Missouri Revised Statutes

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 205.195 (2026)

Bylaws of board of trustees, contents

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205.195. Bylaws of board of trustees, contents — applications to practice, contents. — 1. The board of hospital trustees shall include in its bylaws that every physician, a podiatrist and dentist requesting permission to practice in its hospital shall submit an application for staff membership in writing to it upon forms approved by the board. In his application each applicant shall give specifically his training and qualifications, his willingness to accept the board as the supreme governing authority of the hospital, his willingness to abide by the bylaws of the board and the staff in all respects, and his determination to practice his profession in a manner which is legal, moral, and ethical. A written copy of all such bylaws, with any amendments, shall be kept on file in the office of the hospital administrator and shall be available to all staff members and applicants during normal business hours.

2. The professional staff of the hospital shall be an organized group which shall initiate and, with the approval of the board, adopt bylaws, rules, regulations, and policies governing professional activities in the hospital. General practitioners may practice in the hospital in accordance with their competence as recommended by the professional staff and as authorized by the board.

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(L. 1971 H.B. 301)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1984–1994 · leading case: Long v. Bates Cnty. Mem'l Hosp. Bd. of Directors, 667 S.W.2d 419 (Mo. Ct. App. 1984).

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Long v. Bates Cnty. Mem'l Hosp. Bd. of Directors, 667 S.W.2d 419 (Mo. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 4× “Section 205.195. The board of trustees as the governing body of the hospital is the supreme legal authority in the hospital.”

Shaw v. Phelps Cnty. Reg'l Med. Ctr., 858 F. Supp. 954 (E.D. Mo. 1994). · cites it 3× “Mo.Rev.Stat. § 205.195. *960 The Court finds that in giving explicit authority to the Board and to the Trustees of Medical Center to make staffing decisions and policy, the legislature contemplated, if not authorized, decisions to be made by Medical Center which may result in…”

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