2009 Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 191 Health and Welfare
191.390. Program created--panel to be appointed, duties.

191.390. 1. There is hereby created within the department of health and senior services the "Missouri Fibromyalgia Awareness Initiative Program". The primary target population for such program shall be women between twenty and sixty years of age.

2. The department shall appoint and convene the "Missouri Fibromyalgia Panel" to be comprised of individuals who shall act in a voluntary capacity with knowledge and expertise regarding fibromyalgia research, prevention, educational programs, and consumer needs, to guide program development. The panel shall seek and is authorized to accept private, federal, or other public financial support, grants, or other appropriate moneys to support the program. The department shall provide the panel and program necessary administrative services and support.

3. The panel shall have the following duties:

(1) In consultation with the National Fibromyalgia Association, to raise at least fifty thousand dollars through private funding for the purpose of establishing a public information and outreach campaign for issues related to fibromyalgia, including appropriate educational material to promote early diagnosis and treatment, prevention of complications, improvement of quality of life at home and in the workplace, and addressing mental health and disability issues of fibromyalgia patients;

(2) To work with other state and local agencies to promote fibromyalgia education and training programs for physicians and other health professionals; and

(3) To examine the various pharmaceutical treatments available for fibromyalgia patients.

4. This section shall be implemented only to the extent that the panel obtains private funding for the purpose of this section.

(L. 2008 S.B. 1068 § 338.410)