1. Except as provided in subsection 2 of this section, when a patient, resident or client is absent due to his unauthorized disappearance from a residential facility or day program, or his whereabouts are unknown and disclosure is necessary for the protection of the patient, resident or others, and the provisions of section 630.140 would otherwise be applicable, notice of the disappearance, along with relevant information, may be made to relatives, governmental law enforcement agencies and other persons if necessary for the protection of the patient, resident or other parties, as designated by the head of the facility or program or physician in charge of the patient, resident or client.

2. If the patient, resident or client was committed to the custody of the department of mental health pursuant to chapter 552, and that patient, resident or client is absent due to an unauthorized disappearance from a residential facility or day program, or such person‘s whereabouts are unknown, the head of the mental health facility or a designee shall immediately give notice of the disappearance, along with relevant information, to the prosecutor and sheriff of the county wherein the committed person is detained, the prosecutor and sheriff of the county wherein the committed person was tried and acquitted, all known surviving victims as defined in chapter 595, any other agencies or persons designated by the head of the facility as necessary for the protection of the patient, resident or other parties.

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 630.150

  • Client: any person who is placed by the department in a facility or program licensed and funded by the department or who is a recipient of services from a regional center, as defined in section 633. See Missouri Laws 630.005
  • Day program: a place conducted or maintained by any person who advertises or holds himself out as providing prevention, evaluation, treatment, habilitation or rehabilitation for persons affected by mental disorders, mental illness, intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities or alcohol or drug abuse for less than the full twenty-four hours comprising each daily period. See Missouri Laws 630.005
  • Department: the department of mental health of the state of Missouri. See Missouri Laws 630.005
  • Head of the facility: the chief administrative officer, or his designee, of any residential facility. See Missouri Laws 630.005
  • Patient: an individual under observation, care, treatment or rehabilitation by any hospital or other mental health facility or mental health program pursuant to the provisions of chapter 632. See Missouri Laws 630.005
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Resident: a person receiving residential services from a facility, other than mental health facility, operated, funded or licensed by the department. See Missouri Laws 630.005
  • Residential facility: any premises where residential prevention, evaluation, care, treatment, habilitation or rehabilitation is provided for persons affected by mental disorders, mental illness, intellectual disability, developmental disabilities or alcohol or drug abuse. See Missouri Laws 630.005
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