199.240. Consent required for medical or surgical treatment.
Consent required for medical or surgical treatment.
199.240. No person committed to a facility designated by the curatorsof the University of Missouri under sections 199.170 to 199.270 shall berequired to submit to medical or surgical treatment without his consent,or, if incapacitated, without the consent of his legal guardian, or, if aminor, without the consent of a parent or next of kin.
(L. 1961 p. 518 § 9, A.L. 1971 H.B. 581, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45, A.L. 1985 S.B. 19, A.L. 1996 S.B. 540)Effective 7-1-96