PURPOSE: This rule provides individuals who are recent graduates with a mechanism for determining whether or not the individual falls within the exemption found in section 335.081(6), RSMo.

1. (1) In order to establish a system where individuals recently graduated from nursing programs in another state, territory, Canada or foreign country and potential Missouri employers can determine whether or not the graduate may practice under the exemption found in section 335.081(6), RSMo, a graduate temporary permit is created. Issuance of the graduate temporary permit is not a prerequisite to practice under the exemption found in section 335.081(6), RSMo.

2. (2) The following conditions must be met before a graduate temporary permit will be issued:

   1. (A) The individual must provide the following information on a form provided by the board:

      1. 1. Full name;
      2. 2. Address of individual;
      3. 3. Name of school of nursing;
      4. 4. Address of school of nursing; and
      5. 5. Date individual graduated from

school of nursing;

1. (B) The form must be signed by the individual. The individual then must send the form to the government agency which regulates nursing in the state or territory in which the individual is scheduled to take the licensure exam or the state or territory in which the individual took the licensure exam;

2. (C) The government agency must send the form directly to the Missouri State Board of Nursing. The government agency must include the following information on the form:

   1. 1. That the individual is scheduled to

take the licensure examination or that the individual has taken the licensure examination;

1. 2. The date(s) on which the individual is

scheduled to take or took the licensure exam;

1. 3. Whether or not this will be or was the

individual’s first time to take the licensure exam;

1. 4. The approximate expected date of the

test results of the examination;

1. 5. The signature and title of the govern-

ment official who completed the form;

1. 6. The state, territory or province in

which the government agency is located;

1. 7. The date on which the government

official signed the form; and

1. 8. The seal of the government agency, if

applicable;

1. (D) At its discretion, the board may accept an official school transcript specifying graduation date instead of the information provided directly by the government agency. The applicant must provide directly to the board the information requested on the top portion of the application; and
2. (E) The individual, to the extent possible, must complete the application for licensure in Missouri and file it with the Missouri State Board of Nursing accompanied by the fee required for licensure in Missouri.

1. (3) The graduate temporary permit automatically will terminate and expire if the individual does not pass the licensure exam successfully. At that time, the individual will no longer fall within the exemption found in section 335.081(6), RSMo and the individual may not perform the functions or duties of a professional nurse or practical nurse in Missouri.

AUTHORITY: section 335.036, RSMo 2000.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 200-4.021. Original rule filed Sept. 13, 1983, effective Dec. 11, 1983. Amended: Filed Dec. 13, 1989, effective Feb. 25, 1990. Amended: Filed June 16, 2003, effective Dec. 30, 2003. Moved to 20 CSR 2200-4.021, effective Aug. 28, 2006.

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