Missouri Laws 630.575 – Council created, members, duties, terms, meetings
1. There is hereby established within the department of mental health the “Missouri Eating Disorder Council” which shall consist of the following persons to be selected by and the number of members to be determined by the director of the department of mental health:
(1) Director‘s designees from the department of mental health;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 630.575
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Department: the department of mental health of the state of Missouri. See Missouri Laws 630.005
- Director: the director of the department of mental health, or his designee. See Missouri Laws 630.005
- 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
- Patient: an individual under observation, care, treatment or rehabilitation by any hospital or other mental health facility or mental health program pursuant to the provisions of chapter 632. 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
(2) Eating disorder researchers, clinicians, and patient advocacy groups; and
(3) The general public.
2. The council shall:
(1) Oversee the eating disorder education and awareness programs established in section 630.580;
(2) Identify whether adequate treatment and diagnostic services are available in the state; and
(3) Assist the department of mental health in identifying eating disorder research projects.
3. Members of the council shall serve four-year terms, with the initial terms of the members staggered as two-year, three-year, and four-year terms. The members of the council may be reappointed. The members of the council shall not receive compensation for their service on the council, but may, subject to appropriation, be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred as members of the council.
4. The council shall conduct an organizational meeting at the call of the director of the department of mental health. At such meeting, the council shall select a chair and vice chair of the council. Subsequent meetings of the council shall be called as necessary by the chair of the council or the director of the department of mental health.