PURPOSE: This rule states the requirements and procedures for a nonresident spouse of an active duty member of the military who is transferred to this state in the course of the member’s military duty to obtain a temporary courtesy license to practice for one hundred eighty (180) days.

1. (1) The division shall grant a temporary courtesy license without meeting further requirements for licensure to a “nonresident military spouse” as defined in section 324.008.1, RSMo who provides the committee the following:

   1. (A) A completed application form;
   2. (B) A non-refundable application fee, as established by the division pursuant to rule, made payable to the State Committee of Dietitians;
   3. (C) Verification sent directly to the division from the state, district, or territory in which the applicant holds a current and active license verifying that the applicant holds a current and active license;
   4. (D) Proof that the applicant has been engaged in active practice in the state, district, or territory of the United States in which the applicant is currently licensed for at least (2) years in the five (5) years immediately preceding this application;

   5. (E) Verification sent directly to division from each state, district or territory of the United States in which the applicant has ever been licensed verifying that—

      1. 1. The applicant is, or was at the time of

licensure, in good standing;

1. 2. The applicant has not committed an

act in any jurisdiction where the applicant has or had a license that would have constituted grounds for the refusal, suspension, or revocation of a license or certificate to practice at FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION Division 2115—State Committee of Dietitians

the time the act was committed; and

1. 3. The applicant has not been disci-

plined by a licensing or credentialing entity in another jurisdiction and is not the subject of an unresolved complaint, review procedure, or disciplinary proceeding by a licensing or credentialing entity in another jurisdiction;

1. (F) If the division is unable to determine if the licensing requirements of the state, district, or territory in which the applicant is currently licensed are equivalent to Missouri’s licensing requirements, the applicant shall submit documentation regarding the licensing requirements equivalency;
2. (G) Such additional information as the division may request to determine eligibility for a temporary courtesy license.

1. (2) Any temporary courtesy license issued pursuant to this rule shall be valid for one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of issuance and may be extended for another one hundred eighty (180) days upon submission of a written request by the holder of the temporary courtesy license.
2. (3) If a nonresident military spouse seeks full licensure in this state during the time while the temporary courtesy license is valid, he or she may request full licensure by filing a written request with the division. Any fees paid for a temporary courtesy license shall be credited towards the application fees due for full licensure.

AUTHORITY: section 324.008, RSMo Supp. 2013, and section 324.228, RSMo 2000.* Original rule filed July 25, 2016, effective Jan. 30, 2017. *Original authority: 324.008, RSMo 2011 amd 324.228, RSMo 1998, amended 1999.