Definitions.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 192.2550
in effect192.2550. Definitions. — As used in sections 192.2550 to 192.2560 , the following terms mean:
(1) "Child" , an individual who is under the age of seventeen;
(2) "Department" , the department of health and senior services;
(3) "Eligible child" , an individual who is under the age of six years and has complex medical needs requiring continuous skilled nursing intervention of at least four hours per day, as ordered by a physician;
(4) "Person" , any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association, agency, incorporated or unincorporated organization, or other legal entity, regardless of the name used;
(5) "Prescribed pediatric extended care facility" , a facility providing medically necessary multidisciplinary services to eligible children in a child care facility licensed by the department of elementary and secondary education under chapter 210 . Multidisciplinary services include skilled nursing, personal care, nutritional assessment, developmental assessment, and speech, physical, and occupational therapy services, as ordered by a physician;
(6) "Prescribed pediatric extended care provider" or "provider" , the person or persons licensed or required to be licensed under sections 192.2550 to 192.2560 to establish, conduct, or maintain, a prescribed pediatric extended care facility.
(L. 2024 S.B. 1111)
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=192.2550Fetched: 10/17/2026