2009 Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 192 Department of Health and Senior Services
192.240. State hospital advisory council created--appointment--qualifications--terms--director of health to approve applications for federal assistance.
State hospital advisory council
created--appointment--qualifications--terms--director of health
to approve applications for federal assistance.
192.240. 1. There is created a "State Hospital Advisory Council" of ten members who shall be appointed by the governor by and with the consent of the senate.
2. The advisory council shall be composed of citizens who have resided in this state not less than five years immediately prior to their appointment and shall include two members representing nongovernmental organizations or groups, two members representing state governmental agencies concerned with the operation, construction or utilization of hospital or other facilities for the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of illness or disease or for the provision of rehabilitation services, one member particularly concerned with the education or training of health professions personnel and five members who are representatives of consumers familiar with the need for the services provided by such facilities.
3. Each member of the advisory council shall serve for a term of two years from and after his appointment and confirmation.
4. The members of the council shall not receive any compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary travel and subsistence expenses incurred when acting officially as members of the advisory council.
5. The state board of health is empowered to consult with the department of health and senior services on the official state plan for construction and modernization of hospitals and other medical facilities, as well as with state agencies and nongovernmental organizations or groups concerned with rehabilitation services.
6. The director of the department of health and senior services will approve such applications for federal assistance in the construction and modernization of hospitals and other medical facilities as may be considered advisable after consultation with the state board of health.
(L. 1945 p. 972 ยง 2, A.L. 1965 p. 322, A.L. 1972 H.B. 1428)
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