Missouri Revised Statutes

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 198.042 (2026)

Medical supervision for residents relying on spiritual healing not required

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  198.042.  Medical supervision for residents relying on spiritual healing not required. — Nothing in sections 198.003 to 198.096, or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, shall be construed as authorizing the medical supervision, regulation or control of the remedial care or treatment of those residents who rely solely upon treatment by prayer or spiritual means in accordance with creed or tenets of any well-recognized church or religious denomination.  All remaining rules and regulations and minimum standards not in conflict with this section shall apply.

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(L. 1979 S.B. 328, et al. § 14)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1983–1983 · leading case: Stiffelman v. Abrams, 655 S.W.2d 522 (Mo. 1983).
Stiffelman v. Abrams, 655 S.W.2d 522 (Mo. 1983). · cites it 2× “Defendants do not state in their brief which section of the Act they contend makes the exclusion to which they refer, but we assume they have in mind § 198.042, which is entitled “Medical supervision for residents relying on spiritual healing not required”, the first sentence of…”
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