Section 630.915

Title XL ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS

Chapter 630

Effective - 28 Aug 2005, 2 histories, see footnote   (history) 

  630.915.  Funding for participation in the National Violent Death Reporting System to be sought — state-based system to be developed, when — use of information — sunset provision. — 1. The department of mental health, in consultation with the department of health and senior services, shall seek funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to participate in the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) to obtain better information about violent deaths, including suicide.

  2. If such funding under subsection 1 of this section is not available to the state of Missouri, on or before July 1, 2006, the department of mental health, in consultation with the department of health and senior services and subject to appropriation, shall develop a state-based reporting system based on the National Violent Death Reporting System that will provide information needed to accurately assess the factors causing violent deaths, including suicide.

  3. Information obtained from this state's participation in the National Violent Death Reporting System under subsection 1 of this section or the state-based system developed under subsection 2 of this section shall be used to help answer questions regarding the magnitude, trends, and characteristics of violent deaths and assist in the evaluation and improvement of violence prevention policies and programs.

  4. Information obtained under this section shall be provided to the suicide prevention advisory committee established under section 630.910.

  5. Pursuant to section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act:

  (1) The provisions of the new program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset six years after August 28, 2005, unless reauthorized by an act of the general assembly; and

  (2) If such program is reauthorized, the program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset twelve years after the effective date of the reauthorization of this section; and

  (3) This section shall terminate on September first of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the program authorized under this section is sunset.

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(L. 2005 H.B. 462 & 463)

Sunsets 8-28-11, unless reauthorized

Terminates 9-1-12, unless reauthorized