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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 197.205

License required to operate

Known as the Missouri Certificate of Need Law

The act spans §§ 197–197 (106 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood Great Plains v. Williams (2018)

Most recently applied in Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood Great Plains v. Williams (June 2018)

Effective: 24 Oct 2017, 2 histories, see footnote; (L. 1975 S.B. 1 § 2, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1162, A.L. 2017 2d Ex

1. No person or governmental unit acting severally or jointly with any other person or governmental unit shall establish, conduct or maintain an ambulatory surgical center or abortion facility in this state without a license under sections 197.200 to 197.240 issued by the department of health and senior services.

2. Nothing in sections 197.200 to 197.240 shall be construed to impair or abridge the authority of a governmental unit to license ambulatory surgical centers or abortion facilities, provided that any ordinance of a governmental unit shall require compliance with all rules, regulations, and standards adopted by the department to implement the provisions of sections 197.200 to 197.240.

Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.