Bills Assigned to Committee
HEALTH CARE POLICY
| Description | Committee Members |

HB41 --- Sponsor: Sater, David --- CoSponsor: Fisher, Barney Joe

Requires implementation of a random drug testing program for persons who receive Medicaid

HB41 -- (LR# 0268L.01I)

Referred: Health Care Policy (H)

HB60 --- Sponsor: Johnson, Robert Thane --- CoSponsor: Kraus, Will

Establishes the Missouri Rx Card Program within the Department of Social Services

HB60 -- (LR# 0169L.01I)

Referred: Health Care Policy (H)

HB82 --- Sponsor: Bland, Craig C.

Establishes the Missouri Commission on the Prevention and Management of Obesity

HB82 -- (LR# 0350L.01I)

House Committee: HEALTH CARE POLICY

Executive Session held (H)

HCS VOTED DO PASS

HB108 --- Sponsor: Schaaf, Robert

Allows enrollees to pay the lower of the copayment assigned by the health maintenance organization or health insurer or the usual and customary retail price of the prescription drug

HB108 -- (LR# 0498L.01I)

Placed on Informal Calendar (S)

HB131 --- Sponsor: Schaaf, Robert

Limits the amount of mercury that immunizations administered to children under the age of three and pregnant women can contain

HB131 -- (LR# 0713L.01I)

House Committee: RULES (PURSUANT TO RULE 25(26)(F)

Reported do pass (H)

NO TIME LIMIT FOR DEBATE

HB217 --- Sponsor: Lembke, Jim

Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to establish and oversee a voluntary hepatitis C testing program for health care providers

HB217 -- (LR# 0697L.01I)

House Committee: HEALTH CARE POLICY

Executive Session held (H)

HCS VOTED DO PASS

HB232 --- Sponsor: Portwood, Dr. Charles R.

Increases the fees health care providers can charge for copying a patient's health care record

HB232 -- (LR# 0293L.02I)

Approved by Governor (G)

Delivered to Secretary of State

HB246 --- Sponsor: Shoemyer, Wes

Requires health insurance carriers to include certain durable medical equipment providers in their service provider networks

HB246 -- (LR# 0647L.01I)

Referred: Health Care Policy (H)

HB271 --- Sponsor: Schaaf, Robert

Prohibits hospitals from owning or having a financial interest in a health carrier

HB271 -- (LR# 0168L.01I)

House Committee: HEALTH CARE POLICY

Executive Session held (H)

DO PASS MOTION FAILED

HB397 --- Sponsor: Henke, Wayne J. --- CoSponsor: Kuessner, J. C.

Adds certified nurse practitioners to the list of health care providers authorized to issue a physician's statement for the purpose of obtaining a disabled license plate

HB397 -- (LR# 1183L.01P)

Second read and referred: Transportation (S)

HB401 --- Sponsor: Bruns, Mark J.

Creates an out-of-hospital do-not-attempt-to-resuscitate order to prevent resuscitation attempts by emergency medical technicians, first responders, and other health care providers

HB401 -- (LR# 1334L.01I)

House Committee: HEALTH CARE POLICY

Public Hearing held (H)

HB462 --- Sponsor: Smith, Todd --- CoSponsor: Johnson, Connie "LaJoyce"

Changes the laws regarding suicide prevention

HCS HB 462 & 463 -- (LR# 1377L.02T)

Approved by Governor (G)

Delivered to Secretary of State

HB463 --- Sponsor: Smith, Todd --- CoSponsor: Johnson, Connie "LaJoyce"

Changes the laws regarding suicide prevention

HB463 -- (LR# 1378L.01I)

Approved by Governor (G)

Delivered to Secretary of State

HB503 --- Sponsor: Sater, David --- CoSponsor: Whorton, James

Changes the laws regarding physician assistants

HB503 -- (LR# 1403L.01I)

House Committee: HEALTH CARE POLICY

Executive Session held (H)

MOTION TO DO PASS FAILED

HB523 --- Sponsor: Zweifel, Clint --- CoSponsor: Chappelle-Nadal, Maria

Prohibits the disclosure of nonpublic personal health information under certain circumstances

HB523 -- (LR# 1548L.01I)

Referred: Health Care Policy (H)

HB585 --- Sponsor: Schaaf, Robert --- CoSponsor: Threlkeld, Kevin

Limits certificate of need to long-term care facilities

HB585 -- (LR# 1141L.01I)

House Committee: HEALTH CARE POLICY

Executive Session held (H)

VOTED DO PASS

HB603 --- Sponsor: Schaaf, Robert

Prohibits health insurers from discriminating against any willing provider in the geographic region of the health benefit plan

HB603 -- (LR# 1450L.01I)

House Committee: HEALTH CARE POLICY

Executive Session held (H)

VOTED DO PASS

HB620 --- Sponsor: Schaaf, Robert --- CoSponsor: Cooper, Robert Wayne

Prohibits a physician to whom a patient is referred for diagnosis by another physician from delegating the diagnosis to a nurse or nurse practitioner

HB620 -- (LR# 1729L.01I)

House Committee: HEALTH CARE POLICY

Executive Session held (H)

VOTED DO PASS WITH HCA 1

HB626 --- Sponsor: Schaaf, Robert

Requires certain health care data to be collected and reported by hospitals and establishes the Missouri Adverse Health Care Event Reporting Act of 2005

HB626 -- (LR# 1291L.05I)

House Committee: HEALTH CARE POLICY

Public Hearing held (H)

HB636 --- Sponsor: Tilley, Steven --- CoSponsor: Yates, Brian David

Prohibits health insurers from discriminating against any willing optometrist or ophthalmologist in the geographic region of the health benefit plan

HB636 -- (LR# 1770L.01I)

House Committee: HEALTH CARE POLICY

Public Hearing held (H)

HB657 --- Sponsor: Schaaf, Robert --- CoSponsor: Threlkeld, Kevin

Gives hospital medical staff the right of self-governance on certain issues

HB657 -- (LR# 1728L.01I)

House Committee: HEALTH CARE POLICY

Executive Session held (H)

VOTED DO PASS

HB671 --- Sponsor: Sutherland, Mike --- CoSponsor: Bruns, Mark J.

Changes the laws regarding the requirements for assisted living residences which replace residential care facilities

HB671 -- (LR# 1701L.02I)

House Committee: RULES (PURSUANT TO RULE 25(26)(F)

Reported do pass (H)

NO TIME LIMIT

HB674 --- Sponsor: Stefanick, Jodi A. --- CoSponsor: Pearce, David

Prohibits an insurer from changing the coding that a health care provider submitted for services without the permission of the health care provider

HB674 -- (LR# 0575L.01I)

Referred: Health Care Policy (H)

HB696 --- Sponsor: Stevenson, Bryan P. --- CoSponsor: Wilson, Kevin

Allows a nonprofit provider to operate multiple living units for the mentally retarded and developmentally disabled without issuance of a certificate by the Division of Medical Services

HB696 -- (LR# 1295L.01I)

House Committee: HEALTH CARE POLICY

Hearing scheduled, Bill not heard (H)

HB723 --- Sponsor: Cooper, Robert Wayne --- CoSponsor: Schaaf, Robert

Allows physicians to jointly negotiate with certain health insurance carriers

HB723 -- (LR# 1947L.01I)

Referred: Health Care Policy (H)

HB770 --- Sponsor: Schneider, Vicki --- CoSponsor: Johnson, Robert Thane

Gives patients the right to receive copies of all medical and laboratory test results ordered or authorized by a health care provider

HB770 -- (LR# 1636L.01I)

House Committee: HEALTH CARE POLICY

Public Hearing held (H)

HB802 --- Sponsor: Jolly, Cathy --- CoSponsor: Meadows, Tim

Requires hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to implement an acuity-based patient classification system

HB802 -- (LR# 1994L.01I)

House Committee: HEALTH CARE POLICY

Executive Session held (H)

HB805 --- Sponsor: Meadows, Tim --- CoSponsor: Yaeger, Patricia M.

Requires hospitals to compile and post daily staffing information in patient care areas of each unit of the hospital

HB805 -- (LR# 1985L.01I)

House Committee: HEALTH CARE POLICY

Hearing continued (H)

HB818 --- Sponsor: Schaaf, Robert

Changes the laws regarding newborn screenings

HB818 -- (LR# 2094L.01I)

Referred: Health Care Policy (H)

HB835 --- Sponsor: Baker, Judy --- CoSponsor: Lampe, Sara

Establishes the Office of Missouri Surgeon General within the Department of Health and Senior Services and changes the laws regarding health care providers

HB835 -- (LR# 2091L.03I)

Returned to Committee of Origin (H)

HB901 --- Sponsor: Pratt, Bryan --- CoSponsor: Baker, Judy

Establishes the Missouri State Diabetes Commission to develop a state strategy for the prevention, treatment, and control of diabetes

HB901 -- (LR# 2185L.01I)

Referred: Health Care Policy (H)

HB905 --- Sponsor: Davis, Cynthia --- CoSponsor: Nieves, Brian D.

Prohibits the withholding or withdrawal of nutrition or hydration for a patient without a specific written power of attorney granting the authority

HB905 -- (LR# 2139L.01I)

House Committee: HEALTH CARE POLICY

Public Hearing held (H)

HB923 --- Sponsor: Low, Beth --- CoSponsor: Baker, Judy

Requires health insurance coverage for the cost of human papillomavirus testing as a cervical cancer screening test

HB923 -- (LR# 2170L.01I)

Referred: Health Care Policy (H)

HCR23 --- Sponsor: Sutherland, Mike --- CoSponsor: Threlkeld, Kevin

Directs the Comprehensive Cancer Action Plan for Missouri, which is a nationwide model of effective cancer control strategies, be posted annually on the Missouri state website homepage.

HCR23 -- (LR# 1363L.01I)

Adopted (S)

YEAS: 32

NAYS: 0

HCR31 --- Sponsor: Bruns, Mark J.

Recognizes April 27, 2005, as "Autism Awareness Day" and the month of April 2005 as "Autism Awareness Month" in Missouri.

HCR31 -- (LR# 2176L.01I)

House Committee: HEALTH CARE POLICY

Executive Session held (H)

VOTED DO PASS WITH HCA 1

SB28 --- Sponsor: Dolan, Jonathan

Modifies language regarding anti-kickback penalties and certain pharmaceutical companies and establishes the "Well-Being committee" to aid pharmacies

SB28 -- (LR# 0046S.02I)

Referred: Rules pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f) (H)

SB74 --- Sponsor: Champion, Norma

Creates new provisions with respect to the Department of Health and Senior Services

SB74 -- (LR# 0224S.01I)

Approved by Governor (G)

Delivered to Secretary of State

SB162 --- Sponsor: Gross, Charles

Removes references to the Committee on Radiation Control from Chapter 192, RSMo.

SB162 -- (LR# 0259S.01I)

Pursuant to Rule 44 - SBs for Third Reading Consent (H)

This bill has remained on the SB for Third Reading

Consent Calendar for five legislative days without

any objection, and any committee substitutes and

committee amendments are hereby adopted by consent

SB323 --- Sponsor: Bartle, Matt

Establishes the eligibility criteria for grants to umbilical cord blood banks

SB323 -- (LR# 0943S.01T)

Approved by Governor (G)

Delivered to Secretary of State

SB518 --- Sponsor: Kennedy, Harry

Creates the Assistive Technology Trust Fund for assistive technology.

SB518 -- (LR# 1950S.01T)

Approved by Governor (G)

Delivered to Secretary of State

SCR5 --- Sponsor: Mayer, Robert

Supports a Comprehensive Cancer Action Plan to review data and patient information on cervical cancer.

SCR5 -- (LR# 1390S.01I)

Referred: Health Care Policy (H)

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