INSURANCE - MEDICAL

Missouri House of Representatives
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INSURANCE - MEDICAL
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: Requires health insurance carriers to include chiropractors as providers for covered conditions under basic health care coverage.

: Establishes the Mandated Health Benefit Review Commission within the Department of Insurance to review all existing and proposed mandated health benefits.

: Modifies the requirements for health insurance coverage for clinical trials for treatment of cancer.

: Establishes the Mandated Health Benefits Review Commission and modifies the requirements for limited mandate health insurance policies and contracts.

: Amends the requirements for health maintenance organizations relating to membership forms and certificates of authority.

: Amends the requirements for health maintenance organizations regarding sufficiency of health networks.

: Requires health insurers to treat mental health in the same manner as other medical services.

: Requires medical malpractice insurance rates to be approved by the Department of Insurance.

: Requires health insurers to provide coverage for children's hearing aids.

: Expands current mandated health insurance coverage to include coverage for chemical dependency.

: Requires all nongovernmental entities contracting with political subdivisions to be subject to the same requirements and restrictions as the political subdivision.

: Modifies various provisions relating to the health insurance pool.

: Requires health insurance provided through Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan to provide coverage for expenses for scalp hair prostheses.

: Prohibits health carriers from changing health services codes without the permission of the physician.

: Modifies the basis used for determining health insurance premium costs for state employees in the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan.

: Amends the requirements for health insurance coverage for PKU formula by removing the age restriction and prohibiting higher deductibles or copayments for such coverage.

: Requires health insurance coverage for Phase I and II clinical trials for cancer treatment in addition to the current coverage for Phase III and IV clinical trials for cancer treatment.

: Allows political subdivisions to provide health insurance benefits to retired officers and their dependents and the dependents of deceased officers of the political subdivisions.

: Modifies the requirements for health insurance coverage for the treatment of inherited diseases of amino and organic acids.

: Requires each provision of an insurance policy that specifies grounds for cancellation to be individually and separately signed and initialed by the applicant or insured.

: Enacts the Missouri Physicians Mutual Insurance Company Act.

: Allows public entities with self-insurance plans to seek reimbursement from a third party for health benefits paid to employees.

: Establishes the "Missouri Universal Health Assurance Program" to provide health care benefits to all Missouri citizens.

: Creates a tax credit for 25% of the unreimbursed cost of health insurance premiums paid by individuals.

: Requires insurers to offer optional coverage for weight reduction counseling services.

: Mandates insurance coverage for new phases of clinical trials and certain prostate examinations.

: Establishes a small business health insurance tax credit program to offset costs associated with employee health insurance presmiums.

: Requires parity between insurance coverage for mental health services and other health care services.

: Prohibits health carriers from changing conditions of its drug formulary during contract period.

: Requires health insurance policies to provide coverage for twenty-four hours of inpatient care following surgery.

: Requires consent twenty-four hours prior to an abortion and proof of financial responsibility to perform abortions.

: Prohibits health carriers from changing health services codes without the permission of the physician.

: Requires insurers to provide coverage for hearing aids for children.

: Requires health plans to cover all services provided or ordered by registered nurse first assistants.

: Mandates insurance coverage for new phases of clinical trials undertaken for the treatment of cancer.

: Mandates insurance coverage for certain prostrate examinations.

: Modifies the requirements for health insurance coverage of clinical trials.

: Requires health carriers to provide coverage for chiropractic care as par of basic health care services.

: Creates the Division of Community Health.

: Amends the requirements for certain health entities relating to membership forms and certificates of authority.

: Deems a health carrier's network to be adequate has been accredited by certain organizations.

: Establishes mandated health benefit review commission and eliminates certain mandates from health policies.

: Creates a medical insurance incentive for state employees who retire after January 1, 2003 and before November 1, 2003.

: Allows public entities to seek reimbursement from a third party tortfeasor for health benefits paid to employees.

: Allows public hospitals in Clay County to close certain records and meetings.

: Modifies provisions of the state health care plan regarding public entity participation in such plan.

: Subjects nonprofit health entities to additional review by the AG before they can convert to for-profit entities.

: Revises current law regarding insurance coverage for mental health conditions and chemical dependency.

: Modifies the law regarding medical malpractice actions against health care providers.

: Requires health insurance policies to cover treatment for overweight and obese persons.

: Creates an interim committee to study the streamlining of state employee benefits.

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Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated July 9, 2003 at 10:46 am