630.927. Rulemaking authority.
Rulemaking authority.
630.927. 1. The director of the department of mental health shallpromulgate rules, guidelines, and protocols for the mental health fatalityreview panel established pursuant to section 630.925.
2. The director shall promulgate guidelines and protocols for coronerand medical examiners to use to help them to identify suspicious deaths ofpatients, residents, or clients in the care and custody of the departmentof mental health.
3. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section536.010, RSMo, that is created under the authority delegated in thissection shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject toall of the provisions of chapter 536, RSMo, and, if applicable, section536.028, RSMo. This section and chapter 536, RSMo, are nonseverable and ifany of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536,RSMo, to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul arule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemakingauthority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2007, shall beinvalid and void.
4. All meetings conducted, all reports and records made andmaintained pursuant to sections 630.925 and 630.927 by the department ofmental health, or other appropriate persons, officials, or state mentalhealth fatality review panel shall be confidential and shall not be open tothe general public except for the annual report pursuant to section630.925.
(L. 2007 S.B. 3)