Missouri § 197.280 - Order authorizing entry for survey, grounds for.
Full text of Missouri Revised Statutes of Missouri § 197.280 — Order authorizing entry for survey, grounds for., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 197.280. Order authorizing entry for survey, grounds for.
Whenever the department has reasonable grounds to believe that a hospice required to be certificated under sections 197.250 to 197.280 is operating without a certificate, and the department is not permitted access to survey the hospice, or when a certificated hospice refuses to permit access to the department to survey the hospice, the department shall apply to the circuit court of the county in which the premises are located for an order authorizing entry for such survey. The court shall issue the order if it finds reasonable grounds for the survey or if it finds that a certificated hospice has refused to permit the department access to survey the hospice.
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(L. 1992 H.B. 899 § 16)
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Section 197.280 ("Order authorizing entry for survey, grounds for.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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