A pregnant woman referred for substance abuse treatment shall be a first-priority user of available treatment. All records and reports regarding such pregnant woman shall be kept confidential. The division of alcohol and drug abuse shall ensure that family-oriented substance abuse treatment be available, as appropriations allow. Substance abuse treatment facilities which receive public funds shall not refuse to treat women solely because they are pregnant.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 191.731
Pregnant woman referred for substance abuse to have priority for treatment..
Known as the Show-Me Compassionate Medical Education Act
The act spans §§ 191–191 (186 sections).
Effective: 01 Jul 1992, see footnote; (L. 1991 S.B. 190 § 4)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.