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§ 197.040 — License for hospital required.

Missouri § 197.040
JurisdictionMissouri
Title XIIPUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Ch. 197Medical Treatment Facility Licenses

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 197.040 (2026).

Text

After ninety days from the date this law becomes effective, no person or governmental unit, acting severally or jointly with any other person or governmental unit, shall establish, conduct or maintain a hospital in this state without a license under this law and section 197.005 issued by the department of health and senior services.

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Legislative History

(L. 1953 p. 631 § 4, A.L. 2017 S.B. 50 merged with S.B. 501) Effective 7-01-18

Nearby Sections

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§ 197.005
Medicare conditions of participation compliance, deemed compliance with hospital licensure standards.
§ 197.010
Citation of law.
§ 197.020
Definitions.
§ 197.030
Purposes of law.
§ 197.032
Hospitals and medical personnel may refuse abortions — no denial of public benefits for such refusal — civil action, when.
§ 197.040
License for hospital required.
§ 197.050
Application for license, contents — fee.
§ 197.052
Adjacent property, hospital may revise premises of campus for licensure purposes.
§ 197.060
License to issue, when — annual renewal — not transferable.
§ 197.065
Life safety code standards — waiver, when — rulemaking authority.
§ 197.070
Denial, suspension or revocation of license.
§ 197.071
Review by administrative hearing commission.
§ 197.080
Rules, procedure — regulations and standards — review and revision of regulations — rulemaking authority.
§ 197.090
Existing hospitals to be allowed time to meet standards.
§ 197.100
Inspections by department of health and senior services required, reports from certain other agencies accepted, when — department to determine life safety and building codes.
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Missouri § 197.040, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mo/197/197.040.