2009 Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 197 Medical Treatment Facility Licenses
197.160. Infection data to be available to department of health and senior services, violation, effect, state payments suspended, when.
Infection data to be available to department of health and senior
services, violation, effect, state payments suspended, when.
197.160. The department of health and senior services shall have access to all data and information held by hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and other facilities related to their infection control practices, rates, or treatments of infections. Failure to provide such access shall be grounds for full or partial licensure suspension or revocation pursuant to section 197.293, sections 197.010 to 197.100, or sections 197.200 to 197.240. If the department determines that the hospital, ambulatory surgical center, or other facility is willfully impeding access to such information, the department shall be authorized to direct all state agencies to suspend all or a portion of state payments to such hospital until such time as the desired information is obtained by the department.
(L. 2004 S.B. 1279)
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Missouri may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
