A specialty hospital is exempt from the provisions of sections 192.2520 and 197.135 if such hospital has a policy for transfer of a victim of a sexual assault to an appropriate hospital with an emergency department. As used in this section, "specialty hospital" means a hospital that has been designated by the department of health and senior services as something other than a general acute care hospital.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 192.2521
Specialty hospital exemption
Effective: 28 Aug 2025; (L. 2025 S.B. 79)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.