217.245. Medical excuse from participation in required activities, procedure. - Missouri Statutes

Medical excuse from participation in required activities, procedure.

217.245. The correctional center's medical personnel shall, when anyoffender claims to be unable to participate in required activities expectedof the offender because of illness, examine the offender and if, in themedical personnel's opinion, the offender is unable to participate in therequired activities, the medical personnel shall immediately certify thisfact according to established procedure. Thereupon, the offender shall berelieved of the responsibility of participating in required activities.The offender shall not be required to participate in such activities solong as the disability continues. When the medical personnel certifiesthat the offender has recovered the offender shall be returned to suchrequired activities.

(L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 61, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408, A.L. 1995 H.B. 424)