Title XII — PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

196.935. State milk inspection required on all graded fluid milk or milk products — pasteurization required, exception. — No person shall sell, offer for sale, expose for sale, transport, or deliver any graded fluid milk or graded fluid milk products in this state unless the milk…

196.937. Penalty — violation by employee is violation by employer. — Any person violating any provision of section 196.935 is guilty of a misdemeanor. When construing and enforcing the provisions of sections 196.931 through 196.953, the act, omission or failure of any person acti…

196.939. Rules and regulations — inspection by political subdivisions prohibited, exceptions — hearings, notice — rules, procedure. — 1. The state milk board shall promulgate, adopt, and file with the secretary of state as prescribed by law such regulations as deemed necessary fo…

196.941. State milk board, membership, qualifications, appointment. — There is hereby created a board to be known as the "State Milk Board" to consist of twelve members to be nominated by the director of the department of agriculture and shall be appointed by the governor, with t…

196.943. Appointments, when made — authority to act, when — failure of senate to consent, effect of. — Within thirty days after August 13, 1972, the governor shall appoint ten persons as members of the state milk board as set forth in section 196.941 and their authority to act sh…

196.945. Inspection fee, payable when — hearing and notice before fee established. — An inspection fee shall be annually established by the board not to exceed five cents on each one hundred pounds of grade A raw milk for pasteurization produced under state milk inspection and* s…

196.947. State milk inspection fee fund created — funds, how expended, not to revert to general revenue. — All moneys received for state milk inspection shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the "State Milk Inspection Fee Fund", which is hereby created, subject…

196.949. State inspection of milk or milk products not required, when. — Graded fluid milk or fluid milk products not inspected under state milk inspection may be sold, offered for sale, exposed for sale, and delivered in the state of Missouri, or any municipality thereof, if app…

196.951. State milk board official rating agency — survey made, when, how. — The state milk board is hereby designated as the official rating agency. At least biannually, or as often as necessary, the state milk board shall make an official rating survey to determine if there is …

196.953. Injunctive relief authorized. — In addition to the remedies provided in sections 196.931 through 196.953, or by law, the attorney general of the state or the prosecuting attorney of any county in which a violation of any provisions of sections 196.931 through 196.953 occ…

196.955. Valid grade A milk permit holder may continue to sell grade A milk. — Nothing in sections 196.931 to 196.959 shall be so construed as to prohibit any grade A dairyman, who holds a valid grade A milk permit at the inception of sections 196.931 to 196.959, to continue to s…

196.957. Only one inspection required. — It is expressly provided that any milk or milk products once inspected and approved under sections 196.931 to 196.959 shall be freely marketable anywhere in the state of Missouri without any further inspection. ­­-------- (L. 1972 H.B. 128…

196.959. Appeal from order or regulation of board, how taken. — Any person aggrieved by an order or regulation of the milk board may appeal directly to the circuit court having jurisdiction over his principal place of business. The case shall be placed at the head of the docket f…

196.970. Citation of law. — Sections 196.970 to 196.984 shall be known and may be cited as the "Prescription Drug Repository Program Act". ­­-------- (L. 2004 S.B. 1160)

196.973. Definitions. — As used in sections 196.970 to 196.984, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Health care professional", any of the following persons licensed and authorized to prescribe and dispense drugs and to provide medical, dental, or other health-related diagnoses, …

196.976. Prescription drug repository program established, criteria. — 1. By January 1, 2005, the department of health and senior services shall establish the "Prescription Drug Repository Program" to accept and dispense prescription drugs donated for the purpose of being dispens…

196.979. Donation of prescription drugs to the program, procedure — distribution to out-of-state charitable repositories, when. — 1. Any person, including but not limited to a prescription drug manufacturer or health care facility, may donate prescription drugs to the prescriptio…

196.981. Immunity from civil or criminal liability, when. — 1. The following persons and entities when acting in good faith shall not be subject to criminal or civil liability for injury, death, or loss to person or property, or professional disciplinary action for matters relate…

196.984. Administrative rules, authority to promulgate. — 1. In consultation with the board of pharmacy, the director of the department of health and senior services shall adopt and promulgate rules to implement the prescription drug repository program. Such rules shall include: …

196.990. Epinephrine auto-injectors, authorized entities may stock supply — definitions — procedure — immunity from liability — applicability. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Administer", the direct application of an epinephrine auto-injector to…

197.005. Medicare conditions of participation compliance, deemed compliance with hospital licensure standards. — 1. As used in this section, the term "Medicare conditions of participation" shall mean federal regulatory standards established under Title XVIII of the Social Securit…

197.010. Citation of law. — This law may be cited and referred to as the "Hospital Licensing Law". ­­-------- (L. 1953 p. 631 § 1)

197.020. Definitions. — 1. "Governmental unit" means any county, municipality or other political subdivision or any department, division, board or other agency of any of the foregoing. 2. "Hospital" means a place devoted primarily to the maintenance and operation of facilities fo…

197.030. Purposes of law. — The purpose of this law is to provide for the development, establishment and enforcement of standards for the care and treatment of individuals in hospitals and for the construction, maintenance and operation of hospitals, which, in the light of advanc…

197.032. Hospitals and medical personnel may refuse abortions — no denial of public benefits for such refusal — civil action, when. — 1. No physician or surgeon, registered nurse, practical nurse, midwife or hospital, public or private, shall be required to treat or admit for tre…

197.040. License for hospital required. — After ninety days from the date this law becomes effective, no person or governmental unit, acting severally or jointly with any other person or governmental unit, shall establish, conduct or maintain a hospital in this state without a li…

197.050. Application for license, contents — fee. — Application for a license shall be made to the department of health and senior services upon forms provided by it and shall contain such information as the department of health and senior services requires, which may include aff…

197.052. Adjacent property, hospital may revise premises of campus for licensure purposes. — An applicant for or holder of a hospital license may define or revise the premises of a hospital campus to include tracts of property which are adjacent but for a common street, single in…

197.060. License to issue, when — annual renewal — not transferable. — 1. Upon receipt of an application for a license, the department of health and senior services shall issue a license if the applicant and hospital facilities meet the requirements established under this law. A …

*197.065. Life safety code standards — waiver, when — rulemaking authority. — 1. The department of health and senior services shall promulgate regulations for the construction and renovation of hospitals that include life safety code standards for hospitals that exclusively refle…

197.070. Denial, suspension or revocation of license. — The department of health and senior services may deny, suspend or revoke a license in any case in which it finds that there has been a substantial failure to comply with the requirements established under this law and sectio…

197.071. Review by administrative hearing commission. — Any person aggrieved by an official action of the department of health and senior services affecting the licensed status of a person under the provisions of sections 197.005 to 197.120, including the refusal to grant, the gr…

197.080. Rules, procedure — regulations and standards — review and revision of regulations — rulemaking authority. — 1. The department of health and senior services, with the advice of the state advisory council and pursuant to the provisions of this section, section 197.005, and…

197.090. Existing hospitals to be allowed time to meet standards. — Any hospital which is in operation at the time of the promulgation of any applicable rule or regulation or minimum standard under this law shall be given a reasonable time under the particular circumstances not t…

197.100. Inspections by department of health and senior services required, reports from certain other agencies accepted, when — department to determine life safety and building codes. — 1. Any provision of chapter 198 and chapter 338 to the contrary notwithstanding, the departmen…

197.105. Investigation of complaints, department to post on website, content. — 1. The department of health and senior services shall post on its website information regarding investigations of complaints against hospitals. The posting of such information shall comply with all of…

197.108. Former employees not to inspect or survey hospital — required disclosures — conflict of interest reporting. — 1. The department of health and senior services shall not assign an individual to inspect or survey a hospital, for any purpose, if the inspector or surveyor was…

197.120. Operating hospital without license a misdemeanor — proceedings to restrain. — 1. Any person establishing, conducting, managing or operating any hospital without a license under this law shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 2. The attorney general shall represent the departm…

197.135. Forensic examinations, victims of sexual offense, requirements — waiver of requirements, when — reimbursement of costs — access to statewide telehealth network required — specialty hospital exemption. — 1. Beginning January 1, 2023, or no later than six months after the …

197.145. At-risk behavioral health patient may be detained, when — immunity from liability, when. — 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, including chapter 632, when an at-risk behavioral health patient, as such term is defined in section 190.240, receive…

197.150. Procedures for compliance, requirements. — The department shall require that each hospital, ambulatory surgical center, abortion facility, and other facility have in place procedures for monitoring and enforcing compliance with infection control regulations and standards…

197.152. Protection for reporting infection control concerns, reporting required — authority of infection control officers, review of orders — good faith reporting of infection control concerns protected. — 1. Infection control officers as defined in federal regulation and other …

197.154. Regulation review and update required, standards. — No later than July 1, 2005, the department shall review and update its current regulations governing hospital and ambulatory surgical center infection control programs. Such standards shall be based upon nationally reco…

197.156. Definition of nosocomial infection outbreaks. — For purposes of reporting nosocomial infection outbreaks as required by department rule, the term "nosocomial infection outbreaks" shall mean infections as defined by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …

197.158. Complaint procedure to be provided to patients. — Every hospital, ambulatory surgery center, and abortion facility shall, beginning June 1, 2006, provide each patient an opportunity to submit to the hospital, ambulatory surgical center, or abortion facility administratio…

197.160. Infection data to be available to department of health and senior services, violation, effect, state payments suspended, when. — The department of health and senior services shall have access to all data and information held by hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, abo…

197.162. Infection control practices to be considered in licensure process, annual report required. — The department shall in its licensure of hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and abortion facilities give special attention to infection control practices and shall direct ho…

197.165. Infection control advisory panel appointed — members — expenses, fund created. — 1. The department shall appoint an "Infection Control Advisory Panel" for the purposes of implementing sections 192.131 and 192.667. 2. Members of the infection control advisory panel shall …

197.168. Influenza vaccination offered to certain inpatients prior to discharge. — Each year between October first and March first and in accordance with the latest recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Preventi…

197.185. Surgical smoke plume evacuation system — definitions — requirements. — 1. For purposes of this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Ambulatory surgical center", the same meaning given to the term in section 197.200; (2) "Hospital", the same meaning given to the term i…