Missouri § 197.160 Infection data to be available to department of health and senior services, violation, effect, state payments suspended, when.

Missouri Statutes

§ 197.160 — Infection data to be available to department of health and senior services, violation, effect, state payments suspended, when.

Missouri § 197.160

Title XIIPUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

Ch. 197Medical Treatment Facility Licenses

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 197.160 (2026).

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The department of health and senior services shall have access to all data and information held by hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, abortion facilities, and other facilities related to their infection control practices, rates, or treatments of infections.  Failure to provide such access shall be grounds for full or partial licensure suspension or revocation pursuant to section 197.293 , sections 197.010 to 197.100 , or sections 197.200 to 197.240 .  If the department determines that the hospital, ambulatory surgical center, abortion facility, or other facility is willfully impeding access to such information, the department shall be authorized to direct all state agencies to suspend all or a portion of state payments to such entity until such time as the desired information is obtai

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The department of health and senior services shall have access to all data and information held by hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, abortion facilities, and other facilities related to their infection control practices, rates, or treatments of infections. Failure to provide such access shall be grounds for full or partial licensure suspension or revocation pursuant to section 197.293 , sections 197.010 to 197.100 , or sections 197.200 to 197.240 . If the department determines that the hospital, ambulatory surgical center, abortion facility, or other facility is willfully impeding access to such information, the department shall be authorized to direct all state agencies to suspend all or a portion of state payments to such entity until such time as the desired information is obtained by the department.