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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 198.618

Resident sole authority to request monitoring — exception for lack of..

Known as the Omnibus Nursing Home Act

The act spans §§ 198–198 (146 sections).

Effective: 28 Aug 2020; (L. 2020 H.B. 1387 & 1482)

1. If a resident has capacity to request electronic monitoring and has not been judicially declared to lack the required capacity, only the resident may request authorized electronic monitoring under sections 198.610 to 198.632, notwithstanding the terms of any durable power of attorney, general power of attorney, or similar instrument.

2. If a resident has been judicially declared to lack the capacity required for taking an action such as requesting electronic monitoring, only the guardian of the resident may request electronic monitoring under sections 198.610 to 198.632.

3. If a resident has been determined by a physician to lack capacity to request electronic monitoring but has not been judicially declared to lack the required capacity, only the legal representative of the resident may request electronic monitoring under sections 198.610 to 198.632.

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