AUTHORITY: section 197.080, RSMo Supp. 1999. This rule was previously filed as 13 CSR 50-24.020 and also 19 CSR 10-24.020. Original rule filed Jan. 31, 1974, effective March 1, 1974. Amended: Filed June, 14, 1988, effective Oct. 13, 1988. Amended: Filed June 14, 2000, effective Jan. 30, 2001. Rescinded: Filed March 20, 2019, effective Nov. 30, 2019. Op. Atty. Gen. No. 40, Graham (4-23-75). The State Board of Health is authorized by law to adopt and enforce regulations requiring hospitals licensed by the state to submit reports containing certain data relating to hospital discharges.