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MO Rev Stat § 197.210 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 197 - Medical Treatment Facility Licenses|Section 197.210 - Application, form of — fee, exception.

Effective - 28 Aug 1982   197.210. Application, form of — fee, exception. — 1. Application for a license shall be made to the department upon forms provided by the department and shall contain such information as the department may require. The department of health and senior services may require affirmative evidence of ability to comply with such reasonable standards, rules and regulations as are lawfully prescribed under the provisions of sections 197.200 to 197.240.  2. Each application for a license, except applications from governmental units, shall be accompanied by an annual license fee of two hundred dollars. All license fees shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of general revenue. ­­-------- (L. 1975 S.B. 1 § 3, A.L. 1982 S.B. 575)
MO Rev Stat § 197.215 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 197 - Medical Treatment Facility Licenses|Section 197.215 - License to issue, when — transfer or assignment of license, when — display required.

Effective - 24 Oct 2017, 2 histories   197.215. License to issue, when — transfer or assignment of license, when — display required. — 1. Upon receipt of an application for a license, the department of health and senior services shall issue a license if the applicant and ambulatory surgical center facilities or abortion facilities meet the requirements established under sections 197.200 to 197.240, and have provided affirmative evidence that:  (1) Each member of the surgical staff is a physician, dentist or podiatrist currently licensed to practice in Missouri, and each person authorized to perform or induce abortions is a physician currently licensed to practice in Missouri;  (2) Surgical procedures in ambulatory surgical centers shall be performed only by physicians, dentists or podiatrists, who at the time are privileged to perform surgical procedures in at least one licensed hospital in the community in which the ambulatory surgical center is located, thus providing assurance to the public that patients treated in the center shall receive continuity of care should the services of a hospital be required; alternatively, applicant shall submit a copy of a current working agreement with at least one licensed hospital in the community in which the ambulatory surgical center is located, guaranteeing the transfer and admittance of patients for emergency treatment whenever necessary;  (3) Continuous physician services or registered professional nursing services are provided whenever a patient is in the facility;  (4) Adequate medical records for each patient are to be maintained.  2. Upon receipt of an application for a license, or the renewal thereof, the department shall issue or renew the license if the applicant and program meet the requirements established under sections 197.200 to 197.240. Each license shall be issued only for the persons and premises named in the application. A license, unless sooner suspended or revoked, shall be issued for a period of one year.  3. Each license shall be issued only for the premises and persons or governmental units named in the application, and shall not be transferable or assignable except with the written consent of the department. Licenses shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.  4. If, during the period in which an ambulatory surgical center license or an abortion facility license is in effect, the license holder or operator legally transfers operational responsibilities by any process to another person as defined in section 197.200, an application shall be made for the issuance of a new license to become effective on the transfer date. ­­-------- (L. 1975 S.B. 1 § 4, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1162, A.L. 2017 2d Ex. Sess. S.B. 5) Effective 10-24-17
MO Rev Stat § 197.220 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 197 - Medical Treatment Facility Licenses|Section 197.220 - Denial, suspension or revocation of license.

Effective - 24 Oct 2017, 2 histories   197.220. 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 the department finds that there has been a substantial failure to comply with the requirements of sections 197.200 to 197.240, or in any case in which the director of the department makes a finding that:  (1) The applicant, or if the applicant is a firm, partnership or association, any of its members, or if a corporation, any of its officers or directors, or the person designated to manage or supervise the facility, has been finally adjudicated and found guilty, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, in a criminal prosecution under the laws of any state or of the United States, for any offense reasonably related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of an ambulatory surgical center or of an abortion facility, or for any offense an essential element of which is fraud, dishonesty, or an act of violence, or for any offense involving moral turpitude, whether or not sentence is imposed;  (2) The licensure status or record of the applicant, or if the applicant is a firm, partnership or association, of any of its members, or if a corporation, of any of its officers or directors, or of the person designated to manage or supervise the facility, from any other state, federal district or land, territory or commonwealth of the United States, or of any foreign country where the applicant has done business in a similar capacity indicates that granting a license to the applicant would be detrimental to the interests of the public. ­­-------- (L. 1975 S.B. 1 § 5, A.L. 1978 S.B. 661, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1162, A.L. 2017 2d Ex. Sess. S.B. 5) Effective 10-24-17
MO Rev Stat § 197.221 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 197 - Medical Treatment Facility Licenses|Section 197.221 - Review of license denial or revocation by administrative hearing commission.

Effective - 28 Aug 1993   197.221. Review of license denial or revocation 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 197.200 to 197.240, including the refusal to grant, the grant, the revocation, the suspension, or the failure to renew a license, may seek a determination thereon by the administrative hearing commission pursuant to the provisions of section 621.045 and it shall not be a condition to such determination that the person aggrieved seek a reconsideration, a rehearing, or exhaust any other procedure within the department of health and senior services. ­­-------- (L. 1978 S.B. 661, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1162, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52)
MO Rev Stat § 197.225 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 197 - Medical Treatment Facility Licenses|Section 197.225 - Department of health and senior services may promulgate regulations — abortion facilities to maintain written protocols for medical emergencies and transfer of patients.

Effective - 24 Oct 2017, 2 histories   197.225. Department of health and senior services may promulgate regulations — abortion facilities to maintain written protocols for medical emergencies and transfer of patients. — 1. The department of health and senior services may adopt such reasonable rules, regulations, and standards for the types of services provided as are necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 197.200 to 197.240, and to assure quality patient care and patient safety, which shall include, but not be limited to:  (1) Construction of the facility including, but not limited to, plumbing, heating, lighting, and ventilation which should insure the health, safety, comfort, and privacy of patients and protection from fire hazard;  (2) Number, qualifications, and organization of all personnel, having responsibility for any part of the care provided to the patients;  (3) Equipment essential to the health, welfare, and safety of the patients;  (4) Facilities, programs, and services to be provided in connection with the care of patients in ambulatory surgical centers; and  (5) Procedures for peer review and for receiving and investigating complaints regarding any ambulatory surgical center or any physician, dentist, podiatrist, nurse, assistant, manager, supervisor, or employee practicing or working in any such facility.  2. The department of health and senior services may adopt separate rules, regulations, or standards to apply to ambulatory surgical centers and to apply to abortion facilities.  3. Abortion facilities shall be required to maintain a written protocol for managing medical emergencies and the transfer of patients requiring further emergency care to a hospital within a reasonable distance from the abortion facility. ­­-------- (L. 1975 S.B. 1 § 6, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1162, A.L. 2017 2d Ex. Sess. S.B. 5) Effective 10-24-17
MO Rev Stat § 197.230 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 197 - Medical Treatment Facility Licenses|Section 197.230 - Department may inspect and investigate — delegation of such authority authorized, when — abortion facilities, unannounced on-site inspections — public reports.

Effective - 24 Oct 2017, 2 histories   197.230. Department may inspect and investigate — delegation of such authority authorized, when — abortion facilities, unannounced on-site inspections — public reports. — 1. The department of health and senior services shall make, or cause to be made, such inspections and investigations as it deems necessary. The department may delegate its powers and duties to investigate and inspect ambulatory surgical centers or abortion facilities to an official of a political subdivision having a population of at least four hundred fifty thousand if such political subdivision is deemed qualified by the department to inspect and investigate ambulatory surgical centers. The official so designated shall submit a written report of his or her findings to the department and the department may accept the recommendations of such official if it determines that the facility inspected meets minimum standards established pursuant to sections 197.200 to 197.240.  2. In the case of any abortion facility, the department shall make or cause to be made an unannounced on-site inspection and investigation at least annually. Such on-site inspection and investigation shall include, but not be limited to, the following areas:  (1) Compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements for an abortion facility, including requirements that the facility maintain adequate staffing and equipment to respond to medical emergencies;  (2) Compliance with the provisions of chapter 188; and  (3) Compliance with the requirement in section 197.215 that continuous physician services or registered professional nursing services be provided whenever a patient is in the facility.  3. Inspection, investigation, and quality assurance reports shall be made available to the public. Any portion of a report may be redacted when made publicly available if such portion would disclose information that is not subject to disclosure under the law. ­­-------- (L. 1975 S.B. 1 § 7, A.L. 2017 2d Ex. Sess. S.B. 5) Effective 10-24-17
MO Rev Stat § 197.235 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 197 - Medical Treatment Facility Licenses|Section 197.235 - Failure to have license a misdemeanor — attorney general to represent department, institute actions — advertising, cannot imply state operation, fine.

Effective - 24 Oct 2017, 2 histories   197.235. Failure to have license a misdemeanor — attorney general to represent department, institute actions — advertising, cannot imply state operation, fine. — 1. Any person operating, conducting, managing, or establishing an ambulatory surgical center or abortion facility without a license required by sections 197.200 to 197.240 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars. Each day of continuing violation shall constitute a separate offense.  2. The attorney general shall represent the department of health and senior services and shall institute an action in the name of the state for injunctive or other relief against any person or governmental unit to restrain or prevent the establishment, conduct, management, or operation of an ambulatory surgical center or abortion facility without a license issued pursuant to the provisions of sections 197.200 to 197.240.  3. Any person operating, conducting, managing, or establishing an ambulatory surgical center or abortion facility who, in the course of advertising, promoting, or otherwise publicizing the activities, business, location, or any other matter concerning the operations of said ambulatory surgical center or abortion facility, uses or employs in any manner the words "State, Missouri, State of Missouri, Department of Health and Senior Services, the initials 'Mo.'," or any emblem of the state of Missouri or the department of health and senior services, for the purpose of conveying or in any manner reasonably calculated to convey the false impression that the state of Missouri or any department, agency, bureau, or instrumentality thereof is involved in the business of said ambulatory surgical center or abortion facility, or took part in said advertisement, promotion, publicity, or other statement, shall be subject to a fine of one hundred dollars per day for each day during the period beginning with the day said advertisement, promotion, publication, or statement first appears and ending on the day on which it is withdrawn. ­­-------- (L. 1975 S.B. 1 § 8, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1162, A.L. 2017 2d Ex. Sess. S.B. 5) Effective 10-24-17
MO Rev Stat § 197.240 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 197 - Medical Treatment Facility Licenses|Section 197.240 - Accident and health insurers to cover care in an ambulatory surgical center or abortion facility, exceptions.

Effective - 24 Oct 2017, 2 histories   197.240. Accident and health insurers to cover care in an ambulatory surgical center or abortion facility, exceptions. — After September 28, 1975, no individual or group health insurance policy of insurance providing coverage on an expense incurred basis, nor individual or group service or indemnity type contract issued by a nonprofit corporation, nor any self-insured group health benefit plan or trust, of any kind or description, shall be issued or payment accepted therefor in renewal or continuation thereof unless coverage for any service performed in an ambulatory surgical center or abortion facility is provided for therein if such service would have been covered under the terms of the policy or contract as an eligible inpatient service, except as provided in section 376.805. Nothing in this section shall apply to a group contract, plan or trust which provides health care and surgical care directly to its members and their dependents. Nothing in this section shall be construed to mandate coverage under an individual or group health insurance policy of insurance providing coverage on an expense-incurred basis, or an individual or group service or indemnity type contract issued by a nonprofit corporation, or any self-insured group health benefit plan or trust, of any kind or description, to provide health insurance for services which are usually performed in a physician's office. ­­-------- (L. 1975 S.B. 1 § 9, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1162, A.L. 2017 2d Ex. Sess. S.B. 5) Effective 10-24-17
MO Rev Stat § 197.250 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 197 - Medical Treatment Facility Licenses|Section 197.250 - Definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1992   197.250. Definitions. — As used in sections 197.250 to 197.280, the following terms mean:  (1) "Abuse", any physical, emotional, or sexual maltreatment;  (2) "Branch office", a location or site from which a hospice provides services within a portion of the total geographic area served by the parent agency where the area served is contiguous to or part of the area served by the whole agency;  (3) "Council", the state hospice advisory council created in section 197.272;  (4) "Department", the department of health and senior services;  (5) "Hospice", a coordinated program of palliative and supportive services provided in both home and inpatient settings which provides for physical, psychological, social and spiritual care for dying persons and their families where services are provided by a medically directed interdisciplinary team of professionals and volunteers and bereavement care is available to the family following the death of the person;  (6) "Neglect", the failure to provide, or arrange for the provisions of, the services which are reasonable and necessary to maintain the physical and mental health of a client when such failure presents either an imminent danger to the health, safety or welfare of the client or a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm would result. Such failure shall not constitute neglect if the failure results from circumstances which:  (a) Are beyond the control of the person or entity failing to provide such services; and  (b) Render it impossible for the person or entity to provide such services and to arrange for the provision of such services;  (7) "Parent agency", the agency that develops and maintains administrative control of subunits and branch offices, and also maintains supervisory control of branch offices;  (8) "Physician", a person licensed by the state board of registration for the healing arts under the provisions of chapter 334 to practice in this state as a physician and surgeon;  (9) "Residence", the client's actual dwelling place, including institutional dwelling places. ­­-------- (L. 1992 H.B. 899 § 1)
MO Rev Stat § 197.252 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 197 - Medical Treatment Facility Licenses|Section 197.252 - Certificate required — standards.

Effective - 28 Aug 1992   197.252. Certificate required — standards. — 1. No person or other entity shall provide hospice care, or hold himself out as a hospice, unless such person has a certificate pursuant to sections 197.250 to 197.280.  2. All skilled care provided by a hospice shall be provided in accordance with professionally accepted standards. ­­-------- (L. 1992 H.B. 899 § 2)
MO Rev Stat § 197.254 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 197 - Medical Treatment Facility Licenses|Section 197.254 - Application for certificate — fee, how determined — temporary permit — survey and approval — posting of certificate — branch offices.

Effective - 28 Aug 1996   197.254. Application for certificate — fee, how determined — temporary permit — survey and approval — posting of certificate — branch offices. — 1. Any person or other entity desiring to provide hospice care shall file, with the department of health and senior services, a written application for a certificate on a form to be prescribed by the director of the department. Such application shall be accompanied by a fee to be determined by the department of health and senior services with input from the hospice advisory council. The fee will be based on a sliding scale with a minimum of two hundred fifty dollars, maximum seven hundred fifty dollars. Any person or entity which exacts no charge shall be exempt from the provisions of sections 197.250 to 197.280.  2. The department may issue a temporary operating permit to any hospice which has filed an application, pending the approval of such application. Any temporary operating permit or certificate issued pursuant to sections 197.250 to 197.280 shall be issued only for the person or entity listed on the application.  3. Upon the receipt of the application and the fee, if one is required, the department shall conduct a survey to evaluate the quality of services rendered by an applicant for certification. The department shall approve the application of and issue a certificate to any applicant which is in compliance with all the provisions of sections 197.250 to 197.280 and the rules made pursuant thereto, and which passes the department's survey.  4. The hospice shall post the temporary operating permit or certificate under which it is operating in a conspicuous place in its main office.  5. Any certificate issued pursuant to this section shall be subject to renewal as provided in section 197.256.  6. Any pharmacy operated by a licensed hospice shall be licensed and inspected by the board of pharmacy as provided in chapter 338.  7. Branch offices shall be located sufficiently close to share administration and supervision and services in a manner that renders it unnecessary for it to be separately certificated, except as otherwise provided in sections 197.250 to 197.280. ­­-------- (L. 1992 H.B. 899 § 3, A.L. 1996 S.B. 916)
MO Rev Stat § 197.256 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 197 - Medical Treatment Facility Licenses|Section 197.256 - Renewal, when required, form, fee — survey, approval, renewal of certificate — certificate not renewed is void — statistical reports required.

Effective - 28 Aug 1992   197.256. Renewal, when required, form, fee — survey, approval, renewal of certificate — certificate not renewed is void — statistical reports required. — 1. A hospice shall apply for renewal of its certificate not less than once every twelve months. In addition, such hospice shall apply for renewal not less than thirty days before any change in ownership or management of the hospice. Such application shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee as set forth in subsection 1 of section 197.254. Application shall be made upon a form prescribed by the department.  2. Upon receipt of the application and fee, if a fee is required, the department shall conduct a survey to evaluate the quality of services rendered by an applicant for renewal. The department shall approve the application and renew the certificate of any applicant which is in compliance with sections 197.250 to 197.280 and the rules made pursuant thereto and which passes the department's survey.  3. The certificate of any hospice which has not been renewed as required by this section shall be void.  4. The department shall require all certificated hospices to submit statistical reports. The content, format, and frequency of such reports shall be prescribed by the department. ­­-------- (L. 1992 H.B. 899 § 4)