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Missouri Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care statute link
The statute as it appears on the state legislature website
Note: Once you follow the link, you will need to scroll down to section 404.800

Missouri Durable Power of Attorney statute as a pdfPDF

Although Missouri does not currently have a specific statute for a psychiatric advance directive, you can learn more about general advance directives for health care in Missouri at the Caring Connections website. 

Missouri Mental Health Resources -  Find helpful information at this website provided by the National Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.  

If you know of any relevant current legislation, pending legislation, or general issues of interest relating to psychiatric advance directives in your state, click here to contact us.
 
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The National Resource Center on Psychiatric Advance Directives is a collaboration between The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center and the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, funded by a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
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