HEALTH CARE

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

: Provides insurance coverage for phase I and phase II clinical trials for cancer treatment

: Revises the penalties relating to lead abatement

: Changes the laws regarding midwives and the practice of midwifery

: Exempts certain programs established by pharmaceutical companies from providing assistance to patients from certain prohibited financial incentive practices

: Establishes the Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Quality Assurance Act of 2005

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

: Requires the State Board of Education to establish a coordinated health program board to prevent student obesity, cardiovascular disease, and type II diabetes

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

: Requires health insurers to offer optional coverage for recognized treatments for morbid obesity

: Closes the drug benefit coverage gap, also known as the "Donut Hole," created by the federal Medicare Modernization Act of 2003

: Establishes criteria for delegating procedures involving lasers, pulsed light, and radio and microwaves to persons who are not licensed physicians

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

: Allows Missouri residents to deduct from their taxable income 100% of all non-reimbursed amounts paid for long-term care insurance premiums

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

: Establishes requirements for the provision of health care services at public institutions of higher education

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

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

: Changes the laws regarding health care liens

: Establishes the Dental Carve-Out Act of 2005 to implement a process for providing dental benefits to public assistance recipients

: 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

: Changes the laws regarding suicide prevention

: Prohibits health carriers from requiring applicants to submit tax forms that disclose certain information to obtain insurance coverage

: Prohibits the disclosure of nonpublic personal health information under certain circumstances

: 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

: Establishes licensing provisions for certain clinical laboratory technicians and establishes the Clinical Laboratory Science Board

: Limits certificate of need to long-term care facilities

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

: Allows certain health insurance plans to be available as a state-qualified health coverage option for purposes of the federal health coverage tax credit

: Abolishes the community advisory committee of the Missouri Foundation for Health and requires the Governor to make appointments to the foundation's board

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

: Establishes the Birth Control Protection Act and prohibits any governmental entity from interfering with the right to obtain or use contraceptives

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

: Extends the Senior Rx Program until June 30, 2006

: Extends the Senior Rx Program until June 30, 2006

: 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

: Allows physicians to jointly negotiate with certain health insurance carriers

: Requires certain group health insurance companies to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility

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

: Provides for the registration and licensure of doctors of naturopathic medicine

: Makes any contract or subcontract limiting a health care provider's ability to enter into similar contracts or agreements with other entities against public policy and void

: Changes the laws regarding newborn screenings

: 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

: Requires all health benefit plans to provide coverage for diagnostic testing and healthcare services for individuals with chronic kidney disease

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

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

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

: Establishes the Missouri Medical Malpractice Insurance Company Act for the purpose of creating a company to provide rural health care providers with medical malpractice insurance coverage

: Authorizes a state sales tax on personal care services

: Requests the Missouri Congressional Delegation to support meaningful class action reform and medical malpractice liability reform.

: Recognizes February 14, 2005, as Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day in Missouri.

: Supports policies to ensure a healthy school environment by increasing the physical education requirements in schools.

: 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.

: Supports policies to ensure a healthy school environment by increasing the physical education requirements in schools.

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

: Modifies laws relating to abortion

: Recognizes "registered nurse first assistants" and authorizes the Board of Nursing to certify such practitioners

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

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

: Prohibits any governmental entity from interfering with the right to obtain or use contraceptives

: Creates a tax deduction for organ donation

: 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

: Requires applicants for Medicaid and CHIPS to identify the proposed beneficiary's employer

: 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

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

: Requires reporting by employers as to how many of its employees receive publically funded health care benefits

: Requires privately funded mental health facilities to have the same reporting requirements for patient abuse as state mental health facilities

: Adds young adult provisions to the Missouri Consolidated Health Care plan

: Provides health insurance coverage for phase I and phase II clinical trials for cancer treatment

: Enacts various measures relating to tort reform

: 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

: Limits certificate of need to only long-term care facilities

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

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

: Includes unborn children within the definition of "children" for eligibility in CHIPs

: Provides health insurance coverage for phase I and phase II clinical trials for cancer treatment

: Mandates inpatient insurance coverage for mastectomies and reconstructive surgeries

: Sets standards for emergency care for rape victims

: Provides the requirements for seeking a surrogate to make health care decisions when the patient is incapacitated.

: Regulates the licensing of naturopathic physicians.

: Requires hospitals to implement a nurse-to-patient ratio system.

: Establishes the Missouri Universal Health Assurance Program.

: Creates the Medical Ownership Program, a medicaid coverage program dealing with managed health savings accounts.

: Grants courts power to appoint trustees to disburse funds for health care when a patient is in a persistent vegetative state

: Recognizes February 14, 2005, as Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day in Missouri.

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

: Expresses support for Taiwan to have an observer status in the World Health Organization

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated August 25, 2005 at 1:26 pm