Missouri Laws 630.420 – Affiliation agreements from vendors required
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 630.420
- Department: the department of mental health of the state of Missouri. See Missouri Laws 630.005
- 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
- Vendor: a person or entity under contract with the department, other than as a department employee, who provides services to patients, residents or clients. See Missouri Laws 630.005
To coordinate a delivery system of accessible department services, to integrate vendor programs into the department system and to avoid duplication of state-provided or -supported services, the department shall require affiliation agreements with vendors as a condition for receiving purchase-of-service funds. In the agreements, the department shall assign responsibility to the vendors for providing certain programs for meeting the needs of underserved, unserved or inappropriately served persons for whom the state has the responsibility to serve.