Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 574 - Offenses Against Public Order
Section 574.200 - Interference with medical assistance, offense of, penalty — definition of medical personnel.

Effective - 24 Oct 2017
574.200. Interference with medical assistance, offense of, penalty — definition of medical personnel. — 1. A person commits the offense of interference with medical assistance if he or she, while serving in his or her capacity as an employee of an abortion facility:
(1) Knowingly orders or requests medical personnel to deviate from any applicable standard of care or ordinary practice while providing medical assistance to a patient for reasons unrelated to the patient's health or welfare; or
(2) Knowingly attempts to prevent medical personnel from providing medical assistance to a patient in accordance with all applicable standards of care or ordinary practice for reasons unrelated to the patient's health or welfare.
2. The offense of interference with medical assistance is a class A misdemeanor.
3. For purposes of this section, the term "medical personnel" shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) Physicians and surgeons licensed under chapter 334;
(2) Nurses licensed under chapter 335;
(3) Emergency medical services personnel as defined in section 190.600; or
(4) Any person operating under the supervision of such medical personnel.
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(L. 2017 2d Ex. Sess. S.B. 5)
Effective 10-24-17

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders

Chapter 574 - Offenses Against Public Order

Section 574.005 - Definitions

Section 574.010 - Peace disturbance — penalty.

Section 574.020 - Private peace disturbance — penalty.

Section 574.035 - Disrupting a house of worship — penalty.

Section 574.040 - Unlawful assembly — penalty.

Section 574.050 - Rioting — penalty.

Section 574.060 - Refusal to disperse — penalty.

Section 574.070 - Promoting civil disorder in the first degree — penalty.

Section 574.075 - Drunkenness or drinking in certain places prohibited — penalty.

Section 574.080 - Causing catastrophe — definitions — penalty.

Section 574.085 - Institutional vandalism, offense of — violation, penalty.

Section 574.105 - Money laundering — penalty.

Section 574.110 - Using a laser pointer, offense of — violation, penalty.

Section 574.115 - Making a terrorist threat, first degree — penalty.

Section 574.120 - Making a terrorist threat, second degree — penalty.

Section 574.125 - Making a terrorist threat, third degree — penalty.

Section 574.130 - Agroterrorism — penalty — defenses.

Section 574.140 - Cross burning — penalties.

Section 574.160 - Unlawful funeral protest, offense of — definitions — violation, penalty.

Section 574.200 - Interference with medical assistance, offense of, penalty — definition of medical personnel.

Section 574.203 - Interference with a health care facility, offense of — workplace violence, hospital duties — violation, penalty.

Section 574.204 - Interference with an ambulance service, offense of — violation, penalty — definition.