Missouri Revised Statutes













Chapter 630

Department of Mental Health

←630.950

Section 630.975.1

630.1000→

August 28, 2015

Rulemaking authority--disclosure of records, when.

630.975. 1. The director of the department of mental health shall

promulgate rules, guidelines and protocols for hospitals and physicians to

use to help them to identify suspicious deaths of patients, residents, or

clients in the care and custody of the department of mental health.



2. Any hospital, physician, medical professional, mental health

professional, or department of mental health facility shall disclose upon

request all records, medical or social, of any client in the care and custody

of the department of mental health who has died to the mental health fatality

review panel established under section 630.925 to investigate the person's

death. Any legally recognized privileged communication, except that between

attorney and client, shall not apply to situations involving the death of a

client in the care and custody of the department of mental health.



(L. 2007 S.B. 3)







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