Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 334.400 to 334.430, or the rules of the Missouri state board of registration for the healing arts, the governing body of every hospital shall have full authority to limit the functions and activities that an anesthesiologist assistant performs in such hospital. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any hospital to hire an anesthesiologist who is not already employed as a physician prior to August 28, 2003.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 334.426
Hospitals may limit function of anesthesiologist assistants, procedure
Known as the Intractable Pain Treatment Act
The act spans §§ 334–334 (194 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 2003; (L. 2003 H.B. 390)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.