Title XII — PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

191.005. Information exchange between departments, rulemaking authority. — 1. The departments of health and senior services and social services shall promulgate rules and regulations requiring the exchange of information, including regulatory violations, between the departments t…

191.025. Health care compact. — The Health Care Compact is enacted into law and entered into by the state as a party, and is of full force and effect between the state and any other states joining therein in accordance with the terms of the Compact, which such Compact is as follo…

191.1005. Premises not to be used to administer certain controlled substances — inapplicability, when. — 1. No individual or entity shall knowingly open, lease, rent, own, use, maintain, manage, operate, or control a public or private facility, site, or building for the purpose, …

191.1050. Definitions. — As used in sections 191.1050 to 191.1056, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Area of defined need", a rural area or section of an urban area of this state which is located in a federally designated health professional shortage area and which is designat…

191.1053. Designation of areas — re-evaluation of designations, when — rulemaking authority. — 1. The department shall have the authority to designate an eligible facility or facilities in an area of defined need. In making such designation, the department shall consult with loca…

191.1056. Fund created, use of moneys. — 1. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Missouri Health Care Access Fund", which shall consist of gifts, grants, and devises deposited into the fund with approval of the oversight committee created in section 208.955. The sta…

*191.1075. Definitions. — As used in sections 191.1075 to 191.1085, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Department", the department of health and senior services; (2) "Health care professional", a physician or other health care practitioner licensed, accredited, or certified by …

*191.1080. Council created, purpose, members, terms, duties — report — expiration date. — 1. There is hereby created within the department of health and senior services the "Missouri Palliative Care and Quality of Life Interdisciplinary Council", which shall be a palliative care …

*191.1085. Program established, purpose — website information — rulemaking authority. — 1. There is hereby established the "Palliative Care Consumer and Professional Information and Education Program" within the department of health and senior services. 2. The purpose of the prog…

*191.1100. Citation of law — definitions. — 1. Sections 191.1100 to 191.1112 shall be known and may be cited as the "Volunteer Health Services Act". 2. As used in sections 191.1100 to 191.1112, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Gross deviation", a conscious disregard of the sa…

*191.1102. Additional licensure not required, when — inapplicability. — 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no additional license or certificate otherwise required by state law is necessary for the voluntary provision of health care services by any person who…

*191.1104. Display of license or certificate, how satisfied. — With regard to a person who voluntarily provides health care services and who is covered by the provisions of subsection 1 of section 191.1102, all requirements regarding display of a license or certificate shall be s…

*191.1106. Registration with department required, fee, contents — quarterly reports — list of providers — recordkeeping requirements — rulemaking authority. — 1. Before providing volunteer health care services in this state, a sponsoring organization shall register with the depar…

*191.1110. Immunity from liability, when — no compensation to be received — certain military personnel deemed licensed. — 1. (1) No licensed health care provider who engages in the voluntary provision of health care services within the limits of the person's license, certificate,…

*191.1112. Volunteer crisis response teams — definitions — immunity from liability, inapplicability of. — 1. For purposes of this section, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Crisis intervention", a session at which crisis response services are rendered by a critical incident st…

191.1140. Treatment of chronic, common, and complex diseases, program authorized, purpose. — 1. Subject to appropriations, the University of Missouri shall manage the "Show-Me Extension for Community Health Care Outcomes (ECHO) Program". The department of health and senior servic…

191.1145. Definitions — telehealth services authorized, when. — 1. As used in sections 191.1145 and 191.1146, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Asynchronous store-and-forward transfer", the collection of a patient's relevant health information and the subsequent transmission o…

191.1146. Physician-patient relationship required, how established. — 1. Physicians licensed under chapter 334 who use telemedicine shall ensure that a properly established physician-patient relationship exists with the person who receives the telemedicine services. The physician…

191.1150. Citation of law — definitions — designation of caregiver, when — requirements. — 1. This section shall be known as the "Caregiver, Advise, Record, and Enable (CARE) Act". 2. As used in this section, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Admission", a patient's admission …

191.116. Alzheimer's state plan task force established — members, appointment, duties — report — expiration date. — 1. There is hereby established in the department of health and senior services the "Alzheimer's State Plan Task Force". The task force shall consist of twenty-one m…

191.1164. Citation of law — definitions. — 1. Sections 191.1164 to 191.1168 shall be known and may be cited as the "Ensuring Access to High Quality Care for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders Act". 2. As used in sections 191.1164 to 191.1168, the following terms shall mean:…

191.1165. Medication-assisted treatment — formulary medications and requirements — disclosure of MAT services provided — incarcerated persons and diversion program participants, assessment for substance use disorders. — 1. Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) shall include pharmac…

191.1167. Contracts, policies, or procedures in violation of act deemed null and void. — Any contract provision, written policy, or written procedure in violation of sections 191.1164 to 191.1168 shall be deemed to be unenforceable and shall be null and void. ­­-------- (L. 2019 …

191.1168. Severability clause. — If any provision of sections 191.1164 to 191.1168 or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of sections 191.1164 to 191.1168 which may be given effect…

191.127. Land may be leased for farming or grazing — procedure. — 1. The director of the department of social services is hereby authorized to lease real property operated by the department of social services previously used for grazing or farming and determined by the chief admi…

191.1400. Citation of law — definitions — compassionate care visits to be permitted, policy — limitations — informational materials — violations may be reported — immunity from liability, when. — 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Compassionate Care Visitatio…

191.150. Purchase of food limited to use of institution inmates. — Any purchase of food in any institution under the control of the department of social services, other than the usual quality purchased for the inmates thereof, to be used by or for anyone other than the inmates of…

191.160. Board and living quarters for employees of institutions. — The department of social services may provide any employee in any institution under its control with board and living quarters in addition to salary, or wages, when the director shall determine that it is for the…

191.1601. Citation of law. — Section 143.1160 and sections 191.1601 to 191.1607 shall be known and may be cited as the "Long-Term Dignity Act". ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1682)

191.1603. Definitions. — As used in sections 191.1601 to 191.1607, the following terms mean: (1) "Account holder", an individual who establishes an account with a financial institution that is designated as a long-term dignity savings account in accordance with section 191.1604; …

191.1604. Long-term dignity savings account, use, requirements. — 1. Beginning January 1, 2021, any individual may open an account with a financial institution and designate the account, in its entirety, as a long-term dignity savings account to be used to pay or reimburse a qual…

191.1605. Accounts, use of moneys — withdrawals, recapture — death of account holder, effect of. — 1. For purposes of the tax benefit conferred under the long-term dignity savings account act, the moneys in a long-term dignity savings account may be: (1) Used for a qualified bene…

191.1606. Reporting, forms — rulemaking authority. — 1. The department shall establish forms for an account holder to annually report information about a long-term dignity savings account including, but not limited to, how the moneys withdrawn from the fund are used, and shall id…

191.1607. Financial institutions, requirements — no responsibility or liability, when. — 1. No financial institution shall be required to: (1) Designate an account as a long-term dignity savings account or designate the beneficiaries of an account in the financial institution's a…

191.170. Mistreatment of inmates — penalty. — Every person who shall willfully beat, strike, wound or injure any inmate of any institution under the control of the department of social services, or who shall in any other manner whatsoever mistreat or maltreat, handle or treat any…

191.1720. Gender transition — citation of law — definitions — under 18, no surgery or gender transition drugs — license revocation, when — civil action, when, procedure — exceptions. — 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Missouri Save Adolescents from Experime…

191.180. Furnishing unfit food to institution — penalty. — Every person who shall knowingly furnish or deliver any diseased, putrid or otherwise unwholesome meat, or the meat from any animal or fowl that was diseased or otherwise unfit for food, to any institution under the contr…

191.1820. Citation of law — definitions. — 1. Sections 191.1820 to 191.1855 shall be known and may be cited as the "Missouri Parkinson's Disease Registry Act". 2. For purposes of sections 191.1820 to 191.1855, the following terms mean: (1) "Advisory committee", the Parkinson's di…

191.1825. Registry established, purpose — start date — notification to patients. — 1. Beginning January 1, 2024, the medical university shall establish a registry to collect data on the incidence of Parkinson's disease in Missouri and other epidemiological data as required in sec…

191.1830. Registry advisory committee established — members. — 1. Within ninety days of August 28, 2023, the medical university shall establish the "Parkinson's Disease Registry Advisory Committee", which shall assist in the development and implementation of the registry, determi…

191.1835. Collection and dissemination of information, system established — list of data points — reporting requirements, medical providers. — 1. The medical university shall establish, with the advice of the advisory committee, a system for the collection and dissemination of in…

191.1840. Furnishing registry data, agreements, requirements — confidentiality. — The medical university may enter into agreements to furnish data collected in the registry to other states' Parkinson's disease registries, federal Parkinson's disease control agencies, local health…

191.1845. Confidentiality of information — coding system — recordkeeping. — 1. Except as otherwise provided in sections 191.1820 to 191.1855, all information collected under sections 191.1820 to 191.1855 shall be confidential. For purposes of sections 191.1820 to 191.1855, this i…

191.1850. Facility-based registries not preempted. — Sections 191.1820 to 191.1855 shall not preempt the authority of facilities or individuals providing diagnostic or treatment services to patients with Parkinson's disease or parkinsonism to maintain their own facility-based reg…

191.1855. Report to general assembly, contents, publishing of. — 1. Before January 1, 2025, and before January first every year thereafter, the medical university shall provide a report to the general assembly that includes: (1) A program summary update for that year on the incid…

191.190. Accessory to mistreatment of inmates or furnishing of unwholesome food — penalty. — If any person or employee of any institution under the control of the department of social services shall be witness or shall in any other manner have knowledge of any violation of the pr…

191.210. Attendance of patient by private physician. — Any person having any relative committed to the custody of any institution under the control of the state department of social services may, at their own expense, employ a licensed physician or other qualified practitioner to…

191.211. Funding of certain programs. — State expenditures for new programs and initiatives enacted by sections 103.178, 143.999, 188.230, 191.231, 191.825 to 191.839, 208.177, 208.178*, 208.179 and 208.181, 211.490, 285.240, 337.093, 374.126, 376.891 to 376.894, 431.064, 660.016…

191.213. Additional funding sources for certain programs. — State expenditures for programs and initiatives enacted by section 191.411 and sections 167.600 to 167.621 may be funded by federal funds, general revenue funds and any other funds appropriated to fund such programs. ­­-…

191.226. Costs of HIV testing for certain crime victims payable by department of health and senior services, when, conditions. — The department of health and senior services shall pay for the cost of conducting HIV testing for a victim of the crime of rape as defined in section 5…