Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 3 histories
198.525. Inspection of certain long-term care facilities, when — restrictions on surveyors, required disclosures — immediate family member defined — conflict of interest, when. — 1. In order to comply with sections 198.012 and 198.022, the department of health and senior services shall inspect residential care facilities, assisted living facilities, intermediate care facilities, and skilled nursing facilities, including those facilities attached to acute care hospitals at least once a year.
2. The department shall not assign an individual to inspect or survey a long-term care facility licensed under this chapter, for any purpose, in which the inspector or surveyor was an employee of such facility within the preceding two years.
3. For any inspection or survey of a facility licensed under this chapter, regardless of the purpose, the department shall require every newly hired inspector or surveyor at the time of hiring or, with respect to any currently employed inspector or surveyor as of August 28, 2009, to disclose:
(1) The name of every Missouri licensed long-term care facility in which he or she has been employed; and
(2) The name of any member of his or her immediate family who has been employed or is currently employed at a Missouri licensed long-term care facility.
The disclosures under this subsection shall be disclosed to the department whenever the event giving rise to disclosure first occurs.
4. For purposes of this section, the phrase "immediate family member" shall mean husband, wife, natural or adoptive parent, child, sibling, stepparent, stepchild, stepbrother, stepsister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparent or grandchild.
5. The information called for in this section shall be a public record under the provisions of subdivision (6) of section 610.010.
6. Any person may notify the department if facts exist that would lead a reasonable person to conclude that any inspector or surveyor has any personal or business affiliation that would result in a conflict of interest in conducting an inspection or survey for a facility. Upon receiving that notice, the department, when assigning an inspector or surveyor to inspect or survey a facility, for any purpose, shall take steps to verify the information and, if the department has probable cause to believe that it is correct, shall not assign the inspector or surveyor to the facility or any facility within its organization so as to avoid an appearance of prejudice or favor to the facility or bias on the part of the inspector or surveyor.
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(L. 1999 S.B. 8 & 173 § 4, A.L. 2003 S.B. 556 & 311, A.L. 2009 H.B. 395, A.L. 2022 H.B. 2331 merged with S.B. 710)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XII - Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 198 - Nursing Homes and Facilities
Section 198.003 - Citation of law.
Section 198.006 - Definitions.
Section 198.027 - On-site revisit not required, when.
Section 198.030 - Posting of inspection reports at the facility.
Section 198.036 - Revocation of license — grounds — notice required.
Section 198.042 - Medical supervision for residents relying on spiritual healing not required.
Section 198.048 - Different classifications of facility may exist on same premises, when.
Section 198.054 - Influenza vaccination for employees, facilities to assist in obtaining.
Section 198.055 - Inspection by department valid for certain mental health patients, when.
Section 198.058 - Certain facilities exempt from construction standards, when.
Section 198.064 - Duplicate payments — how determined — procedures for repayment.
Section 198.066 - Sanctions for violations authorized.
Section 198.071 - Death of a resident, persons to contact prior to transfer of deceased.
Section 198.074 - Sprinkler system requirements — fire alarm system requirements.
Section 198.075 - Fire safety standards loan fund created, use of moneys.
Section 198.077 - Department to maintain facility compliance records.
Section 198.080 - Assessment procedures developed — rulemaking authority.
Section 198.085 - Categories of standards for each type of licensed facility.
Section 198.087 - Uniformity of application of regulation standards, department's duties.
Section 198.093 - Violations of resident's rights — complaints — legal action — damages.
Section 198.097 - Misappropriation of funds of elderly or disabled nursing home residents, penalty.
Section 198.099 - Petition for appointment of receiver — when.
Section 198.103 - Department may appoint monitor.
Section 198.108 - Ex parte appointment of receiver in emergency, when — notice — hearing.
Section 198.112 - Powers of receiver.
Section 198.115 - Executory contracts, receiver not required to honor — when — hearing.
Section 198.118 - Compensation of receiver.
Section 198.121 - Bond of receiver.
Section 198.124 - License may be issued to facility operated by receiver — duration.
Section 198.128 - Termination of receivership, when.
Section 198.139 - Medicaid moneys not to be used for other purposes.
Section 198.145 - Kickbacks, bribes and rebates prohibited, when.
Section 198.148 - Offering or making kickbacks, bribes or rebates prohibited, when.
Section 198.151 - Usual trade discounts and employment benefits not kickbacks, bribes or rebates.
Section 198.155 - False statements by health care provider prohibited, when.
Section 198.158 - Penalties for violation of sections 198.139 to 198.155.
Section 198.165 - Medicaid payments stopped by division, when — hearing.
Section 198.171 - Civil restitution of Medicaid funds, when.
Section 198.177 - Compelling of testimony — grant of immunity, when.
Section 198.180 - Audit and inspection of records, when — warrant.
Section 198.186 - Local crime investigation powers not diminished.
Section 198.187 - Criminal background checks for residents permitted.
Section 198.200 - District created, how — territory included — name — nursing home defined.
Section 198.210 - Petition of voters for district, where filed, contents.
Section 198.220 - Notice of hearing on petition — costs of notice.
Section 198.230 - Procedure where several petitions filed — amendment.
Section 198.240 - If petition sufficient county commission to order election.
Section 198.250 - Notice of election, contents.
Section 198.260 - Form of ballot.
Section 198.263 - Increase in tax levy, procedure — ballot of submission, form.
Section 198.270 - Results of election to be filed.
Section 198.300 - Powers of nursing home district.
Section 198.305 - Unsuitable site, may be changed, when.
Section 198.310 - Indebtedness for nursing home — election — ballot — limits — tax to pay.
Section 198.312 - Revenue bonds authorized, when.
Section 198.314 - Revenue bonds not an indebtedness of the issuing authority.
Section 198.316 - Revenue bonds, form of, interest rate — to be negotiable instruments.
Section 198.320 - Annexation of territory to district — election.
Section 198.330 - Records of district — officers and employees to give bond.
Section 198.340 - Board as trustee may accept and hold property donated — duties.
Section 198.350 - Citation of law.
Section 198.360 - Dissolution of district.
Section 198.401 - Nursing facility reimbursement allowance, definitions.
Section 198.403 - Formula set forth in rules.
Section 198.406 - Records required, transmittal to department — elements of report, determinations.
Section 198.409 - Determination of amount due — notification, payments — offset allowed.
Section 198.412 - Finality of determination, protest — hearing, reconsideration, appeal.
Section 198.416 - Forms and content set forth in rule.
Section 198.424 - No effect upon tax-exempt status.
Section 198.427 - Medicaid provider agreements, payments, rate, computation.
Section 198.428 - Medicaid eligibility presumed pending approval or denial of application, when.
Section 198.431 - Contingent application of requirements — disbursement of fund, when.
Section 198.433 - Imposition of allowance, when.
Section 198.436 - Rules, regulations, promulgation, procedure.
Section 198.439 - Expiration date.
Section 198.500 - Citation of law.
Section 198.505 - Definitions.
Section 198.528 - Long-term care facility information to be provided on department internet website.
Section 198.532 - Investigation of complaints — results provided, when.
Section 198.533 - Conflict of interest, state investigators.
Section 198.534 - Rulemaking authority.
Section 198.610 - Citation of law — definitions.
Section 198.616 - Acknowledgment form, contents.
Section 198.622 - Facility to permit monitoring, requirements.
Section 198.624 - Abuse or neglect of resident, use of footage, reporting requirements.
Section 198.626 - Admissibility of footage in court or administrative proceeding, when.
Section 198.628 - Notice of electronic monitoring to be posted.
Section 198.630 - Sanctions, when — administrative penalty, when.
Section 198.640 - Definitions.
Section 198.642 - Supplemental health care services agency, registration required — procedure.