Missouri Revised Statutes Title XL. Additional Executive Departments § 632.550. Definitions

(1)“Board”, the governing board established in section 632.555;

(2)“Child”, a person under the age of eighteen years;

(3)“Demonstration project”, the project established in section 632.553;

(4)“Department”, the department of mental health;

(5)“Severely emotionally disturbed child”, a child who exhibits substantial impairment in his ability to function at a developmentally appropriate level due to the presence of a serious psychiatric disorder.