Registration fee, technician - examination fee - consequences of failure.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 340.302
in effect340.302. Registration fee, technician — examination fee — consequences of failure. — 1. The applicant for registration as a veterinary technician shall submit with the application the registration and examination fees as established by board rule pursuant to section 340.210 . The registration fee shall not be returned if the applicant is registered as a veterinary technician but shall be deemed to include payment of the registration fee for the remainder of the registration period in which the applicant is admitted.
2. If the applicant has complied with the requirements of subsection 2 of section 340.312 , the examination fee shall be returned to the applicant if the board determines that the applicant is not qualified to sit for the examination. The examination fee shall not be returned if the board denied the application because the applicant provided false information in the application.
3. If an applicant fails an examination, the applicant shall:
(1) Pay examination fees for each subsequent application;
(2) Wait for some period of time as prescribed by board rule from the date of the failed examination to take the next examination; and
(3) Prior to the fourth and final attempt at passage, present to the board, for approval, a plan for passage and evidence of completion of at least ten hours of board-approved continuing education taken since the last examination since last sitting for the examination or in the calendar year preceding the final application.
(L. 1992 H.B. 878 § 51, A.L. 1999 S.B. 424)
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