Missouri Laws 167.800 – Definitions
For purposes of sections 167.800 to 167.824, the following terms shall mean:
(1) “Department”, the department of elementary and secondary education;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 167.800
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(2) “Diabetes medical management plan”, a document developed by the student’s personal health care team that sets out the health services needed by the student at school and is signed by the student’s personal health care team and parent or guardian;
(3) “District” or “school district”, shall have the same meaning as used in subdivision (1) of section 160.011;
(4) “School”, shall include any elementary or secondary public school or charter school located within the state of Missouri;
(5) “School employee”, shall include any person employed by a school district or charter school, any person employed by a local health department who is assigned to a school district or charter school, or any subcontractor designated for this function;
(6) “Trained diabetes care personnel”, a school employee who volunteers to be trained in accordance with section 167.803. Such employee need not be a health care professional.