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. 20 CSR 2267-2

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 office 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 Office of Tattooing, Body Piercing, and Branding;
   3. (C) Verification sent directly to the division from the state, district, or territory from where 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 the 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 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; and
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 AND INSURANCE Division 2267—Office of Tattooing, Body Piercing, and Branding

paid for a temporary courtesy license shall be credited towards the application fees due for full licensure.

AUTHORITY: sections 324.008 and 324.522, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed Sept. 13, 2019, effective March 30, 2020. *Original authority: 324.008, RSMo 2011 and 324.522, RSMo 1998, amended 1999, 2001, 2007.