Missouri § 190.143 - Temporary emergency medical technician license granted, when — limitations — expiration.
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§ 190.143. Temporary emergency medical technician license granted, when — limitations — expiration.
1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the department may grant a ninety-day temporary emergency medical technician license to all levels of emergency medical technicians who meet the following:
(1) Can demonstrate that they have, or will have, employment requiring an emergency medical technician license;
(2) Are not currently licensed as an emergency medical technician in Missouri or have been licensed as an emergency medical technician in Missouri and fingerprints need to be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to verify the existence or absence of a criminal history, or they are currently licensed and the license will expire before a verification can be completed of the existence or absence of a criminal history;
(3) Have submitted a complete application upon such forms as prescribed by the department in rules adopted pursuant to sections 190.001 to 190.245;
(4) Have not been disciplined pursuant to sections 190.001 to 190.245 and rules promulgated pursuant to sections 190.001 to 190.245;
(5) Meet all the requirements of rules promulgated pursuant to sections 190.001 to 190.245.
2. A temporary emergency medical technician license shall only authorize the license to practice while under the immediate supervision of a licensed emergency medical technician, registered nurse, physician assistant, or physician who is currently licensed, without restrictions, to practice in Missouri.
3. A temporary emergency medical technician license shall automatically expire either ninety days from the date of issuance or upon the issuance of a five-year emergency medical technician license.
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(L. 2001 S.B. 619, A.L. 2002 S.B. 1107, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1977, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1355 merged with S.B. 870, A.L. 2020 H.B. 1682 merged with H.B. 2046)
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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