SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 980
91ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
TED WEDEL, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To repeal section 334.540, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the licensing of physical therapists.
Section A. Section 334.540, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 334.540, to read as follows:
334.540. 1. The board shall issue a license to any physical therapist who is licensed in [another jurisdiction] one or more states of the United States or the District of Columbia, who has passed the National Physical Therapy Examination, and who has had no violations, suspensions or revocations of a license to practice physical therapy in [any jurisdiction, provided that, such person is licensed in a jurisdiction whose requirements are substantially equal to, or greater than, the requirements for licensure of physical therapists in Missouri at the time the applicant applies for licensure] one or more states or territories of the United States or the District of Columbia. Applicants applying by reciprocity who are graduates of programs that are not approved by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) must provide evidence that their degree is the equivalent of a degree in physical therapy from a CAPTE-approved program of study and provide evidence of meeting the board's English proficiency requirements as set forth in rule and regulation.
2. Every applicant for a license pursuant to this section, upon making application and showing the necessary qualifications as provided in subsection 1 of this section, shall be required to pay the same fee as the fee required to be paid by applicants who apply to take the examination before the board. Within the limits provided in this section, the board may negotiate reciprocal compacts with licensing boards of other states for the admission of licensed practitioners from Missouri in other states.
[3. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections 1 and 2 of this section, the board shall not issue a license to any applicant who has failed three or more times any physical therapist licensing examination administered in one or more states or territories of the