Missouri § 191.300 - Definitions.
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§ 191.300. Definitions.
As used in sections 191.300 to 191.380, the following terms mean:
(1) "Committee", the Missouri genetic disease advisory committee;
(2) "Cystic fibrosis", a serious lung problem of children; an inherited disorder which produces chronic involvement of the respiratory and digestive systems;
(3) "Department", the department of health and senior services;
(4) "Director", the director of the state department of health and senior services;
(5) "Genetic counseling", the provision and interpretation of medical information based on expanding knowledge of human genetics;
(6) "Genetic disorders", abnormalities of structure, function, or body metabolism which may be inherited or may result from damage to the fetus;
(7) "Genetic screening", the search through testing for persons with genetic disorders;
(8) "Health care professional", a physician or other health care practitioner licensed, accredited, or certified by the state of Missouri to perform specified health services;
(9) "Health care services", services for the diagnosis, treatment, cure, or relief of a health condition, illness, injury, or disease;
(10) "Hemophilia", a bleeding tendency resulting from a genetically determined deficiency factor in the blood;
(11) "Outreach clinics", medical clinics which provide genetic diagnosis and counseling at sites away from the tertiary genetic centers;
(12) "Program", the genetic program authorized by the provisions of sections 191.300 to 191.331, 191.340, and 191.365 to 191.380;
(13) "Sickle cell anemia", a blood disease characterized by the presence of crescent shaped or sickle shaped erythrocytes in peripheral blood, excessive hemolysis, and active hematopoiesis, resulting from a genetic defect;
(14) "Sickle cell trait", the healthy state wherein one carries the gene for sickle cell and could possibly pass that gene to his offspring;
(15) "Tertiary genetic centers", permanent genetic divisions that provide comprehensive diagnostic treatment and counseling services.
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(L. 1985 H.B. 612, A.L. 2007 H.B. 948)
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