Section 197.010 – Citation of law.
Effective – 28 Aug 1953 197.010. Citation of law. — This law may be cited and referred to as the “Hospital Licensing Law”. ——– (L. 1953 p. 631 § 1)
Section 197.020 – Definitions.
Effective – 03 Jun 1994 197.020. Definitions. — 1. “Governmental unit” means any county, municipality or other political subdivision or any department, division, board or other agency of any of the foregoing. 2. “Hospital” means a place devoted primarily to the maintenance and operation of facilities for the diagnosis, treatment or care for not less […]
Section 197.030 – Purposes of law.
Effective – 28 Aug 1953 197.030. Purposes of law. — The purpose of this law is to provide for the development, establishment and enforcement of standards for the care and treatment of individuals in hospitals and for the construction, maintenance and operation of hospitals, which, in the light of advancing knowledge, will promote safe and […]
Section 197.032 – Hospitals and medical personnel may refuse abortions — no denial of public benefits for such refusal — civil action, when.
Effective – 28 Aug 1973 197.032. Hospitals and medical personnel may refuse abortions — no denial of public benefits for such refusal — civil action, when. — 1. No physician or surgeon, registered nurse, practical nurse, midwife or hospital, public or private, shall be required to treat or admit for treatment any woman for the […]
Section 197.040 – License for hospital required.
Effective – 01 Jul 2018, 2 histories 197.040. License for hospital required. — After ninety days from the date this law becomes effective, no person or governmental unit, acting severally or jointly with any other person or governmental unit, shall establish, conduct or maintain a hospital in this state without a license under this law […]
Section 197.050 – Application for license, contents — fee.
Effective – 01 Jul 2018, 2 histories 197.050. Application for license, contents — fee. — Application for a license shall be made to the department of health and senior services upon forms provided by it and shall contain such information as the department of health and senior services requires, which may include affirmative evidence of […]
Section 197.052 – Adjacent property, hospital may revise premises of campus for licensure purposes.
Effective – 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories 197.052. Adjacent property, hospital may revise premises of campus for licensure purposes. — An applicant for or holder of a hospital license may define or revise the premises of a hospital campus to include tracts of property which are adjacent but for a common street, single intersection, or […]
Section 197.060 – License to issue, when — annual renewal — not transferable.
Effective – 28 Aug 1953 197.060. License to issue, when — annual renewal — not transferable. — 1. Upon receipt of an application for a license, the department of health and senior services shall issue a license if the applicant and hospital facilities meet the requirements established under this law. A license, unless sooner suspended […]
Section 197.065 – Life safety code standards — waiver, when — rulemaking authority.
Effective – 28 Aug 2016 *197.065. Life safety code standards — waiver, when — rulemaking authority. — 1. The department of health and senior services shall promulgate regulations for the construction and renovation of hospitals that include life safety code standards for hospitals that exclusively reflect the life safety code standards imposed by the federal […]
Section 197.070 – Denial, suspension or revocation of license.
Effective – 01 Jul 2018, 2 histories 197.070. Denial, suspension or revocation of license. — The department of health and senior services may deny, suspend or revoke a license in any case in which it finds that there has been a substantial failure to comply with the requirements established under this law and section 197.005. […]
Section 197.071 – Review by administrative hearing commission.
Effective – 01 Jul 2018, 2 histories 197.071. Review by administrative hearing commission. — Any person aggrieved by an official action of the department of health and senior services affecting the licensed status of a person under the provisions of sections 197.005 to 197.120, including the refusal to grant, the grant, the revocation, the suspension, […]
Section 197.080 – Rules, procedure — regulations and standards — review and revision of regulations — rulemaking authority.
Effective – 01 Jul 2018, 2 histories 197.080. Rules, procedure — regulations and standards — review and revision of regulations — rulemaking authority. — 1. The department of health and senior services, with the advice of the state advisory council and pursuant to the provisions of this section, section 197.005, and chapter 536, shall adopt, […]
Section 197.090 – Existing hospitals to be allowed time to meet standards.
Effective – 28 Aug 1953 197.090. Existing hospitals to be allowed time to meet standards. — Any hospital which is in operation at the time of the promulgation of any applicable rule or regulation or minimum standard under this law shall be given a reasonable time under the particular circumstances not to exceed two years […]
Section 197.100 – Inspections by department of health and senior services required, reports from certain other agencies accepted, when — department to determine life, safety, and building codes.
Effective – 28 Aug 2022, 3 histories 197.100. Inspections by department of health and senior services required, reports from certain other agencies accepted, when — department to determine life, safety, and building codes. — 1. Any provision of chapter 198 and chapter 338 to the contrary notwithstanding, the department of health and senior services shall […]
Section 197.105 – Investigation of complaints, department to post on website, content.
Effective – 28 Aug 2013 197.105. Investigation of complaints, department to post on website, content. — 1. The department of health and senior services shall post on its website information regarding investigations of complaints against hospitals. The posting of such information shall comply with all of the following requirements: (1) Complaint data shall not be […]
Section 197.108 – Former employees not to inspect or survey hospital — required disclosures — conflict of interest reporting.
Effective – 28 Aug 2019 197.108. Former employees not to inspect or survey hospital — required disclosures — conflict of interest reporting. — 1. The department of health and senior services shall not assign an individual to inspect or survey a hospital, for any purpose, if the inspector or surveyor was an employee of such […]
Section 197.120 – Operating hospital without license a misdemeanor — proceedings to restrain.
Effective – 28 Aug 1953 197.120. Operating hospital without license a misdemeanor — proceedings to restrain. — 1. Any person establishing, conducting, managing or operating any hospital without a license under this law shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 2. The attorney general shall represent the department of health and senior services, who may institute […]
Section 197.135 – Forensic examinations, victims of sexual offense, requirements — waiver of requirements, when — reimbursement of costs — access to statewide telehealth network required.
Effective – 28 Aug 2021, 2 histories 197.135. Forensic examinations, victims of sexual offense, requirements — waiver of requirements, when — reimbursement of costs — access to statewide telehealth network required. — 1. Beginning January 1, 2023, or no later than six months after the establishment of the statewide telehealth network under section 192.2520, whichever […]