Facilities, contracts with, costs, how paid.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 199.250
in effect199.250. Facilities, contracts with, costs, how paid. — 1. The department of health and senior services may contract for such facilities as are necessary to carry out the functions of sections 199.010 to 199.350 . Such contracts shall be exempt from the competitive bidding requirements of chapter 34 .
2. State payment shall be available for the treatment and care of individuals committed under section 199.210 only after benefits from all third-party payers have been exhausted.
(L. 1961 p. 518 §§ 10, 11, A.L. 1971 H.B. 581, A.L. 1985 S.B. 19, A.L. 1991 H.B. 218 merged with S.B. 125 & 341, A.L. 1996 S.B. 540, A.L. 2010 S.B. 1007, A.L. 2013 S.B. 197)
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=199.250Fetched: 10/17/2026