Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 199 - Rehabilitation Center — Head Injury — Tuberculosis Testing and Commitment
Section 199.260 - Apprehension and return of patient leaving rehabilitation center without discharge.

Effective - 28 Aug 2013, 2 histories
199.260. Apprehension and return of patient leaving rehabilitation center without discharge. — Any person committed under the provisions of sections 199.170 to 199.350 who leaves the facility designated by the department of health and senior services without having been discharged by the director of the facility or other officer in charge or by order of court shall be taken into custody and returned thereto by the sheriff of any county where such person may be found, upon an affidavit being filed with the sheriff by the director of the facility, or duly authorized officer in charge thereof, to which the person had been committed. The action may be prosecuted under section 199.275, if appropriate.
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(L. 1961 p. 518 § 12, A.L. 1971 H.B. 581, A.L. 1985 S.B. 19, A.L. 1996 S.B. 540, A.L. 2010 S.B. 1007, A.L. 2013 S.B. 197)

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Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XII - Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 199 - Rehabilitation Center — Head Injury — Tuberculosis Testing and Commitment

Section 199.001 - Definitions.

Section 199.003 - Injury prevention, brain injury rehabilitation and local health services, department responsible — powers — duties.

Section 199.007 - Brain injury advisory council, advisory body to department.

Section 199.009 - Contracts with public or private vendors, allowed — brain injury, department to secure comprehensive program, contents.

Section 199.010 - Missouri rehabilitation center, University of Missouri to operate, duties for brain injury — department to provide rehabilitation and tuberculosis treatment.

Section 199.020 - Residence of officers — rent, how established — expiration thirty days after transfer of Missouri rehabilitation center to University of Missouri.

Section 199.029 - Rules and regulations, general operating rules, department to promulgate — procedure — exception.

Section 199.031 - Federal grants, department may receive, purposes — application.

Section 199.033 - Records to be confidential — disclosure upon request, certain persons, when — disclosure to be documented.

Section 199.037 - Patient rights, rules and regulations, director to promulgate — exception.

Section 199.039 - Means test, determination of amount to charge for services, director to promulgate rules and regulations.

Section 199.041 - Probate court to notify department, when — estate subject to means test, when, procedure — appeal of decision of director.

Section 199.043 - Discrimination prohibited.

Section 199.051 - Inspections, department may conduct, when.

Section 199.170 - Definitions.

Section 199.180 - Local health agency may institute proceedings for commitment — emergency temporary commitment permitted, when.

Section 199.190 - Patients not to be committed, when.

Section 199.200 - Procedure in circuit court — duties of local prosecuting officers — costs — emergency temporary commitment, procedures.

Section 199.210 - Rights of patient, witnesses — order of court — transportation costs — department may contract for care.

Section 199.220 - Order appealable.

Section 199.230 - Confinement on order, duration.

Section 199.240 - Consent required for medical or surgical treatment.

Section 199.250 - Facilities, contracts with, costs, how paid.

Section 199.260 - Apprehension and return of patient leaving rehabilitation center without discharge.

Section 199.270 - Proceedings for release of patient.

Section 199.275 - Active tuberculosis, infected persons, unlawful acts — violation, penalty.

Section 199.280 - Department authority in response to outbreaks.

Section 199.290 - Mandatory testing of health care facility workers — higher education, students and faculty, testing program required — rulemaking authority.

Section 199.350 - Nursing homes and correctional centers, authority to promulgate rules for testing.