205.975. Definitions.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

Definitions.

205.975. As used in sections 205.975 to 205.990, the following words andterms mean:

(1) "Board of trustees", board appointed by a governing body or jointlyby governing bodies within a service area for the purposes of administering acounty community mental health fund to establish and operate a communitymental health center, mental health clinics, or any comprehensive mentalhealth services; to supplement existing funds for a center, clinics, orservices, or to purchase services from a center, clinics, or public facilitiesand not-for-profit corporations providing any comprehensive mental healthservices;

(2) "Community mental health center", a legal entity through whichcomprehensive mental health services are provided to individuals residing in acertain service area;

(3) "Comprehensive mental health services", inpatient services,outpatient services, day care and other partial hospitalization services,emergency services, diagnostic and treatment services, liaison and follow-upservices, consultation and education services, rehabilitation services,prevention services, screening services, follow-up care services, transitionalliving services, alcoholism and alcohol abuse prevention and treatmentservices, and drug addiction and drug abuse prevention and treatment services;

(4) "Department", department of mental health;

(5) "Governing body", county commission, county legislature, or otherchief legislative body of a county or city not within a county;

(6) "Mental health clinic", a health entity offering community servicesdelivered from a fixed place or from various places within a service area onan outpatient and consultative basis for the prevention, diagnosis, andtreatment of emotional or mental disorders, alcoholism, or drug abuse;

(7) "Participating counties", counties which choose to appropriate fundsfrom their general tax revenues or levy and collect special taxes to support,with other counties, a community mental health center, mental health clinics,or any comprehensive mental health services;

(8) "Service area", a defined geographic area as set forth in the stateplan for comprehensive mental health services prepared by the department.