{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-632.550","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 632.550","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in sections 632.550 to 632.557, the following terms mean:\n(1) \"Board\" , the governing board established in section 632.555;\n(2) \"Child\" , a person under the age of eighteen years;\n(3) \"Demonstration project\" , the project established in section 632.553;\n(4) \"Department\" , the department of mental health;\n(5) \"Severely emotionally disturbed child\" , a child who exhibits substantial impairment in his ability to function at a developmentally appropriate level due to the presence of a serious psychiatric disorder.","path":["Title XL - ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS","Chapter 632 - Comprehensive Psychiatric Services"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=632.550","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"ad694b3c9ee0487f8ffda704fcac6543404563cf6aa97b5ba1669cf1b6f4dd64","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-632.525","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-632.553"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}