HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 1st Regular Session (2005)
Bills Indexed by Subject
HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF

: Revises the penalties relating to lead abatement

: Establishes the Missouri Universal Health Assurance Program to provide a publicly financed, statewide insurance program for all residents of this state

: Establishes the Missouri Commission on the Prevention and Management of Obesity

: Allows health care professionals deployed during a declared state of emergency to be immune from certain civil liabilities

: Changes the laws regarding the regulation of abortions

: Requires any sale or transfer of methamphetamine precursor drugs to be recorded and the signature of the receiver secured

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

: Transfers the Missouri Senior Rx Program to the Division of Senior Services and requires continuous enrollment unless the enrollee opts out of the program

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

: Establishes the Missouri Senior Advocacy and Efficiency Commission to provide analysis and services relating to the quality and efficiency of senior citizen services offered in Missouri

: Requires all children enrolling in kindergarten, first grade, or a Head Start program to receive a vision examination

: 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

: Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to offer a vaccination program for first responders deployed to disaster areas as a result of bioterrorism events

: Changes the laws regarding the sale of compounds containing ephedrine and pseudoephedrine

: Changes the laws regarding suicide prevention

: Changes the laws regarding lead abatement

: Earmarks 25% of all tobacco settlement moneys received by this state to be used for specific purposes

: Requires employers to report the number of employees receiving public health program benefits

: Changes the laws regarding the licensing of nursing home administrators

: Establishes the Suicide Prevention Advisory Committee to provide oversight, technical support, and promotion for departmental suicide prevention activities

: Provides a method for any county which is a member of the Upper White River Basin Watershed Improvement District to opt out and changes the laws regarding well-volume monitoring and sewage disposal systems

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

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

: Extends the expiration date for the licensure restrictions of specialized health care facilities to August 28, 2008

: Changes the laws regarding ambulatory medical treatment centers

: Changes the laws regarding immunization of children

: Provides a mechanism for persons who become ineligible for Medicaid benefits on July 1, 2005, to be automatically enrolled in the Senior Rx Program

: Exempts certain food sales from food inspection laws

: Establishes a quality rating system for child care facilities operating in Missouri

: Requires any person filing an annual emissions inventory questionnaire who emits 30 or more pounds of mercury per year to pay a fee

: Changes the procedures used in the examination and treatment of victims of sexual offenses

: Modifies the requirements for the creation of birth and death records

: Establishes the Missouri Alternatives to Abortion Program in either or both the Department of Social Services or the Department of Health and Senior Services

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

: Authorizes the Department of Health and Senior Services to establish a fee schedule for specific licenses for emergency personnel

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

: Creates two funds for use by the Department of Health and Senior Services during a state of emergency and in return for certain goods and services provided

: Establishes the Model School Wellness Program to create pilot programs in school districts encouraging students to avoid tobacco use, balance their diets, and exercise

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

: Transfers the Head Injury Advisory Council from the Office of Administration to the Department of Health and Senior Services

: Establishes the Woman's Right to Know Act regarding emergency contraception

: Requires the newspaper publication of certain investigatory complaint results regarding a long-term care facility and its distribution to residents and their families prior to admission to the facility

: Permits the existence of a health care proxy or an advance health care directive to be included on a driver's license

: Changes the types of facilities for children that are exempt from the licensure requirements of the Department of Social Services

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

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

: Requires certain long-term care facilities to maintain medical malpractice insurance

: Changes the laws regarding the transport of high-level radioactive waste or transuranic waste

: Establishes the Missouri Alternatives to Abortion Program in either or both the Department of Social Services or the Department of Health and Senior Services

: 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.

: Modifies various provisions relating to lead poisoning

: Creates the "Children's Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council"

: Closes the drug benefit coverage gap that was created due to the enactment of the Medicare Act of 2003

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

: Prohibits use of genetic information and testing for insurance purposes

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

: Closes the drug benefit coverage gap that was created due to the enactment of the Medicare Act of 2003

: Exempts certain food sales from food inspection laws

: Modifies various provisions relating to lead abatement

: Extends the sunset date for the licensure of health care facilities to August 28, 2008

: Modifies provisions of the law relating to ambulatory medical treatment centers

: Allows the Department of Health to investigate complaints of air quality in public schools

: Creates a trust fund and Commission for Youth Smoking Prevention

: Modifies the law relating to ombudsman volunteers

: Establishes a prescription monitoring program

: Adds substances to the controlled substance schedules

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

: Prohibits the use of public funds for health and social services programs that subsidize abortion services

: Provides provisions relateing to the Medicaid program

: Extends the sunset date for the licensure of health care facilities to August 28, 2008

: Modifies provisions of the law relating to ambulatory medical treatment centers

: Provides for price and performance comparisons of health care facilities to be posted on a state website

: Sets standards for emergency care for rape victims

: Prescribes requirements for assisted living residences

: Modifies the law relating to ombudsman volunteers.

: Provides for an informal dispute resolution for long-term care facilities to contest inspections or complaint investigations.

: Establishes the Missouri Universal Health Assurance Program.

: Provides financial assistance to physically disabled persons for personal care assistance services through eligible vendors.

: Creates the Medicaid Reform Commission.

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

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated August 25, 2005 at 1:25 pm