Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2150 - State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts › Chapter 2 - Licensing of Physicians and Surgeons › Section 20 CSR 2150-2.035 - Licensing by Endorsement

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule provides information to those
				  applicants desiring licensure by endorsement of the certificate of the National
				  Board of Medical Examiners, the National Board of Osteopathic Medical
				  Examiners, or of the Licentiate of the Medical Counsel of
				  Canada.
(1) The applicant
				shall furnish a postgraduate reference letter to the board from each
				institution located in any state or territory of the United States, the
				District of Columbia, or Canada where they trained as an intern, resident, or
				fellow.
(2) The applicant shall
				furnish proof of graduation to the board from an accredited high school and
				satisfactory evidence of completion of pre-professional education consisting of
				a minimum of sixty (60) semester hours of college credit in acceptable subjects
				from a reputable college or university approved by the board.
(3) The applicant shall furnish satisfactory
				evidence to the board of having attended throughout at least four (4) terms of
				thirty-two (32) weeks of actual instruction in each term of a professional
				college recognized as reputable by the board and of having received a diploma
				from a professional college recognized as reputable by the board.
(4) The applicant shall furnish to the board
				proof of obtaining a certificate of the National Board of Medical Examiners,
				the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners, or the Licentiate of the
				Medical Counsel of Canada.
(5) The
				applicant is required to make application (see
				20 CSR
				2150-2.040 ) upon a form prepared by the
				board.
(6) No application will be
				considered unless fully and completely made out on the specified form properly
				attested.
(7) An applicant for
				licensure by endorsement shall present, attached to the application, a recent
				photograph, not larger than three and one-half inches by five inches (3 1/2" x
				5").
(8) Applications shall be sent
				to the executive director of the State Board of Registration for the Healing
				Arts, PO Box 4, Jefferson City, MO 65102.
(9) The fee for licensure by endorsement
				shall be the appropriate fee as established in
				20 CSR
				2150-2.080. The fee shall be sent in the form of a
				bank draft or post office money order or express money order.
(10) The applicant shall furnish, on a form
				prescribed by the board, verification of licensure from every state, territory,
				or international country in which the applicant has ever been licensed to
				practice medicine or any other profession.
(11) The professional diploma and
				verification of licensure shall be sent to the executive director of the State
				Board of Registration for the Healing Arts for verification. Photocopies of the
				documents may be accepted at the discretion of the board.
(12) When an applicant has filed their
				application and the appropriate fee as established in
				20 CSR
				2150-2.080 for licensure by endorsement and the
				application is denied by the board or subsequently withdrawn by the applicant,
				the appropriate fee established by the board will be retained by the State
				Board of Registration for the Healing Arts as a service charge.
(13) An applicant who has failed a licensing
				examination administered in one (1) or more states or territories of the United
				States or the District of Columbia cumulatively three (3) times or more will
				not be licensed by endorsement in this state by the board unless they meet the
				waiver criteria in section
				334.040,
				RSMo.
(14) At the discretion of the
				board, applicants may be exempt from sections (1) and (2) of this rule and from
				providing a copy of their professional diploma if they provide proof of the
				following:
(A) Current licensure in any state
				or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia;
(B) Having actively engaged in the practice
				of clinical medicine or held a teaching or faculty position in a medical school
				approved by the American Medical Association (AMA), Liaison Committee on
				Medical Education (LCME), or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) for the
				five- (5-) year period immediately preceding the application for
				licensure;
(C) Holding current
				certification in their area of specialty by the American Board of Medical
				Specialties (ABMS) or AOA; and
(D)
				No license issued to the applicant in any state or territory of the United
				States or the District of Columbia has been disciplined or has a pending
				complaint.