Mo. Rev. Stat. § 191.300: Definitions.

As used in sections 191.300 to 191.380, the following terms mean:

(1) "Committee" , the Missouri genetic disease advisory committee;

(2) "Cystic fibrosis" , a serious lung problem of children; an inherited disorder which produces chronic involvement of the respiratory and digestive systems;

(3) "Department" , the department of health and senior services;

(4) "Director" , the director of the state department of health and senior services;

(5) "Genetic counseling" , the provision and interpretation of medical information based on expanding knowledge of human genetics;

(6) "Genetic disorders" , abnormalities of structure, function, or body metabolism which may be inherited or may result from damage to the fetus;

(7) "Genetic screening" , the search through testing for persons with genetic disorders;

(8) "Health care professional" , a physician or other health care practitioner licensed, accredited, or certified by the state of Missouri to perform specified health services;

(9) "Health care services" , services for the diagnosis, treatment, cure, or relief of a health condition, illness, injury, or disease;

(10) "Hemophilia" , a bleeding tendency resulting from a genetically determined deficiency factor in the blood;

(11) "Outreach clinics" , medical clinics which provide genetic diagnosis and counseling at sites away from the tertiary genetic centers;

(12) "Program" , the genetic program authorized by the provisions of sections 191.300 to 191.331, 191.340, and 191.365 to 191.380;

(13) "Sickle cell anemia" , a blood disease characterized by the presence of crescent shaped or sickle shaped erythrocytes in peripheral blood, excessive hemolysis, and active hematopoiesis, resulting from a genetic defect;

(14) "Sickle cell trait" , the healthy state wherein one carries the gene for sickle cell and could possibly pass that gene to his offspring;

(15) "Tertiary genetic centers" , permanent genetic divisions that provide comprehensive diagnostic treatment and counseling services.