1. The director of the department of mental health shall promulgate rules, guidelines and protocols for hospitals and physicians to use to help them to identify suspicious deaths of patients, residents, or clients in the care and custody of the department of mental health.

2. Any hospital, physician, medical professional, mental health professional, or department of mental health facility shall disclose upon request all records, medical or social, of any client in the care and custody of the department of mental health who has died to the mental health fatality review panel established under section 630.925 to investigate the person‘s death. Any legally recognized privileged communication, except that between attorney and client, shall not apply to situations involving the death of a client in the care and custody of the department of mental health.

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 630.975

  • 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
  • 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
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
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