Bill > HB58

This bill creates new provisions for emergency suspensions or restrictions of licenses for massage therapists and chiropractors in Missouri. Specifically, the bill allows the respective professional boards to apply to the Administrative Hearing Commission (AHC) for an emergency license suspension if a licensee is facing criminal charges related to their professional duties and there is reasonable cause to believe the public's health or safety is at imminent risk. The process requires the board to submit supporting documents and a complaint, and the AHC must review the case within five days and can issue an emergency order if it finds reasonable cause. The licensee will be served with the complaint, and an evidentiary hearing must be held within 45 days (or after criminal case resolution), during which the AHC will determine if disciplinary action is warranted. If cause for discipline is found, the emergency suspension can remain in effect pending a full disciplinary hearing by the board. The bill emphasizes that this emergency suspension process is in addition to, not instead of, other disciplinary actions the board can take. If no cause for discipline is found, the AHC must terminate the emergency order, and the board must remove all references to the suspension from public records.

Government Affairs, Labor and Employment

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB58&year=2025&code=R