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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 205 - County Health and Welfare Programs › Section 205.965 - Federal regulations to be followed, inspections, audits — food stamp vendors to be approved and licensed, fees — actions to restrain violations, procedure — penalty — rulemaking procedure.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 205
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
205.965. Federal regulations to be followed, inspections, audits — food stamp vendors to be approved and licensed, fees — actions to restrain violations, procedure — penalty — rulemaking procedure. —
1. Counties, state agencies, issuing agencies, retail food outlets, wholesale food concerns, banks and all persons who participate in or administer any part of the distribution program of surplus agricultural commodities or a food stamp plan shall comply with all state and federal laws, rules and regulations applicable to such program or plans and shall be subject to inspection and audit by the family support division with respect to the operation of the program or plan.
2. To the extent authorized by federal law, all food stamp vendors shall be approved and licensed by the family support division. The division may promulgate rules and regulations necessary to administer the provisions of this section. The division shall set the amount of the fees for licensing food stamp vendors at a level to produce revenue which shall not substantially exceed the cost and expense of administering the provisions of this section. An action may be brought by the department to temporarily or permanently enjoin or restrain any violation of this subsection or the regulations applicable thereto. Any action brought under the provisions of this subsection shall be heard by the court within no more than twenty days after the action has been filed and service made upon the vendor. Any person who in any way conducts business as a food stamp vendor without approval and license by the family support division shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. A second offense within five years after the first conviction shall be a class E felony.
3. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024.
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(L. 1969 S.B. 23 § 205.985, A.L. 1992 H.B. 899, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision merged with S.B. 491)
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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 205 - County Health and Welfare Programs › Section 205.969 - Sheltered workshop program rules and regulations — board may provide residences or social centers.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 205
• Effective - 28 Aug 1993
205.969. Sheltered workshop program rules and regulations — board may provide residences or social centers. —
1. The board may provide a sheltered workshop program for the county or city not within a county and as part of the program shall conduct work and developmental programs as provided by section 178.910 pursuant to rules and standards developed and adopted by the department of elementary and secondary education.
2. The board may provide places of residence and related activity or social centers for those eligible persons.
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(L. 1969 S.B. 40 § 2, A.L. 1975 H.B. 240, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1385, A.L. 1993 S.B. 366)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 205 - County Health and Welfare Programs › Section 205.971 - Tax levy, approval, use.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 205
• Effective - 28 Aug 1993
205.971. Tax levy, approval, use. —
The board of aldermen or other governing body of a city not within a county and the county commission or other governing body of the county, except for a county of the first classification having a charter form of government containing in part a city with a population of more than three hundred fifty thousand inhabitants, or a county of the first classification having a charter form of government with a population of at least nine hundred thousand inhabitants may, upon approval of a majority of the qualified voters of such city or county thereon, levy and collect a tax not to exceed four mills per dollar of assessed valuation upon all taxable property within the city or county for the purpose of establishing and maintaining the county sheltered workshop, residence, facility and/or related services. The county commission or other governing body of a county of the first classification having a charter form of government containing in whole or part a city with a population of more than three hundred fifty thousand inhabitants, or a county of the first classification having a charter form of government with a population of at least nine hundred thousand inhabitants may, upon approval of a majority of the qualified voters of such county or city voting thereon, levy and collect a tax not to exceed two mills per dollar of assessed valuation upon all taxable property within such county or city for the purpose of establishing and maintaining the county or city sheltered workshop, residence, facility and/or related services. The tax so levied shall be collected along with other county taxes, or in the case of a city not within a county, with other city taxes, in the manner provided by law. All funds collected for this purpose shall be deposited in a special fund and shall be used for no other purpose. Deposits in the fund shall be expended only upon approval of the board.
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(L. 1969 S.B. 40 § 4, A.L. 1975 H.B. 240, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1383, A.L. 1992 S.B. 630, A.L. 1993 S.B. 366)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 205 - County Health and Welfare Programs › Section 205.972 - Maximum tax — ballot form.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 205
• Effective - 28 Aug 1993
205.972. Maximum tax — ballot form. —
1. The tax may not be levied to exceed forty cents per each one hundred dollars assessed valuation therefor except for a county of the first classification having a charter form of government containing in whole or part a city with a population of more than three hundred fifty thousand inhabitants, or a county of the first classification having a charter form of government with a population of at least nine hundred thousand inhabitants voting thereon shall not levy a tax to exceed twenty cents per each one hundred dollars assessed valuation therefor.
2. The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
Shall ______ (name of county or city not within a county) establish, improve, (and) (or) maintain a sheltered workshop (and) (or) residence facility (and) (or) related services for developmentally disabled and handicapped persons, and for which the county or city shall levy a tax of ______ (insert exact amount to be voted upon) cents per each one hundred dollars assessed valuation therefor?
☐ YES
☐ NO
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(L. 1969 S.B. 40 § 5, A.L. 1972 S.B. 449, A.L. 1975 H.B. 240, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1383, A.L. 1992 S.B. 630, A.L. 1993 S.B. 366)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 205 - County Health and Welfare Programs › Section 205.973 - Employers of workshop participants not liable for city head tax.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 205
• Effective - 28 Aug 1984
205.973. Employers of workshop participants not liable for city head tax. —
No employer of a handicapped or developmentally disabled person employed in a sheltered workshop shall be liable for any head tax imposed by any city in this state.
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(L. 1984 H.B. 1385 § A)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 205 - County Health and Welfare Programs › Section 205.975 - Definitions.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 205
• Effective - 01 Jan 1991, 2 histories, see footnote
205.975. Definitions. —
As used in sections 205.975 to 205.990, the following words and terms mean:
(1)
"Board of trustees"
, board appointed by a governing body or jointly by governing bodies within a service area for the purposes of administering a county community mental health fund to establish and operate a community mental health center, mental health clinics, or any comprehensive mental health services; to supplement existing funds for a center, clinics, or services, or to purchase services from a center, clinics, or public facilities and not-for-profit corporations providing any comprehensive mental health services;
(2)
"Community mental health center"
, a legal entity through which comprehensive mental health services are provided to individuals residing in a certain service area;
(3)
"Comprehensive mental health services"
, inpatient services, outpatient services, day care and other partial hospitalization services, emergency services, diagnostic and treatment services, liaison and follow-up services, consultation and education services, rehabilitation services, prevention services, screening services, follow-up care services, transitional living services, alcoholism and alcohol abuse prevention and treatment services, and drug addiction and drug abuse prevention and treatment services;
(4)
"Department"
, department of mental health;
(5)
"Governing body"
, county commission, county legislature, or other chief legislative body of a county or city not within a county;
(6)
"Mental health clinic"
, a health entity offering community services delivered from a fixed place or from various places within a service area on an outpatient and consultative basis for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of emotional or mental disorders, alcoholism, or drug abuse;
(7)
"Participating counties"
, counties which choose to appropriate funds from their general tax revenues or levy and collect special taxes to support, with other counties, a community mental health center, mental health clinics, or any comprehensive mental health services;
(8)
"Service area"
, a defined geographic area as set forth in the state plan for comprehensive mental health services prepared by the department.
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(L. 1969 S.B. 168 § 1, A.L. 1978 S.B. 652, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1383)
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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 205 - County Health and Welfare Programs › Section 205.976 - Department to establish service areas.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 205
• Effective - 01 Jan 1991, 2 histories, see footnote
205.976. Department to establish service areas. —
The department shall establish service areas within which comprehensive mental health services and programs shall be conducted as defined and designated in the most recent state plan of the department. A service area may contain several counties situated entirely within its boundaries or one or more service areas may be contained entirely within the boundaries of a county.
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(L. 1969 S.B. 168 § 2, A.L. 1978 S.B. 652, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1383)
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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 205 - County Health and Welfare Programs › Section 205.977 - Tax authorized.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 205
• Effective - 01 Jan 1991, 2 histories, see footnote
205.977. Tax authorized. —
Any county which has one or more service areas within its boundaries or which is within the boundaries of a service area may, by a majority vote of the qualified voters voting thereon, levy and collect a tax to accomplish any of the following purposes:
(1) Providing necessary funds to establish, operate, and maintain community mental health centers, mental health clinics, or any comprehensive mental health services;
(2) Providing funds to supplement existing funds for the operation and maintenance of community mental health centers, mental health clinics, or any comprehensive mental health services;
(3) Purchasing any of the comprehensive mental health services from community mental health centers, mental health clinics, and other public facilities or not-for-profit corporations which are designated by the department.
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(L. 1969 S.B. 168 § 3, A.L. 1978 S.B. 652, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1383)
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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 205 - County Health and Welfare Programs › Section 205.979 - Election — notice — ballot form — how conducted.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 205
• Effective - 01 Jan 1991, 2 histories, see footnote
205.979. Election — notice — ballot form — how conducted. —
1. The board of trustees may request that the governing body of the county or counties request the election officials of any county or city not within a county containing all or part of such service area to submit to the qualified voters of such county, or city not within a county, at a
*
general, primary, or special election the proposition contained in subsection 3 of this section. Such election officials shall give legal notice at least sixty days prior to such general, primary, or special election in at least two newspapers that such proposition shall be submitted at any general, primary, or special election held for submission of the proposal. A request by the board of trustees for a proposition to be submitted to the voters as set out in this section shall be considered a request of the county, or city not within a county, for purposes of section 115.063.
2. The tax may not be levied to exceed forty cents per each one hundred dollars assessed valuation therefor.
3. The ballot to be used for voting on the proposition shall be substantially in the following form:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
(Check the one for which you wish to vote.)
Shall (name of county) establish a community mental health fund to establish, improve (and) (or) maintain a community mental health service, and for which the (county) shall levy a tax of (insert exact amount to be voted upon) cents per each one hundred dollars assessed valuation therefor?
☐ YES
☐ NO
4. The election shall be conducted and the vote canvassed in the same manner as other county elections.
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(L. 1969 S.B. 168 § 5, A.L. 1978 S.B. 652, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1383)
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*Words "at a" do not appear in original rolls.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 205 - County Health and Welfare Programs › Section 205.980 - Tax to be levied and collected, when — rate — deposit of funds collected.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 205
• Effective - 01 Jan 1991, 2 histories, see footnote
205.980. Tax to be levied and collected, when — rate — deposit of funds collected. —
1. The governing body of the county shall, upon approval of a majority of the qualified voters of such county voting thereon, levy and collect a tax as specified on the ballot, not to exceed forty cents per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation upon all taxable property within the county, to accomplish the purposes as set out in section 205.977.
2. The tax so levied shall be collected along with other county taxes in the manner provided by law. All funds collected for this purpose shall be deposited in a special fund to be designated "Community Mental Health Fund" to accomplish the purposes as set out in section 205.977 and shall be used for no other purpose. Deposits in the fund shall be expended only upon approval of the board of trustees.
3. Tax levies once approved by a majority of the voters shall continue in effect if the question is resubmitted either to raise or lower the levy and not approved by a majority of votes cast on the question.
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(L. 1969 S.B. 168 § 6, A.L. 1978 S.B. 652, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1383)
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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 205 - County Health and Welfare Programs › Section 205.981 - May contract for services — length of contract.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 205
• Effective - 28 Aug 1995, 2 histories
205.981. May contract for services — length of contract. —
1. The board of trustees may contract with a community mental health center, mental health clinic, or other public facility or not-for-profit corporation as designated by the department for such comprehensive mental health services for the residents of such county as may be mutually agreeable between the board of trustees or officials of such center, clinic, facility, or corporation and the board of trustees of the county requesting the services for the residents thereof.
2. The consideration for the provision of services under this section shall be appropriated out of the county's community mental health fund or may be appropriated out of the county's general revenue fund and shall not exceed an amount of revenue that could be derived from a tax levy authorized by sections 205.977 to 205.980.
3. Each contract may be for a term of not exceeding five years, but may be renewed from time to time.
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(L. 1969 S.B. 168 § 7, A.L. 1978 S.B. 652, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1383, A.L. 1995 S.B. 454)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 205 - County Health and Welfare Programs › Section 205.982 - Joint cooperation authorized — submission of budget requests — withdrawal from cooperative effort.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 205
• Effective - 01 Jan 1991, 2 histories, see footnote
205.982. Joint cooperation authorized — submission of budget requests — withdrawal from cooperative effort. —
1. Governing bodies of counties within a service area may enter into contractual agreements with each other to accomplish any of the following purposes:
(1) The joint provision of necessary funds to establish, operate, and maintain a community mental health center, mental health clinic, or any comprehensive mental health services;
(2) The joint provision of funds to supplement existing funds for the establishment, operation, or maintenance of a community mental health center, mental health clinic, or any comprehensive mental health services;
(3) The joint provision for purchasing any comprehensive mental health services from a community mental health center, mental health clinic, or other public facilities or not-for-profit corporations as designated by the department;
(4) The provision for operation of services and facilities by one participating county under contract with other participating counties.
2. If two or more counties enter into a joint agreement in accordance with subsection 1 of this section, it shall be the obligation of the board of trustees or other governing board of each community mental health center, mental health clinic, public facility, or not-for-profit corporation receiving funds pursuant to the agreement to submit to the governing bodies of the counties, prior to the budget submission date of each governing body, an estimate of the proportionate share of costs of mental health services to be borne by each governing body under the agreement.
3. Any county desiring to withdraw from a joint program may submit to the board of trustees and to any entity receiving funds pursuant to the joint agreement a resolution requesting withdrawal therefrom together with a plan for the equitable adjustment and division of the assets, property, debts, and obligations, if any, of the program. Unless all participating counties by votes of their governing bodies agree to an earlier withdrawal, no county participating in a joint program may withdraw therefrom without the consent of any entity receiving funds pursuant to the joint agreement for services earlier than two years after submission of the withdrawal resolution to the entities receiving funds.
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(L. 1969 S.B. 168 § 8, A.L. 1978 S.B. 652, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1383)
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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 205 - County Health and Welfare Programs › Section 205.983 - Joint financing, procedure — treasurer to be bonded.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 205
• Effective - 28 Aug 1978, 2 histories
205.983. Joint financing, procedure — treasurer to be bonded. —
1. Any participating county may provide for the financing of its share or portion of the costs or expenses of the joint agreements entered into pursuant to section 205.982 in a manner and by the same procedures for the financing by a single county to accomplish the same purposes in accordance with sections 205.977 to 205.981, if acting alone and on its own behalf.
2. All moneys received from each participating county pursuant to the joint agreements shall be deposited in a special fund designated as a "Community Mental Health Fund" and disbursed with the approval of the board of trustees in accordance with the joint agreements entered into by the participating counties.
3. The treasurer of the board of trustees, before funds are received from any participating county, shall enter into a bond to each participating county with two or more sureties, to be approved by the board of trustees, conditioned that he will render a faithful and just account of all money that may be deposited into the community mental health fund, and otherwise perform his duties according to law, such bond to be filed with each participating county.
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(L. 1969 S.B. 168 § 9, A.L. 1978 S.B. 652)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 205 - County Health and Welfare Programs › Section 205.984 - Board of trustees established — number — nomination — qualifications — appointment — terms.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 205
• Effective - 01 Jan 1991, 2 histories, see footnote
205.984. Board of trustees established — number — nomination — qualifications — appointment — terms. —
1. There shall be established a board of trustees of not less than nine members appointed by the county or participating counties in a service area. The regional advisory council, as defined in section 632.040, or any other interested party may nominate individuals for membership on the board. The governing body of the county or counties shall appoint the members to such board of trustees within one year of January 1, 1991. No more than one-third of the members shall represent public or private entities involved in the provision of services as provided by sections 205.975 to 205.990. At least one-third of the members shall represent consumers of psychiatric services or the families of such consumers. Employees of public or private entities which are recipients of funds pursuant to sections 205.975 to 205.990 are prohibited from serving on this board of trustees.
2. The composition of the board of trustees shall be representative of the residents of the county or participating counties within a service area, taking into consideration their employment, age, sex, and place of residence and other demographic characteristics of the area. At least one member shall be a licensed physician and at least one-half of the members of such body shall be individuals who are not providers of health care.
3. For multicounty service areas, each participating county shall have at least one representative on the board of trustees. The remaining members shall be appointed in proportion to the populations of the participating counties within the service area.
4. The terms of office of the members of the board of trustees shall be three years except that of the first appointments, the terms of the members shall be staggered as follows:
(1) In multicounty service areas, one member from each county shall be appointed to a three-year term. Counties which have two or more representatives shall appoint one member to a two-year term. Counties having more than two representatives shall appoint one-third of its members to one-year terms, one-third to two-year terms, and one-third to three-year terms.
(2) In service areas entirely within a county, one-third of the members shall be appointed for one year, one-third for two years, and one-third for three years.
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(L. 1969 S.B. 168 § 10, A.L. 1978 S.B. 652, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1383)
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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 205 - County Health and Welfare Programs › Section 205.985 - Existing facilities may be utilized.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 205
• Effective - 01 Jan 1991, 2 histories, see footnote
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.
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(L. 1969 S.B. 168 § 11, A.L. 1978 S.B. 652, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1383)
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2023 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.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 205
• Effective - 01 Jan 1991, 2 histories, see footnote
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.
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(L. 1969 S.B. 168 § 12, A.L. 1978 S.B. 652, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1383)
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2023 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.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 205
• 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.
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(L. 1969 S.B. 168 § 13, A.L. 1978 S.B. 652)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 205 - County Health and Welfare Programs › Section 205.988 - Additional duties of department.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 205
• 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.
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(L. 1978 S.B. 652)
2023 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.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 205
• 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.
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(L. 1978 S.B. 652)
2023 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.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 205
• Effective - 01 Jan 1991, see footnote
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.
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(L. 1978 S.B. 652, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1383)
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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 206 - Hospital District Law › Section 206.010 - District created, how — territory included — name — powers.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 206
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.
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(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.
2023 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.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 206
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.
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(L. 1961 p. 524 § 3, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
2023 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.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 206
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.
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(L. 1961 p. 524 § 4)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 206 - Hospital District Law › Section 206.040 - Procedure where several petitions filed — amendments.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 206
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.
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(L. 1961 p. 524 § 5)
2023 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.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 206
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.
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(L. 1961 p. 524 § 6, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
*Word "shall" appears here in original rolls.
2023 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.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 206
• 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.
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(L. 1961 p. 524 § 7, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1984 S.B. 576, A.L. 1999 S.B. 348)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 206 - Hospital District Law › Section 206.070 - Form of ballot.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 206
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______?
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(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.
2023 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.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 206
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.
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(L. 1961 p. 524 § 9, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
2023 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.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 206
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.
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(L. 1961 p. 524 § 11)
2023 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.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 206
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.
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(L. 1971 H.B. 301)