{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-192.2460","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 192.2460","heading":"Director may proceed under other law, when — legal counsel may be retained, when.","body":"1. If the director determines after an investigation that an eligible adult is unable to give consent to receive protective services and presents a likelihood of serious physical harm, the director may initiate proceedings pursuant to chapter 202 * or chapter 475, if appropriate.\n2. In order to expedite adult guardianship and conservatorship cases, the department may retain, within existing funding sources of the department, legal counsel on a case-by-case basis.","path":["Title XII - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","Chapter 192 - Department of Health and Senior Services"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=192.2460","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:26Z","sha256":"6d8a32fc67aab8c81d3e1c2caef10e7ffd18ef521db7855e85e848d30c1a3178","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-192.2455","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-192.2465"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}