§ 631.005 Definitions
§ 631.010 Responsibilities, powers, functions and duties of division
§ 631.015 Division director to be chief administrative officer
§ 631.020 Advisory council on alcohol and drug abuse — members, terms, ..
§ 631.025 Services to be provided
§ 631.030 Department to develop state plan, contents
§ 631.035 Department director to establish regions
§ 631.040 Department director may establish regional councils — division director to ..
§ 631.045 Duties of regional advisory councils — plans
§ 631.050 Facilities and programs of department shall include certain standards for ..
§ 631.095 Comprehensive substance treatment and rehabilitation program — department ..
§ 631.100 Facilities for treatment of alcohol and drug abuse, service areas
§ 631.102 Methadone treatment programs, department to develop criteria to locate
§ 631.105 Voluntary admission to treatment facility
§ 631.110 Discharge of voluntary client, when — denial of request for release, when, ..
§ 631.115 Detention for evaluation and treatment, who may request — procedure — duration
§ 631.120 Involuntary detention — request by professionals — procedure — duration
§ 631.125 Facilities to accept certain applicants, when
§ 631.130 Information to be furnished to patient, assistance
§ 631.135 Information to be furnished to patient and others
§ 631.140 Additional detention may be requested — contents of petition
§ 631.145 Hearing for continued detention, procedure — patient’s rights relating thereto
§ 631.150 Further additional detention may be requested — hearing to be held when — ..
§ 631.155 Custody ordered to director of department, duty of placement
§ 631.160 Hospitalization outside treatment facility, when
§ 631.165 Transfer of patient to a mental health facility, when, procedure
§ 631.170 Head of facility may request sheriff to return absent client, when
§ 631.175 Other sections which apply to alcohol or drug abuse facilities
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws > Chapter 631 - Alcohol and Drug Abuse

  • Alcohol or drug abuse facility: a place providing treatment and rehabilitation to persons engaged in alcohol or drug abuse, or both, which is recognized as such a place by the department of mental health. See Missouri Laws 631.005
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Division: the division of alcohol and drug abuse of the department of mental health. See Missouri Laws 631.005
  • Division director: the director of the division of alcohol and drug abuse of the department of mental health, or his designee. See Missouri Laws 631.005
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Qualified counselor: a person who provides substance abuse counseling and who meets the qualifications prescribed in the standards for certification of alcohol and drug abuse programs under rules promulgated by the department of mental health, as authorized by sections 630. See Missouri Laws 631.005
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Respondent: an individual who is the subject of involuntary civil detention proceedings instituted under this chapter. See Missouri Laws 631.005
  • 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
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Ward: if used in a section in a context relating to the property rights and obligations of a person, means a protectee as defined in chapter 475. See Missouri Laws 1.020