Effective 28 Aug 1989
632.550. Definitions. — As used in sections 632.550 to 632.557, the following terms mean:
(1) "Board", the governing board established in section 632.555;
(2) "Child", a person under the age of eighteen years;
(3) "Demonstration project", the project established in section 632.553;
(4) "Department", the department of mental health;
(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.
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(L. 1989 H.B. 502, et al. § 1)