Missouri § 42.022 - Veteran suicide prevention — report — rulemaking authority.
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§ 42.022. Veteran suicide prevention — report — rulemaking authority.
1. In addition to any other duties imposed under this chapter, the commission shall review the provisions of the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019, enacted by the 116th United States Congress (Pub. L. 116-171), as amended, and any regulations related thereto. After review, the commission, in collaboration with the department of mental health, shall provide recommendations and make efforts to adopt procedures, programs, treatment options, additional aid, and any other assistance deemed necessary by the commission to assist in the efforts to prevent veteran suicide, subject to appropriation.
2. Before July 1, 2025, and before every July first thereafter the commission shall file a report with the department of public safety and the general assembly on the recommendations, implementation, and effectiveness of the efforts by the commission to prevent veteran suicide.
3. The department of public safety may promulgate all necessary rules and regulations for the administration of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2024, shall be invalid and void.
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(L. 2024 H.B. 1495 merged with S.B. 912)
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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