Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health
- ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN PROCEEDS FROM MANUFACTURERS OFTOBACCO PRODUCTS
- ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OFSTROKE AND HEART DISEASE
- 439.491 - Definitions. [Effective July 1, 2010.]
- 439.4911 - “Committee” defined. [Effective July 1, 2010.]
- 439.4913 - “Hospital” defined. [Effective July 1, 2010.]
- 439.4915 - “Primary prevention” defined. [Effective July 1, 2010.]
- 439.4917 - “Provider of health care” defined. [Effective July 1, 2010.]
- 439.4919 - “Secondary prevention” defined. [Effective July 1, 2010.]
- 439.492 - Creation; appointment, terms and compensation of members; Chair. [Effective July 1, 2010.]
- 439.493 - Duties; quorum. [Effective July 1, 2010.]
- 439.494 - Powers of Health Division to enter into contracts and to apply for and accept gifts, grants, donations and bequests; disposition of money; administration of account. [Effective July 1, 2010.
- ARTHRITIS PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROGRAM
- 439.501 - Establishment.
- 439.503 - Advisory Committee: Establishment; appointment, terms and compensation of members; quorum; Chair; meetings.
- 439.505 - Duties of Health Division.
- 439.507 - Powers of Health Division to enter into contracts, to apply for and accept gifts, donations, bequests and grants and to apply for federal waivers; disposition of money; administration of acc
- CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE PROGRAM
- COMMITTEE ON CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS
- DENTAL AND ORAL HEALTH
- 439.271 - Definitions.
- 439.2711 - “Advisory Committee” defined.
- 439.2712 - “Program” defined.
- 439.2713 - “Provider of oral health care” defined.
- 439.272 - State Dental Health Officer: Appointment by Health Division; classification; qualifications; duties; outside pursuits; solicitation and acceptance of gifts and grants.
- 439.279 - State Public Health Dental Hygienist: Appointment by Health Division; classification; qualifications; duties; outside pursuits; solicitation and acceptance of gifts and grants.
- 439.2791 - State Program for Oral Health: Establishment; purpose.
- 439.2792 - Advisory Committee on the State Program for Oral Health: Creation; duties; appointment and terms of members; quorum; Chair; meetings.
- 439.2793 - Duties of Health Division.
- 439.2794 - Powers of Health Division to enter into contracts to apply for and accept gifts, donations, bequests and grants and to apply for federal waivers; disposition of money; administration of acc
- GENERAL PROVISIONS
- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PATIENTS AT CERTAIN MEDICAL FACILITIES
- 439.800 - Definitions.
- 439.802 - “Facility-acquired infection” defined.
- 439.805 - “Medical facility” defined.
- 439.810 - “Patient” defined.
- 439.815 - “Patient safety officer” defined.
- 439.820 - “Provider of health care” defined.
- 439.825 - “Repository” defined.
- 439.830 - “Sentinel event” defined.
- 439.835 - Mandatory reporting of sentinel events.
- 439.837 - Mandatory investigation of sentinel event by medical facility.
- 439.840 - Reports of sentinel events: Duties of Health Division; confidentiality.
- 439.841 - Authority of Health Division to request additional information or to conduct audit or investigation; report of findings; payment of costs.
- 439.843 - Annual summaries of reports of sentinel events; compilation by Health Division; confidentiality.
- 439.845 - Analysis and reporting of trends regarding sentinel events; treatment of certain information regarding corrective action by medical facility.
- 439.847 - Participation in surveillance system by medical facilities; access and analysis of information submitted to surveillance system by Health Division; regulations.
- 439.850 - Repository for Health Care Quality Assurance: Creation; function.
- 439.855 - Notification of patients involved in sentinel events.
- 439.860 - Inadmissibility of certain information in administrative or legal proceeding.
- 439.865 - Patient safety plan: Development; approval; notice; compliance.
- 439.870 - Patient safety officer: Designation; duties.
- 439.875 - Patient safety committee: Establishment; composition; meetings; duties; proceedings and records are privileged.
- 439.880 - Immunity from criminal and civil liability.
- 439.885 - Violation by medical facility: Administrative sanction prohibited when voluntarily reported; administrative sanction imposed when not voluntarily reported; appeal of imposition of sanction;
- HEALTH DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMANSERVICES
- LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
- District Board of Health and District Health Officer in Counties Whose Population is 400,000 or More
- District Board of Health and District Health Officer in Counties Whose Population is Less Than 400,000
- City Board of Health and City Health Officer
- County Board of Health and County Health Officer
- Extermination and Abatement of Mosquitoes, Flies, Other Insects and Rats
- Local Health Regulations
- Removal and Remediation of Controlled Substances and Precursors
- MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- 439.530 - Treatment by prayer, mental or spiritual means; no compulsion to submit to medical treatment.
- 439.535 - Clinic for immunization of children: Availability; immunity of personnel from criminal and civil liability.
- 439.537 - Unlawful use of words or letters designating person as licensed or registered dietitian; penalty.
- 439.538 - Electronic transmission of health information: Exemption from state law concerning privacy or confidentiality of certain health information; ability of person to opt out of electronic disclo
- 439.540 - Chapter does not alter powers of Commissioner of Food and Drugs or powers of State Dairy Commission.
- 439.550 - Strict enforcement of chapter by local health officer.
- 439.560 - Enforcement of chapter by public officers.
- 439.565 - Injunctions against violations.
- 439.570 - Health authority may report violation to district attorney or Attorney General; initiation and prosecution of action.
- 439.580 - Penalties.
- PROGRAM TO TREAT PERSONS WITH HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSOR ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME
- PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES AND OTHER HEALTH EVENTS
- 439.950 - Definitions.
- 439.955 - “Emergency team” defined.
- 439.960 - “Health care facility” defined.
- 439.965 - “Provider of health care” defined.
- 439.970 - Determination of public health emergency or other health event; executive order of Governor; designation of emergency team; chair; Attorney General designated legal counsel to emergency team
- 439.973 - Authority of Governor to request assistance from contiguous state in carrying out inspections.
- 439.975 - Powers and duties of emergency team.
- 439.980 - Duties of chair of emergency team.
- 439.983 - Duties of emergency team upon resolution of public health emergency or other health event.
- STATE PROGRAM FOR FITNESS AND WELLNESS
- 439.514 - Definitions.
- 439.515 - “Advisory Council” defined.
- 439.516 - “Program” defined.
- 439.517 - Establishment.
- 439.518 - Advisory Council: Establishment; appointment of members.
- 439.519 - Advisory Council: Terms; Chair; appointment of committees and subcommittees; removal of nonlegislative members; administrative support; quorum; meetings; compensation.
- 439.521 - Duties of Health Division.
- 439.522 - Public hearings.
- 439.523 - Authority of Health Division to enter into contracts and award grants.
- 439.524 - Submission of annual report to Governor and Legislature.
- 439.525 - Gifts, grants and contributions: Accounting; use; administration.
- STATEWIDE PROGRAM FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION
- WEBSITE FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING PRICE OF COMMONLYPRESCRIBED DRUGS
- 439.900 - “Pharmacy” defined.
- 439.905 - Organization representing interests of retail merchants to prepare and update list of most commonly prescribed drugs or generic equivalents.
- 439.910 - Pharmacies to provide to Department contact information, electronic mail address and address of Internet website; exceptions.
- 439.915 - Department to place on Internet website information concerning pharmacies and prices for prescription drugs; additional or alternative procedures for obtaining information concerning pharmac
- 439.920 - Manner of presentation of information.
- 439.925 - Immunity from civil and criminal liability.
- 439.930 - Regulations.
- 439.935 - Suspension of components of program or duties of Department if sufficient money not available; acceptance of gifts and grants.