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MO Rev Stat § 194.294 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 194 - Death — Disposition of Dead Bodies|Section 194.294 - Effect of law on certain federal acts.

Effective - 28 Aug 2008   194.294. Effect of law on certain federal acts. — Sections 194.210 to 194.294 modify, limit, and supersede* the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001, et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(a) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001, or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7003(b). ­­-------- (L. 2008 S.B. 1139)  *Words "modifies, limits, and supersedes" appear in original rolls.
MO Rev Stat § 194.295 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 194 - Death — Disposition of Dead Bodies|Section 194.295 - Embalmers authorized to enucleate eyes, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1973   194.295. Embalmers authorized to enucleate eyes, when. — Any embalmer, licensed under the provisions of chapter 333, who has successfully completed a course in eye enucleation conducted or certified by the department of ophthalmology of a college of medicine offering said course, and who holds a valid certificate of competence for completing the course, may enucleate eyes when the eyes have been donated as a gift as provided by the Missouri uniform anatomical gift act. No embalmer is subject to any civil or criminal liability for performing any act necessary to enucleate eyes as provided by this section. ­­-------- (L. 1973 S.B. 34 § 1)
MO Rev Stat § 194.297 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 194 - Death — Disposition of Dead Bodies|Section 194.297 - Organ donor program fund established — funding, administration, purpose — transfer to general revenue prohibited.

Effective - 01 Jan 1996   194.297. Organ donor program fund established — funding, administration, purpose — transfer to general revenue prohibited. — There is established in the state treasury the "Organ Donor Program Fund", which shall consist of all moneys deposited by the director of revenue pursuant to subsection 2 of section 302.171 and any other moneys donated or appropriated to the fund. The state treasurer shall administer the fund, and the moneys in the fund shall be used solely, upon appropriation, by the department of health and senior services, in consultation with the organ donation advisory committee, for implementation of organ donation awareness programs in the manner prescribed in subsection 2 of section 194.300. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, moneys in the organ donor program fund at the end of any biennium shall not be transferred to the credit of the general revenue fund. There shall be no money appropriated from general revenue to administer the fund in the event the fund cannot sustain itself. ­­-------- (L. 1995 H.B. 178 § 1 subsec. 1)  Effective 1-1-96
MO Rev Stat § 194.299 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 194 - Death — Disposition of Dead Bodies|Section 194.299 - Money in organ donor program fund, how expended.

Effective - 01 Jan 1996   194.299. Money in organ donor program fund, how expended. — The moneys in the organ donor program fund shall be expended as follows:  (1) Grants by the department of health and senior services to certified organ procurement organizations for the development and implementation of organ donation awareness programs in this state;  (2) Publication of informational pamphlets or booklets by the department of health and senior services and the advisory committee regarding organ donations and donations to the organ donor program fund when obtaining or renewing a license to operate a motor vehicle pursuant to subsection 2 of section 302.171;  (3) Maintenance of a central registry of organ donors pursuant to subsection 1 of section 194.304; and  (4) Implementation of organ donation awareness programs in the secondary schools of this state by the department of elementary and secondary education. ­­-------- (L. 1995 H.B. 178 § 1 subsec. 4)  Effective 1-1-96
MO Rev Stat § 194.300 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 194 - Death — Disposition of Dead Bodies|Section 194.300 - Organ donation advisory committee established in department of health and senior services, appointment, qualifications, expenses, terms.

Effective - 01 Jan 1996   194.300. Organ donation advisory committee established in department of health and senior services, appointment, qualifications, expenses, terms. — 1. There is established within the department of health and senior services the "Organ Donation Advisory Committee", which shall consist of the following members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate:  (1) Four representatives of organ and tissue procurement organizations;  (2) Four members representative of organ recipients, families of organ recipients, organ donors and families of organ donors;  (3) One health care representative from a hospital located in Missouri; and  (4) One representative of the department of health and senior services.  2. Members of the advisory committee shall receive no compensation for their services, but may be reimbursed for the reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties out of appropriations made for that purpose. Members shall serve for five year terms and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. ­­-------- (L. 1995 H.B. 178 § 1 subsecs. 2 & 3)  Effective 1-1-96
MO Rev Stat § 194.302 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 194 - Death — Disposition of Dead Bodies|Section 194.302 - Advisory committee's powers and duties — annual report, due when.

Effective - 01 Jan 1996   194.302. Advisory committee's powers and duties — annual report, due when. — The advisory committee shall assist the department of health and senior services and the department of elementary and secondary education in the development of organ donor awareness programs to educate the general public on the importance of organ donations and shall recommend priorities in the expenditures from the organ donor program fund. The advisory committee shall submit a report of its activities and recommendations to the director of the department of health and senior services, the general assembly and the governor by the fifteenth day of January of each year, beginning January 15, 1997. ­­-------- (L. 1995 H.B. 178 § 1 subsec. 5)  Effective 1-1-96
MO Rev Stat § 194.304 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 194 - Death — Disposition of Dead Bodies|Section 194.304 - Transfer of donor registry information, department of revenue to cooperate — registry requirements.

Effective - 28 Aug 2008   194.304. Transfer of donor registry information, department of revenue to cooperate — registry requirements. — 1. The department of revenue shall cooperate with any donor registry that this state establishes, contracts for, or recognizes for the purpose of transferring to the donor registry all relevant information regarding a donor's making, amendment to, or revocation of an anatomical gift.  2. A first person consent organ and tissue donor registry shall:  (1) Allow a donor or other person authorized under section 194.220 to include on the donor registry a statement or symbol that the donor has made, amended, or revoked an anatomical gift;  (2) Be accessible to a procurement organization to allow it to obtain relevant information on the donor registry to determine, at or near death of the donor or a prospective donor, whether the donor or prospective donor has made, amended, or revoked an anatomical gift; and  (3) Be accessible for purposes of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection seven days a week on a twenty-four-hour basis.  3. Personally identifiable information on a first person consent organ and tissue donor registry about a donor or prospective donor may not be used or disclosed without the express consent of the donor, prospective donor, or the person that made the anatomical gift for any purpose other than to determine, at or near death of the donor or a prospective donor, whether the donor or prospective donor has made, amended, or revoked an anatomical gift. ­­-------- (L. 1995 H.B. 178 § 1 subsec. 6 & 7, A.L. 2008 S.B. 1139)
MO Rev Stat § 194.307 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 194 - Death — Disposition of Dead Bodies|Section 194.307 - Effective date for sections 194.240, 194.297 through 194.304 and section 302.171.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   194.307. Effective date for sections 194.240, 194.297 through 194.304 and section 302.171. — Sections 194.240, 194.297 to 194.304 and section 302.171 shall become effective January 1, 1996. ­­-------- (L. 1995 H.B. 178 § B)
MO Rev Stat § 194.320 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 194 - Death — Disposition of Dead Bodies|Section 194.320 - Physical or mental disability, or congenital condition of recipient of anatomical gift — limitations on hospitals, physicians, and procurement organizations to determine ultimate recipient.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   194.320. Physical or mental disability, or congenital condition of recipient of anatomical gift — limitations on hospitals, physicians, and procurement organizations to determine ultimate recipient. — 1. No hospital, as defined in section 197.020, physician, procurement organization, as defined in section 194.210, or other person shall determine the ultimate recipient of an anatomical gift based upon a potential recipient's physical or mental disability or congenital condition, except to the extent that the physical or mental disability or congenital condition has been found by a physician, following a case-by-case evaluation of the potential recipient, to be medically significant to the provision of the anatomical gift. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to each part of the organ transplant process, including, but not limited to, the following:  (1) The referral from a primary care provider to a specialist;  (2) The referral from a specialist to a transplant center;  (3) The evaluation of the patient for the transplant by the transplant center; and  (4) The consideration of the patient for placement on an official waiting list.  2. A person with a physical or mental disability or congenital condition shall not be required to demonstrate postoperative independent living abilities in order to have access to a transplant if there is evidence that the person will have sufficient, compensatory support and assistance.  3. A court of competent jurisdiction shall accord priority on its calendar and handle expeditiously any action brought to seek any remedy authorized by law for purposes of enforcing compliance with the provisions of this section.  4. This section shall not be deemed to require referrals or recommendations for or the performance of medically inappropriate organ transplants.  5. As used in this section, "disabilities" shall have the same meaning as in the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. Section 12101, et seq. ­­-------- (L. 2020 S.B. 551)
MO Rev Stat § 194.350 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 194 - Death — Disposition of Dead Bodies|Section 194.350 - Disposition of cremated remains — if no directions are given, procedure, notice.

Effective - 28 Aug 2013, 2 histories   194.350. Disposition of cremated remains — if no directions are given, procedure, notice. — A licensed funeral establishment which cremates, or contracts for the cremation of, a dead human body, whether the cremation occurs before or after August 28, 1989, may dispose of the cremated remains by:  (1) Disposing the remains in accordance with the cremation contract, except if otherwise prohibited by law;  (2) Delivering the remains to or as directed by another licensed funeral establishment which contracted for the cremation;  (3) Delivering the remains to or as directed by the person who contracted for the cremation; or  (4) If not delivered pursuant to subdivision (2) or (3) of this section, by scattering, burying, or interring the unclaimed cremated remains in a scatter garden or pond, columbarium or other place formally dedicated for such purpose, by delivering the remains to any person listed in section 194.119, or releasing the remains to a veterans' service organization per the procedures set out in section 194.360, provided, at least ninety days prior to such action the funeral establishment shall send a written notice by mail, with confirmation of delivery, to the last known address of the person or establishment that contracted for the cremation stating that the remains will be scattered, interred, or delivered under this subdivision unless the notified establishment or person, or other person authorized by the notified establishment or person, claims and removes the remains prior to the end of such ninety-day period. ­­-------- (L. 1989 H.B. 195 § 1, A.L. 2010 H.B. 2231, A.L. 2013 S.B. 186)
MO Rev Stat § 194.375 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 194 - Death — Disposition of Dead Bodies|Section 194.375 - Citation of law — definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 2004   194.375. Citation of law — definitions. — 1. Sections 194.375 to 194.390 shall be known and may be cited as the "Disposition of Fetal Remains Act".  2. As used in sections 194.375 to 194.390, the following terms mean:  (1) "Final disposition", the burial, cremation, or other disposition of the remains of a human fetus following a spontaneous fetal demise occurring after a gestation period of less than twenty completed weeks;  (2) "Remains of a human fetus", the fetal remains or fetal products of conception of a mother after a miscarriage, regardless of the gestational age or whether the remains have been obtained by spontaneous or accidental means. ­­-------- (L. 2004 H.B. 1136)
MO Rev Stat § 194.378 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 194 - Death — Disposition of Dead Bodies|Section 194.378 - Final disposition of fetal remains, mother has right to determine.

Effective - 28 Aug 2004   194.378. Final disposition of fetal remains, mother has right to determine. — In every instance of fetal death, the mother has the right to determine the final disposition of the remains of the fetus, regardless of the duration of the pregnancy. The mother may choose any means of final disposition authorized by law or by the director of the department of health and senior services. ­­-------- (L. 2004 H.B. 1136)
MO Rev Stat § 194.381 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 194 - Death — Disposition of Dead Bodies|Section 194.381 - Means of disposition.

Effective - 28 Aug 2004   194.381. Means of disposition. — 1. The final disposition of the remains of a human fetus may be by cremation, interment by burial, incineration in an approved medical waste incinerator, or other means authorized by the director of the department of health and senior services. The disposition shall be in accordance with state law or administrative rules providing for the disposition. If the remains are disposed of by incineration, the remains shall be incinerated separately from other medical waste.  2. No religious service or ceremony is required as part of the final disposition of the remains of a human fetus. ­­-------- (L. 2004 H.B. 1136)
MO Rev Stat § 194.384 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 194 - Death — Disposition of Dead Bodies|Section 194.384 - Written standards required for protection of mother's right to determine final disposition.

Effective - 28 Aug 2004   194.384. Written standards required for protection of mother's right to determine final disposition. — Every hospital, outpatient birthing clinic, and any other health care facility licensed to operate in this state shall adopt written standards for the final disposition of the remains of a human fetus as provided in sections 194.375 to 194.390 for protection of a mother's right pursuant to section 194.378 and for notice as required in section 194.387. ­­-------- (L. 2004 H.B. 1136)
MO Rev Stat § 194.387 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 194 - Death — Disposition of Dead Bodies|Section 194.387 - Miscarriage — mother's right to determine final disposition of remains — counseling made available, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2004   194.387. Miscarriage — mother's right to determine final disposition of remains — counseling made available, when. — 1. Within twenty-four hours after a miscarriage occurs spontaneously or accidentally at a hospital, outpatient birthing clinic, or any other health care facility, the facility shall disclose to the mother of the miscarried fetus, both orally and in writing, the mother's right to determine the final disposition of the remains of the fetus. The facility's disclosure shall include giving the mother a copy of the facility's written standards adopted pursuant to section 194.384.  2. The facility shall make counseling concerning the death of the fetus available to the mother. The facility may provide the counseling or refer the mother to another provider of appropriate counseling services. ­­-------- (L. 2004 H.B. 1136)
MO Rev Stat § 194.390 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 194 - Death — Disposition of Dead Bodies|Section 194.390 - Right to legal abortion not affected.

Effective - 28 Aug 2004   194.390. Right to legal abortion not affected. — Nothing in sections 194.375 to 194.390 shall be construed to prohibit a woman's ability to obtain a legal abortion. ­­-------- (L. 2004 H.B. 1136)
MO Rev Stat § 194.405 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 194 - Death — Disposition of Dead Bodies|Section 194.405 - Scope of law.

Effective - 28 Aug 1987   194.405. Scope of law. — When an unmarked human burial or human skeletal remains are encountered during archaeological excavation, construction, or other ground disturbing activities, whether found on or in any private lands or waters or on or in any lands or waters owned by the state of Missouri or its political subdivisions, agencies or instrumentalities, the provisions of sections 194.400 to 194.410 shall apply. ­­-------- (L. 1987 S.B. 24 § 2)
MO Rev Stat § 194.406 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 194 - Death — Disposition of Dead Bodies|Section 194.406 - Unmarked human burials, knowledge or discovery — notice to local law enforcement officer or state historic preservation officer — jurisdiction, how determined.

Effective - 28 Aug 1987   194.406. Unmarked human burials, knowledge or discovery — notice to local law enforcement officer or state historic preservation officer — jurisdiction, how determined. — 1. Any person knowing or with reason to know that an unmarked human burial or human skeletal remains are being disturbed, destroyed, defaced, mutilated, removed, or excavated, or exposed shall immediately notify either the state historic preservation officer or the local law enforcement officer with jurisdiction for the area in which the burial or remains are encountered.  2. When an unmarked human burial or human skeletal remains are encountered as a result of construction or agricultural earth disturbing activities or by a professional archaeologist in the course of an investigation all such activities shall cease immediately within a radius of fifty feet of the point of discovery. Such activity shall not resume without specific authorization from either the state historic preservation officer or the local law enforcement officer, whichever party has jurisdiction over and responsibility for such remains. Said parties shall act promptly and make a decision within a reasonable time. Jurisdiction will be determined as follows:  (1) If upon investigation, the local law enforcement officer determines that the human skeletal remains may be involved in a legal investigation, that officer will immediately assume all jurisdiction over and responsibility for such remains;  (2) If upon investigation, the local enforcement officer determines that the remains are not involved in a legal investigation, the state historic preservation officer or his duly designated representative shall assume responsibility for such remains. ­­-------- (L. 1987 S.B. 24 § 3)
MO Rev Stat § 194.407 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 194 - Death — Disposition of Dead Bodies|Section 194.407 - State historic preservation officer, jurisdiction of unmarked human burials, duties — general archaeological investigation, when — professional archaeologist, advise state historic preservation officer, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1987   194.407. State historic preservation officer, jurisdiction of unmarked human burials, duties — general archaeological investigation, when — professional archaeologist, advise state historic preservation officer, when. — 1. In cases where an unmarked human burial or human skeletal remains are discovered as a result of construction or agricultural earth disturbing activities and where the state historic preservation officer has been determined to have jurisdiction, the state historic preservation officer shall determine whether removal of the human skeletal remains is necessary and appropriate for the purpose of scientific analysis. A general archaeological investigation of the site shall be conducted by a professional archaeologist and the professional archaeologist shall advise the state historic preservation officer of the physical location and the cultural and biological characteristics of the unmarked human burial or human skeletal remains within thirty days after the state historic preservation officer assumed jurisdiction over the burial or remains.  2. In cases where an unmarked human burial or skeletal remains are discovered by a professional archaeologist in the course of an investigation, and where the state historic preservation officer has been determined to have jurisdiction, the professional archaeologist shall advise the state historic preservation officer of the physical location and the cultural and biological characteristics of the unmarked human burial or human skeletal remains within thirty days after the state historic officer assumed jurisdiction.  3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained no construction shall be suspended or delayed more than thirty days. ­­-------- (L. 1987 S.B. 24 § 4)