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Section
449A.001
Definitions.
Section
449A.003
"Agency to provide nursing in the home" defined.
Section
449A.005
"Agency to provide personal care services in the home" defined.
Section
449A.007
"Board" defined.
Section
449A.009
"Community-based living arrangement services" defined. [Effective through December 31, 2019.]
Section
449A.009
"Community-based living arrangement services" defined. [Effective January 1, 2020.]
Section
449A.011
Community health worker" defined.
Section
449A.013
Community health worker pool" defined.
Section
449A.015
"Community triage center" defined.
Section
449A.017
"Division" defined.
Section
449A.019
"Facility for hospice care" defined.
Section
449A.021
"Facility for intermediate care" defined.
Section
449A.023
"Facility for modified medical detoxification" defined.
Section
449A.025
"Facility for refractive surgery" defined.
Section
449A.027
"Facility for skilled nursing" defined.
Section
449A.029
"Facility for the care of adults during the day" defined.
Section
449A.031
"Facility for the dependent" defined. [Effective through December 31, 2019.]
Section
449A.031
"Facility for the dependent" defined. [Effective January 1, 2020.]
Section
449A.033
"Facility for the treatment of alcohol or other substance use disorders" defined.
Section
449A.035
"Facility for the treatment of irreversible renal disease" defined.
Section
449A.037
"Facility for transitional living for released offenders" defined.
Section
449A.039
"Halfway house for persons recovering from alcohol or other substance use disorders" defined.
Section
449A.041
"Home for individual residential care" defined.
Section
449A.043
"Hospice care" defined.
Section
449A.045
"Hospital" defined.
Section
449A.047
"Independent center for emergency medical care" defined.
Section
449A.050
"Medical facility" defined.
Section
449A.052
"Mobile unit" defined.
Section
449A.054
"Nursing pool" defined.
Section
449A.056
"Obstetric center" defined.
Section
449A.058
"Palliative services" defined.
Section
449A.060
Peer support recovery organization" defined.
Section
449A.062
Peer support services" defined.
Section
449A.064
"Provider of health care" defined.
Section
449A.066
"Provider of supported living arrangement services" defined.
Section
449A.068
"Psychiatric hospital" defined.
Section
449A.071
"Registered nurse" defined.
Section
449A.073
"Residential facility for groups" defined.
Section
449A.075
"Rural clinic" defined.
Section
449A.077
"Supported living arrangement services" defined.
Section
449A.079
"Surgical center for ambulatory patients" defined.
Section
449A.081
"Terminally ill" defined.
Section
449A.100
Facility to provide necessary services or arrange for transfer of patient; explanation of need for transfer and alternatives available.
Section
449A.103
Facility to forward medical records upon certain transfers of patient.
Section
449A.106
Specific rights: Information concerning facility; treatment; billing; visitation.
Section
449A.109
Specific rights: Designation of persons authorized to visit patient in facility.
Section
449A.112
Specific rights: Care; refusal of treatment and experimentation; privacy; notice of appointments and need for care; confidentiality of information concerning patient.
Section
449A.114
Certain facilities to notify patient and State Long-Term Care Ombudsman of intent to transfer patient and provide opportunity for patient or representative to meet with administrator; exceptions.
Section
449A.115
Owner and administrator of certain facility prohibited from receiving certain money or property from resident or former resident; exception.
Section
449A.118
Patient to be informed of rights upon admission to facility; required disclosures and notices. [Effective through December 31, 2019.]
Section
449A.118
Patient to be informed of rights upon admission to facility; required disclosures and notices. [Effective January 1, 2020.]
Section
449A.121
Procedure to insert implant in breast of patient: Informed consent required; withdrawal of consent; penalty.
Section
449A.124
Procedure to insert implant in breast of patient: Contents of explanation form and consent form; fee for forms.
Section
449A.150
Definitions.
Section
449A.153
"Hospital care" defined.
Section
449A.156
"Responsible party" defined.
Section
449A.159
Limitations on efforts of hospitals to collect; date for accrual of interest; rate of interest; limitations on additional fees.
Section
449A.162
Limitations on efforts of hospital to collect when hospital has contractual agreement with third party that provides health coverage for care provided; return to patient of any excess amount collected; exception.
Section
449A.165
Manner of collection.
Section
449A.200
Definitions.
Section
449A.203
"Aversive intervention" defined.
Section
449A.206
"Chemical restraint" defined.
Section
449A.209
"Corporal punishment" defined.
Section
449A.212
"Electric shock" defined.
Section
449A.215
"Emergency" defined.
Section
449A.218
"Facility" defined.
Section
449A.221
"Mechanical restraint" defined.
Section
449A.224
"Person with a disability" defined.
Section
449A.227
"Physical restraint" defined.
Section
449A.230
"Verbal and mental abuse" defined.
Section
449A.233
Aversive intervention: Prohibition on use.
Section
449A.236
Forms of restraint: Restrictions on use.
Section
449A.239
Physical restraint: Permissible use; report of use in emergency.
Section
449A.242
Mechanical restraint: Permissible use; report of use in emergency.
Section
449A.245
Chemical restraint: Permissible use; report of use.
Section
449A.248
Authorized use of certain forms of restraint by certain facilities.
Section
449A.251
Education and training of members of staff of facility.
Section
449A.254
Violations: Criminal penalties; ineligibility for employment; disciplinary action.
Section
449A.257
Violations: Report required; development and review of and compliance with corrective plan.
Section
449A.260
Prohibition on retaliation against person for reporting or providing information regarding violation.
Section
449A.263
Entry of denial of rights in patient’s record; notice and report of denial; action by Division.
Section
449A.300
Definitions.
Section
449A.303
Aftercare" defined.
Section
449A.306
Caregiver" defined.
Section
449A.309
Representative of the patient" defined.
Section
449A.312
Designation of caregiver for a patient, removal of designation and designation of new caregiver under certain circumstances; designation does not establish obligation to patient.
Section
449A.315
Hospital to provide opportunity to designate caregiver for patient before discharge or when patient regains competence.
Section
449A.318
Hospital to record designation or change of caregiver and request consent to release medical information to caregiver if required; hospital to record declination to designate caregiver.
Section
449A.321
Hospital to attempt to notify caregiver before planned discharge or transfer of patient.
Section
449A.324
Hospital to attempt to provide caregiver with discharge plan; contents of discharge plan; hospital to attempt to consult with caregiver regarding aftercare.
Section
449A.327
Hospital to document certain actions and instructions in medical record of patient; hospital to proceed with planned discharge or transfer of patient if unable to reach caregiver.
Section
449A.330
Hospital and employees and contractors of hospital not liable for aftercare provided improperly or not provided by caregiver.
Section
449A.400
Short title; uniformity of application and construction.
Section
449A.403
Definitions.
Section
449A.406
"Advanced practice registered nurse" defined.
Section
449A.409
"Attending advanced practice registered nurse" defined.
Section
449A.412
"Attending physician" defined.
Section
449A.415
"Declaration" defined.
Section
449A.418
"Life-sustaining treatment" defined.
Section
449A.421
"Person" defined.
Section
449A.424
"Provider of health care" defined.
Section
449A.427
"Qualified patient" defined.
Section
449A.430
"Terminal condition" defined.
Section
449A.433
Declaration relating to use of life-sustaining treatment.
Section
449A.436
Form of declaration directing physician or advanced practice registered nurse to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment.
Section
449A.439
Form of declaration designating another person to decide to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment.
Section
449A.442
Time declaration becomes operative; duty of providers of health care.
Section
449A.445
Revocation of declaration; entry of revocation in medical records of declarant.
Section
449A.448
Recording determination of terminal condition and declaration.
Section
449A.451
Treatment of qualified patients; withholding or withdrawal of artificial nutrition and hydration; treatment of pregnant patient.
Section
449A.454
Written consent to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment.
Section
449A.457
Transfer of care of declarant.
Section
449A.460
Immunity from civil and criminal liability and discipline for unprofessional conduct.
Section
449A.463
Consideration of declaration and other factors; failure to follow directions of patient.
Section
449A.466
Assumption of validity of declaration; presumption of intent to use, withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment not created.
Section
449A.469
Death does not constitute suicide or homicide; effect of declaration on policy of insurance; prohibiting or requiring execution of declaration prohibited as condition for insurance or receipt of health care.
Section
449A.472
Penalties.
Section
449A.475
Actions contrary to reasonable medical standards not required; mercy-killing, assisted suicide or euthanasia not authorized.
Section
449A.478
Other right or responsibility regarding use of life-sustaining treatment or withholding or withdrawal of medical care not limited.
Section
449A.481
Validity of declaration executed in another state; effect of previously executed instrument.
Section
449A.500
Definitions.
Section
449A.503
"Advanced practice registered nurse" defined.
Section
449A.506
"Attending advanced practice registered nurse" defined.
Section
449A.509
"Attending physician" defined.
Section
449A.512
"Attending physician assistant" defined.
Section
449A.515
"Do-not-resuscitate identification" defined.
Section
449A.518
"Do-not-resuscitate order" defined.
Section
449A.521
"Emergency care" defined.
Section
449A.524
"Health care facility" defined.
Section
449A.527
"Life-resuscitating treatment" defined.
Section
449A.530
"Life-sustaining treatment" defined.
Section
449A.533
"Other types of advance directives" defined.
Section
449A.536
"Physician assistant" defined.
Section
449A.539
"Provider of health care" defined.
Section
449A.542
"Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form" or "POLST form" defined.
Section
449A.545
"Representative of the patient" defined.
Section
449A.548
Board to prescribe standardized POLST form; requirements.
Section
449A.551
Explanation of POLST form to patient; completion of form; validity of form; actions authorized for patient who regains capacity.
Section
449A.554
Revocation of POLST form; entry of revocation in medical records of patient.
Section
449A.557
Conflict with other advance directive or do-not-resuscitate identification.
Section
449A.560
Immunity from civil and criminal liability and from discipline for unprofessional conduct.
Section
449A.563
Provider of health care required to comply with valid POLST form; modification by provider; transfer of care of patient; exceptions.
Section
449A.566
Assumption of validity of POLST form; presumption of intent of patient not created if patient has revoked or not executed POLST form.
Section
449A.569
Death does not constitute suicide or homicide; effect of POLST form on policy of insurance; prohibiting or requiring execution of POLST form prohibited as condition for insurance or receipt of health care.
Section
449A.572
Unlawful acts; penalty.
Section
449A.575
Actions contrary to reasonable medical standards not required; mercy-killing, euthanasia or assisted suicide not authorized; rights associated with other advance directives not impaired; right to make decisions concerning emergency care or life-sustaining treatment not affected.
Section
449A.578
Validity of POLST form executed in another state.
Section
449A.581
Regulations.
Section
449A.600
Definitions.
Section
449A.603
"Advance directive for psychiatric care" or "advance directive" defined.
Section
449A.606
"Attending physician" defined.
Section
449A.609
"Principal" defined.
Section
449A.612
"Provider of health care" defined.
Section
449A.615
"Psychiatric care" defined.
Section
449A.618
Execution of advance directive; period of effectiveness.
Section
449A.621
Form.
Section
449A.624
Requirements for advance directive to become operative; effect.
Section
449A.627
No presumption concerning intention of person without advance directive.
Section
449A.630
Provider to make advance directive part of principal’s medical record.
Section
449A.633
Revocation.
Section
449A.636
Provider to comply with advance directive; exceptions.
Section
449A.639
Transfer of care of principal.
Section
449A.642
Provider to inquire whether person has advance directive for psychiatric care; immunity from liability for certain actions relating to advance directive.
Section
449A.645
Validity of advance directive executed in another state or instrument executed before May 26, 2017.
Section
449A.700
Definitions.
Section
449A.703
"Advance directive" defined.
Section
449A.706
"Registrant" defined.
Section
449A.709
"Registry" defined.
Section
449A.712
Establishment and maintenance; information to be included in Registry.
Section
449A.715
Registration of advance directive: Requirements; duties of Secretary of State.
Section
449A.718
Access to advance directive.
Section
449A.721
Removal of advance directive of deceased registrant.
Section
449A.724
Secretary of State not required to determine accuracy of contents of advance directive or validity of advance directive; effect of registration, failure to register and failure to notify Secretary of State of revocation of advance directive.
Section
449A.727
Provider of health care not required to inquire whether patient has registered advance directive or access Registry; immunity of provider of health care from criminal and civil liability.
Section
449A.730
Immunity of Secretary of State and deputies, employees and attorneys of Secretary of State.
Section
449A.733
Suspension of components of Registry and duties of Secretary of State if sufficient money not available; fees authorized; acceptance of gifts and grants.
Section
449A.736
Deposit, accounting and use of money received; interest and income earned on money received; payment of claims.
Section
449A.739
Regulations.