Missouri § 324.159 - Board duties.
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§ 324.159. Board duties.
The board shall:
(1) Adopt and publish a code of ethics;
(2) Establish the qualifications and fitness of applicants of licenses, renewal of licenses and reciprocal licenses;
(3) Revoke, suspend or deny a license, suspend a license or reprimand a license holder for a violation of sections 324.125 to 324.183, the code of ethics or the rules adopted by the board;
(4) Provide for the expenditure of funds necessary for the proper administration of its assigned duties;
(5) Establish reasonable and necessary fees for the administration and implementation of sections 324.125 to 324.183. Fees shall be established at a rate that does not significantly exceed the cost of administering the provisions of sections 324.125 to 324.183;
(6) Establish continuing professional education requirements for licensed clinical perfusionists and provisional licensed clinical perfusionists, the standards of which shall be at least as stringent as those of the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion or its successor agency;
(7) Within the limits of its appropriation, employ and remove board personnel, as defined in subdivision (4) of subsection 11 of section 324.001 as may be necessary for the efficient operation of the board;
(8) Adopt the training and clinical competency requirements established by the department of health and senior services through hospital licensing regulations promulgated pursuant to chapter 197. The provisions of sections 324.125 to 324.183 to the contrary notwithstanding, the board shall not regulate a perfusionist's training, education or fitness to practice except as specifically provided by the hospital licensing regulations of the department of health and senior services. In promulgating such regulations, the department of health and senior services shall adopt the standards of the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion, or its successor organization, or comparable standards for training and experience. The department shall by rule and regulation provide that individuals providing perfusion services who do meet such standards may continue their employment in accordance with section 324.130. The department shall also establish standards for provisional licensed clinical perfusionists pursuant to section 324.147.
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(L. 1997 S.B. 141 § 27, A.L. 2008 S.B. 788, A.L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision)
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