Missouri legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Missouri HB819: Establishes a grant program for hospitals to improve their security
Status: In committee, May 15, 2025
What the bill says
To amend chapter 192, RSMo, by adding thereto nine new sections relating to the Missouri hospital safety grant program. Section A. Chapter 192, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto nine new sections, to be known as sections 192.1250, 192.1255, 192.1260, 192.1265, 192.1270, 192.1275, 192.1280, 192.1285, and 192.1290, to read as follows: 192.1250. As used in sections 192.1250 to 192.1290, the following terms (2) "Grant", a grant to a hospital under the program; (3) "Hospital", the same meaning given to the term in section 197.020; (4) "Program", the Missouri hospital safety grant program establish.
From the introduced text:
To amend chapter 192, RSMo, by adding thereto nine new sections relating to the Missouri hospital safety grant program. Section A. Chapter 192, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto nine new sections, to be known as sections 192.1250, 192.1255, 192.1260, 192.1265, 192.1270, 192.1275, 192.1280, 192.1285, and 192.1290, to read as follows: 192.1250. As used in sections 192.1250 to 192.1290, the following terms (2) "Grant", a grant to a hospital under the program; (3) "Hospital", the same meaning given to the term in section 197.020; (4) "Program", the Missouri hospital safety grant program established in section 192.1255. 192.1255. 1. Subject to appropriation, the department shall establish the "MissouriHospital SafetyGrantProgram" toprovidegrantstohospitals in thisstateto improve their safety and security through physical security upgrades, training programs for security personnel and other hospital staff, and the remodeling or redesigning of hospital entrances and exits as described in section 192.1265. 2. The department shall award grants for each fiscal year beginning with grants forfiscalyear2027andendingwithgrantsforthefiscalyearimmediatelypreceding the fiscal year in which the program sunsets under section 192.1285. All grants shall be awarded from the fund established under section 192.1280. EXPLANATION -- Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language. HB 819 3. The …