Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2205 - Missouri Board of Occupational Therapy › Chapter 3 - Licensure Requirements › Section 20 CSR 2205-3.030 - Application for Limited Permit

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule outlines the procedure for
				  application for a limited permit
.
(1) Application for an occupational therapist
				limited permit and/or occupational therapy assistant limited permit shall be
				submitted on the forms provided by the board and may be obtained by contacting
				the Missouri Board of Occupational Therapy. All original applications shall
				include proof of submission of fingerprints to the Missouri State Highway
				Patrol's approved vendor for both a Missouri State Highway Patrol and Federal
				Bureau of Investigation fingerprint background check. Any fees due for
				fingerprint background checks shall be paid by the applicant directly to the
				Missouri State Highway Patrol or its approved vendor.
(2) An application for an occupational
				therapist limited permit and/or occupational therapy assistant limited permit
				is not considered officially filed with the board until it has been determined
				by the board or division staff to be complete. Applications submitted on the
				forms provided by the board must be completed, signed, notarized, and
				accompanied by the application fee.
(3) The applicant shall request and submit to
				the board written verification from the certifying entity of the applicant's
				completion of the requirements and eligibility to sit for the applicant's first
				available certification examination as determined by the certifying entity. The
				applicant is responsible for the payment of any fee required by the certifying
				entity for verification.
(4) The
				applicant shall request that each state, United States territory, province, or
				country regulatory entity in which a license, certificate, registration, or
				permit is held or has ever been held submit verification of licensure,
				certification, registration, or permit directly to the board. The verification
				shall include the license, registration, certification, or permit issued; the
				number; status; issue and expiration dates; information regarding any
				disciplinary action; method of licensure, registration, or certification; the
				name and title of person verifying information; the date; and the entity's
				seal.
(5) Applicants who are
				approved will receive one (1) limited permit. Duplicate limited permits may be
				provided upon payment of the appropriate fee.
(6) Prior to sitting for an examination for
				certification, the limited permit holder shall request that the certifying
				entity or its designee send the results of the limited permit holder's
				examination to the board.
(7) The
				limited permit will be valid for eight (8) weeks from the date of the
				applicant's eligibility expiration date as established by the certifying entity
				for the first available examination. First available examination shall mean a
				certification examination taken by an individual who has never previously sat
				for, or been declared eligible to take, such an examination. Individuals taking
				the first available examination shall complete the first available examination
				within ninety (90) days from the first date on which the certifying entity
				declares that individual eligible to take the first available examination. If
				the limited permit holder successfully completes the first available
				examination with a passing score, the limited permit will be extended for an
				additional sixty (60) days during which time the limited permit holder may
				apply for a license.
(8) Only those
				individuals who completed their first available examination but failed to
				achieve a passing score, may renew their limited permit. The limited permit may
				be renewed only once using the form provided by the board. A renewed limited
				permit will be valid for eight (8) weeks from the date of the applicant's
				eligibility expiration dates as established by the certifying entity for the
				limited permit holder's second available examination. Second available
				examination shall mean a certification examination taken by an individual who
				failed to achieve a passing score on his or her first available examination as
				defined by the board. Individuals taking the second available examination shall
				complete the second available examination no later than two hundred seventy
				(270) days from the date on which the certifying entity declared that
				individual eligible to take the first available examination. If the limited
				permit holder successfully completes the second available examination with a
				passing score, the limited permit will be extended for an additional sixty (60)
				days during which time the limited permit holder may apply for a
				license.
(9) Failure of the limited
				permit holder to pass the second available examination renders the limited
				permit void and the limited permit holder shall return the limited permit to
				the board within fourteen (14) days.