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MO Rev Stat § 191.907 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 191 - Health and Welfare|Section 191.907 - Original source of information to receive a portion of any recovery.

Effective - 28 Aug 2007   191.907. Original source of information to receive a portion of any recovery. — 1. Any person who is the original source of the information used by the attorney general to bring an action under subsection 14 of section 191.905 shall receive ten percent of any recovery by the attorney general. As used in this section, "original source of information" means information no part of which has been previously disclosed to or known by the government or public. If the court finds that the person who was the original source of the information used by the attorney general to bring an action under subsection 14 of section 191.905 planned, initiated, or participated in the conduct upon which the action is brought, such person shall not be entitled to any percentage of the recovery obtained in such action.  2. Any person who is the original source of information about the willful violation by any person of section 36.460 shall receive ten percent of the amount of compensation that would have been paid the employee forfeiting his or her position under section 36.460 if the employee was found to have acted fraudulently in connection with the state medical assistance program. ­­-------- (L. 2007 S.B. 577)
MO Rev Stat § 191.908 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 191 - Health and Welfare|Section 191.908 - Whistleblower protections — violations, penalty.

Effective - 28 Aug 2007   191.908. Whistleblower protections — violations, penalty. — 1. An employer shall not discharge, demote, suspend, threaten, harass, or otherwise discriminate against an employee in the terms and conditions of employment because the employee initiates, assists in, or participates in a proceeding or court action under sections 191.900 to 191.910. Such prohibition shall not apply to an employment action against an employee who:  (1) The court finds brought a frivolous or clearly vexatious claim;  (2) The court finds to have planned, initiated, or participated in the conduct upon which the action is brought; or  (3) Is convicted of criminal conduct arising from a violation of sections 191.900 to 191.910.  2. An employer who violates this section is liable to the employee for all of the following:  (1) Reinstatement to the employee's position without loss of seniority;  (2) Two times the amount of lost back pay;  (3) Interest on the back pay at the rate of one percent over the prime rate. ­­-------- (L. 2007 S.B. 577)
MO Rev Stat § 191.914 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 191 - Health and Welfare|Section 191.914 - False report or claim, penalty.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   191.914. False report or claim, penalty. — 1. Any person who intentionally files a false report or claim alleging a violation of sections 191.900 to 191.910 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Any second or subsequent violation of this section is a class E felony and shall be punished as provided by law.  2. Any person who receives any compensation in exchange for knowingly failing to report any violation of subsections 1 to 3 of section 191.905 is guilty of a class E felony. ­­-------- (L. 2007 S.B. 577, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 191.915 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 191 - Health and Welfare|Section 191.915 - Breast-feeding information provided, when, by whom.

Effective - 28 Aug 1999   191.915. Breast-feeding information provided, when, by whom. — 1. Every hospital, as defined in section 197.020, and ambulatory surgical center, as defined in section 197.200, that provides obstetrical care shall:  (1) Provide new mothers, where appropriate as determined by the attending physician, with information on breast-feeding and the benefits to the child; and  (2) Provide new mothers, where appropriate as determined by the attending physician, with information on local breast-feeding support groups; or  (3) Offer breast-feeding consultations to new mothers, where appropriate as determined by the attending physician.  2. Beginning January 1, 2000, every licensed physician who provides obstetrical or gynecological consultation shall, where appropriate as determined by such physician, inform patients as to the prenatal preparation for and postnatal benefits of breast-feeding a child.  3. The department of health and senior services shall produce written information on breast-feeding and the health benefits to the child, and shall distribute such information to physicians described in subsection 2 of this section and to hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers described in subsection 1 of this section upon request. ­­-------- (L. 1999 S.B. 8 & 173 § 5)
MO Rev Stat § 191.918 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 191 - Health and Welfare|Section 191.918 - Breast-feeding in public permitted — not sexual conduct, public indecency, or obscenity — no municipal ordinances to prohibit or restrict.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   191.918. Breast-feeding in public permitted — not sexual conduct, public indecency, or obscenity — no municipal ordinances to prohibit or restrict. — 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a mother may, with discretion, breast-feed her child or express breast milk in any public or private location where the mother is otherwise authorized to be.  2. The act of a mother breast-feeding a child or expressing breast milk in a public or private location where the mother and child are otherwise authorized to be shall not:  (1) Constitute sexual conduct or sexual contact as defined in section 566.010; or  (2) Be considered an act of public indecency, indecent exposure, sexual conduct, lewd touching, or obscenity or any other similar term for purposes of state or municipal law.  3. A municipality shall not enact an ordinance prohibiting or restricting a mother from breast-feeding a child or expressing breast milk in a public or private location where the mother and child are otherwise authorized to be. ­­-------- (L. 1999 S.B. 8 & 173 § 6, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1320)
MO Rev Stat § 191.923 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 191 - Health and Welfare|Section 191.923 - Prenatally diagnosed conditions, patient to be provided information — definitions — clearinghouse of information to be established.

Effective - 28 Aug 2007   191.923. Prenatally diagnosed conditions, patient to be provided information — definitions — clearinghouse of information to be established. — 1. The general assembly of the state of Missouri hereby finds and declares that pregnant women who choose to undergo prenatal screening should have access to timely and informative counseling about the conditions being tested for, the accuracy of such tests, and resources for obtaining support services for such conditions. Informed consent is a critical component of all genetic testing and prenatal screening, particularly as the results of such testing or screening and the counseling that follows may lead to the unnecessary abortion of unborn humans with Down Syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions.  2. As used in this section, the following terms shall mean:  (1) "Down Syndrome", a chromosomal disorder caused by an error in cell division that results in the presence of an extra whole or partial copy of chromosome 21;  (2) "Health care provider", any person or entity licensed, accredited, or certified by the state of Missouri to perform specified health services;  (3) "Prenatally diagnosed condition", any adverse fetal health condition identified by prenatal genetic testing or indicated by prenatal screening procedures;  (4) "Prenatal test", a diagnostic procedure or screening procedure performed upon a pregnant woman or her unborn offspring to obtain information about her offspring's health or development.  3. When a prenatally diagnosed condition, including but not limited to Down Syndrome, becomes known as a result of one or more prenatal tests, the physician or other health care professional who requested or ordered prenatal tests, or his or her designee, shall provide the patient with current information about the conditions that were tested for, the accuracy of such tests, and resources for obtaining support services for such conditions, including information hotlines specific to Down Syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions, resource centers, and clearinghouses for such conditions, support programs for parents and families, and the alternatives to abortion services program under section 188.325.  4. The department of health and senior services shall establish a clearinghouse of information concerning supportive services providers, information hotlines specific to Down Syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions, resource centers, education, other support programs for parents and families, and the alternatives to abortion services program under section 188.325. ­­-------- (L. 2007 H.B. 818 § 191.912)
MO Rev Stat § 191.931 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 191 - Health and Welfare|Section 191.931 - Early intervention services available — report, content.

Effective - 28 Aug 1999   191.931. Early intervention services available — report, content. — The IDEA Part C data system shall monitor the delivery of early intervention services to those infants identified by the newborn hearing screening program and report annually to the department of health and senior services. Information collected shall be sufficient to document the early intervention services provided, including the type of amplification or other assistive technologies, and the status of outcomes as identified on the individualized family service plan (IFSP). ­­-------- (L. 1999 H.B. 401 § 191.256)
MO Rev Stat § 191.937 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 191 - Health and Welfare|Section 191.937 - Rulemaking authority, procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 1999   191.937. Rulemaking authority, procedure. — 1. The director of the department of health and senior services may promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of sections 191.925, 191.928 and 191.934*. The director of the department of elementary and secondary education may promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of section 191.931. The directors of the departments of commerce and insurance and social services may promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of section 376.685.  2. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in sections 191.925 to 191.937 or section 376.685 shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. All rulemaking authority delegated prior to August 28, 1999, is of no force and effect and repealed. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to repeal or affect the validity of any rule filed or adopted prior to August 28, 1999, if it fully complied with all applicable provisions of law. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 1999, shall be invalid and void. ­­-------- (L. 1999 H.B. 401 § 191.265)  *Section 191.934 was repealed by S.B. 58, 2015
MO Rev Stat § 191.940 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 191 - Health and Welfare|Section 191.940 - Citation of law — definitions — hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to provide information about postpartum depression.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020   191.940. Citation of law — definitions — hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to provide information about postpartum depression. — 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Postpartum Depression Care Act".  2. As used in this section, the following terms shall mean:  (1) "Ambulatory surgical center", the same meaning as defined in section 197.200;  (2) "Health care provider", a physician licensed under chapter 334, an assistant physician or physician assistant licensed under chapter 334 and in a collaborative practice arrangement with a collaborating physician, and an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under chapter 335 and in a collaborative practice arrangement with a collaborating physician;  (3) "Hospital", the same meaning as defined in section 197.020;  (4) "Postnatal care", an office visit to a licensed health care provider occurring after pregnancy for the infant or birth mother;  (5) "Questionnaire", an assessment tool designed to detect the symptoms of postpartum depression or related mental health disorders, such as the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale, the Beck Depression Inventory, the Patient Health Questionnaire, or other validated assessment methods.  3. All hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers that provide labor and delivery services shall, prior to discharge following pregnancy, provide pregnant women and, if possible, fathers and other family members with complete information about postpartum depression, including its symptoms, methods of treatment, and available resources. The department of health and senior services, in cooperation with the department of mental health, shall provide written information that hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers may use and shall include such information on its website.  4. It is the intent of the general assembly to encourage health care providers providing postnatal care to women and pediatric care to infants to invite women to complete a questionnaire designed to detect the symptoms of postpartum depression and to review the completed questionnaire in accordance with the formal opinions and recommendations of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to ensure the health, well-being, and safety of the woman and the infant. ­­-------- (L. 2020 H.B. 1682)
MO Rev Stat § 191.980 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 191 - Health and Welfare|Section 191.980 - Missouri area health education centers program established — authority of director — duties.

Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories   191.980. Missouri area health education centers program established — authority of director — duties. — 1. The "Missouri Area Health Education Centers" program is hereby established as a collaborative partnership of higher educational institutions and regional area health education centers and other entities that have entered into a written agreement with the program. These higher educational institutions and regional area health education centers shall be those that are recognized as program offices or regional centers by the federal area health education centers program pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 294a. The program is designed to improve the supply, distribution, availability, and quality of health care personnel in Missouri communities and promote access to primary care for medically underserved communities and populations.  2. The director of the department of health and senior services shall have discretionary authority to monitor and recommend policy direction for the Missouri area health education centers program, including policies to ensure that all applicable requirements of the federal area health education centers program are met.  3. The area health education centers program shall:  (1) Develop and enhance health careers recruitment programs for Missouri students, especially underrepresented and disadvantaged students;  (2) Enhance and support community-based training of health professions students and medical residents;  (3) Provide educational and other programs designed to support practicing health professionals; and  (4) Collaborate with health, education, and human services organizations to design, facilitate, and promote programs to improve access to health care and health status in Missouri. ­­-------- (L. 2004 S.B. 1274 § 191.1015, A.L. 2018 S.B. 843)
MO Rev Stat § 191.990 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 191 - Health and Welfare|Section 191.990 - Diabetes goals and benchmarks — report, contents.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   191.990. Diabetes goals and benchmarks — report, contents. — 1. The MO HealthNet division and the department of health and senior services shall collaborate to coordinate goals and benchmarks in each agency's plans to reduce the incidence of diabetes in Missouri, improve diabetes care, and control complications associated with diabetes.  2. The MO HealthNet division and the department of health and senior services shall submit a report to the general assembly by January first of each odd-numbered year on the following:  (1) The prevalence and financial impact of diabetes of all types on the state of Missouri. Items in this assessment shall include an estimate of the number of people with diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes, the number of individuals with diabetes impacted or covered by the agency programs addressing diabetes, the financial impact of diabetes, and its complications on Missouri based on the most recently published cost estimates for diabetes;  (2) An assessment of the benefits of implemented programs and activities aimed at controlling diabetes and preventing the disease;  (3) A description of the level of coordination existing between the agencies, their contracted partners, and other stakeholders on activities, programs, and messaging on managing, treating, or preventing all forms of diabetes and its complications;  (4) The development or revision of detailed action plans for battling diabetes with a range of actionable items for consideration by the general assembly. The plans shall identify proposed action steps to reduce the impact of diabetes, prediabetes, and related diabetes complications. The plan also shall identify expected outcomes of the action steps proposed in the following biennium while also establishing benchmarks for controlling and preventing diabetes; and  (5) The development of a detailed budget blueprint identifying needs, costs, and resources required to implement the plan identified in subdivision (4) of this subsection. This blueprint shall include a budget range for all options presented in the plan identified in subdivision (4) of this subsection for consideration by the general assembly.  3. The requirements of subsections 1 and 2 of this section shall be limited to diabetes information, data, initiatives, and programs within each agency prior to August 28, 2014, unless there is unobligated funding for diabetes in each agency that may be used for new research, data collection, reporting, or other requirements of subsections 1 and 2 of this section. ­­-------- (L. 2014 S.B. 716 merged with S.B. 754)
MO Rev Stat § 191.1050 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 191 - Health and Welfare|Section 191.1050 - Definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 2007   191.1050. Definitions. — As used in sections 191.1050 to 191.1056, the following terms shall mean:  (1) "Area of defined need", a rural area or section of an urban area of this state which is located in a federally designated health professional shortage area and which is designated by the department as being in need of the services of health care professionals;  (2) "Department", the department of health and senior services;  (3) "Director", the director of the department of health and senior services;  (4) "Eligible facility", a public or nonprofit private medical facility or other health care facility licensed under chapter 197, any mental health facility defined in section 632.005, rural health clinic, or any group of licensed health care professionals in an area of defined need that is designated by the department as eligible to receive disbursements from the Missouri health care access fund under section 191.1056. ­­-------- (L. 2007 S.B. 577)
MO Rev Stat § 191.1053 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 191 - Health and Welfare|Section 191.1053 - Designation of areas — re-evaluation of designations, when — rulemaking authority.

Effective - 28 Aug 2007   191.1053. Designation of areas — re-evaluation of designations, when — rulemaking authority. — 1. The department shall have the authority to designate an eligible facility or facilities in an area of defined need. In making such designation, the department shall consult with local health departments and consider factors, including but not limited to the health status of the population of the area, the ability of the population of the area to pay for health services, the accessibility the population of the area has to health services, and the availability of health professionals in the area.  2. The department shall reevaluate the designation of an eligible facility six years from the initial designation and every six years thereafter. Each such facility shall have the burden of proving that the facility meets the applicable requirements regarding the definition of an eligible facility.  3. The department shall not revoke the designation of an eligible facility until the department has afforded interested persons and groups in the facility's area of defined need to provide data and information in support of renewing the designation. The department may make a determination on the basis of such data and information and other data and information available to the department.  4. The department may promulgate rules to implement the provisions of sections 191.1050 to 191.1056. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536, to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2007, shall be invalid and void. ­­-------- (L. 2007 S.B. 577)