196.973. Definitions.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

Definitions.

196.973. As used in sections 196.970 to 196.984, the following termsshall mean:

(1) "Health care professional", any of the following persons licensedand authorized to prescribe and dispense drugs and to provide medical,dental, or other health-related diagnoses, care, or treatment:

(a) A licensed physician or surgeon;

(b) A registered nurse or licensed practical nurse;

(d) A dentist;

(e) A dental hygienist;

(f) An optometrist;

(g) A pharmacist; and

(h) A podiatrist;

(2) "Hospital", the same meaning as such term is defined in section197.020, RSMo;

(3) "Nonprofit clinic", a facility organized as not for profit inwhich advice, counseling, diagnosis, treatment, surgery, care, or servicesrelating to the preservation or maintenance of health are provided on anoutpatient basis for a period of less than twenty-four consecutive hours topersons not residing or confined at such facility;

(4) "Out-of-state charitable repository", any of the following:

(a) A bona fide charitable, religious, or nonprofit organization,licensed or registered in this state as an out-of-state wholesale drugdistributor under sections 338.210 to 338.370, RSMo, and that otherwisequalifies as an exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26,United States Code, as amended; or

(b) A foreign medical aid mission group that distributespharmaceuticals and health care supplies to needy persons abroad;

(5) "Prescription drug", a drug which may be dispensed only uponprescription by an authorized prescriber and which is approved for safetyand effectiveness as a prescription drug under Section 505 or 507 of theFederal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.