Missouri Laws 192.735 – Definitions
As used in sections 192.735 to 192.745, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms shall mean:
(1) “Brain injury” or “traumatic brain injury”, a sudden insult or damage to the brain or its coverings, not of a degenerative nature. Such insult or damage may produce an altered state of consciousness and may result in a decrease of one or more of the following: mental, cognitive, behavioral or physical functioning resulting in partial or total disability. Cerebral vascular accidents, aneurisms and congenital deficits are specifically excluded from this definition;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 192.735
- 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
- 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
(2) “Department”, the department of health and senior services;
(3) “Spinal cord injury”, an injury that occurs as a result of trauma, which may involve spinal vertebral fracture, and where the injured person suffers two or more of the following effects either immediately or within forty-eight hours of injury:
(a) Effects on the sensory system including numbness, tingling or loss of sensation in the body or in one or more extremities;
(b) Effects on the motor system including weakness or paralysis in one or more extremities;
(c) Effects on the visceral system including bowel or bladder dysfunction or hypotension.