Missouri Laws 199.001 – Definitions
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As used in sections 199.001 to 199.055*, the following terms mean:
(1) “Brain injury”, includes brain injury and traumatic brain injury as defined in section 192.735;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 199.001
- 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
(2) “Department”, the department of health and senior services’ adult brain injury program;
(3) “Injury or trauma”, any unintentional or intentional damage to the body resulting from acute exposure to thermal, mechanical, electrical, or chemical energy or from the absence of such essentials as heat or oxygen;
(4) “Rehabilitation”, a comprehensive series of interventions for physical, medical, cognitive and psychological disabilities designed to restore a person to his maximum functional potential.