194.210. As used in sections 194.210 to 194.290, the following words and terms mean:
(1) "Bank or storage facility", a facility licensed, accredited, or approved under the laws of any state for storage of human bodies or parts thereof;
(2) "Decedent", a deceased individual and includes a stillborn infant or fetus;
(3) "Donor", an individual who makes a gift of all or part of his body;
(4) "Hospital", a hospital licensed, accredited, or approved under the laws of any state and includes a hospital operated by the United States government, a state, or a subdivision thereof, although not required to be licensed under state laws;
(5) "Part", organs, tissues, eyes, bones, arteries, blood, other fluids and any other portions of a human body;
(6) "Person", an individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity;
(7) "Physician" or "surgeon", a physician or surgeon licensed or authorized to practice under the laws of any state;
(8) "State" includes any state, district, commonwealth, territory, insular possession, and any other area subject to the legislative authority of the United States of America.
(L. 1969 S.B. 43 § 1)Effective 5-28-69
Missouri General Assembly