Section 191.1100

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

Chapter 191

Effective - 11 Oct 2013, see footnote   

  *191.1100.  Citation of law — definitions. — 1.  Sections 191.1100 to 191.1112 shall be known and may be cited as the "Volunteer Health Services Act".

  2.  As used in sections 191.1100 to 191.1112, the following terms shall mean:

  (1)  "Gross deviation", a conscious disregard of the safety of others;

  (2)  "Health care provider", any physician, surgeon, dentist, nurse, optometrist, mental health professional licensed under chapter 337, veterinarian, or other practitioner of a health care discipline, the professional practice of which requires licensure or certification under state law or under comparable laws of another state, territory, district, or possession of the United States;

  (3)  "Licensed health care provider", any health care provider holding a current license or certificate issued under:

  (a)  Missouri state law;

  (b)  Comparable laws of another state, territory, district, or possession of the United States;

  (4)  "Regularly practice", to practice more than sixty days within any ninety-day period;

  (5)  "Sponsoring organization", any organization that organizes or arranges for the voluntary provision of health care services and registers with the department of health and senior services as a sponsoring organization in accordance with section 191.1106;

  (6)  "Voluntary provision of health care services", the providing of professional health care services by a health care provider without charge to a recipient of the services or a third party.  The provision of such health care services under sections 191.1100 to 191.1112 shall be the provider's professional practice area in which the provider is licensed or certified.

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(L. 2013 S.B. 129)

*Effective 10-11-13, see § 21.250.  S.B. 129 was vetoed July 3, 2013. The veto was overridden on September 11, 2013.