{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-630.183","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 630.183","heading":"Officers may authorize medical treatment for patient.","body":"Subject to other provisions of this chapter, the head of a mental health or developmental disability facility may authorize the medical and surgical treatment of a patient or resident under the following circumstances:\n(1) Upon consent of a patient or resident who is competent;\n(2) Upon consent of a parent or legal guardian of a patient or resident who is a minor or legally incapacitated;\n(3) Pursuant to the provisions of chapter 431;\n(4) Pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.","path":["Title XL - ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS","Chapter 630 - Department of Mental Health"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=630.183","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"6f02f9c46992c36790d5471d8480518896ee804cc27004dcf34c99824e39f1a3","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-630.180","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-630.186"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}