Missouri HB 397: Creates provisions relating to dietitians

Bill Text

FIRST REGULAR SESSION
[PERFECTED]
HOUSE BILL NO. 397
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE PETERS.
0141H.01P JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To amend chapter 324, RSMo, by adding thereto sixteen new sections relating to dietitians.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 324, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto sixteen new sections,
2 to be known as sections 324.214, 324.218, 324.1800, 324.1805, 324.1810, 324.1815,
3 324.1820, 324.1825, 324.1830, 324.1835, 324.1840, 324.1845, 324.1850, 324.1855,
4 324.1860, and 324.1865, to read as follows:
324.214. 1. For purposes of this section, the following terms mean:
2 (1) "License", a license, certificate, registration, permit, accreditation, or
3 militaryoccupationalspecialtythatenablesapersontolegallypracticeanoccupationor
4 profession in a particular jurisdiction;
5 (2) "Military", the Armed Forces of the United States, including the Air Force,
6 Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, Space Force, National Guard, and any other
7 military branch that is designated by Congress as part of the Armed Forces of the
8 United States, and all reserve components and auxiliaries. The term "military" also
9 includes the military reserves and militia of any United States territory or state;
10 (3) "Nonresident military spouse", a nonresident spouse of an active-duty
11 member of the Armed Forces of the United States who has been transferred or is
12 scheduled to be transferred to the state of Missouri, or who has been transferred or is
13 scheduledtobetransferredtoanadjacentstateandisorwillbedomiciledinthestateof
14 Missouri, or has moved to the state of Missouri on a permanent change-of-station basis;
EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.

15 (4) "Oversight body", any board, department, agency, or office of a jurisdiction
16 that issues licenses;
17 (5) "Residentmilitary spouse", a spouse ofan active-dutymemberof theArmed
18 ForcesoftheUnitedStateswhohasbeentransferredorisscheduledtobetransferredto
19 thestateofMissouri oran adjacentstateandwhoisa permanentresident ofthestateof
20 Missouri, who is domiciled in the state of Missouri, or who has Missouri as his or her
21 home of record.
22 2. Any person who holds a valid current dietitian license issued by another state,
23 a branch or unit of the military, a territory of the United States, or the District of
24 Columbia, and who has been licensed for at least one year in such other jurisdiction,
25 maysubmittothecommitteeanapplicationforadietitianlicenseinMissourialongwith
26 proof of current licensure and proof of licensure for at least one year in the other
27 jurisdiction.
28 3. The committee shall:
29 (1) Within six months of receiving an application described in subsection 2 of
30 this section, waive any examination, educational, or experience requirements for
31 licensure in this state for the applicant if it determines that there were minimum
32 education requirements and, if applicable, work experience and clinical supervision
33 requirements in effect and the other jurisdiction verifies that the person met those
34 requirements in order to be licensed or certified in that jurisdiction. The committee
35 may require an applicant to take and pass an examination specific to the laws of this
36 state; or
37 (2) Within thirty days of receiving an application described in subsection 2 of
38 this section from a nonresident military spouse or a resident military spouse, waive any
39 examination, educational, or experience requirements for licensure in this state for the
40 applicant and issue such applicant a license under this section if such applicant
41 otherwise meets the requirements of this section.
42 4. (1) The committee shall not waive any examination, educational, or
43 experience requirements for any applicant who has had his or her license revoked by an
44 oversight body outside the state; who is currently under investigation, who has a
45 complaint pending, or who is currently under disciplinary action, except as provided in
46 subdivision (2) of this subsection, with an oversight body outside the state; who does not
47 hold a license in good standing with an oversight body outside the state; who has a
48 criminal record that would disqualify him or her for licensure in Missouri; or who does
49 not hold a valid current license in the other jurisdiction on the date the committee
50 receives his or her application under this section.
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51 (2) If another jurisdiction has taken disciplinary action against an applicant, the
52 committee shall determine if the cause for the action was corrected and the matter
53 resolved. If the matter has not been resolved by that jurisdiction, the committee may
54 deny a license until the matter is resolved.
55 5. Nothing in this section shall pr