331.032. Temporary license issued, when.

Temporary license issued, when.

331.032. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,the board of chiropractic examiners may issue a temporary license topractice chiropractic as follows:

(1) To a chiropractor holding a current and unrestricted license topractice chiropractic issued pursuant to the laws of a state other thanMissouri;

(2) A temporary license issued pursuant to this section shall bevalid for a maximum period of ninety days and the board shall not issuemore than two temporary licenses to an applicant during any calendar year;

(3) An applicant for a temporary license shall submit to the board acomplete application on a form prescribed by the board, pay an applicationfee as determined by rule of the board and furnish proof satisfactory tothe board that the applicant meets all requirements for licensure, orexamination therefor, as set forth in section 331.030;

(4) In addition to all other requirements herein, an applicant for atemporary license pursuant to this section shall include with suchapplicant's application the name of the chiropractic school or college fromwhich the applicant graduated and the date of such graduation, and evidenceof such applicant's current and unrestricted licensure in another state,including the number of such license and a photocopy thereof along with anyother evidence deemed necessary by the board;

(5) All provisions of this chapter that apply to applicants for andholders of licenses to practice chiropractic, other than as specified inthis section, shall apply to applicants for and holders of temporarylicenses, including the board's authority to conduct any investigation theboard considers appropriate to verify an applicant's credentials, moralcharacter and fitness to receive a temporary license and the board'sauthority to take actions pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or anyother provision of state law. The board of chiropractic examiners mayadopt rules the board considers necessary to implement the provisions ofthis section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined insection 536.010, RSMo, that is created under the authority delegated inthis section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subjectto all of the provisions of chapter 536, RSMo, and, if applicable, section536.028, RSMo. This section and chapter 536, RSMo, are nonseverable and ifany of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536,RSMo, to review, to delay the effective date or to disapprove and annul arule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemakingauthority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2001, shall beinvalid and void.

(L. 2001 H.B. 567)