SECOND REGULAR SESSION

[TRULY AGREED TO AND FINALLY PASSED]

HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 721

90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

2000



2918L.06T


AN ACT

To repeal sections 209.251, 209.253, 209.255, 209.258, 209.259 and 301.020, RSMo Supp. 1999 and section 302.171 as enacted by house bill no. 783, first regular session, 89th General Assembly and section 302.171 as enacted by senate bill no. 19, first regular session, 90th General Assembly, relating to telecommunications for persons with disabilities, and to enact in lieu thereof ten new sections relating to the same subject, with an effective date for certain sections.


Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:

Section A.  Sections 209.251, 209.253, 209.255, 209.258 and 209.259, RSMo Supp. 1999, are repealed and seven new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 191.862, 191.865, 209.251, 209.253, 209.255, 209.258 and 209.259, to read as follows:

191.862.  1.  The Missouri assistive technology advisory council, established in section 191.853, shall establish an assistive technology loan program.  The loan program shall be funded from the assistive technology loan revolving fund established pursuant to section 191.865.  The fund shall receive any appropriation and grant moneys received pursuant to subsection 2 of this section to provide loans for the purchase of assistive technology devices and services, as defined in section 191.850.

2.  The loan program shall provide loans for the first fiscal year following appropriation.  Any matching grant moneys received by the state pursuant to the Title III of the federal Assistive Technology Act of 1998 or through any other applicable sources shall be used to fund the loan program.  The state treasurer shall provide the assistive technology advisory council with information on the amount of moneys in the assistive technology loan revolving fund at the beginning of each fiscal year.  The council shall quarterly expend such moneys in four equal shares to ensure that the loan program will provide loans throughout the entire fiscal year.  Any repayments or interest earned during a fiscal year shall not be used for loans in the current fiscal year, but shall be carried over for use in the next fiscal year.

3.  The interest rates for loans shall be lower than comparable commercial lending rates and shall be established by the council based on the borrower's ability to pay.  Loans may be made with no interest.  Loan repayment periods shall not exceed ten years.

4.  The council shall:

(1)  Promulgate rules relating to borrower eligibility, interest rates, repayment terms and other matters necessary to implement the purpose of this section, including limits on the number and amounts of loans to assure the continued solvency of the fund; and

(2)  File annual reports with the governor and general assembly which shall include an accounting of the loans and repayments to the fund during the preceding fiscal year.

5.  The council may enter into contracts as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, including but not limited to contracts with disability organizations and lending institutions.

6.  By no later than January 1, 2001, the council shall submit a report to the general assembly regarding any rules proposed or promulgated for the implementation of this program.

7.  No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo.

191.865.  1.  In order to allow Missourians with disabilities to take advantage of Title III of the federal Assistive Technology Act of 1998, there is hereby created in the state treasury the "Assistive Technology Loan Revolving Fund" which shall be administered by the Missouri assistive technology advisory council and the state treasurer.

2.  Moneys in the fund shall, upon appropriation, be used to establish and maintain the assistive technology loan program established in section 191.862.

3.  The fund shall consist of any moneys appropriated to the fund, repayments of principal and interest by qualified borrowers, and interest earned on the moneys in the fund.

4.  The fund may accept federal, state and other public funds, public or private grants, contributions and loans to the fund with the approval of the Missouri assistive technology advisory council.

5.  Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080, RSMo, to the contrary, moneys in the fund shall not revert to the general revenue fund at the end of the biennium.

209.251.  As used in sections 209.251 to 209.259, the following terms mean:

(1)  "Adaptive telecommunications equipment", equipment that translates, enhances or otherwise transforms the receiving or sending of telecommunications into a form accessible to individuals with disabilities.  The term adaptive telecommunications equipment includes adaptive telephone equipment and other types of adaptive devices such as computer input and output adaptions necessary for telecommunications access;

(2)  "Basic [telephone] telecommunications access line", a [telephone] telecommunications line which provides service from the telephone company central office to the customer's premises which enables the customer to originate and terminate long distance and local [calling] telecommunications;

[(2)]  (3)  "Commission", the public service commission;

(4)  "Consumer support and outreach", services that include, but are not limited to, assisting individuals with disabilities or their families or caregivers in the selection of the most appropriate adaptive telecommunications equipment to meet their needs, providing basic training and technical assistance in the installation and use of adaptive telecommunications equipment, and development and dissemination of information to increase awareness and use of adaptive telecommunications equipment;

(5)  "Department", the department of labor and industrial relations;

(6)  "Eligible subscriber", any individual who has been certified as deaf, hearing-impaired, speech-impaired or as having another disability that causes the inability to use [traditional telephone] telecommunications equipment and services by a licensed physician, audiologist, speech pathologist or a qualified [state] agency;

(7)  "Missouri assistive technology advisory council" or "council", the body which directs the Missouri assistive technology program pursuant to sections 191.850 to 191.863, RSMo;

(8)  "Program administrator", the entity or entities designated to design the statewide telecommunications equipment distribution program, develop and implement the program policies and procedures, assure delivery of consumer support and outreach and account for and pay all program expenses;

[(4)]  (9)  "Surcharge", an additional charge which is to be paid by local exchange telephone company subscribers pursuant to the rate recovery mechanism established pursuant to sections 209.255, 209.257 and 209.259 in order to implement the [program] programs described in sections 209.251 to 209.259;

(10)  "Telecommunications", the transmission of any form of information including, but not limited to, voice, graphics, text, dynamic content, and data structures of all types whether they are in electronic, visual, auditory, optical or any other form;

[(5)]  (11)  "Telecommunications device for the deaf" or "TDD", a telecommunications device capable of allowing deaf, hearing-impaired or speech-impaired individuals to transmit messages over basic telephone access lines by sending and receiving typed messages.

209.253.  1.  The commission shall [initiate an investigation to determine the most beneficial and cost-effective method to implement the provision of] provide a statewide dual-party system, using third-party intervention to connect deaf, hearing-impaired and speech-impaired persons and offices of organizations representing the deaf, hearing-impaired and speech-impaired with telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDDs) and the telephone system, making available reasonable access to telephone service to eligible subscribers.  [In conducting this investigation the commission shall solicit the advice, counsel, and assistance of statewide nonprofit organizations of the deaf, the office of the public counsel and representatives of telecommunications companies.  The commission shall complete this investigation within six months of July 10, 1990.]

2.  The [commission] Missouri assistive technology advisory council shall [initiate an investigation to determine the most beneficial and cost-effective method to implement the provision of] provide a statewide telecommunications equipment distribution program making available reasonable access to [telephone] basic telecommunications service for eligible subscribers who are unable to use traditional [telephone] telecommunications equipment due to disability.  [In conducting this investigation the commission shall solicit the advice, counsel and assistance of statewide nonprofit organizations for individuals with disabilities, the office of the public counsel and representatives of telecommunications companies.  The commission shall complete such investigation within six months of August 28, 1996.

3.  Within sixty days of the completion of the investigations provided in subsections 1 and 2 of this section, the division of purchasing, on behalf of the commission, shall issue a request for competitive bids to provide a statewide dual-party relay service and equipment distribution program which meets the specifications and criteria determined by such investigations.  The request for competitive bids shall contain the date, as determined by the division of purchasing, by which all bids shall be submitted and the division of purchasing shall not accept or consider any bids received after that date.

4.  Within sixty days of the date provided in subsection 3 of this section requiring bids to be submitted, the division of purchasing shall open all bids and shall thereafter award a contract to the best bidder and shall in all instances reserve the right to reject any and all bids.  A bond satisfactory to the division shall be given by the party to whom the contract is awarded, to secure the faithful performance of such contract.]

3.  The program administrator of the statewide telecommunications equipment distribution program shall:

(1)  Provide consumer support and outreach;

(2)  Develop administrative procedures to assure an appropriate match between an individual with a disability and adaptive telecommunications equipment;

(3)  Provide a full range of adaptive telecommunications equipment to meet the needs of individuals with all types of disabilities;

(4)  Procure and distribute adaptive telecommunications equipment in the most cost-effective manner possible; and

(5)  Expend no less than ten percent of total expenditures for consumer support and outreach and no more than twenty percent of total expenditures for program administration in any fiscal year.

4.  Missouri public or nonpublic organizations shall be used to deliver consumer support and outreach and administrative services in all contracts and subcontracts for a statewide telecommunications equipment distribution program.

5.  The Missouri assistive technology advisory council shall be the program administrator for the statewide telecommunications equipment distribution program.

6.  The Missouri assistive technology advisory council may promulgate rules necessary to implement and administer the telecommunications equipment distribution program, but no rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo.

7.  The Missouri assistive technology advisory council may enter into contracts as necessary to carry out the telecommunications equipment distribution program, including but not limited to contracts with disability organizations.

[5.]  8.  Nothing in sections 209.251 to 209.259 shall be construed to require the state to purchase, install or maintain equipment on an eligible subscriber's premises which will enable the eligible subscriber to participate in the dual-party relay system.

9.  Nothing in sections 209.251 to 209.259 shall be construed to require the state to provide adaptive telecommunications equipment at no cost to all eligible subscribers.  The Missouri assistive technology advisory council shall adopt procedures to limit eligibility based on financial means, existing access to adaptive telecommunications equipment, prior usage of the equipment distribution program, and other factors deemed appropriate by the program administrator.  The scope of the program shall be limited to reasonable access to basic telecommunications as defined by the program administrator, subject to appropriations.

209.255.  1.  The commission shall establish a rate recovery mechanism to recover the costs of implementing and maintaining the [program] programs provided for in section 209.253, which shall be applied to each basic telephone access line.  Any surcharge established by such rate recovery mechanism shall not be imposed upon more than one hundred basic telephone access lines per subscriber per location.  Any surcharge established by such rate recovery mechanism shall not be imposed on any telephone line used to provide pay telephone service.  The surcharge may appear on the bill of each local exchange telephone subscriber identified separately as a deaf relay service and equipment distribution program fund surcharge.  The commission shall not vary the amount of the surcharge between telephone companies nor between the class or grade of customers of any telephone company.  The surcharge provided for in this section shall be exempt from the taxes provided for in chapter 144, RSMo, and the surcharge shall not be construed as gross receipts or revenue of the company collecting such for the purpose of local taxation.

2.  Each basic telephone access line subscriber is liable for the payment of any surcharge provided for in subsection 1 of this section.  The local exchange telephone company shall not be liable for any uncollected surcharge, nor shall it have any obligation to initiate any action to enforce the collection of the surcharge.

209.258.  1.  All remaining deaf relay service and equipment distribution program fund surcharge money collected by local exchange telephone companies pursuant to section 209.257 shall be paid to the director of revenue in a manner prescribed by the public service commission.  The director of revenue shall remit such payments to the state treasurer.

2.  The state treasurer shall credit such payments to a special fund, which is hereby created, to be known as the "Deaf Relay Service and Equipment Distribution Program Fund" which fund shall be devoted solely to the payment of expenditures actually incurred in operation of the statewide dual-party relay service and equipment distribution program authorized by section 209.253, including expenses associated with the administration of the dual-party relay service and equipment distribution program or incurred by members of any advisory committee appointed by the commission or Missouri assistive technology advisory council to help [it administer the dual-party relay service and] in the administration of the statewide telecommunications equipment distribution program authorized by section 209.253.

3.  Any unexpended balance in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall be exempt from the provisions of section 33.080, RSMo, relating to the transfer of unexpended balances to the general revenue fund, but shall be applicable by appropriation of the general assembly to the payment of expenditures for the dual-party relay service and equipment distribution program in the succeeding fiscal year.

4.  [Any unexpended balance in the deaf relay service fund on August 28, 1996, shall be transferred to the deaf relay service and equipment distribution program fund which is created in subsection 2 of this section.] The commission shall annually request, through a separate budget line item, appropriations from the deaf relay service and equipment distribution program fund to deliver the dual-party relay service.  The Missouri assistive technology advisory council shall annually request, through a separate budget line item of its departmental budget, appropriations from the deaf relay service and equipment distribution program fund to deliver the telecommunications equipment distribution program.

5.  The current surcharge rate shall not increase for a period of two years after August 28, 2000, subject to change in federal requirements for deaf relay services.

209.259.  1.  From the date of implementing the deaf relay service and equipment distribution fund surcharge, the commission shall review such surcharge no less frequently than every two years but no more than annually and shall order changes in the amount of the surcharge as necessary to assure available funds for the provision of the [program] programs established in section 209.253.

2.  The Missouri assistive technology advisory council shall annually provide the department with information on actual expenditures for the equipment distribution program along with projections for future need to assist in surcharge review.  On August 28, 2000, the department shall make its initial recommendation to the commission regarding the amount of the surcharge established in section 209.255 necessary for funding of the equipment distribution program.  Thereafter, the department may annually make a recommendation to the commission regarding the amount of the surcharge for that program.  The commission shall, based on the department's recommendation, issue an order revising the surcharge established in section 209.255 as necessary to fund the equipment distribution program.  The department's recommendation shall be based on the estimated number of access lines and anticipated budget for the coming fiscal year.  The amount of the surcharge recommended by the department shall be sufficient to recover the annual costs of implementing and maintaining the equipment distribution program.

3.  Concurrent with the review of the surcharge, the commission shall review the percentage deducted and retained by the local exchange telephone company provided in section 209.257 and if necessary shall order adjustments to the percentage to assure a just and reasonable compensation to the local exchange telephone company.  Where the review of the surcharge determines that excess funds are available, the commission may order the suspension of the deaf relay service and equipment distribution program fund surcharge for a period which the commission deems appropriate.

Section B.  Section 301.020, RSMo Supp. 1999, and section 302.171, as both versions appear in RSMo Supp. 1999, are repealed and three new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 192.936, 301.020 and 302.171, to read as follows:

192.936.  1.  There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Blindness Education, Screening and Treatment Program Fund".  The fund shall consist of moneys donated pursuant to subsection 7 of section 301.020, RSMo, and subsection 3 of section 302.171, RSMo.  Unexpended balances in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall not be transferred to the general revenue fund or any other fund, the provisions of section 33.080, RSMo, to the contrary notwithstanding.

2.  Subject to the availability of funds in the blindness education, screening and treatment program fund, the department shall develop a blindness education, screening and treatment program to provide blindness prevention education and to provide screening and treatment for persons who do not have adequate coverage for such services under a health benefit plan.

3.  The program shall provide for:

(1)  Public education about blindness and other eye conditions;

(2)  Screenings and eye examinations to identify conditions that may cause blindness; and

(3)  Treatment procedures necessary to prevent blindness.

4.  The department may contract for program development with any department approved nonprofit organization dealing with regional and community blindness education, eye donor and vision treatment services.

5.  The department may adopt rules to prescribe eligibility requirements for the program.

6.  No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 536, RSMo.

301.020.  1.  Every owner of a motor vehicle or trailer, which shall be operated or driven upon the highways of this state, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, shall annually file, by mail or otherwise, in the office of the director of revenue, an application for registration on a blank to be furnished by the director of revenue for that purpose containing:

(1)  A brief description of the motor vehicle or trailer to be registered, including the name of the manufacturer, the vehicle identification number, the amount of motive power of the motor vehicle, stated in figures of horsepower and whether the motor vehicle is to be registered as a motor vehicle primarily for business use as defined in section 301.010;

(2)  The name, the applicant's identification number and address of the owner of such motor vehicle or trailer;

(3)  The gross weight of the vehicle and the desired load in pounds if the vehicle is a commercial motor vehicle or trailer.

2.  If the vehicle is a motor vehicle primarily for business use as defined in section 301.010 and if such vehicle is five years of age or less, the director of revenue shall retain the odometer information provided in the vehicle inspection report, and provide for prompt access to such information, together with the vehicle identification number for the motor vehicle to which such information pertains, for a period of five years after the receipt of such information.  This section shall not apply unless:

(1)  The application for the vehicle's certificate of ownership was submitted after July 1, 1989; and

(2)  The certificate was issued pursuant to a manufacturer's statement of origin.

3.  If the vehicle is any motor vehicle other than a motor vehicle primarily for business use, a recreational motor vehicle, motorcycle, motortricycle, bus or any commercial motor vehicle licensed for over twelve thousand pounds and if such motor vehicle is five years of age or less, the director of revenue shall retain the odometer information provided in the vehicle inspection report, and provide for prompt access to such information, together with the vehicle identification number for the motor vehicle to which such information pertains, for a period of five years after the receipt of such information.  This subsection shall not apply unless:

(1)  The application for the vehicle's certificate of ownership was submitted after July 1, 1990; and

(2)  The certificate was issued pursuant to a manufacturer's statement of origin.

4.  If the vehicle qualifies as a reconstructed motor vehicle, motor change vehicle, specially constructed motor vehicle, non-USA-std motor vehicle, as defined in section 301.010, the owner or lienholder shall surrender the certificate of ownership.  The owner shall make an application for a new certificate of ownership, pay the required title fee, and obtain the vehicle examination certificate required pursuant to section 301.190.  Notarized bills of sale along with a copy of the front and back of the certificate of ownership for all major component parts installed on the vehicle and invoices for all essential parts which are not defined as major component parts shall accompany the application for a new certificate of ownership.  If the vehicle is a specially constructed motor vehicle, as defined in section 301.010, two pictures of the vehicle shall be submitted with the application.  If the vehicle is a kit vehicle, the applicant shall submit the invoice and the manufacturer's statement of origin on the kit. If the vehicle requires the issuance of a special number by the director of revenue or a replacement vehicle identification number, the applicant shall submit the required application and application fee.  All applications required under this subsection shall be submitted with any applicable taxes which may be due on the purchase of the vehicle or parts.  The director of revenue shall appropriately designate "Reconstructed Motor Vehicle", "Motor Change Vehicle", "Non-USA-Std Motor Vehicle", or "Specially Constructed Motor Vehicle" on the current and all subsequent issues of the certificate of ownership of such vehicle.

5.  Every insurance company which pays a claim for repair of a motor vehicle which as the result of such repairs becomes a reconstructed motor vehicle as defined in section 301.010 shall in writing notify the claimant, if he is the owner of the vehicle, and the lienholder if a lien is in effect, that he is required to surrender the certificate of ownership, and the documents and fees required pursuant to subsection 3 of this section, to the director of revenue.  The insurance company shall within thirty days of the payment of such claims report to the director of revenue the name and address of such claimant, the year, make, model, vehicle identification number, and license plate number of the vehicle, and the date of loss and payment.

6.  Anyone who fails to comply with the requirements of this section shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

7.  An applicant for registration may make a donation of one dollar to promote a blindness education, screening and treatment program.  The director of revenue shall collect the donations and deposit all such donations in the state treasury to the credit of the blindness education, screening and treatment program fund established in section 192.936, RSMo.  Moneys in the blindness education, screening and treatment program fund shall be used solely for the purposes established in section 192.936, RSMo, except that the department of revenue shall retain no more than one percent for its administrative costs.  The donation prescribed in this subsection is voluntary and may be refused by the applicant for registration at the time of issuance or renewal.  The director shall inquire of each applicant at the time the applicant presents the completed application to the director whether the applicant is interested in making the one dollar donation prescribed in this subsection.

302.171.  1.  Application for a license shall be made upon an approved form furnished by the director.  Every application shall state the full name, Social Security number, age, height, weight, color of eyes, sex, residence, mailing address of the applicant, and the classification for which the applicant has been licensed, and, if so, when and by what state, and whether or not such license has ever been suspended, revoked, or disqualified, and, if revoked, suspended or disqualified, the date and reason for such suspension, revocation or disqualification and whether the applicant is making a one dollar donation to promote an organ donation program as prescribed in subsection 2 of this section.  The application shall also contain such information as the director may require to enable the director to determine the applicant's qualification for driving a motor vehicle; and shall state whether or not the applicant has been convicted in this or any other state for violating the laws of this or any other state or any ordinance of any municipality, relating to driving without a license, careless driving, or driving while intoxicated, or failing to stop after an accident and disclosing the applicant's identity, or driving a motor vehicle without the owner's consent.  The application shall contain a certification by the applicant as to the truth of the facts stated therein. Every person who applies for a license to operate a motor vehicle who is less than twenty-one years of age shall be provided with educational materials relating to the hazards of driving while intoxicated, including information on penalties imposed by law for violation of the intoxication-related offenses of the state.  Beginning January 1, 2001, if the applicant is less than eighteen years of age, the applicant must comply with all requirements for the issuance of an intermediate driver's license pursuant to section 302.178.

2.  An applicant for a license may make a donation of one dollar to promote an organ donor program.  The director of revenue shall collect the donations and deposit all such donations in the state treasury to the credit of the organ donor program fund established in sections 194.297 to 194.304, RSMo.  Moneys in the organ donor program fund shall be used solely for the purposes established in sections 194.297 to 194.304, RSMo, except that the department of revenue shall retain no more than one percent for its administrative costs.  The donation prescribed in this subsection is voluntary and may be refused by the applicant for the license at the time of issuance or renewal of the license.  The director shall make available an informational booklet or other informational sources on the importance of organ donations to applicants for licensure as designed by the organ donation advisory committee established in sections 194.297 to 194.304, RSMo.  The director shall inquire of each applicant at the time the licensee presents the completed application to the director whether the applicant is interested in making the one dollar donation prescribed in this subsection and whether the applicant is interested in making an organ donation and shall also specifically inform the licensee of the ability to make an organ donation by completing the form on the reverse of the license that the applicant will receive in the manner prescribed by subsection 6 of section 194.240, RSMo.  The director shall notify the department of health of information obtained from applicants who indicate to the director that they are interested in making organ donations, and the department of health shall enter the complete name, address, date of birth, race, gender and a unique personal identifier in the registry established in subsection 1 of section 194.304, RSMo.

3.  An applicant for a license may make a donation of one dollar to promote a blindness education, screening and treatment program.  The director of revenue shall collect the donations and deposit all such donations in the state treasury to the credit of the blindness education, screening and treatment program fund established in section 192.936, RSMo.  Moneys in the blindness education, screening and treatment program fund shall be used solely for the purposes established in section 192.936, RSMo, except that the department of revenue shall retain no more than one percent for its administrative costs.  The donation prescribed in this subsection is voluntary and may be refused by the applicant for the license at the time of issuance or renewal of the license.  The director shall inquire of each applicant at the time the licensee presents the completed application to the director whether the applicant is interested in making the one dollar donation prescribed in this subsection.

[302.171.  1.  Application for a license shall be made upon an approved form furnished by the director.  Every application shall state the full name, Social Security number, age, height, weight, color of eyes, color of hair, sex, residence, mailing address of the applicant, and the classification for which the applicant has been licensed, and, if so, when and by what state, and whether or not such license has ever been suspended, revoked, or disqualified, and, if revoked, suspended or disqualified, the date and reason for such suspension, revocation or disqualification and whether the applicant is making a one dollar donation to promote an organ donation program as prescribed in subsection 2 of this section.  The application shall also contain such information as the director may require to enable the director to determine the applicant's qualification for driving a motor vehicle; and shall state whether or not the applicant has been convicted in this or any other state for violating the laws of this or any other state or any ordinance of any municipality, relating to careless driving, or driving while intoxicated, or failing to stop after an accident and disclosing the applicant's identity, or driving a motor vehicle without the owner's consent.  The application shall contain a certification by the applicant as to the truth of the facts stated therein.  Every person who applies for a license to operate a motor vehicle who is less than twenty-one years of age shall be provided with educational materials relating to the hazards of driving while intoxicated, including information on penalties imposed by law for violation of the intoxication-related offenses of the state.

2.  An applicant for a license may make a donation of one dollar to promote an organ donor program.  The director of revenue shall collect the donations and deposit all such donations in the state treasury to the credit of the organ donor program fund established in sections 194.297 to 194.304, RSMo.  Moneys in the organ donor program fund shall be used solely for the purposes established in sections 194.297 to 194.304, RSMo, except that the department of revenue shall retain no more than one percent for its administrative costs.  The donation prescribed in this subsection is voluntary and may be refused by the applicant for the license at the time of issuance or renewal of the license.  The director shall make available an informational booklet or other informational sources on the importance of organ donations to applicants for licensure as designed by the organ donation advisory committee established in sections 194.297 to 194.304, RSMo.  The director shall inquire of each applicant at the time the licensee presents the completed application to the director whether the applicant is interested in making the one dollar donation prescribed in this subsection and whether the applicant is interested in making an organ donation and shall also specifically inform the licensee of the ability to make an organ donation by completing the form on the reverse of the license that the applicant will receive in the manner prescribed by subsection 6 of section 194.240, RSMo.  The director shall notify the department of health of information obtained from applicants who indicate to the director that they are interested in making organ donations, and the department of health shall enter the complete name, address, date of birth, race, gender and a unique personal identifier in the registry established in subsection 1 of section 194.304, RSMo.]

Section C.  The provisions of section B of this act shall become effective January 1, 2001.









President of the Senate







Speaker of the House of Representatives







Governor


Return to Main Bill Page

Return to Senate Home Page