§ 191.300

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE Chapter 191 • Effective - 28 Aug 2007 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 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. ­­-------- (L. 1985 H.B. 612, A.L. 2007 H.B. 948)