As used in sections 190.525 to 190.537, the following terms mean:

(1) “Department”, the department of health and senior services;

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 190.525

  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

(2) “Director”, the director of the department of health and senior services or the director’s duly authorized representative;

(3) “Passenger”, an individual needing transportation in a supine position who does not require medical monitoring, observation, aid, care or treatment during transportation, with the exception of self-administered oxygen as ordered by a physician during transportation;

(4) “Patient”, an individual who is sick, injured, wounded, diseased, or otherwise incapacitated or helpless, and who may require medical monitoring, medical observation, aid, care or treatment during transportation, with the exception of self-administered oxygen as ordered by a physician;

(5) “Person”, any individual, firm, partnership, copartnership, joint venture, association, cooperative organization, corporation, municipal or private, and whether organized for profit or not, state, county, political subdivision, state department, commission, board, bureau or fraternal organization, estate, public trust, business or common law trust, receiver, assignee for the benefit of creditors, trustee or trustee in bankruptcy, or any other service user or provider;

(6) “Stretcher van”, any vehicle other than an ambulance designed and equipped to transport passengers in a supine position. No such vehicle shall be used to provide medical services;

(7) “Stretcher van service”, any person or agency that provides stretcher van transportation to passengers who are confined to stretchers and whose conditions are such that they do not need and are not likely to need medical attention during transportation.