Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 205 - County Health and Welfare Programs
Section 205.050 - Purpose of health center.

Effective - 28 Aug 1945
205.050. Purpose of health center. — The public health center is established, maintained and operated for the improvement of health of all inhabitants of said county or counties.
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(L. 1945 p. 969 § 11)

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XII - Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 205 - County Health and Welfare Programs

Section 205.010 - Petition of voters — maximum tax rate — submission of question.

Section 205.020 - Form of ballot — vote necessary to adopt.

Section 205.031 - Trustees, qualifications — appointment, election, terms — certain fourth class city, officers to be elected for four years (Raytown).

Section 205.041 - Trustees, election, ballot — vacancies, how filled.

Section 205.042 - Trustees — organization — powers and duties — expenses.

Section 205.050 - Purpose of health center.

Section 205.060 - Limitations on use of facilities.

Section 205.070 - Center may accept gifts.

Section 205.080 - Building plans — bids.

Section 205.090 - Report to county commission — estimated budget.

Section 205.100 - Director of public health center — appointment.

Section 205.110 - Qualifications of employees.

Section 205.115 - Retirement and insurance plans to be provided for administrators and employees of county health center — costs, how paid — duties of board of trustees.

Section 205.120 - No discrimination in healing methods.

Section 205.141 - Tax levy noncharter first class counties, exception.

Section 205.150 - Determination of tax levy (first class counties).

Section 205.160 - Establishment and maintenance of hospitals — bonds.

Section 205.161 - County commission may issue revenue bonds — purpose — how payable.

Section 205.162 - Bonds, rate, denomination, maturity — negotiable.

Section 205.165 - Investment of moneys in an investment company, when.

Section 205.169 - Bonds, form and covenants to be made by county commission — rights of holders — provisions not exclusive.

Section 205.170 - Board of trustees — tenure — vacancies.

Section 205.180 - Election of trustees, when required — ballot.

Section 205.190 - Organization of board of trustees — regulations — duties — operation or leasing of hospital, powers — day care centers for employees' children, may establish.

Section 205.192 - Retirement, health, life and employment insurance may be part of compensation, when.

Section 205.195 - Bylaws of board of trustees, contents — applications to practice, contents.

Section 205.200 - Funds from special tax levy or from operation of hospital may be used for hospital construction, maintenance and additions — publication of board's plans required, when.

Section 205.202 - Certain districts may impose sales tax instead of property tax — vote required — fund created, use of moneys — repeal of tax — dissolution of district, effect of (Ripley County).

Section 205.205 - Hospital district sales tax authorized (Iron and Madison counties) — approval by voters — fund created, use of moneys — repeal of tax, procedure.

Section 205.210 - Hospital tax levy (first class charter counties).

Section 205.220 - Determination of tax levy (first class counties).

Section 205.230 - Appropriation of general fund, when.

Section 205.240 - Property condemned, when.

Section 205.250 - Specifications — bids — notice.

Section 205.260 - Jurisdiction of towns.

Section 205.270 - Beneficiaries of hospital.

Section 205.280 - Board to prescribe rules.

Section 205.290 - Title to donations.

Section 205.300 - Equal privileges to practitioners — rights of patient.

Section 205.310 - Training school for nurses.

Section 205.320 - Board to provide detention room.

Section 205.330 - Board to determine charity patients.

Section 205.340 - Tuberculous residents, how cared for.

Section 205.350 - County commission may purchase land for county hospitals — issuance of bonds.

Section 205.354 - Sale of county hospitals, certain second class counties — election procedure — ballot form (Boone County).

Section 205.360 - County poor to be kept in county hospital.

Section 205.370 - County commission to make rules and regulations — expenses, how paid.

Section 205.371 - Revenue bonds authorized, when — not an indebtedness of the issuing authority.

Section 205.372 - Revenue bonds, form of, interest rate, maximum maturity date — to be negotiable instruments.

Section 205.373 - County commission or board to prescribe form, make necessary covenants, restrictions — bondholders, remedies of — revenue bonds not to be exclusive method of financing.

Section 205.374 - County hospital property, sale of, procedure for, receipts, how used.

Section 205.375 - Nursing homes, county or township may acquire and erect — issuance of bonds, exceptions — leasing of homes, to whom.

Section 205.376 - Nursing homes, county-owned, conveyance to nursing home district — procedure, consideration.

Section 205.378 - Inmates of public institutions to pay for care — exceptions — county may collect, how — first class counties.

Section 205.379 - Authority to employ counsel granted — counsel, how paid.

Section 205.460 - Tax for hospital purposes — petition for election.

Section 205.470 - County commission to appoint board of trustees.

Section 205.480 - Vacancies, how filled.

Section 205.490 - Members shall elect officers, adopt bylaws — quorum.

Section 205.500 - Treasurer to give bond.

Section 205.510 - Secretary — salary — duties — compensation of treasurer.

Section 205.520 - Board to control expenditures — employ help.

Section 205.530 - Meeting of board — report.

Section 205.540 - Bequests and donations accepted by trustees.

Section 205.550 - Special taxes for hospital collected as township taxes.

Section 205.560 - Discontinuance of tax, when — disposition of property.

Section 205.563 - Property tax for rural health clinic — ballot language — revenue, use of moneys (City of Centerview)

Section 205.565 - Grants for caring communities programs.

Section 205.765 - Health and welfare department authorized — certain counties excepted.

Section 205.766 - Commissioners of county commission to serve as commissioners of health and welfare — duties.

Section 205.767 - Director of health and welfare, appointment, compensation, assistants.

Section 205.769 - Health inspection of eating establishments — license — fee — exceptions to license requirement — operating without a license, penalty (St. Charles County).

Section 205.770 - Social welfare board created — powers — second class county changing class status — may keep board.

Section 205.780 - Additional powers of board — employees (second class counties).

Section 205.790 - Character of board — members — appointment — tenure — compensation — vacancies (second class counties).

Section 205.800 - Board, organization (second class counties).

Section 205.810 - Treasurer — bond — duties (second class counties).

Section 205.820 - Board — records — reports (second class counties).

Section 205.830 - Board to furnish relief — investigations — prosecutions (second class counties).

Section 205.840 - Board of police commissioners to aid social welfare board (second class counties).

Section 205.850 - County superintendent of public welfare — appointment — general powers (third and fourth class counties).

Section 205.860 - Compensation fixed by county commission (third and fourth class counties).

Section 205.870 - Administration of funds for outdoor relief and needy mothers (third and fourth class counties).

Section 205.880 - May be agent for department of social services (third and fourth class counties).

Section 205.890 - Special attention of county superintendent to whom (third and fourth class counties).

Section 205.910 - Cooperation with state employment bureaus (third and fourth class counties).

Section 205.920 - May be deputized by inspection section as agent — powers, authority (third and fourth class counties).

Section 205.930 - Investigation of poor, sick and delinquent (third and fourth class counties).

Section 205.940 - Records of cases kept (third and fourth class counties).

Section 205.950 - Report of work and proceedings (third and fourth class counties).

Section 205.960 - Food stamp plan authorized — payments to be made only when federal funds are available.

Section 205.961 - Family support division to regulate.

Section 205.962 - Division to contract with counties — counties not to participate without contract — expenses of program, how paid.

Section 205.963 - Food stamps not to be distributed unless county has program, exceptions.

Section 205.964 - Reimbursement to federal government, how made.

Section 205.965 - Federal regulations to be followed, inspections, audits — food stamp vendors to be approved and licensed, fees — actions to restrain violations, procedure — penalty — rulemaking procedure.

Section 205.967 - Public assistance benefits, defined — obtaining benefits unlawfully, penalty — actions to recover.

Section 205.968 - Facilities authorized — persons to be served, limitations, definitions.

Section 205.969 - Sheltered workshop program rules and regulations — board may provide residences or social centers.

Section 205.970 - Board of directors, appointment, qualifications, terms, officers, powers and duties — vacancies and removal from office, procedure.

Section 205.971 - Tax levy, approval, use.

Section 205.972 - Maximum tax — ballot form.

Section 205.973 - Employers of workshop participants not liable for city head tax.

Section 205.975 - Definitions.

Section 205.976 - Department to establish service areas.

Section 205.977 - Tax authorized.

Section 205.979 - Election — notice — ballot form — how conducted.

Section 205.980 - Tax to be levied and collected, when — rate — deposit of funds collected.

Section 205.981 - May contract for services — length of contract.

Section 205.982 - Joint cooperation authorized — submission of budget requests — withdrawal from cooperative effort.

Section 205.983 - Joint financing, procedure — treasurer to be bonded.

Section 205.984 - Board of trustees established — number — nomination — qualifications — appointment — terms.

Section 205.985 - Existing facilities may be utilized.

Section 205.986 - Powers and duties of board of trustees.

Section 205.987 - Duties of department as to standards — to be met, when.

Section 205.988 - Additional duties of department.

Section 205.989 - Payment for services — services not to be denied for inability to pay.

Section 205.990 - Nonparticipating counties to pay for residents, when, basis — determination of residence.