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Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2150 - State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts › Chapter 3 - Licensing of Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants › Section 20 CSR 2150-3.066 - Physical Therapist- Retirement, Name and Address Changes

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule provides information regarding the
				  requirements for retirement and notification of name and address
				  changes
.
(1) Licensees must
				submit written notification of any address change to the board within fifteen
				(15) days of such occurrence.
(2) A
				licensee whose name has changed since licensure was issued must submit a copy
				of the legal document verifying the name change to the board within fifteen
				(15) days of such occurrence.
(3)
				Licensees who retire from practice as a physical therapist shall file an
				affidavit, on a form furnished by the board, stating the date of retirement.
				Licensees shall submit documentation verifying retirement as requested by the
				board. Licensees who reengage in the practice of physical therapy after
				submitting an affidavit of retirement shall reapply for licensure as required
				in sections
				334.600
				and
				334.610,
				RSMo, and pursuant to the provisions of
				20 CSR
				2150-3.063.
*Original authority: 334.125, RSMo 1959, amended 1993, 1995
					 and 334.687, RSMo 2008.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2150 - State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts › Chapter 3 - Licensing of Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants › Section 20 CSR 2150-3.070 - Endorsement of Professional Physical Therapists

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule provides advice regarding
				  endorsements.
(1) The
				Missouri license of a professional physical therapist may be endorsed to
				another state after payment of an appropriate fee established by the
				board.
*Original authority: 334.125, RSMo
					 1959.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2150 - State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts › Chapter 3 - Licensing of Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants › Section 20 CSR 2150-3.080 - Physical Therapists Licensure Fee

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule is being amended to add fees for
				  compact licensure, active military, active military spouses, and veterans and
				  fees for the criminal background check as required in section
				  334.1206,
				  RSMo, and renumber the remaining subsections and paragraphs
				  accordingly.
(1) The
				following fees are established by the State Board of Registration for the
				Healing Arts:
(A) Physical Therapist
1. Active Military/Active Military Spouse/Veteran
							 Licensure Fee
$0
2. Licensure
							 by Examination Fee
$25
3. Licensure
							 by Reciprocity Fee
$25
4. Temporary
							 License Fee
$10
5. Renewal
							 Fee
$50
6.
							 Reinstatement of an Inactive License Fee
$25
(B) Compact Privilege
1. State Compact Privilege Fee
$20
2. Active Military/Active Military Spouse/Veteran
							 Compact Privilege Fee
$0
(C) General
							 Fees
1. Continuing Education Extension Fee
$25
2. Duplicate License Fee
$0
3. Endorsement of Board Scores
$25
4. Fingerprinting Fees (as determined by the Missouri
							 Highway Patrol)
5. Late
							 Renewal Fee (Delinquent Fee)
$25
6. Return
							 Check Fee
$25
7.
							 Verification of Licensure Fee
$0
(2)
				All fees are nonrefundable.
(3) The
				provisions of this rule are declared severable. If any fee fixed by this rule
				is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction or by the Administrative
				Hearing Commission, the remaining provisions of this rule shall remain in full
				force and effect, unless otherwise determined by a court of competent
				jurisdiction or by the Administrative Hearing Commission.
*Original authority: 334.090, RSMo 1945, amended 1951,
					 1959, 1963, 1981, 1987; 334.125, RSMo 1959, amended 1993, 1995; 334.540, RSMo
					 1969, amended 1974, 1981, 1988, 1995, 2004, 2008; 334.550, RSMo 1969, amended
					 1981, 1995, 2004, 2008; 334.560, RSMo 1969, amended 1981, 1995, 2008; 334.580,
					 RSMo 1969, amended 1981; and 334.687, RSMo
					 2008.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2150 - State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts › Chapter 3 - Licensing of Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants › Section 20 CSR 2150-3.085 - Determination of Competency

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: Due to the passage of Senate Bill 788, this
				  rule complies with the provisions of section 334.613.2(24), RSMo, and specifies
				  the procedures to be followed under this statute in determining
				  competency.
(1) Whenever the
				board has reason to believe that a physical therapist or physical therapist
				assistant is unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety due to reasons
				of incompetency, illness, drunkenness, excessive use of drugs, narcotics,
				chemicals, or as a result of any mental or physical condition, the board may
				hold a hearing to determine whether probable cause exists to reexamine to
				establish competency, to examine a pattern and practice of professional
				conduct, or to examine to determine mental or physical competency, or
				both.
(2) Notice of the probable
				cause hearing shall be served on the licensee within a reasonable amount of
				time before the hearing, but in no event later than ten (10) days before the
				hearing.
(3) Following the probable
				cause hearing and upon a finding by the board that probable cause exists to
				determine a physical therapist's or physical therapist assistant's competency,
				the board shall issue an order setting forth the allegations leading to a
				finding of probable cause, the method of further determination of competency
				and the time frame for determination. The method of determination of competency
				may include taking the national licensure examination or other examination
				approved by the board or submitting to a multidisciplinary evaluation by a
				facility or professional approved by the board.
*Original authority: 334.125, RSMo 1959, amended 1993,
					 1995; 334.615, RSMo 2008; and 334.687, RSMo
					 2008.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2150 - State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts › Chapter 3 - Licensing of Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants › Section 20 CSR 2150-3.090 - Physical Therapist Assistants-Direction, Delegation, and Supervision

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: The rule provides information regarding
				  supervision of physical therapist assistants by licensed physical
				  therapists.
(1) A licensed
				physical therapist must direct and supervise a physical therapist assistant at
				all times. The licensed physical therapist holds responsibility of supervision
				of the physical therapy treatment program. The following responsibilities are
				maintained by the licensed physical therapist:
(A) Interpretation of referrals;
(B) Initial evaluation and problem
				identification;
(C) Development or
				modification of a plan of care which includes the physical therapy treatment
				goals;
(D) Determination of which
				tasks require the expertise and decision making capacity of the physical
				therapist, and must be personally rendered by the physical therapist and which
				tasks may be delegated to the physical therapist assistant;
(E) Delegation and instruction of the
				services to be rendered by the physical therapist assistant, including specific
				treatment program, precautions, special problems, or contraindicated
				procedures;
(F) Timely review of
				treatment documentation, reevaluation of the patient and patient's treatment
				goals, at least every thirty (30) days and revision of the plan of care when
				indicated; and
(G) A physical
				therapist's responsibility for patient care and management shall include
				accurate documentation and billing of the services provided.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2150 - State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts › Chapter 3 - Licensing of Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants › Section 20 CSR 2150-3.100 - Applications for licensure as Physical Therapist Assistant

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule provides instructions for filing
				  an application for licensure as a physical therapist assistant.
(1) All applicants are required to make
				application upon a form prepared by the board.
(2) No application will be considered unless
				fully and completely made out on the specified form and properly
				attested.
(3) All applicants must
				provide, on the application form, a recent photograph, in size no larger than
				three and one-half inches by five inches (3 1/2" x 5").
(4) Applications shall be sent to the
				Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts, PO Box 4, Jefferson
				City, MO 65102.
(5) The board shall
				charge each person applying for licensure to practice as a physical therapist
				assistant, either by examination, reciprocity, or without examination prior to
				the expiration of the grandfather clause, an appropriate fee established by the
				board.
(6) No application will be
				processed prior to the submission of the required application fee in the
				appropriate form.
(7) An applicant
				may withdraw his/her application for licensure anytime prior to the board's
				vote on his/her candidacy for licensure. In the event that an applicant
				withdraws his/her application, the appropriate fee established by the board
				will be retained.
(8) In all
				instances where a signature of the applicant is required, this signature must
				be an original signature.
(9) All
				applicants shall take and pass a test administered by the board on the laws and
				rules related to the practice of physical therapy in Missouri. A minimum score
				of seventy-five percent (75%) is required to pass the examination.
*Original authority: 334.125, RSMo 1959, amended 1993,
					 1995; 334.650, RSMo 1996, amended 2008; 334.655, RSMo 1996, amended 1997, 1999,
					 2004, 2008; 334.660, RSMo 1996, amended 2008; 334.670, RSMo 1996, amended 2008;
					 and 334.687, RSMo 2008.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2150 - State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts › Chapter 3 - Licensing of Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants › Section 20 CSR 2150-3.110 - Physical Therapist Assistant Requirements for Licensing by Examination

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule provides the instructions for
				  physical therapist assistants applying for licensure by
				  examination.
(1) All
				applicants must be at least nineteen (19) years of age.
(2) The applicant must make application to
				the board and register with the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy
				(FSBPT) to sit for the licensing examination.
(3) All applicants shall furnish satisfactory
				evidence as to their good moral character, educational qualifications, and
				professional history.
(4) All
				applicants shall have official transcripts, with the school seal affixed,
				submitted from each and every college or university attended, confirming the
				courses taken towards their associate degree program in physical therapist
				assistant, grade received per course, degree(s) awarded, and date degree(s)
				awarded.
(5) All applicants must
				submit a copy of any and all legal name change documents incurred since
				birth.
(6) All applicants shall
				have licensure, registration, or certification verification submitted from
				every jurisdiction in which the applicant has ever held privileges to practice
				as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant. This verification must
				be submitted directly from the licensing agency and include the type of
				license, registration, or certification, the issue and expiration date, and
				information concerning any disciplinary or investigative actions. If a
				licensing agency refuses or fails to provide verification, the board may
				consider other evidence of licensure.
(7) All applicants must submit an activities
				statement documenting all employment and professional and nonprofessional
				activities, from high school graduation to the date of licensure application,
				or for the last ten (10) years, whichever is the most recent.
(8) To receive a passing score on the
				examination, the applicant must achieve the criterion referenced passing point
				recommended by the FSBPT. This passing point will be set equal to a scaled
				score of six hundred (600) based on a scale of two hundred (200) to eight
				hundred (800). Scores from a portion of an examination taken at one (1)
				administration may not be averaged with scores from any other portion of the
				examination taken at another test administration to achieve a passing
				score.
*Original authority: 334.125, RSMo 1959, amended 1993,
					 1995; 334.650, RSMo 1996, amended 2008; 334.655, RSMo 1996, amended 1997, 1999,
					 2004, 2008; 334.670, RSMo 1996, amended 2008; and 334.687, RSMo
					 2008.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2150 - State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts › Chapter 3 - Licensing of Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants › Section 20 CSR 2150-3.120 - Physical Therapist Assistant Reciprocity Applicants

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule provides the requirements and
				  instructions for physical therapist assistants applying for licensure by
				  reciprocity.
(1) All
				applicants must be at least nineteen (19) years of age.
(2) All applicants shall furnish satisfactory
				evidence as to their good moral character, educational qualifications, and
				professional history.
(3)
				Applicants licensed, registered, or certified to practice in any other state or
				territory of the United States, the District of Columbia or international
				country, who have passed a written examination to practice as a physical
				therapist assistant that was substantially equal to the examination
				requirements of this state and in all other aspects, including education, may
				make application for licensure without examination, provided that such
				requirements for licensure, registration, or certification were, at the date of
				issuance, substantially equal to the requirements for licensure in the state of
				Missouri; and provided that the applicant's license has had no disciplinary
				actions imposed against it.
(4) All
				applicants shall have licensure, registration, or certification verification
				submitted from every state in which the applicant has ever held privileges to
				practice as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant. This
				verification must be submitted directly from the licensing agency and include
				the type of license, registration, or certification, the issue and expiration
				date, and information concerning any disciplinary or investigative actions. If
				a licensing agency refuses or fails to provide verification, the board may
				consider other evidence of licensure.
(5) All applicants must have their
				examination scores sent directly to the board from the examination service
				along with their individual test history report.
(6) All applicants must submit an activities
				statement documenting all employment and professional and nonprofessional
				activities, from high school graduation to the date of licensure application or
				the past ten (10) years, whichever is the most recent.
(7) All applicants shall submit official
				transcripts, with the school seal affixed, from each and every college or
				university attended, confirming the courses taken towards their associate
				degree program, grade received per course, degree(s) awarded, and date
				degree(s) awarded.
(8) All
				applicants must submit a copy of any and all legal name change documents
				incurred since birth.
*Original authority: 334.125, RSMo 1959, amended 1993,
					 1995; 334.655, RSMo 1996, amended 1997, 1999, 2004, 2008; 334.660, RSMo 1996,
					 amended 1999, 2004, 2008; 334.670, RSMo 1996, amended 2008; and 334.687, RSMo
					 2008.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2150 - State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts › Chapter 3 - Licensing of Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants › Section 20 CSR 2150-3.130 - Physical Therapist Assistant Licensure-Grandfather Clause

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule provides the instructions for
				  physical therapist assistants applying for licensure via the grandfather
				  clause.
(1) All applicants
				must be at least nineteen (19) years of age.
(2) All applicants shall furnish satisfactory
				evidence as to their good moral character, education, qualifications and
				professional history.
(3)
				Individuals who may or may not be graduates of an associate degree program of
				physical therapy education accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of
				Physical Therapy Education who were actively engaged in practice as a physical
				therapist assistant on August 28, 1993, may apply for licensure within ninety
				(90) days after this rule is codified. Documentation of employment shall
				include, but not be limited to, the following:
(A) Applicants must have employment
				verification, made under oath, submitted from their employer(s), documenting
				employment dates, job title, job description, employment status, name(s) of all
				supervisor(s), dates of supervision, type of supervision, and any other
				documentation requested by the board to verify employment.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2150 - State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts › Chapter 3 - Licensing of Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants › Section 20 CSR 2150-3.150 - Physical Therapist Assistant Temporary Licensure

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule provides the requirements for
				  temporary licensure to practice as a physical therapist
				  assistant.
(1) A temporary
				license may be issued to a first-time applicant for licensure by examination
				who-
(A) Meets the qualifications of section
				334.655,
				RSMo;
(B) Submits an agreement to
				supervise form signed by the applicant's supervising physical therapist;
				and
(C) Submits a notarized
				statement from the supervising physical therapist stating that they are not an
				immediate family member of the applicant and that they have been involved in
				active clinical practice in the state of Missouri for a minimum of one (1)
				year.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2150 - State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts › Chapter 3 - Licensing of Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants › Section 20 CSR 2150-3.153 - Physical Therapist Assistant Temporary Licenses for Reinstatement

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: Due to the passage of Senate Bill 788, this
				  rule provides information to the applicant regarding the requirements for
				  temporary licenses for reinstatement of an inactive license.
(1) A temporary license may be issued to an
				applicant applying for reinstatement of an inactive licensure who-
(A) Submits an agreement to supervise form
				signed by the applicant's supervising physical therapist; and
(B) Submits a notarized statement from the
				supervising physical therapist stating that they are not an immediate family
				member of the applicant and that they have been involved in active clinical
				practice in the state of Missouri for a minimum of one (1) year.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2150 - State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts › Chapter 3 - Licensing of Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants › Section 20 CSR 2150-3.160 - Physical Therapist Assistant Late Registration

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule provides the requirements physical
				  therapist assistants must follow to request renewal of a license which has
				  lapsed.
(1) All licensees
				shall make application for late registration upon a form prepared by the
				board.
(2) No application will be
				considered unless fully and completely made out on the specified form and
				properly attested.
(3) All
				licensees must provide, on the application form, a recent photograph, in size
				no larger than three and one-half inches by five inches (3 1/2" x
				5").
(4) All applications shall be
				sent to the Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts, PO Box
				4, Jefferson City, MO 65102.
(5)
				All applicants for late registration must submit the renewal fee along with the
				delinquent fee established by the board.
(6) No application will be processed prior to
				the submission of the required fee in the appropriate form.
(7) All applicants must submit an activities
				statement documenting all employment, professional and nonprofessional
				activities, since the date the license lapsed.
(8) All applicants shall have licensure,
				registration, or certification verification submitted from every jurisdiction
				in which the applicant has ever held privileges to practice as a physical
				therapist or physical therapist assistant. This verification must be submitted
				directly from the licensing agency and include the type of license,
				registration, or certification, the issue and expiration date, and information
				concerning any disciplinary or investigative actions. If a licensing agency
				refuses or fails to provide verification, the board may consider other evidence
				of licensure.
(9) An applicant for
				late registration whose license has lapsed for more than two (2) years who was
				not actively practicing as a physical therapist assistant in another
				jurisdiction shall submit upon request any other documentation requested by the
				board necessary to verify that the licensee is competent to practice and is
				knowledgeable of current physical therapy techniques, procedures, and
				treatments, as evidenced by continuing education hours, reexamination, or other
				applicable documentation accepted and approved by the board.
*Original authority: 334.125, RSMo 1959, amended 1993,
					 1995; 334.650, RSMo 1996, amended 2008; 334.675, RSMo 1996, amended 2008; and
					 334.687, RSMo 2008.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2150 - State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts › Chapter 3 - Licensing of Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants › Section 20 CSR 2150-3.163 - Physical Therapist Assistant Inactive License

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule provides the requirements physical
				  therapist assistants must follow to request inactive status.
(1) Licensees shall make application for an
				inactive license upon a form prepared by the board.
(2) No application will be considered unless
				fully and completely made out on the specified form and properly
				attested.
(3) All applications
				shall be sent to the Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts,
				PO Box 4, Jefferson City, MO 65102.
(4) To be eligible for an inactive license, a
				licensee must hold a current and active license to practice as a physical
				therapist assistant in the state of Missouri and shall not be under
				investigation by the board or involved in pending disciplinary
				proceedings.
*Original authority: 334.125, RSMo 1959, amended 1993,
					 1995; 334.525, RSMo 2008; and 334.687, RSMo
					 2008.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2150 - State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts › Chapter 3 - Licensing of Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants › Section 20 CSR 2150-3.165 - Physical Therapist Assistant-Reinstatement of an Inactive License

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule specifies the requirements
				  physical therapist assistants must follow to request reinstatement of a license
				  that has been inactive.
(1)
				All applicants shall make application for reinstatement of an inactive license
				upon a form prepared by the board.
(2) No application will be considered unless
				fully and completely made out on the specified form and properly
				attested.
(3) All applications
				shall be sent to the Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts,
				PO Box 4, Jefferson City, MO 65102.
(4) All applicants for reinstatement of an
				inactive license must submit a fee as specified in
				20 CSR
				2150-3.080.
(5) No application will be processed prior to
				the submission of the required fee in the appropriate form.
(6) All applicants must submit an activity
				statement documenting all employment and professional and nonprofessional
				activities since the date the license was placed on inactive status.
(7) All applicants shall have licensure,
				registration, or certification verification submitted from every jurisdiction
				in which the applicant has ever held privileges to practice as a physical
				therapist assistant. This verification must be submitted directly from the
				licensing agency and include the type of license, registration, or
				certification, the issue and expiration date, and information concerning any
				disciplinary or investigative actions.
(8) An applicant for reinstatement of an
				inactive license, who has not actively practiced as a physical therapist
				assistant in another jurisdiction throughout the period their Missouri license
				was inactive, shall submit upon request any documentation requested by the
				board necessary to verify that the applicant is competent to practice in
				Missouri. Such documentation may include sixty (60) hours of continuing
				education obtained within the four (4) years immediately preceding the issuance
				of the license and/or one (1) year of supervised practice and/or successful
				completion of the national licensing examination. Any continuing education
				obtained pursuant to re-issuance of a license shall be completely separate from
				continuing education that was previously counted towards mandatory continuing
				education when the applicant was previously licensed.
*Original authority: 334.125, RSMo 1959, amended 1993,
					 1995; 334.525, RSMo 2008; and 334.687, RSMo
					 2008.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2150 - State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts › Chapter 3 - Licensing of Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants › Section 20 CSR 2150-3.170 - Physical Therapist Assistant Licensure Fees

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule is being amended to add fees for
				  compact licensure, active military, active military spouses, and veterans and
				  renumber the remaining subsections and paragraphs accordingly.
(1) The following fees are established by the
				State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts:
(A) Physical Therapist Assistant
1. Active Military/Active Military Spouse/Veteran
							 Licensure Fee
$0
2. Licensure
							 by Examination Fee
$25
3. Licensure
							 by Reciprocity Fee
$25
4. Temporary
							 License Fee
$10
5. Renewal
							 Fee
$50
6.
							 Reinstatement of an Inactive License Fee
$25
(B) Compact Privilege
1. State Compact Privilege Fee
$20
2. Active Military/Active Military Spouse/Veteran
							 Compact Privilege Fee
$0
(C) General
							 Fees
1. Continuing Education Extension Fee
$25
2. Duplicate License Fee
$0
3. Endorsement of Board Scores
$25
4. Fingerprinting Fees (as determined by the Missouri
							 Highway Patrol)
5. Late
							 Renewal Fee (Delinquent Fee)
$25
6. Return
							 Check Fee
$25
7.
							 Verification of Licensure Fee
$0
(2)
				All fees are nonrefundable.
(3) The
				provisions of this rule are declared severable. If any fee fixed by this rule
				is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction or by the Administrative
				Hearing Commission, the remaining provisions of this rule shall remain in full
				force and effect, unless otherwise determined by a court of competent
				jurisdiction or by the Administrative Hearing Commission.
*Original authority: 334.125, RSMo 1959, amended 1993,
					 1995; 334.655, RSMo 1996, amended 1997, 1999, 2004, 2008; 334.660, RSMo 1996,
					 amended 1999, 2004, 2008; 334.670, RSMo 1996, amended 2008; and 334.687, RSMo
					 2008.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2150 - State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts › Chapter 3 - Licensing of Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants › Section 20 CSR 2150-3.180 - Physical Therapist Assistant Biennial Renewal-Retirement, Name and Address Changes

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule provides information regarding the
				  registration requirements for physical therapist assistants
.
(1) The registration fee shall be an
				appropriate fee established by the board. Each applicant shall register with
				the board upon a form furnished by the board before January 31 of the year the
				license is due for renewal. Renewal forms postmarked by the post office
				February 1 or after will be considered delinquent, however, should January 31
				fall on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, renewal forms postmarked by the
				post office on the next business day will not be considered
				delinquent.
(2) The failure to
				provide the application form or the failure to receive the renewal application
				form does not relieve any licensee of the duty to renew the license and pay the
				renewal fee, nor shall it exempt any licensee from the penalties provided in
				sections
				334.650
				to
				334.685,
				RSMo, for failure to renew.
(3)
				Prior to renewal of the license, licensees may be required to take and pass a
				test administered by the board on the laws and rules related to the practice of
				physical therapy in Missouri. A minimum score of seventy-five percent (75%) is
				required to pass the examination.
(4) Licensees must submit written
				notification of any address change to the board within fifteen (15) days of
				such occurrence.
(5) A licensee
				whose name has changed since licensure was issued must submit a copy of the
				legal document verifying the name change to the board within fifteen (15) days
				of such occurrence.
(6) Licensees
				who retire from practice as physical therapist assistants shall file an
				affidavit, on a form furnished by the board, stating the date of retirement.
				Licensees shall submit documentation verifying retirement as requested by the
				board. Licensees who reengage in practice as physical therapist assistants
				after submitting an affidavit of retirement shall reapply for licensure as
				required in sections
				334.650
				and
				334.685,
				RSMo, and pursuant to the provisions of
				20 CSR
				2150-3.160.
*Original authority: 334.125, RSMo 1959, amended 1993,
					 1995; 334.655, RSMo 1996, amended 1997, 1999, 2004, 2008; 334.660, RSMo 1996,
					 amended 1999, 2004, 2008; 334.675, RSMo 1996, amended 2004, 2008; and 334.687,
					 RSMo 2008.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2150 - State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts › Chapter 3 - Licensing of Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants › Section 20 CSR 2150-3.200 - Definitions

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PURPOSE: This rule defines the terms used throughout
				  this chapter as related to the statutorily mandated continuing education
				  requirements for physical therapists and physical therapist
				  assistants.
(1) For the
				purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(A) Board-means the Missouri State Board of
				Registration for the Healing Arts;
(B) Commission-means the Advisory Commission
				for Physical Therapists;
(C) Hour
				of continuing education-means a minimum of fifty (50) minutes and up to a
				maximum of sixty (60) minutes spent in actual attendance at and completion of
				an approved continuing education activity;
(D) Licensee-means any person licensed by the
				board to practice as a physical therapist and/or physical therapist assistant
				in the state of Missouri;
(E) One
				continuing education unit (CEU)-is equivalent to ten (10) clock hours of
				approved continuing education (i.e. ten (10) clock hours = 1.0 CEU, one (1)
				clock hour = 0.1 CEU);
(F) Chronic
				illness-chronic illness shall be defined as the diagnosis of a disease process,
				illness, or disability with a specified set of signs and symptoms, and the
				continuation or progression of continued signs and symptoms consistent with the
				original diagnosis for greater than six (6) months; and
(G) Recurring self-limiting injury-a
				recurring self-limiting injury shall be defined as an injury that occurs
				multiple times, with a repeat of signs and symptoms for the initially diagnosed
				injury, and does not precipitate additional injury or illness.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2150 - State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts › Chapter 3 - Licensing of Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants › Section 20 CSR 2150-3.203 - Acceptable Continuing Education

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PURPOSE: This rule defines acceptable continuing
				  educational courses and activities as required for physical therapists and
				  physical therapist assistants to qualify for licensure renewal; and to specify
				  the documentation necessary as proof of compliance with the continuing
				  education requirement; and the time frame licensees must maintain such
				  documentation of compliance.
(1) NOTICE: The Missouri State Board of
				Registration for the Healing Arts and/or the Missouri Advisory Commission for
				Physical Therapists will
not
preapprove continuing educational
				courses and/or activities. The burden is upon the licensee to make certain that
				any courses or activities completed for the purpose of satisfying the
				continuing educational requirements specified in this chapter meet the criteria
				specified in this rule as acceptable continuing education.
(2) All licensed physical therapists and
				physical therapist assistants shall accumulate thirty (30) hours of continuing
				education (i.e., three (3) continuing education units) every two (2) years to
				be eligible for licensure renewal. The licensee shall document adherence to
				this requirement on even-numbered years. For courses where participants are
				given an allotted maximum time in which to complete the coursework, the
				licensee shall be credited with the maximum allowed time.
(3) For the purpose of this rule, acceptable
				continuing education shall be defined as education obtained for the purpose of
				maintaining, expanding, and/or developing new and/or improved skills and
				knowledge as directly related to the practice of physical therapy, which
				contributes to the professional competence of the licensee.
(4) The following criteria are necessary to
				qualify as acceptable continuing education:
(A) Activity and courses documented to be an
				organized program of learning, with specified goals and objectives;
				and
(B) Activity and courses which
				are conducted by individual(s) who have education, training, and/or experience
				by which said individual(s) is considered qualified and/or an expert on the
				subject matter being presented;
1. Licensees
				may be required to submit the biography of the individual conducting/presenting
				such course/program to determine if the individual is considered qualified
				and/or as an expert on the subject being presented; and
(C) Activity and courses pertaining to
				subject matters that integrally relate to the practice of physical therapy as
				defined in section
				334.500(4),
				RSMo.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2150 - State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts › Chapter 3 - Licensing of Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants › Section 20 CSR 2150-3.210 - Advisory Commission for Physical Therapists

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PURPOSE: This rule establishes the per diem amount
				  for members of the Advisory Commission for Physical Therapists pursuant to
				  section
				  334.625,
				  RSMo.
(1) Based on the
				authority granted by the legislature, there is hereby created an Advisory
				Commission for Physical Therapists to be composed of five (5) members to be
				appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.
(2) Each member of the commission shall
				receive as compensation the sum of fifty dollars ($50) for each day that member
				devotes to the affairs of the board.
(3) No request for the compensation provided
				in this rule shall be processed for payment unless sufficient funds are
				available for that purpose within the appropriations for this board.
*Original authority: 334.125, RSMo 1959, amended 1993, 1995
					 and 334.625, RSMo 1989, 1995, 1999,
					 2001.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2150 - State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts › Chapter 3 - Licensing of Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants › Section 20 CSR 2150-3.300 - Physical Therapy Compact Rules

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PURPOSE: This rule incorporates by reference the
				  Physical Therapy Compact Rules and provides the Missouri Board of Registration
				  for the Healing Arts authority to implement and enforce the Physical Therapy
				  Compact Rules. This rule also effectuates and aids in the interpretation of the
				  Physical Therapy Licensure Compact, sections 334.1200-334.1233,
				  RSMo.
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The secretary of state has
				  determined that the publication of the entire text of the material which is
				  incorporated by reference as a portion of this rule would be unduly cumbersome
				  or expensive. This material as incorporated by reference in this rule shall be
				  maintained by the agency at its headquarters and shall be made available to the
				  public for inspection and copying at no more than the actual cost of
				  reproduction. This note applies only to the reference material. The entire text
				  of the rule is printed here.
(1) The board and the Advisory Commission for
				Physical Therapists adopt and incorporate by reference the following parts of
				the Physical Therapy Compact Rules, as of June 5, 2018, published by the
				Physical Therapy Compact Commission, 124 West Street South, Third Floor,
				Alexandria, VA 22314, and which may be accessed at
http://ptcompact.org
, without
				publishing the materials in full:
(A) Chapter
				1 - Definitions;
(B) Chapter 2 -
				Member State Participation;
(C)
				Chapter 3 - Compact Privilege Eligibility, Adverse Actions, and
				Encumbrances;
(D) Chapter 4 -
				Active Duty Military Personnel or Their Spouses;
(E) Chapter 5 - Physical Therapy Compact
				Commission;
(F) Chapter 6 - Data
				System;
(G) Chapter 7 - Rulemaking;
				and
(H) Chapter 8 - Oversight,
				Dispute Resolution, and Enforcement.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2150 - State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts › Chapter 4 - Licensing of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 20 CSR 2150-4.010 - Applications for Licensure

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PURPOSE: This rule outlines the procedures for
				  application for licensure as a speech-language pathologist, audiologist, or
				  both.
(1) Applications for
				licensure must be made on forms prepared by the Advisory Commission for
				Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists. Application forms may be
				obtained by writing the Advisory Commission for Speech-Language Pathologists
				and Audiologists, 3605 Missouri Boulevard, P.O. Box 4, Jefferson City, MO
				65102, (573) 751-0098.
(2) An
				application will not be considered as officially submitted unless completely
				filled out, properly attested and the application fee has been submitted and
				received by the commission. The application fee must be submitted in the form
				of a cashier's check, bank draft, post office or express money order payable to
				the Missouri Board of Healing Arts, drawn on a United States bank or firm in
				United States currency.
(3) The
				completed application, including all documents, supporting material and
				official transcripts required by the commission, must be received at least
				thirty (30) days before the next regularly scheduled commission meeting.
				Applications completed fewer than thirty (30) days before the next regularly
				scheduled meeting may be scheduled for the following regularly scheduled
				meeting.
(4) Verification of all
				professional licenses, registrations or certifications held by the applicant to
				practice as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist, and any other
				profession in any state(s) or territories shall be submitted to the board
				directly from the issuing agency. This verification must document the status of
				such license, registration or certification, the type of license and effective
				dates.
(5) An applicant shall
				present with the application a recent, unmounted, identifiable photograph not
				larger than three and one-half inches by five inches (3 1/2" x 5") nor smaller
				than two inches by three inches (2" x 3").
(6) Following the commission's review, the
				applicant will be informed by letter either that the application has been
				approved or that it has been rejected. Any rejection letter will outline, with
				as much specificity as practicable, the reasons for rejection.
*Original authority: 345.015, RSMo 1973, amended 1986,
					 1995, 1998; 345.030, RSMo 1973, amended 1981, 1995, 1998; 345.050, RSMo 1973,
					 amended 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1995, 1998; 345.055, RSMo 1973, 1981,
					 1995, 1998; and 345.065, RSMo 1973, 1981, 1995,
					 1998.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2150 - State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts › Chapter 4 - Licensing of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 20 CSR 2150-4.020 - Examinations

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PURPOSE: This rule outlines the requirements and
				  procedures for obtaining a speech-language pathology or audiology license, or
				  both, by examination.
(1) The
				examination given pursuant to section 345.050.1(4), RSMo shall be the National
				Examination for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
(2) The candidate shall submit the applicable
				nonrefundable licensing application fee to the commission and shall meet the
				requirements of section 345.050.1(1)-345.050.1(3), RSMo prior to taking the
				examination. If the commission finds that the applicant has met these
				qualifications, it then shall be the responsibility of the candidate to contact
				the National Teachers Examination Program Policy Council, Praxis Series at Post
				Office Box 6051 in Princeton, NJ 08541-6051; or its successor, to sit for the
				examination.
(3) The candidate
				shall have the Praxis Series of the National Teachers Examination Program
				Policy Council; or its successor, notify the commission of the candidate's test
				result(s), in writing.
(4) The
				passing score required for licensure must meet the minimum score required for
				the certificate of clinical competence as set by the American
				Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
(5) A candidate approved by the commission
				for an examination shall take that examination within one (1) year from the
				date of the initial commission approval. If the candidate has not taken the
				examination by the end of the one (1)-year period the candidate must resubmit
				an application form and the application fee for commission
				consideration.
(6) Following the
				commission's review, the applicant will be informed by letter either that the
				application has been approved or that it has been rejected. Any rejection
				letter will outline, with as much specificity as practicable, the reasons for
				rejection.
*Original authority: 345.030, RSMo 1973, amended 1981,
					 1995, 1998 and 345.050, RSMo 1973, amended 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1995,
					 1998.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2150 - State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts › Chapter 4 - Licensing of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 20 CSR 2150-4.030 - Reexamination

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PURPOSE: This rule outlines the requirements and
				  procedures for retaking the licensure examination for speech-language
				  pathologists or audiologists, or both.
(1) A candidate whose license has lapsed for
				more than three (3) years, pursuant to section
				345.055(1),
				RSMo, must submit a new application (see
				20 CSR
				2150-4.010 ) pursuant to
				20 CSR
				2150-4.010 and
				20 CSR 2150-4.020.
				The board may require such applicants to be reexamined pursuant to section
				345.055(1),
				RSMo.
(2) A candidate who is
				reexamined because of a lapsed license and who fails the reexamination is
				disqualified from retaking the examination until the applicant satisfies
				requirements of the commission. This requires the applicant to meet with the
				commission, for the commission to specify further education and experience
				needed and for the applicant to document that these requirements have been
				satisfied.
(3) All other candidates
				may retake the examination two (2) subsequent times. Both of the two (2)
				subsequent reexaminations must be retaken within three (3) years of the date of
				the approval of the candidate's application. A candidate who fails the initial
				examination and fails two (2) subsequent reexaminations shall be disqualified
				until the applicant satisfies requirements of the commission. This requires the
				applicant to meet with the commission, for the commission to specify further
				education and experience needed and for the applicant to document that these
				requirements have been satisfied before being allowed to take the examination
				for the final time.
(4) If the
				candidate has not taken the subsequent two (2) reexaminations by the end of the
				three (3)-year period prescribed in this rule, the initial commission approval
				to sit for the examinations shall then become invalid and in order to be
				considered for further reexamination, the applicant shall file a complete new
				application including the nonrefundable application fee with the
				commission.
*Original authority: 345.030, RSMo 1973, amended 1981,
					 1995, 1998, 2007; 345.050, RSMo 1973, amended 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990,
					 1995, 1998, 2005; and 345.055, RSMo 1973, amended 1981, 1995, 1998,
					 2007.