| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSEBILLNO.773 |
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| 4 | 4 | | 102NDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1838H.02C DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Toamendchapter344,RSMo,byaddingtheretothreenewsectionsrelatingtonursinghome |
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| 8 | 8 | | administrators. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Chapter344,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretothreenewsections,to |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2beknownassections344.045,344.055,and344.102,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 344.045.1.Theboardshallreceivecomplaintsconcerningitslicensees' |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2professionalpractices.Theboardshallestablishbyruleaprocedureforthehandlingof |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3suchcomplaintspriortothefilingofformalcomplaintsbeforetheadministrative |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4hearingcommission.Theruleshallprovide,ataminimum,fortheloggingofeach |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5complaintreceived,therecordingofthelicensee'sname,thenameofthecomplaining |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6party,thedateofthecomplaint,andabriefstatementofthecomplaintanditsultimate |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7disposition.Theruleshallprovideforinformingthecomplainingpartyoftheprogress |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8oftheinvestigation,thedismissalofthecharges,orthefilingofacomplaintbeforethe |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9administrativehearingcommission. |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10 2.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflaw,nocomplaint,investigatory |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11report,orinformationreceivedfromanysourceshallbedisclosedpriortoitsreviewby |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12theboard. |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13 3.Atitsdiscretion,theboardmaydisclosecomplaints,completedinvestigatory |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14reports,andinformationobtainedfromstateadministrativeandlawenforcement |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15agenciestoalicenseeorlicenseapplicantinordertofurtheraninvestigationorto |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16facilitatesettlementnegotiations. |
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| 28 | 28 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 29 | 29 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 4.Informationobtainedfromafederaladministrativeorlawenforcement |
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| 30 | 30 | | 18agencyshallbedisclosedonlyuponreceiptofwrittenconsenttothedisclosurefromthe |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19federaladministrativeorlawenforcementagency. |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20 5.Atitsdiscretion,theboardmaydisclosecomplaintsandinvestigatoryreports |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21ifanysuchdisclosureis: |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22 (1)Inthecourseofvoluntaryinterstateexchangeofinformation; |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23 (2)Inaccordancewithalawfulrequest;or |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24 (3)Tootherstateorfederaladministrativeorlawenforcementagenciesacting |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25withinthescopeoftheirstatutoryauthority. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26 6.Exceptwheredisclosureisspecificallyauthorizedinthissectionandas |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27describedinsection610.021,deliberations,votes,orminutesofclosedproceedingsshall |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28notbesubjecttodisclosureordiscovery.Onceafinaldispositionisrendered,that |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29decisionshallbemadeavailabletothepartiesandthepublic. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 344.055.1.Alleducationaltranscripts,testscores,complaints,investigatory |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2reports,andinformationpertainingtoanypersonwhoisanapplicantorlicenseeofthe |
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| 44 | 44 | | 3boardareconfidentialandshallnotbedisclosedtothepublicoranymemberofthe |
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| 45 | 45 | | 4public,exceptwiththewrittenconsentofthepersonwhoserecordsareinvolved.The |
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| 46 | 46 | | 5boardshalldisclosetherecordsorinformationifthepersonwhoserecordsor |
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| 47 | 47 | | 6informationisinvolvedhasconsentedtothedisclosure.Theboardisentitledtothe |
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| 48 | 48 | | 7attorney-clientprivilegeandwork-productprivilegetothesameextentasanyother |
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| 49 | 49 | | 8person. |
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| 50 | 50 | | 9 2.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsubsection1ofthissection,theboardmay |
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| 51 | 51 | | 10discloseconfidentialinformationwithouttheconsentofthepersoninvolvedifthe |
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| 52 | 52 | | 11disclosureis: |
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| 53 | 53 | | 12 (1)Inthecourseofvoluntaryinterstateexchangeofinformation; |
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| 54 | 54 | | 13 (2)Inaccordancewithalawfulrequest;or |
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| 55 | 55 | | 14 (3)Tootheradministrativeorlawenforcementagenciesactingwithinthescope |
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| 56 | 56 | | 15oftheirstatutoryauthority. |
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| 57 | 57 | | 16 3.Informationregardingidentity,includingnamesandaddresses,registration, |
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| 58 | 58 | | 17andcurrencyofthelicenseofthepersonspossessingnursinghomeadministrator |
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| 59 | 59 | | 18licensesandthenamesandaddressesofapplicantsfornursinghomeadministrator |
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| 60 | 60 | | 19licenses,isnotconfidentialinformation. |
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| 61 | 61 | | 344.102.Nopersonshallpracticeasanursinghomeadministratorinthisstate |
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| 62 | 62 | | 2orholdhimselforherselfoutasanursinghomeadministratorifhisorherlicenseis |
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| 63 | 63 | | HCSHB773 2 3expiredorisrevoked.Expiredlicensesshallremainsubjecttodisciplinaryactionfor |
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| 64 | 64 | | 4violationsofthischapterandtherulespromulgatedthereunder. |
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| 65 | 65 | | âś” |
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| 66 | 66 | | HCSHB773 3 |
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