PURPOSE: This rule outlines the requirements for a temporary practitioner’s license in the event of a state or national convention being held in the state of Missouri.

1. (1) The director of the Division of Professional Registration shall issue a temporary license to practice tattooing, body piercing and/or branding under the following requirements:

   1. (A) The applicant for temporary licensure is entering the state of Missouri for the sole purpose of participating in a state or national convention wherein the applicant will be practicing the profession of tattooing, body piercing and/or branding;
   2. (B) The applicant files a completed application with the division at or prior to the official start of the portion of the convention wherein the practice of tattooing, body piercing and/or branding takes place and tenders a fee of fifty dollars ($50); and
   3. (C) The applicant is otherwise qualified for licensure pursuant to sections 324.520 through 324.526, RSMo, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. AND INSURANCE Division 2267—Office of Tattooing, Body Piercing, and Branding
2. (2) A temporary license to practice tattooing, body piercing and/or branding issued pursuant to this rule shall be valid for a period not to exceed fourteen (14) days and shall not be renewable.
3. (3) Out-of-state applicants receiving a temporary license pursuant to this rule shall agree to designate the division as its agent for the purpose of service of process in the event such person is named in a lawsuit pertaining to his or her temporary licensure in the state of Missouri.

AUTHORITY: sections 324.522 and 324.526, RSMo Supp. 2004.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 267-4.020. Emergency rule filed April 15, 2004, effective April 25, 2003, expired Oct. 24, 2003. Original rule filed Sept. 10, 2004, effective April 30, 2005. Moved to 20 CSR 2267-4.020, effective Aug. 28, 2006. *Original authority: 324.522, RSMo 1998, amended 1999, 2001 and 324.526, RSMo 2004.