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

Nursing homes, county or township may acquire and erect--issuance ofbonds, exceptions--leasing of homes, to whom.

205.375. 1. For the purposes of this section "nursing home" means aresidential care facility, an assisted living facility, an intermediate carefacility, or a skilled nursing facility as defined in section 198.006, RSMo:

(1) Which is operated in connection with a hospital, or

(2) In which such nursing care and medical services are prescribed by,or are performed under the general direction of, persons licensed to practicemedicine or surgery in the state.

2. The county commission of any county or the township board of anytownship may acquire land to be used as sites for, construct and equip nursinghomes and may contract for materials, supplies, and services necessary tocarry out such purposes.

3. For the purpose of providing funds for the construction and equipmentof nursing homes the county commissions or township boards may issue bonds asauthorized by the general law governing the incurring of indebtedness bycounties; provided, however, that no such tax shall be levied upon propertywhich is within a nursing home district as provided in chapter 198, RSMo, andis taxed for nursing home purposes under the provisions of that chapter, ormay provide for the issuance and payment of revenue bonds in the mannerprovided by and in all respects subject to chapter 176, RSMo, which providesfor the issuance of revenue bonds of state educational institutions.

4. The county commissions or township boards may provide for the leasingand renting of the nursing homes and equipment on the terms and conditionsthat are necessary and proper to any person, firm, corporation or to anynonprofit organizations for the purpose of operation in the manner provided insubsection 1 of this section.

(L. 1957 p. 689 §§ 1, 2, 3, 4, A.L. 1959 S.B. 252, A.L. 1969 p. 327, A.L. 1971 S.B. 163, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1036, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1563)

*Reprinted due to editorial change required by § 198.005.

(1971) The submission of a bond issue with a portion to be spent for hospital expansion and a portion to be spent for nursing home facilities on the hospital grounds as a single submission forms one proposition and does not constitute "doubleness". State ex rel. Phelps County v. Holman (Mo.), 461 S.W.2d 689.