HB 567 -- Professions

Sponsor:  Treadway

This bill allows the Missouri Board for Occupational Therapy and
the State Committee of Dietitians to refuse to issue or renew
certificates of registration and have complaints filed with the
Administrative Hearing Commission against licensees for the
following reasons:  use or possession of controlled substances
or alcohol abuse; being found guilty in a criminal prosecution
for any offense related to the qualifications, functions, and
duties of their profession; the use of fraud or deception in
securing a certificate to practice or obtaining permission to
sit for a licensure exam; obtaining or attempting to obtain
compensation through fraud; incompetency, misconduct,
misrepresentation, or gross negligence; violations of rules
adopted by the board; and unethical conduct.  Terms of
suspension, revocation, and renewal are provided in the bill.

Persons holding themselves out as being a licensed dietitian
without being duly licensed are guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

The Director of Professional Registration is given the authority
to promulgate rules and regulations regarding hygienic practices
and sanitary operations for branding and body piercing.

The bill increases the amount of funds that must accumulate in
the Clinical Social Workers Fund before transferral to the
General Revenue Fund is required when the Committee on Social
Workers requires renewal of licenses less frequently than
annually.

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated September 13, 2001 at 2:02 pm