Effective - 28 Aug 1999
335.051. Reciprocity — license without examination, temporary license, when. — 1. The board shall issue a license to practice nursing as either a registered professional nurse or a licensed practical nurse without examination to an applicant who has duly become licensed as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse pursuant to the laws of another state, territory, or foreign country if the applicant meets the qualifications required of registered nurses or licensed practical nurses in this state at the time the applicant was originally licensed in the other state, territory, or foreign country.
2. Applicants from foreign countries shall be licensed as prescribed by rule.
3. Upon application, the board shall issue a temporary permit to an applicant pursuant to subsection 1 of this section for a license as either a registered professional nurse or a licensed practical nurse who has made a prima facie showing that the applicant meets all of the requirements for such a license. The temporary permit shall be effective only until the board shall have had the opportunity to investigate his qualifications for licensure pursuant to subsection 1 of this section and to notify the applicant that his or her application for a license has been either granted or rejected. In no event shall such temporary permit be in effect for more than twelve months after the date of its issuance nor shall a permit be reissued to the same applicant. No fee shall be charged for such temporary permit. The holder of a temporary permit which has not expired, or been suspended or revoked, shall be deemed to be the holder of a license issued pursuant to section 335.046 until such temporary permit expires, is terminated or is suspended or revoked.
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(L. 1975 S.B. 108 § 9, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1999 H.B. 343)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXII - Occupations and Professions
Section 335.011 - Short title.
Section 335.016 - Definitions.
Section 335.017 - Intravenous fluids, administration requirements for practical nurses.
Section 335.019 - Certificate of controlled substance prescriptive authority, issued when.
Section 335.021 - Board of nursing — members' qualifications, appointments, how made.
Section 335.031 - Immunity of board members performing official duties.
Section 335.046 - License, application for — qualifications for, fee — hearing on denial of license.
Section 335.051 - Reciprocity — license without examination, temporary license, when.
Section 335.056 - Renewal of license, when due, fee — unlicensed practice prohibited.
Section 335.061 - Reinstatement of license, when — inactive status, board may provide for.
Section 335.068 - Complaints to be sealed records, when.
Section 335.071 - Nursing schools, standards for approval, fees — noncompliance, effect of.
Section 335.075 - Verification of licensure prior to hiring.
Section 335.076 - Titles, R.N., L.P.N., and APRN, who may use.
Section 335.081 - Exempted practices and practitioners.
Section 335.086 - Use of fraudulent credentials prohibited.
Section 335.096 - Penalty for violation.
Section 335.097 - Board of nursing, powers, enforcement.
Section 335.099 - Licensed practical nurse, additional authorized acts.
Section 335.175 - Utilization of telehealth by nurses established — rulemaking authority.
Section 335.200 - Nurse education incentive grants — definitions.
Section 335.212 - Definitions.
Section 335.218 - Nurse loan repayment fund established — administration.
Section 335.224 - Contracts for repayment of loans.
Section 335.227 - Eligibility for loan.
Section 335.230 - Financial assistance, amount.
Section 335.233 - Schedule for repayment of loan — interest, amount.
Section 335.236 - Repayment of loan — when.
Section 335.239 - Deferral of repayment of loans — when.
Section 335.242 - Action to recover loans due.
Section 335.245 - Definitions.
Section 335.251 - Loan repayment contract — qualified employment — recovery of amounts due.
Section 335.254 - Law not to require certain contracts.
Section 335.257 - Verification of qualified employment.
Section 335.360 - Findings and declaration of purpose.
Section 335.365 - Definitions.
Section 335.370 - General provisions and jurisdiction.
Section 335.375 - Applications for licensure in a party state.
Section 335.380 - Additional authorities invested in party state licensing boards.
Section 335.385 - Coordinated licensure information system and exchange of information.
Section 335.400 - Oversight, dispute resolution and enforcement.
Section 335.405 - Effective date, withdrawal and amendment.
Section 335.410 - Construction and severability.
Section 335.415 - Head of the nurse licensing board defined.