Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session (2009)
Bills Indexed by Subject
HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF
HB 32 --- Sponsor: Sater, David --- CoSponsor: Weter, Raymond 'Ray'
Requires, subject to appropriations, the Department of Health and Senior Services to establish an access to healthy food pilot program HB 34 --- Sponsor: Sater, David --- CoSponsor: Weter, Raymond 'Ray'
Requires the State of Missouri to match any grant moneys received by the state for smoking cessation up to a $2 million cap HB 38 --- Sponsor: Sater, David --- CoSponsor: Weter, Raymond 'Ray'
Creates the Tobacco Use Prevention, Cessation, and Enforcement Trust Fund to be used by the Department of Health and Senior Services for a comprehensive tobacco control program HB 61 --- Sponsor: Lipke, Scott A.
Establishes the Evan de Mello Reimbursement Program to provide financial assistance for the cost of transportation and ancillary services associated with the medical treatment of an eligible child HB 157 --- Sponsor: Nance, Bob
Changes the laws regarding sprinkler systems in long-term care facilities and assistance to nursing home residents who are transitioning back into their communities HB 166 --- Sponsor: Dusenberg, Gary --- CoSponsor: Yates, Brian David
Requires health screenings for public school students in the second grade and eighth grade HB 243 --- Sponsor: Molendorp, Chris
Expands the membership of the State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors by adding five consumer advocates HB 272 --- Sponsor: Chappelle-Nadal, Maria --- CoSponsor: McNeil, Margo
Establishes the Alzheimer's State Plan Task Force within the Department of Health and Senior Services to assess the impact of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia on residents of this state HB 277 --- Sponsor: Meiners, Kate --- CoSponsor: Chappelle-Nadal, Maria
Changes the laws regarding the classification of marijuana as a controlled substance and allows the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes under certain conditions HB 286 --- Sponsor: Schaaf, Robert --- CoSponsor: Sander, Therese
Requires every hospital licensed in the state to establish a methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) control program HB 296 --- Sponsor: Chappelle-Nadal, Maria --- CoSponsor: Oxford, Jeanette Mott
Requires, subject to appropriations, an expansion of the variety of kosher foods approved under the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Special Supplemental Food Program HB 339 --- Sponsor: El-Amin, Talibdin --- CoSponsor: Jones, Tishaura
Establishes the Stop HIV/AIDS in Prison Act which requires a comprehensive policy to provide HIV testing, treatment, and prevention services to inmates HB 342 --- Sponsor: El-Amin, Talibdin --- CoSponsor: Jones, Tishaura
Establishes the Prostate Research, Imaging, and Men's Education (PRIME) Act to expand and intensify research to develop innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection HB 352 --- Sponsor: Cooper, Robert Wayne --- CoSponsor: Weter, Raymond 'Ray'
Establishes provisions regarding the licensure of tanning facilities by the Department of Health and Senior Services HB 355 --- Sponsor: Davis, Cynthia L.
Allows the adult child born as a result of sperm or egg donation to obtain identifying information regarding the donor HB 383 --- Sponsor: Storch, Rachel --- CoSponsor: Chappelle-Nadal, Maria
Changes the laws regarding licensure of child care facilities HB 387 --- Sponsor: Cooper, Robert Wayne --- CoSponsor: Stream, Rick
Requires the development of a quality rating system for early childhood and before- and after-school programs that are licensed by the Department of Health and Senior Services HB 401 --- Sponsor: Schaaf, Robert --- CoSponsor: Cooper, Robert Wayne
Changes the laws regarding hospital patient safety HB 430 --- Sponsor: Hoskins, Theodore
Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to develop and disseminate information regarding uterine fibroids to health care providers and the public HB 443 --- Sponsor: Roorda, Jeff --- CoSponsor: Casey, Ron
Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to establish cord blood collection sites across the state for transportation to the Saint Louis Cord Blood Bank HB 519 --- Sponsor: Storch, Rachel --- CoSponsor: Stream, Rick
Requires all health insurance carriers or health benefit plans to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders HB 520 --- Sponsor: Oxford, Jeanette Mott --- CoSponsor: Brown, Steve
Establishes the Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies (CARE) Act which allows hospitals and health care facilities to provide emergency contraception to sexual assault victims HB 525 --- Sponsor: Grisamore, Jeff --- CoSponsor: Ruestman, Marilyn
Requires the Division of Developmental Disabilities to establish programs and services for individuals diagnosed with autism jointly with families, regional councils, and a newly established committee HB 604 --- Sponsor: Wood, Dennis --- CoSponsor: Viebrock, James
Requires residential and commercial septage removal companies to register with the Department of Natural Resources HB 607 --- Sponsor: Ervin, Doug
Establishes the Missouri Patient Privacy Act which limits the disclosure of patient medical information HB 697 --- Sponsor: Cooper, Robert Wayne --- CoSponsor: Schaaf, Robert
Adds state and political subdivision employees to the term "volunteer" as it relates to persons who can dispense medications for the Department of Health and Senior Services during emergencies HB 707 --- Sponsor: Wilson, Kevin --- CoSponsor: Bruns, Mark J.
Changes the laws regarding public safety HB 716 --- Sponsor: Todd, Thomas --- CoSponsor: Casey, Ron
Changes the laws regarding newborn screening tests and premature infants HB 723 --- Sponsor: LeVota, Paul --- CoSponsor: Kander, Jason
Changes the laws regarding the payment of any charges for forensic examinations and the medical treatment of victims of sexual offenses HB 725 --- Sponsor: LeVota, Paul --- CoSponsor: Pace, Sharon
Requires each licensed hospital to create a nursing advisory board to establish and implement a standardized acuity-based patient classification system for each direct-care unit HB 740 --- Sponsor: Icet, Allen
Extends the expiration date of various federal reimbursement allowances from 2009 to 2011 and authorizes a federal gross receipts tax for in-home services HB 757 --- Sponsor: Grill, Jason --- CoSponsor: Pace, Sharon
Authorizes each local school district to develop and implement a coordinated school health program under guidelines established by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education HB 758 --- Sponsor: Grill, Jason --- CoSponsor: Pace, Sharon
Establishes the Child Nutrition and Wellness Act of 2009, the Office of Child Nutrition and Wellness, and the Advisory Council on Child Nutrition and Wellness HB 759 --- Sponsor: Grill, Jason --- CoSponsor: Pace, Sharon
Establishes the Diabetes Prevention and Health Improvement Act of 2009 to develop, implement, and promote a statewide effort to combat type 2 diabetes HB 780 --- Sponsor: Hodges, Steve --- CoSponsor: Roorda, Jeff
Changes the laws regarding hospital patient safety HB 852 --- Sponsor: Wasson, Jay
Specifies that certain information collected from health maintenance and community-based health maintenance organizations that does not contain identifiable information will be public information HB 877 --- Sponsor: Parson, Michael L.
Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to develop information for distribution in school districts about meningococcal disease and the availability of a vaccine to prevent it HB 891 --- Sponsor: Smith, Joe --- CoSponsor: Roorda, Jeff
Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to implement strategies to raise public awareness regarding food allergens HB 926 --- Sponsor: Bruns, Mark J. --- CoSponsor: Nance, Bob
Changes the laws regarding protections for vulnerable adults and children and transfers the Division of Aging to the Department of Health and Senior Services HB 935 --- Sponsor: Chappelle-Nadal, Maria --- CoSponsor: Nance, Bob
Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to strongly encourage long-term care facilities to institute policies encouraging familial involvement in the well-being and support of its residents HB 941 --- Sponsor: Fallert, Joseph Jr. --- CoSponsor: LeVota, Paul
Expands eligibility for the Missouri Rx Plan to include retired Missouri residents 65 years of age or older with annual incomes of up to $25,000 for individuals and of up to $50,000 for married couples HB 950 --- Sponsor: Oxford, Jeanette Mott --- CoSponsor: Walsh, Regina
Requires the development of caseload standards by the departments of Health and Senior Services and Mental Health HB 966 --- Sponsor: Schoeller, Shane
Changes the laws regarding long-term care facilities HB 995 --- Sponsor: Zerr, Anne --- CoSponsor: Funderburk, Doug
Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to establish the Missouri Healthy Workplace Recognition Program to recognize certain employers for promoting health, wellness, and prevention HB 1012 --- Sponsor: Corcoran, Michael George --- CoSponsor: Spreng, Michael
Requires all residents of long-term care facilities to have background checks for the purpose of identifying those residents who are sexual offenders HB 1065 --- Sponsor: Morris, James --- CoSponsor: Swinger, Terry
Establishes the Prostate Cancer Pilot Program to fund screening and treatment services for prostate cancer for certain uninsured or economically challenged men HB 1089 --- Sponsor: McClanahan, Rebecca --- CoSponsor: LeVota, Paul
Establishes the Missouri Health Policy Authority to develop and maintain a coordinated health policy agenda for the provision of health services in this state HB 1123 --- Sponsor: Cooper, Robert Wayne
Establishes the Controlled Substance Monitoring Act which requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to monitor the prescribing and dispensing of certain controlled substances HB 1129 --- Sponsor: Stream, Rick --- CoSponsor: Icet, Allen
Authorizes a federal reimbursement allowance for in-home services HB 1155 --- Sponsor: Englund, Vicki --- CoSponsor: Storch, Rachel
Establishes the Toxic Fire Retardant Prevention Act HB 1157 --- Sponsor: Lampe, Sara
Revises the membership of the Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and establishes new duties for the commission HB 1164 --- Sponsor: Brown, Michael R.
Establishes the Missouri Universal Health Assurance Program to provide a publicly financed, statewide insurance program for all residents of this state HB 1177 --- Sponsor: Allen, Sue --- CoSponsor: Flanigan, Tom
Changes eiligiblity requirements regarding the non-Mo HealthNet eligible consumer-directed personal care services HB 1185 --- Sponsor: McClanahan, Rebecca --- CoSponsor: Kelly, Chris
Establishes the Office of Health Professions Workforce Planning to address the shortages and uneven distribution of health care professionals in this state HB 1200 --- Sponsor: Grisamore, Jeff --- CoSponsor: Sater, David
Changes the laws regarding criminal background checks conducted under the Family Care Safety Registry HCR 27 --- Sponsor: Curls, Shalonn
Urges the Department of Health and Senior Services to educate parents on the importance of adolescent health HCR 49 --- Sponsor: Oxford, Jeanette Mott --- CoSponsor: Low, Beth
Strongly urges and encourages every county in the state to develop a plan to resolve homelessness in this state
SB 4 --- Sponsor: Shields, Charles W.
Establishes a quality rating system for child care facilities
SB 59 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
Assesses fee on shippers that transport radioactive waste within Missouri
SB 89 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
Modifies provisions relating to safety in long-term care facilities
SB 90 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
Repeals the Certificate of Need Law
SB 100 --- Sponsor: Schaefer, Kurt
Assesses fee on shippers that transport radioactive waste within Missouri
SB 144 --- Sponsor: Wright-Jones, Robin
Establishes a prostate cancer pilot program to provide screening, referral services, treatment and outreach
SB 147 --- Sponsor: Dempsey, Tom
Establishes the Missouri Healthy Workplace Recognition Program
SB 149 --- Sponsor: Dempsey, Tom
Enacts provisions relating to health care technology
SB 160 --- Sponsor: Crowell, Jason
Changes the scheduling of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine to be Schedule III controlled substances
SB 176 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
Establishes an Alzheimer's State Plan Task Force
SB 229 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
Requires the posting of nurse staffing levels at hospitals
SB 244 --- Sponsor: Dempsey, Tom
Creates a pilot program regarding personal care services for certain disabled adults
SB 260 --- Sponsor: Wright-Jones, Robin
Establishes the Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act
SB 264 --- Sponsor: Mayer, Robert
Enacts provisions regarding the coercion of abortions
SB 308 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
Establishes the implementation of a health care quality report card
SB 338 --- Sponsor: Rupp, Scott T.
Transfers administration of the Crime Victims' Compensation Fund and payment of certain forensic examination charges to the Department of Public Safety
SB 352 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
Establishes a Commission on the Reorganization of State Health Care
SB 382 --- Sponsor: Schaefer, Kurt
Requires hospitals to report adverse health events to a patient safety organization for review
SB 406 --- Sponsor: Scott, Delbert
Authorizes physician assistants to prescribe controlled substances and modifies the review of advanced practice registered nurses prescribing controlled substances
SB 432 --- Sponsor: Vogel, Carl
Provides information to parents of students about immunizations against bacterial meningitis
SB 482 --- Sponsor: Ridgeway, Luann
Regulates tanning facilities
SB 487 --- Sponsor: Stouffer, Bill
Revises provisions relating to the renamed Missouri Brain Injury Advisory Council
SB 517 --- Sponsor: Lembke, Jim
Enacts guidelines and criteria for transparency in quality of health care services
SB 534 --- Sponsor: Rupp, Scott T.
Requires coroners or medical examiners to perform certain testing on individuals who commit suicide and report the findings to the Department of Health and Senior Services
SCR 26 --- Sponsor: Wilson, Yvonne S.
Declares that extending the flu vaccination season may help protect children, adults, and high risk groups

Missouri House of Representatives
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