{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-574.200","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 574.200","heading":"Interference with medical assistance, offense of, penalty — definition of medical personnel.","body":"1. A person commits the offense of interference with medical assistance if he or she, while serving in his or her capacity as an employee of an abortion facility:\n(1) Knowingly orders or requests medical personnel to deviate from any applicable standard of care or ordinary practice while providing medical assistance to a patient for reasons unrelated to the patient's health or welfare; or\n(2) Knowingly attempts to prevent medical personnel from providing medical assistance to a patient in accordance with all applicable standards of care or ordinary practice for reasons unrelated to the patient's health or welfare.\n2. The offense of interference with medical assistance is a class A misdemeanor.\n3. For purposes of this section, the term \"medical personnel\" shall include, but not be limited to, the following:\n(1) Physicians and surgeons licensed under chapter 334;\n(2) Nurses licensed under chapter 335;\n(3) Emergency medical services personnel as defined in section 190.600; or\n(4) Any person operating under the supervision of such medical personnel.","path":["Title XXXVIII - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS","Chapter 574 - Offenses Against Public Order"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=574.200","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"8f3a826b3297fb7c51d92599d2c5cebb462348884b27615e16c2426d74c5ba7c","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-574.160","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-574.203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}