Missouri Revised Statutes Title XII. Public Health and Welfare § 198.510. Disclosure required, by whom--licensing department, duties--department of health and senior services, duties

1. Any facility which offers to provide or provides care for persons with Alzheimer's disease by means of an Alzheimer's special care unit or Alzheimer's special care program shall be required to disclose the form of care or treatment provided that distinguishes that unit or program as being especially applicable, or suitable for persons with Alzheimer's or dementia. The disclosure shall be made to the department which licenses the facility, agency or center giving the special care. At the time of admission of a patient requiring treatment rendered by the Alzheimer's special care program, a copy of the disclosure made to the department shall be delivered by the facility to the patient and the patient's next of kin, designee, or guardian. The licensing department shall examine all such disclosures in the department's records and verify the information on the disclosure for accuracy as part of the facility's regular license renewal procedure.

2. The department of health and senior services shall develop a single disclosure form to be completed by the facility, agency or center giving the special care. The information required to be disclosed by subsection 1 of this section on this form shall include, if applicable, an explanation of how the care is different from the rest of the facility in the following areas: