Terms Used In Missouri Laws 199.043

  • Handicap: means a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, whether the impairment is congenital or acquired by accident, injury, or disease, and where the impairment is verified by medical findings. 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

In accordance with state and federal law, no residential facility, day program or specialized service operated or funded by the department shall deny admission or other services to any person because of his race, sex, creed, marital status, national origin, handicap or age.