Mo. Rev. Stat. § 191.2605: Definitions.

As used in sections 191.2600 to 191.2630, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms mean:

(1) "Alternative therapies" , any therapies for a condition that are not considered the standard or conventional therapies for that condition including, but not limited to, hyperbaric oxygen therapy;

(2) "Commission" , the Missouri veterans commission;

(3) "Facility" , a public or private health clinic, outpatient health clinic, community health center, or hospital to provide hyperbaric oxygen therapy under sections 191.2600 to 191.2630;

(4) "Fund" , the veterans traumatic brain injury treatment and recovery fund established in section 191.2615;

(5) "Health care practitioner" , a person who is licensed to provide medical or other health care in this state and who has prescriptive authority including, but not limited to, a physician;

(6) "Hyperbaric oxygen therapy" or "therapy" , treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury that is based on a valid prescription from a health care practitioner and that is delivered through:

(a) A hyperbaric chamber approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration; or

(b) A hyperbaric oxygen device that is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration;

(7) "Physician" , a person licensed to practice medicine in this state under chapter 334;

(8) "Posttraumatic stress disorder" , a mental health condition that is triggered by a terrifying event, such as by either experiencing or witnessing a life-threatening event, including, but not limited to, military sexual trauma, or as a secondary sequela to body trauma;

(9) "Traumatic brain injury" , an acquired injury to the brain. The term traumatic brain injury does not include brain dysfunction caused by a congenital or degenerative disorder or birth trauma;

(10) "Veteran" , any person defined as a veteran by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or its successor agency.