Mo. Rev. Stat. § 191.1100

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 191.1100 - Citation of law - definitions
1. Sections 191.1100 to 191.1112 shall be known and may be cited as the "Volunteer Health Services Act".
2. As used in sections 191.1100 to 191.1112, the following terms shall mean:
(1)"Gross deviation", a conscious disregard of the safety of others;
(2)"Health care provider", any physician, surgeon, dentist, nurse, optometrist, mental health professional licensed under chapter 337, veterinarian, or other practitioner of a health care discipline, the professional practice of which requires licensure or certification under state law or under comparable laws of another state, territory, district, or possession of the United States;
(3)"Licensed health care provider", any health care provider holding a current license or certificate issued under:
(a) Missouri state law;
(b) Comparable laws of another state, territory, district, or possession of the United States;
(4)"Regularly practice", to practice more than sixty days within any ninety-day period;
(5)"Sponsoring organization", any organization that organizes or arranges for the voluntary provision of health care services and registers with the department of health and senior services as a sponsoring organization in accordance with section 191.1106;
(6)"Voluntary provision of health care services", the providing of professional health care services by a health care provider without charge to a recipient of the services or a third party. The provision of such health care services under sections 191.1100 to 191.1112 shall be the provider's professional practice area in which the provider is licensed or certified.

§ 191.1100, RSMo

Added by 2013 Mo. Laws, SB 129,s A, eff. 10/11/2013.