HEALTH CARE

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session (2007)
Bills Indexed by Subject
HEALTH CARE

: Authorizes a sales tax exemption for certain fees and dues paid to health and fitness centers

: Establishes the eligibility requirements of an employed disabled person requesting medical assistance under the federal Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999

: Changes the laws regarding the long-term care insurance tax deduction and establishes the Missouri Long-term Care Partnership Act

: Requires prompt processing of Missouri Medicaid Program subrogation claims and requires third-party payers to provide certain information to the Division of Medical Services

: Creates the Healthcare Technology Fund and the Missouri Healthcare Technology Commission

: Revises the definition of "free health clinic" as it relates to the State Legal Expense Fund

: Increases the resource limit for eligibility for medical assistance

: Changes the laws regarding Missouri Medicaid Program payments and establishes a health insurance premium assistance program

: Authorizes each area agency on aging to establish a volunteer program for the transportation of the elderly to scheduled, health care-related appointments

: Requires, subject to appropriation, an expansion of the variety of kosher foods approved under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

: Establishes the Outside the Hospital Do-Not-Resuscitate Act to permit the execution of do-not-resuscitate orders for use by emergency medical providers for patients receiving treatment outside a hospital

: Modifies the eligibility requirements for the Metabolic Formula Distribution Program

: Establishes the Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Quality Assurance Act of 2007 and requires credentialing of sonographers and vascular technologists

: Establishes the Umbilical Cord Blood Bank Program to collect and provide researchers with umbilical cord blood for scientific research on human stem cells

: Requires insurers to provide written notice to providers when contracts are sold or transferred

: Allows licensed ambulance services, emergency medical response agencies, and not-for-profit organizations which contract for ambulance services to establish peer review committees

: Establishes the Office of the Missouri Surgeon General within the Department of Health and Senior Services

: Prohibits a person denied federal disability benefits based on a lack of disability from receiving any state benefits based on a disability

: Changes the laws regarding fraud and abuse in the Missouri Medicaid Program

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

: Increases the resource limit for eligibility for medical assistance

: Establishes the Health Care Rights of Conscience Act which allows a health care professional not to participate in a health care service that violates his or her conscience

: Requires that Missouri Medicaid Program benefit payments be of a sufficient amount to cover the reasonable cost of the services provided

: Establishes the Missouri Health Profession Shortage Planning Commission to develop recommendations regarding the health profession workforce

: Requires the use of ethical vaccines unless no alternative is available for a specific disease or condition

: Establishes the Missouri Universal Health Insurance Act to provide comprehensive and necessary health care services for Missouri residents

: Authorizes townships to levy a real property tax to fund community health districts

: Establishes requirements for the licensure of midwives

: Requires any hospital or other peer review organization receiving a complaint about care delivered in a hospital licensed in this state to forward it to the Department of Health and Senior Services

: Establishes the Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act

: Establishes the Safe Staffing and Quality Care Accountability Act for Veterans Homes and the Safe Staffing and Quality Care Accountability Act for Mental Health Facilities

: Changes the laws regarding the regulation of state and private mental health facilities

: Requires health insurers to provide coverage for human papillomavirus testing as a cervical cancer screening test

: Authorizes an individual income tax credit for the costs of receiving human infertility treatments

: Increases the fees for copying patient care medical records

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

: Changes the laws regarding health care liens

: Prohibits a minor from self-consenting for a prescription for a contraceptive drug or device unless a petition is granted from a juvenile court

: Changes the laws regarding Missouri's Good Samaritan Law by granting civil immunity to a person providing services at a free health clinic if they are within the provider's medical field

: Establishes the Missouri Alternatives to Abortion Services Program and the Missouri Alternatives to Abortion Public Awareness Program

: Requires health insurers to notify enrollees in writing of all changes to prescription drug formularies on an annual and quarterly basis

: Allows certain small employers to obtain medical coverage through the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan

: Prohibits health carriers from changing any diagnostic or current procedural terminology code submitted by a health care provider without the written permission of the health care provider

: Provides protections for vulnerable adults and children and transfers the Division of Aging from the Department of Social Services to the Department of Health and Senior Services

: Allows sheriffs and jailers to refuse receipt of a prisoner until the arresting entity has had the prisoner examined by a physician

: Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to provide the employee disqualification list to nursing or medical schools to check it against students participating in patient care services

: Requires the development of caseload standards for the Department of Health and Senior Services and the Department of Mental Health

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

: Establishes the Uninsured Patients Protection Act which prohibits hospitals from charging a patient who is not eligible for assistance and is uninsured more than the federal Medicare reimbursement rate

: Establishes the Missouri Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and changes the laws regarding the Missouri Health Insurance Pool and health care insurance

: Changes the laws regarding victims of sexual crimes, rape and abuse crisis centers, and victims' identifying information

: Creates the Missouri Healthcare Access Fund to provide a funding source for designated areas with healthcare shortages

: Allows either the county commission or the county health center boards to establish health rules and the fees to implement the rules

: Requires the registration and licensure of naturopathic physicians

: Requires a signature on all documents for a long-term care facility license application to ensure that the document is true and correct

: Changes the laws regarding mental health facilities and group homes for the mentally retarded and developmentally disabled

: Changes the laws regarding newborn screenings and the Metabolic Formula Distribution Program

: Prohibits abortions in this state, other than to save the life of the mother

: Removes the requirement that a nonalcoholic antiseptic be used to cleanse the skin prior to drawing blood for a chemical blood alcohol test

: Changes the laws regarding the availability and dispersal of contraception information

: Modifies the eligibility requirements for the Missouri Medicaid Program

: Requires health screenings for public school students in certain grades

: Changes the laws regarding sexual education instruction in public schools and establishes public awareness and services for alternatives to abortion programs

: Requires hospitals to report certain incidents involving patient safety to a patient safety organization for review

: Specifies that owners and medical managers of automated external defibrillators will not be held liable for civil damages related to their use

: Prohibits the transfer of a mental health patient from one facility to another without the consent of the patient or the patient's parent, legal guardian, or nearest known relative

: Establishes the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force

: Allows and strongly encourages the Missouri Medicaid Program, prisons, and schools that serve as Medicaid providers to use telehealth services where appropriate

: Changes the laws regarding the classification of marijuana as a controlled substance and legalizes the use of marijuana for medical purposes

: Establishes the Missouri Commission on Prevention and Management of Obesity

: Requires direct billing by licensed practitioners for anatomic pathology services rendered

: Allows young adults to participate in the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan

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

: Establishes the Prenatally Diagnosed Condition Awareness Act and authorizes certain activities by the Department of Health and Senior Services relating to Down syndrome and other diagnosed conditions

: Requires assisted living facilities to review and update any physician orders for residents who return to the facility from a hospital or skilled nursing facility

: Establishes requirements regarding stem cell research

: Requires the Missouri General Assembly to improve women's access to FDA-approved contraceptives.

: Recognizes April 27th each year as "Autism Awareness Day" and the month of April each year as "Autism Awareness Month" in Missouri

: Recognizes November 2007 as "COPD Awareness Month" and November 21, 2007, as "COPD Awareness Day" in Missouri

: Recognizes and applauds the John Thomas College of Naturopathic Medicine as a school authorized to educate individuals in naturopathic medicine

: Urges Congress to enact the United States National Health Insurance Act.

: Urges the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to withdraw a portion of its proposed rules that would change the status of Truman Medical Center as a government owned or operated hospital

: Urges Congress to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program to ensure funding for Missouri's MC+ for Kids program

: Recognizes and applauds the John Thomas College of Naturopathic Medicine as a school authorized to educate individuals in naturopathic medicine

: Urgently requests the United States Congress to pass assured funding for veterans' health care

: Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting human cloning and authorizing the General Assembly to enact laws regarding health care research

: Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting human cloning

: Recognizes February 7, 2007, as "National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day" in Missouri

SB 2 --- Sponsor: Gibbons, Michael R.
: Creates the crime of knowingly receiving, selling, or obtaining personal health information

SB 4 --- Sponsor: Gibbons, Michael R.
: Extends the FRA, Pharmacy Tax, Nursing Facility Reimbursement Allowance, and Medicaid Managed Care Reimbursement Allowance sunsets

SB 7 --- Sponsor: Loudon, John
: Creates an income tax deduction for medical expenses

SB 33 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
: Requires certain employers to dedicate a percentage of profits for health care costs

SB 80 --- Sponsor: Shields, Charles W.
: Modifies provisions of the Metabolic Distribution Formula Program

SB 95 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
: Requires applicants for Medicaid and CHIP to identify the proposed beneficiary's employer

SB 97 --- Sponsor: Days, Rita D.
: Mandates health insurance coverage for morbid obesity

SB 113 --- Sponsor: Shoemyer, Wes
: Requires health carriers to include certain durable medical equipment providers within their service provider networks

SB 122 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
: Establishes a commission to study the possible implementation of a Missouri universal health assurance program

SB 173 --- Sponsor: Ridgeway, Luann
: Authorizes peer review committees for certain emergency medical services

SB 174 --- Sponsor: Green, Timothy P.
: Modifies laws on mental health facilities and group homes for the mentally retarded and developmentally disabled

SB 179 --- Sponsor: Green, Timothy P.
: Requires any applicant for health care benefits under a public assistance program to identify his or her employer

SB 182 --- Sponsor: Green, Timothy P.
: Amends requirements for workers' compensation and benefit payments

SB 196 --- Sponsor: Green, Timothy P.
: Enacts provisions relating to the capacity of an unborn child to experience pain during an abortion

SB 273 --- Sponsor: Shields, Charles W.
: Modifies various provisions relating to the State Legal Expense Fund

SB 274 --- Sponsor: Shields, Charles W.
: Creates the "Healthcare Technology Fund"

SB 285 --- Sponsor: Crowell, Jason
: Protects the conscience rights of pharmaceutical professionals

SB 291 --- Sponsor: Mayer, Robert
: Requires licensure for wholesale distributors of prescription drugs

SB 303 --- Sponsor: Loudon, John
: Changes the laws regarding midwives and the practice of midwifery

SB 308 --- Sponsor: Crowell, Jason
: Modifies licensing standards and practice of audiologists and hearing instrument specialists

SB 314 --- Sponsor: Clemens, Dan
: Licenses clinical laboratory science personnel

SB 333 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
: Revises provisions relating to the renamed Missouri Brain Injury Advisory Council

SB 357 --- Sponsor: Green, Timothy P.
: Creates the "Marie Van Dillen Act" relating to emergency services

SB 365 --- Sponsor: Koster, Chris
: Allows cities to impose a property tax to fund the construction, operation and maintenance of a community health center

SB 370 --- Sponsor: Scott, Delbert
: Modifies provisions relating to abortion

SB 375 --- Sponsor: Scott, Delbert
: Modifies provisions relating to abortion

SB 381 --- Sponsor: Koster, Chris
: Establishes regulations for discount medical plan organizations that issue health discount medical plans

SB 467 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
: Prohibits health care professionals from billing for anatomic pathology services not personally rendered

SB 476 --- Sponsor: Crowell, Jason
: Authorizes the Board of Trustees of MOSERS to invest certain state funds in order to fund retiree health care benefits and to assist with other state benefit programs as requested

SB 490 --- Sponsor: Mayer, Robert
: Modifies provisions relating to citizens most at risk for exploitation

SB 496 --- Sponsor: Koster, Chris
: Revises the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

SB 513 --- Sponsor: Clemens, Dan
: Allows nurses working in any area of need to qualify for the Professional and Practical Nursing Student Loan Program

SB 537 --- Sponsor: Lager, Brad
: Amends the law relating to physician assistants

SB 546 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
: Enacts the Prevention First Act

SB 575 --- Sponsor: Justus, Jolie L.
: Requires rape victims to be informed of their right to request a drug test for the presence of a date rape drug

SB 577 --- Sponsor: Shields, Charles W.
: Enacts the "Missouri Health Improvement Act of 2007"

SB 578 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
: Requires hospitals to report adverse health events

SB 579 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
: Modifies provisions relating to certificate of need

SB 581 --- Sponsor: Shoemyer, Wes
: Modifies provisions relating to the state medical assistance program

SB 604 --- Sponsor: Coleman, Maida
: Modifies provisions relating to services provided during natural disaster and terrorist attacks

SB 612 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
: Modifies provisions on confidential medical test results

SB 637 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
: Requires employers to provide sick leave for employees

SB 653 --- Sponsor: Kennedy, Harry
: Revises the eligibility requirements for the Uninsured Women's Health Program

SB 657 --- Sponsor: Crowell, Jason
: Modifies licensing requirements for nurses

SB 658 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
: Establishes the "Outside the Hospital Do-Not-Resuscitate Act"

SB 664 --- Sponsor: Scott, Delbert
: Modifies laws relating to the Board of Nursing Home Administrators

SB 670 --- Sponsor: Loudon, John
: Provides that the Department of Health and Senior Services shall not require by rule any immunizations that are not specified under current law

SB 694 --- Sponsor: Shields, Charles W.
: Provides for continued health care benefits for the surviving spouse and dependents of public safety officers killed or disabled in the line of duty

SB 705 --- Sponsor: Mayer, Robert
: Modifies laws relating to emergency management

SCR 1 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
: Encourages support and education regarding reproductive health

SCR 5 --- Sponsor: Shields, Charles W.
: Recognizes November 21, 2007, as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Day (COPD) and November as COPD month in Missouri

SCR 23 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
: Urges the United States Congress to enact the United States Health Insurance Act sponsored by U.S. Representative John Conyers

SJR 10 --- Sponsor: Bartle, Matt
: Repeals the current constitutional provisions regarding stem cell research and prohibits human cloning

SJR 20 --- Sponsor: Bartle, Matt
: Modifies constitutional provisions relating to health care research and human cloning

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated October 23, 2007 at 9:16 am