Section 191.340

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

Chapter 191

Effective - 28 Aug 1985   

  191.340.  Hemophilia program — care and treatment — financial assistance — education — duties of department. — The department shall:

  (1)  Assist in the development and expansion of programs for the care and treatment of persons suffering from hemophilia, including self-administration, prevention, and home care and other medical and dental procedures and techniques designed to provide maximum control over bleeding episodes typical of this condition;

  (2)  Extend financial assistance to persons suffering from hemophilia in obtaining blood, blood derivatives and concentrates, and other efficacious agents for use in hospital, medical and dental facilities, and at home, or participate in the cost of blood processing to the extent that such support will facilitate the supplying of blood, blood derivatives, and concentrates and other efficacious agents to hemophiliac patients at an economical cost, thus increasing the effectiveness of the moneys appropriated to carry out the provisions of sections 191.335 and 191.340;

  (3)  Institute and carry on educational programs among physicians, dentists, hospitals, public health departments, and the public concerning hemophilia, including dissemination of information and the conducting of educational programs concerning the methods of care and treatment of persons suffering from the condition.

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(L. 1979 H.B. 182 § 3, A.L. 1985 H.B. 612)