Title XII — PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

205.374. County hospital property, sale of, procedure for, receipts, how used. — 1. Upon filing with the county clerk of a resolution adopted by the board of hospital trustees to sell the county hospital property, both real and personal, for reasons specified in the resolution, t…

205.375. Nursing homes, county or township may acquire and erect — issuance of bonds, exceptions — leasing of homes, to whom. — 1. For the purposes of this section "nursing home" means a residential care facility, an assisted living facility, an intermediate care facility, or a s…

205.376. Nursing homes, county-owned, conveyance to nursing home district — procedure, consideration. — 1. The county commission of any county having a nursing home erected under the provisions of section 205.375 may order the conveyance of the county nursing home and appurtenant…

205.377. Sale of nursing home, requirements. — 1. The county commission of any county having a nursing home erected under the provisions of section 205.375 may, upon a determination by the county commissioners that the sale of such nursing home is desirable, appoint an agent, by …

205.378. Inmates of public institutions to pay for care — exceptions — county may collect, how — first class counties. — Every inmate in a public institution in all counties of the first class not having a charter form of government, except those incarcerated in a jail, correctio…

205.379. Authority to employ counsel granted — counsel, how paid. — 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any of the sections of chapter 56, the board of trustees of a county hospital organized and existing pursuant to the provisions of sections 205.160 through 205.378, may employ…

205.460. Tax for hospital purposes — petition for election. — 1. When twenty-five percent of the voters in any township or townships in this state, forty percent of whom shall not live at the time they subscribe thereto within any town of said township or townships shall petition…

205.470. County commission to appoint board of trustees. — When any such township or townships shall decide to establish and maintain a hospital under the provisions of sections 205.460 to 205.570, the county commission of such county of which said township or townships is a part…

205.480. Vacancies, how filled. — If a vacancy occurs in the office of director by death, resignation, refusal to serve, repeated neglect of duty or removal from the district of such hospital, the remaining trustees shall, before transacting any official business, appoint some su…

205.490. Members shall elect officers, adopt bylaws — quorum. — The members of said board shall meet at some place to be agreed upon by the trustees appointed within ten days after their appointments have been made and organize by electing one of their members president, and one …

205.500. Treasurer to give bond. — The treasurer, before entering upon the discharge of his duties as such, shall enter into a bond to the hospital, with two or more sureties, to be approved by the board, conditioned that he will render a faithful and just account of all money th…

205.510. Secretary — salary — duties — compensation of treasurer. — 1. The secretary may or may not be a member of the board and shall draw such salary as the trustees shall agree upon. He shall keep a record of all the proceedings of said board which shall be open at all times t…

205.520. Board to control expenditures — employ help. — The board shall control the expenditures of all moneys collected to the credit of the hospital fund, and the construction, leasing, equipping of such hospital and the grounds and other property real and personal belonging to…

205.530. Meeting of board — report. — The board shall meet every Monday to look after the business of the hospital. They shall make on the first day of January and the first day of July of each year a detailed report, showing the receipts of all funds and the expenditures therefr…

205.540. Bequests and donations accepted by trustees. — Any person making bequests or donations to such hospital shall have the right to vest the title to the real estate or personal property so bequeathed or donated in the board and to be held and controlled by said board, and t…

205.550. Special taxes for hospital collected as township taxes. — The taxes authorized and provided by the terms of sections 205.460 to 205.570 shall be levied against the township or townships forming the hospital district and collected in the same manner as the regular townshi…

205.560. Discontinuance of tax, when — disposition of property. — When two-thirds of the voters as provided in section 205.460 shall vote to cease paying said tax the county commission of said county shall within three years thereafter order the same sold and all money acquired f…

205.563. Property tax for rural health clinic — ballot language — revenue, use of moneys (City of Centerview) — 1. The governing body of any city of the fourth classification with more than two hundred but fewer than three hundred inhabitants and located in any county of the seco…

205.565. Grants for caring communities programs. — The department of social services and the department of elementary and secondary education may, subject to appropriation, use, administer and dispose of any gifts, grants, or in-kind services and may award grants to qualifying en…

205.765. Health and welfare department authorized — certain counties excepted. — 1. The county commission of any county of the first class may by resolution create a department of health and welfare which department shall be operated in the manner hereinafter set out. 2. Notwiths…

205.766. Commissioners of county commission to serve as commissioners of health and welfare — duties. — 1. The commissioners of the county commission shall during their term of office serve as commissioners of health and welfare of their respective counties and shall have charge …

205.767. Director of health and welfare, appointment, compensation, assistants. — The commissioners of health and welfare may appoint a director of health and welfare and the commissioners shall fix his compensation. The commissioners may also employ such assistants as are necess…

205.769. Health inspection of eating establishments — license — fee — exceptions to license requirement — operating without a license, penalty (St. Charles County). — 1. Any first class county not having a charter form of government and adjacent to a county of the first class hav…

205.770. Social welfare board created — powers — second class county changing class status — may keep board. — 1. In any county of the second class in this state there may be created and established by order of the county commission of any such county a board which shall be style…

205.780. Additional powers of board — employees (second class counties). — Said board shall have the exclusive power to make all suitable provisions for the relief, maintenance and support of all indigent persons within said county and within any city in said county who may appro…

205.790. Character of board — members — appointment — tenure — compensation — vacancies (second class counties). — 1. Said board shall be nonpartisan and nonsectarian in character, and the members and officers thereof shall receive no compensation as such. 2. Said board shall con…

205.800. Board, organization (second class counties). — Said members shall immediately after their appointment, and annually thereafter, meet and organize by electing out of their number a president, vice president, treasurer and secretary. All subordinate officers, agents and em…

205.810. Treasurer — bond — duties (second class counties). — All moneys received or appropriated for the use of said board shall be deposited with the treasurer, who shall give good and sufficient bond to said board for the safekeeping and proper expenditure of all funds placed …

205.820. Board — records — reports (second class counties). — It shall be the duty of said board to keep a record of its proceedings and of its receipts, expenditures and operations, and shall annually render a full and complete itemized report, stating the condition of their tru…

205.830. Board to furnish relief — investigations — prosecutions (second class counties). — 1. It shall be the duty of said board, when any person by himself, herself, or another apply for relief to make immediate inquiry into the state and circumstances of the applicant, and if …

205.840. Board of police commissioners to aid social welfare board (second class counties). — It shall be the duty of the board of police commissioners of said cities, and the health officers of said cities and counties to render said social welfare board, its officers and agents…

205.850. County superintendent of public welfare — appointment — general powers (third and fourth class counties). — The county commission in counties of the third and fourth classes may in its discretion, with an order of the juvenile court showing approval, appoint a county sup…

205.860. Compensation fixed by county commission (third and fourth class counties). — The county commission shall fix the salary of the county superintendent of public welfare and of his assistants in its county. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 9720) Prior revision: 1929 § 14183

205.870. Administration of funds for outdoor relief and needy mothers (third and fourth class counties). — It shall be the duty of the county superintendent of public welfare to administer all of the funds of the county devoted to outdoor relief and allowances to needy mothers. H…

205.880. May be agent for department of social services (third and fourth class counties). — The county superintendent of public welfare may be deputized or authorized and required by the department of social services to act as its agent in relation to any work to be done by said…

205.890. Special attention of county superintendent to whom (third and fourth class counties). — The county superintendent of public welfare in each county shall, upon the request of the department of mental health, and in accordance with its direction, give special care and atte…

205.910. Cooperation with state employment bureaus (third and fourth class counties). — The county superintendent of public welfare in each county shall cooperate with the state employment bureaus and shall, upon request of the head of such bureaus, furnish data with regard to th…

205.920. May be deputized by inspection section as agent — powers, authority (third and fourth class counties). — The county superintendent of public welfare and his assistants may be deputized by the director of the inspection section of the department of labor and industrial re…

205.930. Investigation of poor, sick and delinquent (third and fourth class counties). — The county superintendent of public welfare shall investigate the conditions of living among the poor, sick and delinquent in the county and examine thoroughly into causes of crime and povert…

205.940. Records of cases kept (third and fourth class counties). — The records of cases handled and business transacted by the county superintendent of public welfare shall be kept in such manner and form as may be prescribed by the department of social services. ­­-------- (RSM…

205.950. Report of work and proceedings (third and fourth class counties). — The county superintendent of public welfare shall each year prepare and keep on file, a full report of his work and proceedings during the year, and shall file a copy with the county commission and with …

205.960. Food stamp plan authorized — payments to be made only when federal funds are available. — The family support division of the department of social services by itself, or upon the application of the county commission, or the governing body of any county or city not within …

205.961. Family support division to regulate. — The family support division shall make and promulgate necessary and reasonable rules and regulations for the administration of the programs established pursuant to section 205.960, and when required by federal law or regulation the …

205.962. Division to contract with counties — counties not to participate without contract — expenses of program, how paid. — 1. The family support division shall enter into a written agreement with the county commission or governing body of any county which desires to participat…

205.963. Food stamps not to be distributed unless county has program, exceptions. — In counties where a federal food stamp program is in effect there shall be no distribution of federally owned surplus agricultural commodities to individuals or households except during emergency …

205.964. Reimbursement to federal government, how made. — Any loss for which this state or its agencies or counties may be liable to reimburse the federal government in accordance with federal laws, rules and regulations applicable to federal food stamp plans or federal surplus a…

205.965. Federal regulations to be followed, inspections, audits — food stamp vendors to be approved and licensed, fees — actions to restrain violations, procedure — penalty — rulemaking procedure. — 1. Counties, state agencies, issuing agencies, retail food outlets, wholesale fo…

205.967. Public assistance benefits, defined — obtaining benefits unlawfully, penalty — actions to recover. — 1. As used in this section: (1) "Public assistance benefits, programs and services" means anything of value, including money, food, food stamps, commodities, clothing, ut…

205.968. Facilities authorized — persons to be served, limitations, definitions. — 1. As set forth in section 205.971, when a levy is approved by the voters, the governing body of any county or city not within a county of this state shall establish a board of directors. The board…

205.969. Sheltered workshop program rules and regulations — board may provide residences or social centers. — 1. The board may provide a sheltered workshop program for the county or city not within a county and as part of the program shall conduct work and developmental programs …