Missouri Laws 630.325 – Disposition of unclaimed personal property of patient
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 630.325
- Department: the department of mental health of the state of Missouri. See Missouri Laws 630.005
- Director: the director of the department of mental health, or his designee. 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
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, things in action and evidences of debt. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Property: includes real and personal property. 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
- 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
If any patient or resident dies, is released, escapes, or otherwise leaves the care of the department, and leaves any article or articles of tangible personal property in the custody of a department facility, the head of the facility may, in his discretion, after the lapse of one year from the date of such death, release, escape, or other departure, if no claim therefor has been made, transfer the personal property to the state agency for surplus property for public or private sale. If such sale or sales are made, the commissioner of administration shall transmit the net proceeds thereof to the director of revenue for deposit in the general revenue fund.