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Health Professions and Occupations: General Provisions

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Section
456.001

Definitions.

Section
456.002

Applicability.

Section
456.003

Legislative Intent; Requirements.

Section
456.004

Department; Powers and Duties.

Section
456.005

Long-Range Policy Planning.

Section
456.006

Contacting Boards Through Department.

Section
456.007

Board Members.

Section
456.008

Accountability and Liability of Board Members.

Section
456.009

Legal and Investigative Services.

Section
456.011

Boards; Organization; Meetings; Compensation and Travel Expenses.

Section
456.012

Board Rules; Final Agency Action; Challenges.

Section
456.013

Department; General Licensing Provisions.

Section
456.014

Public Inspection of Information Required From Applicants; Exceptions; Examination Hearing.

Section
456.015

Limited Licenses.

Section
456.016

Use of Professional Testing Services.

Section
456.017

Examinations.

Section
456.018

Penalty for Theft or Reproduction of an Examination.

Section
456.019

Restriction on Requirement of Citizenship.

Section
456.021

Qualification of Immigrants for Examination to Practice a Licensed Profession or Occupation.

Section
456.022

Foreign-Trained Professionals; Special Examination and License Provisions.

Section
456.023

Exemption for Certain Out-of-State or Foreign Professionals; Limited Practice Permitted.

Section
456.024

Members of Armed Forces in Good Standing With Administrative Boards or the Department; Spouses; Licensure.

Section
456.025

Fees; Receipts; Disposition.

Section
456.026

Annual Report Concerning Finances, Administrative Complaints, Disciplinary Actions, and Recommendations.

Section
456.027

Education; Accreditation.

Section
456.028

Consultation With Postsecondary Education Boards Prior to Adoption of Changes to Training Requirements.

Section
456.029

Education; Substituting Demonstration of Competency for Clock-Hour Requirements.

Section
456.031

Requirement for Instruction on Domestic Violence.

Section
456.032

Hepatitis B or HIV Carriers.

Section
456.033

Requirement for Instruction for Certain Licensees on HIV and Aids.

Section
456.035

Address of Record.

Section
456.036

Licenses; Active and Inactive Status; Delinquency.

Section
456.037

Business Establishments; Requirements for Active Status Licenses; Delinquency; Discipline; Applicability.

Section
456.038

Renewal and Cancellation Notices.

Section
456.039

Designated Health Care Professionals; Information Required for Licensure.

Section
456.041

Practitioner Profile; Creation.

Section
456.042

Practitioner Profiles; Update.

Section
456.043

Practitioner Profiles; Data Storage.

Section
456.044

Practitioner Profiles; Rules; Workshops.

Section
456.045

Practitioner Profiles; Maintenance of Superseded Information.

Section
456.046

Practitioner Profiles; Confidentiality.

Section
456.048

Financial Responsibility Requirements for Certain Health Care Practitioners.

Section
456.049

Health Care Practitioners; Reports on Professional Liability Claims and Actions.

Section
456.051

Reports of Professional Liability Actions; Bankruptcies; Department of Health’s Responsibility to Provide.

Section
456.052

Disclosure of Financial Interest by Production.

Section
456.053

Financial Arrangements Between Referring Health Care Providers and Providers of Health Care Services.

Section
456.054

Kickbacks Prohibited.

Section
456.055

Chiropractic and Podiatric Health Care; Denial of Payment; Limitation.

Section
456.056

Treatment of Medicare Beneficiaries; Refusal, Emergencies, Consulting Physicians.

Section
456.057

Ownership and Control of Patient Records; Report or Copies of Records to Be Furnished; Disclosure of Information.

Section
456.058

Disposition of Records of Deceased Practitioners or Practitioners Relocating or Terminating Practice.

Section
456.059

Communications Confidential; Exceptions.

Section
456.061

Practitioner Disclosure of Confidential Information; Immunity From Civil or Criminal Liability.

Section
456.062

Advertisement by a Health Care Practitioner of Free or Discounted Services; Required Statement.

Section
456.063

Sexual Misconduct; Disqualification for License, Certificate, or Registration.

Section
456.065

Unlicensed Practice of a Health Care Profession; Intent; Cease and Desist Notice; Penalties; Enforcement; Citations; Fees; Allocation and Disposition of Moneys Collected.

Section
456.066

Prosecution of Criminal Violations.

Section
456.067

Penalty for Giving False Information.

Section
456.068

Toll-Free Telephone Number for Reporting of Complaints.

Section
456.069

Authority to Inspect.

Section
456.071

Power to Administer Oaths, Take Depositions, and Issue Subpoenas.

Section
456.072

Grounds for Discipline; Penalties; Enforcement.

Section
456.073

Disciplinary Proceedings.

Section
456.074

Certain Health Care Practitioners; Immediate Suspension of License.

Section
456.075

Criminal Proceedings Against Licensees; Appearances by Department Representatives.

Section
456.076

Impaired Practitioner Programs.

Section
456.077

Authority to Issue Citations.

Section
456.078

Mediation.

Section
456.079

Disciplinary Guidelines.

Section
456.081

Publication of Information.

Section
456.082

Disclosure of Confidential Information.

Section
456.0135

General Background Screening Provisions.

Section
456.0241

Temporary Certificate for Active Duty Military Health Care Practitioners.

Section
456.0301

Requirement for Instruction on Controlled Substance Prescribing.

Section
456.0341

Requirements for Instruction on Human Trafficking.

Section
456.0361

Compliance With Continuing Education Requirements.

Section
456.0391

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; Information Required for Licensure.

Section
456.0392

Prescription Labeling.

Section
456.0495

Reporting Adverse Incidents Occurring in Planned Out-of-Hospital Births.

Section
456.0496

Provision of Information on Eye and Vision Disorders to Parents During Planned Out-of-Hospital Births.

Section
456.0575

Duty to Notify Patients.

Section
456.0635

Health Care Fraud; Disqualification for License, Certificate, or Registration.

Health Care Professionals; Exemption From Disqualification From Employment or Contracting.

Practitioner Registry for Disasters and Emergencies.

Complementary or Alternative Health Care Treatments.

Written Prescriptions for Medicinal Drugs.

Electronic Prescribing for Medicinal Drugs.

Controlled Substance Prescribing.

Use of Telehealth to Provide Services.

Repeated Medical Malpractice.

Consent for Pelvic Examinations.