Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 2 histories
194.297. Organ donor program fund established — funding, administration, investment of moneys — transfer to general revenue prohibited. — 1. There is established in the state treasury the "Organ Donor Program Fund". The state treasurer shall credit to and deposit in the organ donor program fund all amounts received under sections 301.020, 301.3125, and subsection 2 of section 302.171, and any other amounts which may be received from grants, gifts, bequests, the federal government, or other sources granted or given. Funds shall be used for implementing efforts that support or provide organ, eye, and tissue donation education awareness, recognition, training, and registry efforts unless designated for a specific purpose as outlined in subsection 4 of this section. Funds may be used to support expenses incurred by organ donation advisory committee members pursuant to section 194.300.
2. The department of health and senior services may pursue funding to support programmatic efforts and initiatives as outlined in subsection 1 of this section.
3. The state treasurer shall invest any funds in excess of five hundred thousand dollars in the organ donor program fund not required for immediate disbursement or program allocation in the same manner as surplus state funds are invested under section 30.260. All earnings resulting from the investment of money in the organ donor program fund shall be credited to the organ donor program fund.
4. The organ donor program fund can accept gifts, grants, appropriations, or contributions from any source, public or private, including contributions from sections 301.020, 301.3125, and 302.171, and individuals, private organizations and foundations, and bequests. Private contributions, grants, and federal funds may be used and expended by the department for such purposes as may be specified in any requirements, terms, or conditions attached thereto or, in the absence of any specific requirements, terms, or conditions, as the department may determine for purposes outlined in subsection 1 of this section.
5. The acceptance and use of federal funds shall not commit any state funds, nor place any obligation upon the general assembly to continue the programs or activities outlined in the federal fund award for which the federal funds are available.
6. The state treasurer shall administer the fund, and the moneys in the fund shall be used solely, upon appropriation, by the department. The department may consult with the organ donation advisory committee about the implementation of programming and related expenditures.
7. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, moneys in the organ donor program fund at the end of any biennium shall not be transferred to the credit of the general revenue fund. There shall be no money appropriated from general revenue to administer the fund in the event the fund cannot sustain itself.
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(L. 1995 H.B. 178 § 1 subsec. 1, A.L. 2022 H.B. 2331 merged with S.B. 710)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XII - Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 194 - Death — Disposition of Dead Bodies
Section 194.005 - Death, legal definition.
Section 194.010 - Encasement of bodies to be shipped.
Section 194.020 - Hermetically sealed coffin, specifications.
Section 194.060 - Transportation of dead body by common carrier, requirements.
Section 194.070 - Preparation of certain bodies for shipment supervised by health officer.
Section 194.080 - Preparation of certain dead bodies for shipment.
Section 194.100 - Transportation of bodies where cause of death is noncontagious.
Section 194.110 - Penalty for violation.
Section 194.120 - Missouri state anatomical board — members — responsibilities.
Section 194.130 - Meetings of board — organization — funds.
Section 194.140 - Acceptance of provisions of this law — bond — prohibited actions and penalties.
Section 194.150 - Disposal of paupers' bodies.
Section 194.160 - Distribution of bodies.
Section 194.170 - Autopsy not to be held, when.
Section 194.180 - Penalty for violation.
Section 194.197 - Depth at which body is buried may be regulated.
Section 194.210 - Definitions.
Section 194.215 - Applicability of law.
Section 194.220 - Registry to be established — gift may be made by whom.
Section 194.230 - Amendment or revocation, procedure.
Section 194.235 - Refusal to make a gift, evidenced how, requirements.
Section 194.250 - Document of gift, procedure.
Section 194.260 - Reasonable search to identify donors — immunity from liability, when.
Section 194.270 - Hospitals to enter into agreements with procurement organizations.
Section 194.280 - Falsification of documents, penalty.
Section 194.285 - Immunity from liability, when.
Section 194.293 - Uniformity of law a consideration in construing statutory provisions.
Section 194.294 - Effect of law on certain federal acts.
Section 194.295 - Embalmers authorized to enucleate eyes, when.
Section 194.299 - Money in organ donor program fund, how expended.
Section 194.302 - Advisory committee's powers and duties — annual report, due when.
Section 194.307 - Effective date for sections 194.240, 194.297 through 194.304 and section 302.171.
Section 194.350 - Disposition of cremated remains — if no directions are given, procedure, notice.
Section 194.375 - Citation of law — definitions.
Section 194.378 - Final disposition of fetal remains, mother has right to determine.
Section 194.381 - Means of disposition.
Section 194.390 - Right to legal abortion not affected.
Section 194.400 - Definitions.
Section 194.405 - Scope of law.
Section 194.410 - Human burial sites — knowingly disturb, penalty — appropriation for sale, penalty.
Section 194.425 - Abandonment of a corpse without notifying authorities, penalty.
Section 194.500 - Definitions.
Section 194.503 - Right-of-way — use of lead vehicles — emergency vehicles with right-of-way, when.
Section 194.509 - Regulations for nonparticipating vehicle operators — violations, penalty.
Section 194.512 - Use of amber lights for motorcycles — ordinances permitted.