PURPOSE: This rule establishes and fixes the various fees and charges authorized by Chapter 335, RSMo.

1. (1) The following fees are established by the State Board of Nursing:

   1. (A) Examination Fee—Registered Professional Nurse (RN)

      1. 1. Reexamination Fee—RN

   2. (B) Examination Fee—Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

      1. 1. Reexamination Fee—LPN
   3. (C) Endorsement Fee—RN
   4. (D) Endorsement Fee—LPN
   5. (E) Lapsed License Fee (in addition to renewal fee for each year of lapse)
   6. (F) School Annual Registration Fee
   7. (G) Verification Fee
   8. (H) License Renewal Duplicate Fee
   9. (I) Computer Print-Out of Licensees—not more than

   10. (J) Biennial Renewal Fee—

       1. 1. RN—Effective January 1,

          1. A. Effective January 1, 2009

       2. 2. LPN—Effective January 1,

          1. A. January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008
          2. B. Effective January 1, 2009
       3. 3. License renewal for a professional

nurse shall be biennial; occurring on oddnumbered years and the license shall expire on April 30 of each odd-numbered year. License renewal for a practical nurse shall be biennial; occurring on even-numbered years and the license shall expire on May 31 of each even-numbered year. Renewal shall be for a twenty-four (24)-month period except in instances when renewal for a greater or lesser number of months is caused by acts or policies of the Missouri State Board of Nursing. Renewal applications (see 20 CSR 2200- 4.020) shall be mailed every even-numbered year by the Missouri State Board of Nursing to all LPNs currently licensed and every oddnumbered year to all RNs currently licensed;

1. 4. Renewal fees for each biennial renew-

al period as outlined in this subparagraph shall be accepted by the Missouri State Board of Nursing only if accompanied by an appropriately completed renewal application:

1. A. RNs (odd-numbered years):

   1. (I) Effective January 1, 2003 $80

2. B. LPNs (even-numbered years):

   1. (I) Effective January 1, 2003 $72
   2. (II) January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008 $37
   3. (III) Effective January 1, 2009 $72
3. 5. All fees established for licensure or

licensure renewal of nurses incorporate an educational surcharge in the amount of one dollar ($1) per year for practical nurses and five dollars ($5) per year for professional

$ 45 nurses. These funds are deposited in the pro- $ 40 fessional and practical nursing student loan and nurse repayment fund; $ 41

1. (K) Review and Challenge Fees—

$ 40

1. 1. LPN $100

$ 55

1. 2. RN $100

$ 51

1. (L) Uncollectible Fee (Charged for any uncollectible check or other uncollectible financial instrument

$ 50 submitted to the Missouri State Board of Nursing.) $ 25 $100

1. (M) Fee for Late Education Agenda

$ 30 Items $ 30

1. (N) Application Fee for Proposals to

$ 15 Establish New Programs of Nursing $500 $ 25

1. (O) Application Fee for Advanced Practice Nurse Eligibility $150
2. (P) Bound Copy of the Nursing

$ 80 Practice Act (statutes and $ 60 rules) $ 5 $ 72 (Q) Biennial Retired Nurse Renewal Fee (This fee shall $ 37 not be subject to the education $ 52 surcharge) $ 15

1. (2) All fees are nonrefundable.
2. (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. AUTHORITY: section 335.036, RSMo Supp. 2007 and section 335.046, RSMo 2000.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 200-4.010. Emergency rule filed Aug. 13, 1981, effective Aug. 23, 1981, expired Dec. 11, 1981. Original rule filed Aug. 13, 1981, effective Nov. 12, 1981. Emergency amendment filed Feb. 10, 1982, effective Feb. 20, 1982, expired 20 CSR 2200-4

June 20, 1982. Amended: Filed Feb. 10, 1982, effective May 13, 1982. Amended: Filed May 13, 1982, effective Aug. 12, 1982. Amended: Filed Oct. 13, 1982, effective Jan. 13, 1983. Amended: Filed Dec. 13, 1983, effective March 11, 1984. Amended: Filed June 29, 1984, effective Nov. 11, 1984. Amended: Filed Nov. 14, 1986, effective Feb. 12, 1987. Amended: Filed Oct. 28, 1988, effective March 11, 1989. Amended: Filed Aug. 11, 1989, effective Dec. 11, 1989. Amended: Filed Nov. 2, 1990, effective March 14, 1991. Amended: Filed Feb. 4, 1991, effective Aug. 30, 1991. Amended: Filed Aug. 7, 1992, effective April 8, 1993. Amended: Filed May 21, 1993, effective Nov. 8, 1993. Amended: Filed Sept. 7, 1993, effective May 9, 1994. Amended: Filed May 5, 1994, effective Oct. 30, 1994. Amended: Filed Oct. 25, 1995, effective June 30, 1996. Amended: Filed Feb. 15, 1996, effective Aug. 30, 1996. Amended: Filed June 1, 2000, effective Nov. 30, 2000. Emergency amendment filed Dec. 15, 2000, effective Jan. 1, 2001, expired June 29, 2001. Amended: Filed Dec. 12, 2000, effective June 30, 2001. Amended: Filed Feb. 18, 2003, effective Aug. 30, 2003. Moved to 20 CSR 2200-4.010, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed Aug. 21, 2007, effective Feb. 29, 2008. Amended: Filed Feb. 29, 2008, effective Aug. 30, 2008. Amended: Filed June 2, 2008, effective Dec. 30, 2008.

*Original authority: 335.036, RSMo 1975, amended 1981, 1985, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2007 and 335.046, RSMo 1975, amended 1981, 1995, 1999.