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MO Rev Stat § 205.985 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 205 - County Health and Welfare Programs|Section 205.985 - Existing facilities may be utilized.

Effective - 01 Jan 1991, 2 histories   205.985. Existing facilities may be utilized. — 1. Sections 205.975 to 205.990 shall not affect the validity of community mental health centers and other providers of any comprehensive mental health services as designated by the department and governing boards of such centers and providers established and appointed before a county or combination of counties elects to provide funds to accomplish the purposes as set out in sections 205.975 to 205.990. However, this section shall not be construed to preclude reconstitution of the centers or other entities and their governing boards to include all or a portion of the board of trustees.  2. Nothing in sections 205.975 to 205.990 shall preclude a board of trustees of a service area within a county or of a combination of counties within a service area from contracting with an existing public facility or not-for-profit organization to provide any comprehensive mental health services for the residents of the county or the area to be served. ­­-------- (L. 1969 S.B. 168 § 11, A.L. 1978 S.B. 652, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1383)  Effective 1-1-91
MO Rev Stat § 205.986 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 205 - County Health and Welfare Programs|Section 205.986 - Powers and duties of board of trustees.

Effective - 01 Jan 1991, 2 histories   205.986. Powers and duties of board of trustees. — The board of trustees appointed by a county or participating counties shall have the following powers and responsibilities to administratively control and manage the community mental health fund to accomplish the purposes as set out in sections 205.977 and 205.982:  (1) In the case of a community mental health center, mental health clinic, or any comprehensive mental health service established by a county or combination of counties, the center, clinic, or service shall be under the administrative control and management of the board of trustees which shall be the governing board which may employ necessary personnel, fix their compensation, and provide quarters and equipment for the operation with funds from federal, state, county, and city governments available for that purpose and which shall take steps as it deems necessary to secure private and public funds to help support the centers, clinics, or services;  (2) In the case of a county or combination of counties providing funds to supplement existing funds or purchase services from an existing community mental health center, mental health clinic, or other public facility or not-for-profit corporation as designated by the department, the board of trustees shall administer and disburse the community mental health fund for the provision of any comprehensive mental health services;  (3) The board of trustees has the authority to contract with existing public facilities or not-for-profit corporations to provide services for the residents of the county or the service area to be served;  (4) The board of trustees shall submit information as required on the disbursement of moneys from the community mental health fund set up to accomplish the purposes as set out in sections 205.977 and 205.982 to the department by such date as it specifies in order to facilitate annual preparation of regional and state plans. ­­-------- (L. 1969 S.B. 168 § 12, A.L. 1978 S.B. 652, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1383)  Effective 1-1-91
MO Rev Stat § 205.987 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 205 - County Health and Welfare Programs|Section 205.987 - Duties of department as to standards — to be met, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1978, 2 histories   205.987. Duties of department as to standards — to be met, when. — 1. In consultation with the state advisory council for comprehensive psychiatric services and existing public or private entities providing any comprehensive community mental health services, the department shall develop and promulgate standards of construction, staffing, operations, and services which any public or private entity providing any comprehensive mental health services shall meet before funds collected pursuant to sections 205.975 to 205.990 may be disbursed. The records, operations, and services provided by any entity under sections 205.975 to 205.990 shall be subject to annual review or inspection by the department.  2. Any entity which provides or seeks to provide any comprehensive mental health service and desires to apply for federal community mental health grants for the purpose of constructing, operating, maintaining, or staffing a comprehensive mental health service shall meet all standards of construction, staffing, operations, and maintenance as developed and promulgated by the department in consultation with the state advisory council for comprehensive psychiatric services and existing public or private entities providing any comprehensive mental health services. Such entities shall be subject to annual review and inspection by the department. ­­-------- (L. 1969 S.B. 168 § 13, A.L. 1978 S.B. 652)
MO Rev Stat § 205.988 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 205 - County Health and Welfare Programs|Section 205.988 - Additional duties of department.

Effective - 28 Aug 1978   205.988. Additional duties of department. — In addition to duties and powers elsewhere provided in sections 205.975 to 205.990, the department shall do the following:  (1) Develop and establish arrangements and procedures for the effective coordination and integration of department services and community mental health services;  (2) Provide consultative services to counties seeking to establish or support community mental health services, and provide other consultative services to the counties, community mental health centers, mental health clinics, or any comprehensive mental health service as the department may deem feasible and appropriate;  (3) Develop and collect information needed to perform its duties in such a manner that the identity of any individual who receives a service from an entity receiving funds pursuant to sections 205.975 to 205.990 shall be confidential in accordance with state and federal law. ­­-------- (L. 1978 S.B. 652)
MO Rev Stat § 205.989 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 205 - County Health and Welfare Programs|Section 205.989 - Payment for services — services not to be denied for inability to pay.

Effective - 28 Aug 1978   205.989. Payment for services — services not to be denied for inability to pay. — 1. No person because of inability to pay shall be denied the services of a community mental health center, mental health clinic, or other public facility or not-for-profit corporation in which a county or participating counties have established services or provided funds pursuant to sections 205.975 to 205.990.  2. Based on their abilities to pay, persons receiving any comprehensive mental health services funded either in whole or in part in accordance with sections 205.975 to 205.990 shall be charged for the services. The amounts necessary to be charged for the services shall be related to the actual per capita inpatient costs or actual outpatient or examination or other service costs. ­­-------- (L. 1978 S.B. 652)
MO Rev Stat § 205.990 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 205 - County Health and Welfare Programs|Section 205.990 - Nonparticipating counties to pay for residents, when, basis — determination of residence.

Effective - 01 Jan 1991   205.990. Nonparticipating counties to pay for residents, when, basis — determination of residence. — 1. If a community mental health center, mental health clinic, or any comprehensive mental health service is supported by some participating counties, but not by all the counties within the service area, then the center or clinic shall charge the nonparticipating counties for services rendered to persons not able to pay who are residents of such nonparticipating counties.  2. The amounts to be charged to the counties not participating shall be the same proportion of the actual per capita inpatient costs or actual outpatient costs for examination or other service costs as the proportion borne by the participating counties of the actual expenses of providing the comprehensive mental health service rendered to each person not able to pay who is a resident of a county not participating.  3. For the purpose of this section, the county of residence shall be determined as follows:  (1) If an individual is receiving a service that includes nighttime sleeping accommodations, his county of residence shall be that county in which the individual maintains his primary place of residence at the time he entered the community mental health center, mental health clinic, or other comprehensive mental health service;  (2) If an individual is receiving a service that does not include nighttime sleeping accommodations, his county of residence shall be that county in which the individual maintains his primary place of residence. ­­-------- (L. 1978 S.B. 652, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1383)  Effective 1-1-91
MO Rev Stat § 206.010 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 206 - Hospital District Law|Section 206.010 - District created, how — territory included — name — powers.

Effective - 28 Aug 1961   206.010. District created, how — territory included — name — powers. — 1. A hospital district may be created, incorporated and managed as provided in this chapter and may exercise the powers herein granted or necessarily implied. A hospital district may include municipalities or territory not in municipalities or both or territory in one or more counties; provided, that the provisions of this chapter are not effective in counties having a population of more than four hundred thousand inhabitants. The territory contained within the corporate limits of an existing hospital district shall not be incorporated in another hospital district.  2. When a hospital district is organized it shall be a body corporate and political subdivision of the state and shall be known as "______ Hospital District", and in that name may sue and be sued, levy and collect taxes within the limitations of this chapter and the constitution and issue bonds as herein provided. ­­-------- (L. 1961 p. 524 § 2)  (1985) Statute provision that the hospital district "may sue and be sued" in its own name does not waive sovereign immunity for negligence actions. State ex rel. New Liberty Hospital District v. Pratt (Mo. banc), 687 S.W.2d 184.
MO Rev Stat § 206.020 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 206 - Hospital District Law|Section 206.020 - Petition of voters for district, where filed, contents.

Effective - 28 Aug 1978   206.020. Petition of voters for district, where filed, contents. — Whenever the creation of a hospital district is desired, a number of voters residing in the proposed district equal to ten percent of the vote cast in the proposed district in the next preceding general election may file with the county clerk in which the territory or the greater part thereof is situated a petition requesting the creation thereof. In case the proposed district which shall be contiguous is situated in two or more counties, the petition shall be filed in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the greater part of the area is situated, and the commissioners of the county commission of said county shall set the petition for public hearing. The petition shall set forth:  (1) A description of the territory to be embraced in the proposed district;  (2) The names of the municipalities located within the area;  (3) The name of the proposed district;  (4) The population of the district which shall not be less than two thousand inhabitants;  (5) The assessed valuation of the area, which shall not be less than two million five hundred thousand dollars; and  (6) A request that the question be submitted to the voters residing within the limits of the proposed hospital district whether they will establish a hospital district under this chapter to be known as "______ Hospital District" for the purpose of constructing and maintaining a public hospital. ­­-------- (L. 1961 p. 524 § 3, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
MO Rev Stat § 206.030 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 206 - Hospital District Law|Section 206.030 - Notice of hearing on petition — costs of notice.

Effective - 28 Aug 1961   206.030. Notice of hearing on petition — costs of notice. — 1. Upon the filing of the petition with the county clerk, he shall present it to the commissioners of the county commission who shall thereupon set the petition for hearing within not less than thirty nor more than forty days after the filing thereof.  2. Notice shall be given by the commissioner of the county commission of the time and place where the hearing will be held, by publication on three separate days in one or more newspapers having a general circulation within the territory proposed to be incorporated as a hospital district, the first of which publications shall be not less than twenty days prior to the date set for the hearing and if there is no such newspaper, then notice shall be posted in ten of the most public places in the territory, not less than twenty days prior to the date set for the hearing. This notice shall include a description of the territory as set out in the petition, names of municipalities located therein and the name of the proposed district and the question of creating a hospital district.  3. The cost of printing and publication or posting of notices of public hearing thereon shall be paid in advance by the petitioners, and, if a district be organized under this chapter, they shall be reimbursed out of the funds received by the district from taxation or other sources. ­­-------- (L. 1961 p. 524 § 4)
MO Rev Stat § 206.040 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 206 - Hospital District Law|Section 206.040 - Procedure where several petitions filed — amendments.

Effective - 28 Aug 1961   206.040. Procedure where several petitions filed — amendments. — If two or more petitions covering in part the same territory are filed prior to the public hearing upon the petition which is first filed, the petitions shall be consolidated for public hearing, and hearing thereon may be continued to permit the giving of notice of any subsequent petition or petitions. At the public hearing upon the petitions, the petitioners in the petition first filed may move to amend the petition to include any part of the territory described in the subsequent petition or petitions, either as originally filed or as amended. Any such motion shall be allowed by the commissioners of the county commission. The public hearing shall proceed upon the first petition as originally filed or as so amended, and further proceedings upon any other petitions subsequently filed shall be stayed and held in abeyance until the termination of all proceedings upon the first petition, or any petition may be dismissed or withdrawn upon motion of the petitioners therein by their representatives. ­­-------- (L. 1961 p. 524 § 5)
MO Rev Stat § 206.050 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 206 - Hospital District Law|Section 206.050 - If petition sufficient county commission to order election.

Effective - 28 Aug 1978   206.050. If petition sufficient county commission to order election. — If the territory, petition and proceedings meet the requirements of this chapter, the commissioners of the county commission shall in and by the order finding and determining the sufficiency of the petition and that the territory meets the requirements of the chapter * order the question to be submitted to the voters of the proposed district. ­­-------- (L. 1961 p. 524 § 6, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)  *Word "shall" appears here in original rolls.
MO Rev Stat § 206.060 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 206 - Hospital District Law|Section 206.060 - Notice of election — tax levy, maximum tax rate — publication of board's plans required, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1999   206.060. Notice of election — tax levy, maximum tax rate — publication of board's plans required, when. — 1. Each notice shall state briefly the purpose of the election, setting forth the question to be voted upon, form of ballot to be used and a description of the territory. The notice shall further state that any district upon its establishment shall have the powers, objects and purposes provided by this chapter, and shall have the power to levy a property tax not to exceed one dollar on the one hundred dollars valuation.  2. For any ballot proposal in which the maximum levy exceeds fifty cents per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation, the board of directors shall publish in a newspaper or newspapers of general circulation and otherwise make available upon request a summary description of the board's plans for using the money for ongoing hospital operations. ­­-------- (L. 1961 p. 524 § 7, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1984 S.B. 576, A.L. 1999 S.B. 348)
MO Rev Stat § 206.070 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 206 - Hospital District Law|Section 206.070 - Form of ballot.

Effective - 28 Aug 1984   206.070. Form of ballot. — The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form: Shall there be organized in the counties of ______, state of Missouri, a hospital district for the establishment and operation of a hospital to be located at* ______ in ______ County, Missouri, and having the power to impose a property tax not to exceed the annual rate of fifty cents on the hundred dollars assessed valuation without voter approval, and such additional tax as may be approved hereafter by vote thereon to be known as "______ Hospital District", as prayed for by petition filed with the county clerk of ______ County, Missouri, on the ______ day of ______, 20______? ­­-------- (L. 1961 p. 524 § 8, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1984 S.B. 576)  *Word "at" does not appear in original rolls.
MO Rev Stat § 206.080 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 206 - Hospital District Law|Section 206.080 - Results of election to be entered in county records.

Effective - 28 Aug 1978   206.080. Results of election to be entered in county records. — The county commissioners shall cause the order determining and declaring results of the election to be entered upon the records of the commission and a certified copy thereof shall be filed with the county clerk of each other county in which the proposed district lies who shall cause the same to be spread upon the records of the county commission. If the order shows that the majority of the votes cast on the question are in favor thereof, the order shall declare the district organized. ­­-------- (L. 1961 p. 524 § 9, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
MO Rev Stat § 206.100 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 206 - Hospital District Law|Section 206.100 - Powers of board of directors — first meeting — officers — bylaws — time for meetings.

Effective - 28 Aug 1961   206.100. Powers of board of directors — first meeting — officers — bylaws — time for meetings. — 1. The board of directors of a district shall possess and exercise all of its legislative and executive powers. Within thirty days after the election of the initial directors, the board shall meet. The time and place of the first meeting of the board shall be designated by the county commission. At its first meeting the board shall elect a chairman from its members and select a secretary, treasurer and such officers or employees as it deems expedient or necessary for the accomplishment of its corporate objects. The secretary and treasurer need not be members of the board. At the meeting the board by ordinance shall define the first and subsequent fiscal years of the district, and shall adopt a corporate seal and bylaws, which shall determine the times for the annual election of officers and of other regular and special meetings of the board and shall contain the rules for the transaction of other business of the district and for amending the bylaws.  2. Each director of any district shall devote such time to the duties of the office as the faithful discharge thereof may require and shall serve without compensation. ­­-------- (L. 1961 p. 524 § 11)
MO Rev Stat § 206.105 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 206 - Hospital District Law|Section 206.105 - Bylaws of board of trustees, contents — applications to practice, contents.

Effective - 28 Aug 1971   206.105. Bylaws of board of trustees, contents — applications to practice, contents. — 1. The board of hospital trustees shall include in its bylaws that every physician, a podiatrist and dentist requesting permission to practice in its hospital shall submit an application for staff membership in writing to it upon forms approved by the board. In his application each applicant shall give specifically his training and qualifications, his willingness to accept the board as the supreme governing authority of the hospital, his willingness to abide by the bylaws of the board and the staff in all respects, and his determination to practice his profession in a manner which is legal, moral, and ethical. A written copy of all such bylaws, with any amendments, shall be kept on file in the office of the hospital administrator and shall be available to all staff members and applicants during normal business hours.  2. The professional staff of the hospital shall be an organized group which shall initiate and, with the approval of the board, adopt bylaws, rules, regulations, and policies governing professional activities in the hospital. General practitioners may practice in the hospital in accordance with their competence as recommended by the professional staff and as authorized by the board. ­­-------- (L. 1971 H.B. 301)