement. If a hearing instrument which is not new is sold, the purchase agreement and the container thereof shall be clearly marked as "used", "recased" or "reconditioned", whichever is applicable, with terms of guarantee, if any.
2. If a hearing instrument is remanufactured or assembled by someone other than the manufacturer of the component parts, the purchase agreement shall contain the name of the manufacturer of the component parts and the assembler or reassembler of such hearing instrument.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 396 & 257 § 4, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 346 - Hearing Aid Fitters and Dealers › Section 346.025 - Purchasers under eighteen — outside examination required.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 346
• Effective - 28 Aug 1995
346.025. Purchasers under eighteen — outside examination required. —
Any licensed hearing instrument specialist, when dealing with a person eighteen years of age or under, shall ensure that the person has been examined by an otolaryngologist or a physician licensed to practice in Missouri, or a licensed audiologist, and has received a written recommendation from such health care professional within ninety days prior to the fitting.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 396 & 257 § 5, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 346 - Hearing Aid Fitters and Dealers › Section 346.030 - Inapplicability of law, when.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 346
• Effective - 28 Aug 2007
346.030. Inapplicability of law, when. —
Sections 346.010 to 346.250 shall not apply to any audiologist licensed pursuant to chapter 345 while practicing exclusively under that license.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 396 & 257 § 6, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al., A.L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 346 - Hearing Aid Fitters and Dealers › Section 346.035 - Exempt profession.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 346
• Effective - 28 Aug 2007
346.035. Exempt profession. —
Sections 346.010 to 346.250 shall not apply to a person who is a physician licensed to practice in Missouri pursuant to chapter 334.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 396 & 257 § 7, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al., A.L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 346 - Hearing Aid Fitters and Dealers › Section 346.045 - Registration, when, fee — license issued, when.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 346
• Effective - 28 Aug 2009
346.045. Registration, when, fee — license issued, when. —
The board shall license each qualified applicant, without discrimination, who passes an examination as provided in this chapter and upon the applicant's payment of the examination fee and the license fee, shall issue to the applicant a license.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 396 & 257 § 9, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al., A.L. 2009 S.B. 296)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 346 - Hearing Aid Fitters and Dealers › Section 346.060 - Examination, written and practical required.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 346
• Effective - 28 Aug 2007
346.060. Examination, written and practical required. —
An applicant for license by examination shall appear at a time, place, and before such persons as the board may designate to be examined by means of written and practical tests in order to demonstrate that the applicant is qualified to engage in the practice of fitting hearing instruments. Nothing in this examination shall imply that the applicant shall possess the degree of medical competence normally expected of physicians.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 396 & 257 § 12, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al., A.L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 346 - Hearing Aid Fitters and Dealers › Section 346.065 - Examinations, when held.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 346
• Effective - 28 Aug 1995
346.065. Examinations, when held. —
The board shall give examinations with sufficient frequency to permit applicants to be examined within six months following the submission of the license application.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 396 & 257 § 13, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 346 - Hearing Aid Fitters and Dealers › Section 346.070 - Temporary permit issued, when.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 346
• Effective - 28 Aug 2009
346.070. Temporary permit issued, when. —
An applicant who fulfills the requirements regarding age, character, and education as set forth in section 346.055, may obtain a temporary permit upon application to the board, as defined by board rule.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 396 & 257 § 14, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al., A.L. 2009 S.B. 296)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 346 - Hearing Aid Fitters and Dealers › Section 346.075 - Fee for temporary permit — supervision and training required for temporary permit holder.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 346
• Effective - 28 Aug 2009
346.075. Fee for temporary permit — supervision and training required for temporary permit holder. —
1. Upon receiving an application as provided under section 346.070 and accompanied by a temporary permit fee, the board shall issue a temporary permit which shall entitle the applicant to engage in supervised training for a period of one year. A holder of a temporary permit who is engaged in supervised training under a supervisor is authorized to use only the title "hearing instrument specialist in-training", or its equivalent, as defined by board rule. A hearing instrument specialist in-training shall not hold himself out to the public by any title, term, or words that give the impression that the permit holder is a licensed hearing instrument specialist. The division, upon recommendation of the board, shall have the power to suspend or revoke the temporary permit of any person who violates the provisions of this subsection.
2. A licensed hearing instrument specialist shall be responsible for the supervised training of no more than two holders of a temporary permit and shall maintain adequate supervision, as defined by board rule. The board shall issue a certificate of registration to a hearing instrument specialist who has qualified himself or herself to provide supervised training to permit holders. The qualifications for a supervisor shall be established by board rule. A fee shall be charged for any registration of supervision, as defined by board rule. The division may withdraw the certificate of authority from any supervisor who violates any provision of sections 346.010 to 346.250 or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 396 & 257 § 15, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al., A.L. 2009 S.B. 296)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 346 - Hearing Aid Fitters and Dealers › Section 346.080 - Temporary permit renewed, when — temporary license issued, when — bond required for temporary licensee.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 346
• Effective - 28 Aug 2009
346.080. Temporary permit renewed, when — temporary license issued, when — bond required for temporary licensee. —
If a hearing instrument specialist in-training under this section or section 346.075 has not successfully passed the licensing examination within one year from the date of issuance of the temporary permit, the temporary permit may be renewed by the board once for a period of six months upon payment by the applicant of a fee, as defined by board rule.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 396 & 257 § 16, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al., A.L. 2009 S.B. 296)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 346 - Hearing Aid Fitters and Dealers › Section 346.085 - Examination — standards to be promulgated.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 346
• Effective - 28 Aug 2013
346.085. Examination — standards to be promulgated. —
1. The qualifying examination provided in section 346.060 shall be designed to demonstrate the applicant's adequate technical qualifications in the practice of fitting hearing instruments as defined by the board.
2. The board shall promulgate reasonable standards and rules that identify and describe the required technical knowledge and skill of fitting hearing instruments necessary to prepare each applicant for licensure by testing. 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, 2013, shall be invalid and void.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 396 & 257 § 17, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al., A.L. 2013 S.B. 330)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 346 - Hearing Aid Fitters and Dealers › Section 346.090 - Licensee to report address of business to board, record to be kept — notices, sent where.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 346
• Effective - 28 Aug 2009
346.090. Licensee to report address of business to board, record to be kept — notices, sent where. —
1. A licensee shall notify the board in writing of the regular address of the place or places where the licensee engages or intends to engage in the practice of fitting hearing instruments, and the board shall keep a record of the place of business of licensees.
2. Any notice required to be given by the board to a person who holds a license shall be mailed to the licensee at the address of the last known place of business.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 396 & 257 §§ 18, 19, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al., A.L. 2009 S.B. 296)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 346 - Hearing Aid Fitters and Dealers › Section 346.095 - Renewal, fee, completion of educational program and calibration of equipment required — late renewal, fee, limit.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 346
• Effective - 28 Aug 2009
346.095. Renewal, fee, completion of educational program and calibration of equipment required — late renewal, fee, limit. —
Each person who engages in the practice of fitting hearing instruments shall, on or before the renewal date, pay to the board the required fee, present written evidence to the board of annual calibration of all audiometers, and furnish to the board satisfactory evidence of having successfully completed an educational program approved by the board. The licensee shall keep such license conspicuously posted in licensee's office or place of business at all times. Where more than one office is operated by the licensee, duplicate licenses shall be issued by the board for posting in each location. After the expiration date of a license, the board may renew a license upon payment of the required penalty fee to the board. No person whose license has expired shall be required to submit to any examination as a condition of renewal, provided such renewal application is made within two years from the date of such expiration and all renewal requirements have been met as set forth in this section.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 396 & 257 § 20, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al., A.L. 2009 S.B. 296)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 346 - Hearing Aid Fitters and Dealers › Section 346.100 - Complaints against licensees, how made, hearing — sanctions — records.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 346
• Effective - 28 Aug 2009
346.100. Complaints against licensees, how made, hearing — sanctions — records. —
1. Any person wishing to make a complaint against a licensee under sections 346.010 to 346.250 shall reduce the same to writing and file the complaint with the board, setting forth the details thereof upon which the complaint is based. If the board, following an investigation, determines the charges made in the complaint are sufficient to warrant a hearing to determine whether the license issued under sections 346.010 to 346.250 shall be suspended or revoked, the board shall file a complaint with the administrative hearing commission as provided by chapter 621.
2. After the filing of such complaint, the proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 621. Upon a finding by the administrative hearing commission that the grounds, provided in subsection 2 of section 346.105, for disciplinary action are met, the board may, singly or in combination, censure or place the person named in the complaint on probation on such terms and conditions as the board deems appropriate for a period not to exceed five years, or may suspend, for a period not to exceed three years, or revoke the license or certificate.
3. The board shall maintain an information file containing each complaint filed with the board relating to a licensee. The board, at least quarterly, shall notify the complainant and licensee of the complaint's status until final disposition.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 396 & 257 § 21, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al., A.L. 2009 S.B. 296)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 346 - Hearing Aid Fitters and Dealers › Section 346.110 - Prohibited acts.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 346
• Effective - 28 Aug 2007
346.110. Prohibited acts. —
No person shall:
(1) Sell through the mails, hearing instruments without prior fitting and testing by a hearing instrument specialist licensed under this chapter or an audiologist licensed under chapter 345;
(2) Sell, barter, or offer to sell or barter a license;
(3) Purchase or procure by barter a license with intent to use it as evidence of the holder's qualification to engage in the practice of fitting hearing instruments;
(4) Alter a license with fraudulent intent;
(5) Use or attempt to use as a valid license a license which has been purchased, fraudulently obtained, counterfeited or materially altered;
(6) Willfully make a false statement in an application for license or application for renewal of a license.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 396 & 257 § 23, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al., A.L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308)
(2006) Section prohibiting mail order sales of hearing aids without prior fitting and testing is preempted by Medical Devices Amendment to the Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act. Missouri Board of Examiners for Hearing Instrument Specialists v. Hearing Help Express, Inc., 447 F.3d 1033 (8th Cir.).
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 346 - Hearing Aid Fitters and Dealers › Section 346.115 - Powers and duties of division.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 346
• Effective - 28 Aug 2009
346.115. Powers and duties of division. —
The powers and duties of the division are as follows:
(1) To exercise all budgeting, purchasing, reporting and other related management functions;
(2) To employ, within the funds appropriated, such staff as are necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 346.010 to 346.250.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 396 & 257 § 24, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3 merged with S.B. 69, et al., A.L. 2009 S.B. 296)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 346 - Hearing Aid Fitters and Dealers › Section 346.130 - Board meetings, when.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 346
• Effective - 28 Aug 1995
346.130. Board meetings, when. —
The board shall meet not less than twice each year at a place, day and hour determined by the board. The board shall also meet at such other times and places as may be requested by the division or on the call of the chairperson.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 396 & 257 § 27, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 346 - Hearing Aid Fitters and Dealers › Section 346.135 - Hearing instrument specialist fund, created, uses — amount of fund to lapse.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 346
• Effective - 28 Aug 2004
346.135. Hearing instrument specialist fund, created, uses — amount of fund to lapse. —
1. All fees and charges payable pursuant to this chapter shall be collected by the division and transmitted to the department of revenue for deposit in the state treasury to the credit of the fund to be known as the "Hearing Instrument Specialist Fund", which is hereby created. Money in the hearing instrument specialist fund shall be available by appropriation to the council to pay its expenses in administering sections 346.010 to 346.250.
2. Money in the hearing instrument specialist 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 council's funds for the preceding fiscal year or, if the division requires by rule renewal less frequently than yearly then three times the appropriation from the fund 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 appropriation from the council's funds for the preceding year.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 396 & 257 § 28, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1995 S.B. 58 merged with S.B. 69, et al., A.L. 2004 S.B. 1122)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 346 - Hearing Aid Fitters and Dealers › Section 346.137 - Licensure under other chapters.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 346
• Effective - 28 Aug 1995
346.137. Licensure under other chapters. —
No part of this act
*
shall be construed to allow individuals to diagnose and treat medical conditions pursuant to chapter 334.
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(L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al. § 1)
*"This act" (S.B. 69, et al., 1995) contained numerous sections. Consult Disposition of Sections table for a definitive listing.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Occupations and Professions › Chapter 346 - Hearing Aid Fitters and Dealers › Section 346.250 - Violations of law, penalties.

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 346
• Effective - 28 Aug 1995
346.250. Violations of law, penalties. —
1. Any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, trust, or association, and any officer, director, partner, trustee, agent, or employee thereof who violates the provisions of section 346.110 is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. Each violation shall be deemed a separate offense and prosecuted individually.
2. In addition to other remedies, an action of injunction may be brought and maintained by the state of Missouri to enjoin any violation of section 346.110.
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(L. 1984 H.B. 1036 §§ 1, 2, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 347 - Limited Liability Companies — Merger and Consolidation of Business Organizations › Section 347.010 - Name of law.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 347
• Effective - 01 Dec 1993, see footnote
347.010. Name of law. —
Sections 347.010 to 347.187 shall be known and may be cited as the "Missouri Limited Liability Company Act".
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(L. 1993 S.B. 66 & 20 § 359.700)
Effective 12-01-93
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 347 - Limited Liability Companies — Merger and Consolidation of Business Organizations › Section 347.017 - Single member companies, compliance with this chapter.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 347
• Effective - 24 Jun 1997, see footnote
347.017. Single member companies, compliance with this chapter. —
No limited liability company formed before the effective date of this act
*
, shall be deemed not in compliance with this chapter for the reason that such limited liability company was formed with, had or has only one member.
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(L. 1997 H.B. 655 merged with S.B. 170)
*Effective 6-24-97 (H.B. 655); 5-20-97 (S.B. 170)