Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session (2009)
Bills Indexed by Subject
HEALTH, PUBLIC
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 130 --- Sponsor: Cunningham, Mike
Establishes requirements for the use of "fresh," "Missouri fresh," and "Midwestern fresh" when used in the labeling of milk HB 143 --- Sponsor: Hughes, Leonard
Establishes the Missouri Universal Health Insurance Act to provide comprehensive and necessary health care services for Missouri residents HB 166 --- Sponsor: Dusenberg, Gary --- CoSponsor: Yates, Brian David
Requires health screenings for public school students in the second grade and eighth grade 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 285 --- Sponsor: Storch, Rachel
Allows physicians to use expedited partner therapy by dispensing and prescribing medications for partners of persons with certain sexually transmitted diseases who are not their patients 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 370 --- Sponsor: Storch, Rachel
Allows physicians to use expedited partner therapy by dispensing and prescribing medications for partners of persons with certain sexually transmitted diseases who are not their patients HB 410 --- Sponsor: Low, Beth --- CoSponsor: Holsman, Jason R.
Prohibits the manufacture, sale, or distribution of any toy or child care item containing certain phthalates HB 425 --- Sponsor: Cooper, Robert Wayne --- CoSponsor: Schaaf, Robert
Changes the laws regarding the practice of applying permanent cosmetics, tattooing, body piercing, and branding 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 476 --- Sponsor: Talboy, Mike
Repeals the provision allowing certain individuals with ministerial or tocological certification to provide midwifery services in this state 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 679 --- Sponsor: Wasson, Jay
Establishes a limited license for a retired dentist to practice dentistry HB 755 --- Sponsor: Grill, Jason
Requires certain food service establishments to post the calorie content of food items on their menus or menu boards 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 761 --- Sponsor: Grill, Jason --- CoSponsor: Atkins, Bert
Includes laboratory results as a part of a person's medical record to be released upon the patient's written request HB 766 --- Sponsor: Grill, Jason --- CoSponsor: Atkins, Bert
Requires all teeth-whitening formulations to be prescribed and dispensed by a licensed dentist HB 782 --- Sponsor: Frame, Michael --- CoSponsor: Schieffer, Ed
Establishes the Healthy Families, Healthy Communities Act which requires all employers to provide sick leave for employees HB 812 --- Sponsor: Wasson, Jay
Repeals conflicting and obsolete provisions of law regarding the licensure of barbers and cosmetologists HB 819 --- Sponsor: Cooper, Robert Wayne --- CoSponsor: Denison, Charles W. "Charlie"
Establishes the Public Access to Automated External Defibrillator Act HB 848 --- Sponsor: Low, Beth --- CoSponsor: Atkins, Bert
Prohibits the manufacture, sale, or distribution of certain products and containers containing certain levels of bisphenol-A HB 851 --- Sponsor: Wasson, Jay --- CoSponsor: Yates, Brian David
Changes the laws regarding the licensure of barbers and cosmetologists 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 885 --- Sponsor: Stevenson, Bryan P.
Requires retailers of tobacco products to have a license issued by the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control, pay an annual fee, and have a retail sales tax license before selling any products 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 900 --- Sponsor: Brown, Steve --- CoSponsor: Allen, Sue
Requires school meals to derive no more than 30% of their calories from fat and to limit saturated fat to less than 10% of the calories as measured over the school day HB 901 --- Sponsor: Brown, Steve --- CoSponsor: Stream, Rick
Establishes minimum nutritional standards for food and beverages sold or provided to students during the school day HB 910 --- Sponsor: Schupp, Jill --- CoSponsor: Meadows, Tim
Creates the Missouri Healthy Heart Fund and assesses a surcharge on any business entity that is not smoke-free 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 999 --- Sponsor: Low, Beth --- CoSponsor: McClanahan, Rebecca
Changes the laws regarding sexual education, sexually transmitted infection therapies, and pregnancy prevention HB 1008 --- Sponsor: Pace, Sharon --- CoSponsor: Wallace, Maynard
Requires each school district to ensure that physical education classes will be required for students in kindergarten to eighth grade 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 1155 --- Sponsor: Englund, Vicki --- CoSponsor: Storch, Rachel
Establishes the Toxic Fire Retardant Prevention Act HB 1160 --- Sponsor: Curls, Shalonn --- CoSponsor: McClanahan, Rebecca
Establishes the Women's Heart Health Program to provide heart disease risk screening to uninsured and underinsured women HB 1162 --- Sponsor: Brown, Michael R.
Establishes the Missouri Commission on Prevention and Management of Obesity HB 1163 --- Sponsor: Brown, Michael R.
Requires the State Board of Education to establish the Coordinated Health Program Board to develop a program on the prevention of student obesity, cardiovascular disease, and type II diabetes 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 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 1193 --- Sponsor: Pratt, Bryan --- CoSponsor: Yates, Brian David
Establishes the Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act HCR 18 --- Sponsor: Scavuzzo, Luke --- CoSponsor: Storch, Rachel
Recognizes October 2009 as "Hydrocephalus Awareness Month" in Missouri HCR 30 --- Sponsor: Brown, Michael R. --- CoSponsor: Hughes, Leonard
Urges the United States Congress to enact a universal health care system in the United States HJR 5 --- Sponsor: Fallert, Joseph Jr.
Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting smoking tobacco products in public places or public meetings
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 197 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
Prescribes requirments as to billing for anatomic pathology services not personally rendered
SB 203 --- Sponsor: Justus, Jolie L.
Relates to the duty of pharmacies to fill prescriptions
SB 229 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
Requires the posting of nurse staffing levels at hospitals
SB 250 --- Sponsor: Smith, Jeff
Requires the Department of Corrections to develop a comprehensive policy to provide HIV testing, treatment, and prevention for inmates
SB 260 --- Sponsor: Wright-Jones, Robin
Establishes the Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act
SB 306 --- Sponsor: Dempsey, Tom
Establishes the Show-Me Health Coverage plan to provide health care coverage through the private insurance market to low-income working individuals
SB 308 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
Establishes the implementation of a health care quality report card
SB 309 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
Enacts a state-wide smoking ban
SB 352 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
Establishes a Commission on the Reorganization of State Health Care
SB 366 --- Sponsor: Schmitt, Eric
Establishes each February 14th as Epilepsy Awareness Day
SB 382 --- Sponsor: Schaefer, Kurt
Requires hospitals to report adverse health events to a patient safety organization for review
SB 412 --- Sponsor: Dempsey, Tom
Establishes a grant for a feasibility study on creating a single comprehensive health care plan at the local level
SB 413 --- Sponsor: Dempsey, Tom
Provides for a one-time grant by the Department of Social Services for use by free health care clinics
SB 414 --- Sponsor: Dempsey, Tom
Prohibits hospitals from billing for certain medical errors
SB 418 --- Sponsor: Goodman, Jack
Enacts provisions relating to faith-based community health centers
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
SCR 22 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
Urges the United States Congress to enact the United States Health Insurance Act sponsored by U.S. Representative John Conyers
SCR 26 --- Sponsor: Wilson, Yvonne S.
Declares that extending the flu vaccination season may help protect children, adults, and high risk groups

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Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:31 am