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Chapter 324

Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 324

Occupations and Professions General Provisions

324.001Division of professional registration established, duties — boards and commissions assigned to — reference to division in statutes — workforce data analysis, requirements 324.002Complaint procedure to be established by boards and commissions 324.003Payment of fees, method — electronic application and renewal of licensure — written or electronic communications to licensing board, when 324.005Licensure reciprocity for military members and personnel, when 324.006Spouse of active-duty military, first priority given to processing licensure applications 324.007Military education, training, and service to be accepted toward qualifications for licensure — rulemaking authority 324.009Licensure reciprocity — definitions — requirements — inapplicability, when 324.010No delinquent taxes, condition for renewal of certain professional licenses 324.012Fresh start act of 2020 — definitions — prior convictions not disqualifying or considered, when — denial of license, procedure — applicability 324.013Age, denial of licensure, prohibited, when 324.014License status, change in to be reported to current employer by licensing body 324.015Fees, waiver of, when — definitions — procedure — rulemaking authority 324.016Contingent effective date for statutory requirements of the division — borrowing of funds permitted, when 324.017Disclosure of complaints, requirements 324.021Appointments to boards, affirmative action required 324.022Rulemaking authority 324.023Issuance of opinions on qualifications, functions, or duties of licensed professions by regulatory boards or commissions 324.024Applications to contain Social Security numbers, exceptions 324.025Expanded workforce access act of 2020 — definitions — apprenticeship licensure, requirements — rulemaking authority — inapplicability 324.026Orientation program for appointees required, purpose 324.028Forfeiture of membership on board or council for missing meetings 324.029Felony conviction not a bar to licensure, when 324.031Collection and deposit of fees, requirements 324.032Registry of licenses, permits, and certificates issued, contents — copying of registry information 324.034Destruction of records permitted, when — reproductions may be used as originals, when — records and documents defined 324.035Continuing education, use of occupational fees prohibited, when — exceptions 324.036Fee collection, accounting, and deposit, division may contract for services 324.038Issuance of license subject to probation permitted, when, procedure 324.039Classification created for licensees removing themselves from licensing system 324.041Testing positive for a controlled substance, presumption of illegal possession 324.042Additional discipline permitted, when 324.043Statute of limitations for disciplinary proceedings — notice requirements — tolling, when 324.045Default decision entered, when — set aside, when — good cause defined 324.046Suicide assessment, referral, treatment and management training required for health care professional licensure 324.047Guidelines for regulation of certain occupations and professions — definitions — limitation on state regulation, requirements — reports 324.048Citation — licensure based on skill and academic competence — prohibited conditions for licensure 324.050Occupational therapy practice act — definitions 324.055Criminal background check, fingerprint submission 324.056License to practice required, when — supervision of occupational therapy assistants 324.059Exceptions to licensing requirements 324.063Missouri board of occupational therapy, members, terms, removal 324.065Board duties, meetings, compensation — rules, procedure 324.068Division of professional registration duties 324.071Application for a license — certification, when 324.074Missouri board of occupational therapy fund created 324.077Limited permit issued, when 324.080Renewal notice sent, when — inactive status granted, when 324.086Refusal to issue license, when — notification of applicant — complaint procedure 324.087Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact 324.089Violations of sections 324.050 to 324.089 324.1100Definitions 324.1102Board created, duties, members, qualifications, terms — fund created, use of moneys 324.1103Duties of division 324.1104Prohibited acts 324.1105Criminal background check, fingerprint submission 324.1106Persons deemed not to be engaging in private investigation business 324.1107Private fire investigation, deemed not engaging in, when 324.1108Application for licensure, contents — qualifications 324.1109Private fire investigators, owner seeking agency license must have investigator license, requirements 324.1110Licensure requirements 324.1112Denial of a request for licensure, when 324.1114Fee required — license for individuals only, agency license must be applied for separately 324.1116Agency hiring criteria 324.1118Licensure required — prohibited acts 324.1120Supervision of agency employees required, when 324.1122Continuing education requirements 324.1124Form of license, contents — posting requirements 324.1126Expiration of license, when — renewal — licensee responsible for good conduct of employees 324.1128Information regarding criminal offenses, licensee to divulge as required by law — prohibited acts 324.1130Records to be maintained — required filings 324.1132Advertising requirements 324.1134Licensure sanctions permitted, procedure — complaint may be filed with administrative hearing commission — disciplinary action authorized, when 324.1136Record-keeping requirements — investigatory powers of the board 324.1138Rulemaking authority 324.1142Falsification of required information, penalties 324.1144Reciprocity 324.1146Licensure of law enforcement officers, qualifications 324.1147Civil and criminal liability, no immunity, when 324.1148Violations, penalty 324.125Clinical perfusionist licensure act 324.128Definitions 324.129Criminal background check, fingerprint submission 324.130Application eligibility, when 324.133License by examination 324.136Application procedure, fees, qualifications 324.139Competency examination, notification of results 324.141License displayed prominently at location of practice 324.144Expiration of a license — board may establish by rule — renewal of a license, when 324.147Issuance of a license by the board, when — provisional license, when 324.150Waiver of examination and education requirements by the board, when 324.153Compensation for and use of the title of licensed clinical perfusionist, when — penalty 324.156Exceptions to requirements of sections 324.125 to 324.183 324.159Board duties 324.162Complaints filed with the board, information file kept, contents 324.165Board, rules adopted, when — disposition of complaints, procedure 324.168Compliance with licensing requirements, rules by the board 324.171Refusal to issue a certificate of registration or authority, permit, or license, when 324.174Board duties — request for assistance, registry of licensed perfusionists — violations, penalty 324.177Advisory commission for clinical perfusionists established, duties, members, expenses, compensation, removal 324.180Commission meetings, when — quorum 324.183Promulgation of rules by the board, limitations 324.200Dietitian practice act — definitions 324.203State committee of dietitians established, membership, terms, removal, qualifications, compensation, meetings, quorum, powers and duties 324.205Title of licensed dietitian, use permitted, when — penalty 324.206Permitted acts by persons not holding themselves out as dietitians — requirements before performing acts or services 324.207Practice of medicine prohibited, when 324.210Qualifications of applicant for licensure — examination required, exception 324.212Applications for licensure, fees — renewal notices — dietitian fund established 324.215Issuance of license, when — reciprocity — reexamination, limitations 324.216Inactive licensure status permitted — practice not permitted while on inactive status 324.217Refusal to issue or renew license, when — complaint filed against licensee, when — hearing procedures — maintenance of complaints filed — recommendation for prosecution 324.220Authority of division 324.225Insurance reimbursement for services not mandated 324.228Rulemaking authority — nonseverability, when 324.240Definitions 324.243Board of therapeutic massage, members, terms, meetings, removal, compensation 324.245Authority of board — rulemaking — massage therapy fund 324.246Criminal background check, fingerprint submission 324.247Massage business, license required, application, fee, discipline for failure to obtain 324.250Massage business, issuance of licenses, when — renewal — posting required 324.252Massage business licenses, nontransferable and nonassignable 324.255Survey inspections, when 324.257Report of inspection findings, deficiencies — complaint 324.260Complaints against massage business or therapist, procedure 324.262Refusal to issue, suspension or revocation of license of business or therapist, when — procedure — limitation of liability 324.265Massage therapists, qualifications of applicants — waiver, when — licensure term, renewal — student license, when — provisional license, when — exemptions — exemptions for certain therapists licensed in other jurisdictions 324.267Criminal background check authorized, cost 324.270Massage or body work titles prohibited, when — division or board may contract for legal services for enforcement of chapter 324.272Preemption clause 324.273Duties of division 324.275Violation — penalty 324.400Definitions 324.402State and local governments prohibited from requiring use of registered interior designers 324.403Title of registered interior designer, use, when 324.406Interior design council created, members, terms, removal for cause 324.409Qualifications for registration 324.412Powers and duties of division — rulemaking 324.415Applications for registration, form — penalties 324.418Certificate of registration, renewal 324.421Waiver of examination, when 324.424Fees — interior designer council fund, use 324.427Unlawful use of title of registered interior designer 324.430Designation as registered interior designer prohibited, when 324.433Right to use title, nontransferable 324.436Refusal to issue, renew or reinstate certificate, when — complaint filed, procedure 324.439Violation — penalty 324.475Definitions 324.478Missouri acupuncturist advisory committee created, duties, members, terms 324.481Duties of board — rulemaking authority — acupuncturist fund created, use of 324.484Persons exempt from licensing requirements 324.487Qualifications for licensure 324.488Criminal background check, fingerprint submission 324.490Expiration of licenses 324.493Restoration of license, procedure 324.496Authority of the board — complaints, procedure — limitation of liability 324.499Violations, penalty — right to sue 324.520Definitions — tattooing, branding, body piercing, prohibited, when, penalty 324.522Licensing required, when — rulemaking authority 324.523Complaint may be filed with administrative hearing commission, when, procedure — discipline authorized, when 324.524Tattoo fund 324.526Temporary license issued, when 324.700Definitions 324.703License required for persons engaged in the business of housemoving 324.706License issued, when 324.709Effective date of license — annual renewal 324.712Certificate of insurance required 324.715Special permit required, issued when — license not required, when, escort vehicles required 324.718Application procedure for special permit — travel plan required, alternate plans permitted 324.721Obstructions to be removed and replaced at expense of housemover 324.724Alternate route used, when 324.727No house in highway right-of-way without permission 324.730Visibility and unsafe weather conditions, restrictions on move 324.733Voiding of permit, when 324.736Local ordinances complied with, moves on municipal streets 324.739Speed of moves, limitations 324.742Violations, penalty 324.745Severability clause — applicability exceptions 324.900Definitions 324.910Rulemaking authority — duties of division 324.915Work exempt from statutory requirements, when 324.920Application requirements — grandfather provision — employee licensing requirements 324.925Political subdivisions to recognize statewide licensure — permissible acts by political subdivisions 324.930Missouri electrical industry licensing fund created 324.935Renewal of licensure, procedure — inactive status — transfer of employment, effect on license 324.940Refusal to issue or renew license, suspension of license, when — publication of list of valid statewide license holders, complaints may be filed, causes, procedure — relicensure, when 324.945Violations, penalties