96th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Bills Indexed by Subject
HEALTH CARE


BillSponsor Bill StringDate/Last Action
 Bill Information
HB1033Allen, Sue HB 10334/4/2012 HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
  4142L.01I - Requires health care providers to provide a mammography patient with a copy of the mammography report and information regarding the benefit of supplemental screenings for dense breast tissue patients
HB1057Brattin, Rick HB 10571/19/2012 Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
  4425L.01I - Requires all inmates receiving on-site medical examination or treatment from correctional center personnel to be charged $1.50 per visit
HB1058Brattin, Rick HB 10582/8/2012 Voted Do Pass (H)
  4424L.01I - Establishes Chloe's Law which requires, subject to appropriations, the newborn screening requirements to include a pulse oximetry screening
HB1081Wells, Don HB 10812/21/2012 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  4289L.01I - Requires a health carrier that provides coverage for prescription eye drops to cover a refill without regard to a restriction for an early refill if it is authorized by the prescribing health care provider
HB1087White, Bill HB 10874/18/2012 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  4144L.02I - Establishes the Adult Health Care Consent Act which specifies a priority of persons who can make health care decisions for a person who has been certified as unable to consent to his or her own care
HB1095Wieland, Paul HB 10952/29/2012 Referred: General Laws (H)
  4317L.01I - Prohibits a licensed insurance company from issuing any policy or certificate of long-term care insurance unless the risks and rates have been approved by the Director of the Department of Insurance
HB1096Wieland, Paul HB 10965/18/2012 Placed on Informal Calendar
  4319L.01P - Allows a county health center to make authorized payments through an electronic funds transfer system
HB1123Frederick, Keith HCS HB 11235/17/2012 Placed on Informal Calendar
  4849L.02P - Changes the laws regarding the licensure and inspection of hospitals
HB1145Gatschenberger, Chuck HB 11453/7/2012 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  4087L.01I - Establishes Nathan's Law and Sam Pratt's Law which change the laws regarding child care providers
HB1158Solon, Sheila HB 11582/21/2012 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  4761L.01I - Requires a health benefit plan to establish equal out-of-pocket requirements for an oral anticancer medication and an intravenously administered cancer medication
HB1199Sifton, Scott HB 11991/31/2012 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  4058L.01I - Prohibits an insurer from requiring any waiting period for health insurance coverage for maternity benefits and requires coverage to begin immediately from the effective date of the policy or plan
HB1262Brown, Michael HB 12624/18/2012 Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
  4971L.01I - Requires the State Board of Education to establish a coordinated health program board to develop a program designed to prevent student obesity, cardiovascular disease, and type II diabetes
HB1283Barnes, Jay HB 12832/15/2012 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  5190L.01I - Prohibits any person younger than 15 years of age from using a tanning device or his or her guardian from allowing the use of a tanning device
HB1333Sater, David HB 13332/9/2012 Referred: Health Insurance (H)
  5291L.01I - Changes the laws regarding vision examinations for school students
HB1343Scharnhorst, Dwight HB 13434/18/2012 Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
  5273L.01I - Establishes provisions regarding the licensure of tanning facilities by the Department of Health and Senior Services
HB1371Weter, Ray HB 13714/12/2012 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  4298L.01I - Changes the laws regarding collaborative practice arrangements and advanced practice registered nurses
HB1372Jones, Caleb HB 13721/25/2012 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  5407H.01I - Changes the laws regarding the dispensing of controlled substances and establishes the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Act
HB1399Richardson, Todd HB 13992/15/2012 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  5262L.01I - Requires the injection of therapeutic substances around the spine or spinal cord for the treatment of certain pain syndromes to be performed only by a licensed physician
HB1403Schatz, Dave HB 14035/14/2012 Placed on Informal Calendar
  5100L.02P - Changes the laws regarding workers' compensation and the Second Injury Fund
HB1405Brown, Michael HB 14055/2/2012 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  4972L.01I - Establishes the Missouri Universal Health Assurance Program to provide a publicly financed, statewide insurance program for all residents of this state
HB1407Walton Gray, Rochelle SCS HCS HB 14075/18/2012 Placed on Informal Calendar
  4905S.05C - Establishes the Sickle Cell Standing Committee to study and make recommendations regarding the impact of sickle cell disease on urban communities, examine existing services, and address any needs
HB1410Walton Gray, Rochelle HB 14104/18/2012 Referred: Corrections (H)
  4910L.01I - Allows certain inmates who become physically or mentally disabled, infirm, incompetent, or incapacitated to be released on parole if they are eligible for specified federal medical or financial benefits
HB1417Colona, Mike HB 14172/7/2012 Referred: Insurance Policy (H)
  4713L.01I - Allows an employee who is injured on the job to select his or her own health care provider to cure and relieve the effects of the injury at the expense of the employer
HB1421Colona, Mike HB 14213/21/2012 Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H)
  4710L.01I - Changes the laws regarding the classification of marijuana as a controlled substance and allows its use for medicinal purposes under certain conditions
HB1435Schoeller, Shane HB 14353/28/2012 HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
  5013L.02I - Repeals the provisions which allow a pregnancy resource center tax credit to be transferred and the provisions regarding its sunset on August 28, 2012
HB1439Newman, Stacey HB 14394/12/2012 Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
  5091L.01I - Changes the laws regarding sex education in schools and establishes the Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act, the Birth Control Protection Act, and a women's health services program
HB1450Bernskoetter, Mike HB 14505/18/2012 Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
  5464L.01I - Changes the laws regarding the electronic transmission of prescriptions and pharmacy benefit managers
HB1471Frederick, Keith HB 14713/21/2012 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  5218L.01I - Changes the laws regarding the requirements for the testing of persons with tuberculosis
HB1475Cross, Gary L. HCS#2 HB 14755/18/2012 Placed on Informal Calendar
  5427L.08P - Requires the parent or guardian of any person younger than 17 years of age prior to the minor using a tanning device in a tanning facility to appear in person giving consent to the minor's use of a device
HB1490Frederick, Keith HCS#2 HB 14904/11/2012 Referred: Rules - Pursuant to Rule 25(32)(f) (H)
  5479L.05C - Changes the laws regarding health care
HB1506Schad, Rodney HB 15062/15/2012 Referred: Health Insurance (H)
  5187L.01I - Requires a health benefit plan to establish equal out-of-pocket requirements for an orally administered anti-cancer medication and an intravenously administered or injected cancer medication
HB1509Stream, Rick HB 15092/28/2012 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  5551L.01I - Requires all health insurance carriers and health benefit plans to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders
HB1531Kirkton, Jeanne HB 15312/15/2012 Voted Do Pass (H)
  5346L.01I - Requires the newborn screening requirements to include severe combined immune deficiency disease (SCID), also known as bubble boy disease
HB1533Schoeller, Shane HB 15333/6/2012 Voted Do Pass (H)
  4802L.01I - Requires licensed chiropractors to be reimbursed under the MO HealthNet Program for providing services currently covered and within the scope of chiropractic practice
HB1534Bahr, Kurt HB 15345/18/2012 Placed on Informal Calendar
  4754L.03P - Declares the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as unauthorized by the United States Constitution and creates criminal penalties for persons enforcing or attempting to enforce the act
HB1541Jones, Timothy HCS HB 15415/1/2012 Executive Session Held (S)
  5077L.03P - Specifies that anyone providing or participating in a medical procedure or research cannot be required to provide or participate in the activity if it violates his or her conscience or principles
HB1547Marshall, Nick HB 15473/21/2012 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  5482H.01I - Permits county assessors to use the Kelly Blue Book or other credible resources when determining the trade-in value of a motor vehicle for personal property tax assessment purposes
HB1563Sater, David SS SCS HCS HB 15637/12/2012 Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
  5569S.06T - Changes the laws regarding healthcare services
HB1570Oxford, Jeanette Mott HB 15702/15/2012 Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (H)
  5199L.01I - Changes the laws regarding early childhood services
HB1580Hodges, Steve HB 15803/6/2012 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  4954L.01I - Requires certain group health insurance policies to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility
HB1607Oxford, Jeanette Mott HB 16073/21/2012 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  5202L.01I - Establishes the Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies (CARE) Act which requires hospitals and health care facilities to provide emergency contraception to sexual assault victims
HB1651McGeoghegan, Eileen HB 16514/5/2012 Second Read and Referred: General Laws (S)
  5533L.01P - Designates the month of October as "Spinal Cord Injury Month" in Missouri
HB1652McGeoghegan, Eileen HB 16524/5/2012 Second Read and Referred: General Laws (S)
  5534L.01P - Designates the month of May as "Fibromyalgia Month" in Missouri
HB1665Jones, Tishaura HB 16654/5/2012 Second Read and Referred: General Laws (S)
  4720L.01P - Designates the month of May each year as "Lupus Awareness Month" in Missouri
HB1666Jones, Tishaura HB 16663/29/2012 Referred: Ways and Means (H)
  4719L.01I - Authorizes a tax return check-off box on individual and corporate income tax forms for the newly created Lupus Revolving Research Trust Fund
HB1678Long, Thomas HB 16784/18/2012 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  5547L.01I - Changes the laws regarding midwifery
HB1694Jones, Tishaura HB 16942/21/2012 Voted Do Pass (H)
  5184L.01I - Changes the fee for a Breast Cancer special license plate from going to the Friends of the Missouri Women's Council to going to the Department of Health and Senior Services
HB1704Kirkton, Jeanne HB 17044/3/2012 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  4573L.03I - Requires a health insurance carrier to provide coverage for the initial device deemed necessary to treat a newborn who has been screened and assessed for a hearing impairment
HB1713Grisamore, Jeff HB 17132/27/2012 Voted Do Pass (H)
  4742L.01I - Adds, subject to appropriations, prescribed, medically necessary hearing aids to the list of services covered under the MO HealthNet Program
HB1714Grisamore, Jeff HB 17142/27/2012 Voted Do Pass (H)
  5696L.01I - Adds, subject to appropriations, comprehensive day rehabilitation services beginning soon after trauma for individuals with disabling impairment to the list of services covered under MO HealthNet benefits
HB1718Scharnhorst, Dwight HB 17184/17/2012 Laid Over (H)
  4696L.01I - Establishes Bryce's Law which authorizes a tax credit for a person donating to a scholarship-granting organization for special needs students if it is not claimed on his or her federal income tax return
HB1730Cox, Stanley HB 17303/21/2012 Referred: Health Insurance (H)
  5762L.01I - Establishes protections for the religious beliefs and moral convictions of certain persons and entities regarding specified health care coverage
HB1744Kelley, Mike HB 17444/5/2012 Second Read and Referred: General Laws (S)
  5667L.01P - Designates the month of November as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month in Missouri
HB1783Brown, Michael HB 17834/26/2012 Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
  4970L.01I - Establishes the Missouri Commission on Prevention and Management of Obesity
HB1816White, Bill HB 18164/26/2012 Referred: Health Insurance (H)
  5927L.02I - Requires a health carrier to provide Internet access of its standard fee schedules, prohibits a carrier from refusing to contract with any willing provider, and changes the requirements for provider referrals
HB1827Richardson, Todd SCS HCS HB 18277/10/2012 Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
  5967S.04T - Establishes the Missouri Electronic Prior Authorization Committee regarding national standards for the process of obtaining prior approval from an insurer for certain services or medications
HB1837Molendorp, Chris HB 18373/26/2012 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  5984L.01I - Requires employers using medical needles in the routine course of business to use commercially available engineered injury protection devices to reduce the risk of needlestick injuries, with exceptions
HB1840Jones, Caleb HB 18404/25/2012 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  5827L.01I - Requires any person certified and providing midwifery services to present each client proof of malpractice insurance coverage in an amount of at least $1 million prior to providing services
HB1846Long, Thomas HCS HB 18464/26/2012 Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
  5950L.06C - Changes the laws regarding referrals for MO HealthNet-funded home- and community-based care
HB1849McGhee, Mike HB 18494/25/2012 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  6025L.01I - Establishes the criteria to be followed by landlords and tenants of multifamily rental dwelling units regarding the control of bed bugs
HB1854Grisamore, Jeff SS SCS HCS HB 18545/18/2012 Reported to the House with... (H)
  5726S.09F - Changes the laws regarding services for individuals
HB1928Holsman, Jason HB 19284/18/2012 Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
  6135L.01I - Adds home nursing visits and follow-up care as needed for certain at-risk newborns to the list of covered services under the MO HealthNet Program
HB1931Holsman, Jason HB 19314/18/2012 Referred: Health Insurance (H)
  6134L.01I - Establishes the KidCare Co-op Program within the Department of Social Services to provide affordable health insurance to children through 18 years of age
HB1938Wallingford, Wayne HB 19384/4/2012 Voted Do Pass (H)
  5180L.01I - Designates March 27 of each year as Medical Radiation Safety Awareness Day in Missouri
HB1950Scharnhorst, Dwight HB 19504/24/2012 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  6207L.01I - Requires health insurance issuers to pay an annual assessment which is to be placed in the Missouri Poison Center Funding Pool to support the Missouri Poison Center
HB1990Phillips, Don HB 19904/18/2012 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  6247L.01I - Requires all parents and legal guardians of children less than seven years of age to be informed of the ingredients contained in a vaccination prior to the administration of the vaccination
HB2000Webb, Steve HB 20004/11/2012 HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
  5886L.01I - Changes the laws regarding the licensure of hearing instrument specialists
HB2028Leach, Melissa HB 20284/11/2012 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  6226L.01I - Requires a summary and a description of a research project funded by the Spinal Cord Injury Fund to be submitted before or with the request for an appropriation to the appropriate appropriations committee
HB2074McCann Beatty, Gail HB 20744/26/2012 Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
  6270L.01I - Changes the laws regarding a lien of certain health care entities and practitioners
HB2077Lampe, Sara HB 20774/26/2012 Referred: Transportation (H)
  6306L.02I - Establishes the Missouri Yellow Dot Program within the Department of Revenue to provide emergency responders with health and emergency contact information when an individual is in an accident
HCR10Smith, Clem HCR 104/26/2012 Referred: Urban Issues
  4544L.01I - Urges Congress to address the pervasiveness of sickle cell trait and disease and the need to increase public awareness of the available programs and screenings
HCR20Walton Gray, Rochelle HCR 202/15/2012 Referred: Tourism and Natural Resources
  4915L.01I - Designates August 1, 2012, as "Minority Organ Donor Awareness Day" in Missouri
HCR22Walton Gray, Rochelle HCR 225/17/2012 Adopted (S)
  4907L.01I - Encourages the Missouri Veterans Commission to work with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to address the needs of women veterans and formally honors the heroic service of women veterans
HCR24Newman, Stacey HCR 245/18/2012 Referred: General Laws (H)
  5409L.01I - Recognizes the week of January 22-28, 2012, as "Reproductive Rights Awareness Week" in Missouri
HCR28Oxford, Jeanette Mott HCR 283/22/2012 Referred: Health Insurance (H)
  5209L.01I - Urges the United States Congress to enact the Improved and Expanded Medicare for All Act
HCR41Curtman, Paul HCR 412/27/2012 Referred: Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics (S)
  5818L.02I - Declares the General Assembly's strong opposition to the newest regulation under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which is contrary to the laws of Missouri
HJR64Curtman, Paul HCS HJR 645/9/2012 Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
  4479L.02C - Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting any person, employer, or health care provider from being compelled to participate in any health care system
HJR72Bahr, Kurt HJR 723/22/2012 Referred: General Laws (H)
  5301L.01I - Proposes a constitutional amendment specifying that each citizen has an inherent liberty that includes being able to make decisions regarding lawful health care-related services or products
SB478Crowell, Jason SB 4781/5/2012 Second Read and Referred: Veterans' Affairs, Emerging Issues, Pensions, and Urban Affairs (S)
  4454S.01I - Eliminates certain employee benefits for members of the General Assembly and statewide elected officials who first take office on or after January 1, 2013
SB479Crowell, Jason SB 4792/9/2012 Reported Do Pass (S)
  4455S.01I - Eliminates certain employee benefits for members of the General Assembly and statewide elected officials who first take office on or after January 1, 2013
SB494Wright-Jones, Robin SB 4941/5/2012 Second Read and Referred: Health, Mental Health, Seniors, and Families (S)
  4416S.01I - Creates the Medical Harm Disclosure Act
SB496Wright-Jones, Robin SB 4961/5/2012 Second Read and Referred: Health, Mental Health, Seniors, and Families (S)
  4418S.01I - Enacts the Prevention First Act
SB507Wright-Jones, Robin SB 5071/5/2012 Second Read and Referred: Small Business, Insurance, and Industry (S)
  4414S.01I - Requires health insurance policies to cover ultrasound screenings where mammograms demonstrate dense breast tissue
SB511Schaaf, Rob SB 5111/5/2012 Second Read and Referred: Health, Mental Health, Seniors, and Families (S)
  4476S.01I - Provides that no amendments shall be made to the Missouri State Medicaid Plan without first obtaining approval from the Joint Committee on MO HealthNet
SB512Schaaf, Rob SB 5121/5/2012 Second Read and Referred: Health, Mental Health, Seniors, and Families (S)
  4328S.01I - Prohibits restrictive physician employment contracts
SB529Schaaf, Rob SB 5291/5/2012 Second Read and Referred: Health, Mental Health, Seniors, and Families (S)
  4336S.01I - Prohibits hospitals from requiring physicians to agree to make patient referrals as a condition of receiving medical staff privileges
SB544Chappelle-Nadal, Maria SB 5441/5/2012 Second Read and Referred: Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections (S)
  4109S.01I - Licenses clinical laboratory personnel
SB550Schaaf, Rob SB 5501/5/2012 Second Read and Referred: Health, Mental Health, Seniors, and Families (S)
  4331S.01I - Requires certain state agencies to update and verify the accuracy of the information on the respective websites, as the websites pertain to health care
SB657Rupp, Scott SCS SB 6574/12/2012 SCS Reported Do Pass (S)
  5256S.02C - Provides for the conscience rights of all individuals who provide medical services
SB687Schmitt, Eric SB 6871/23/2012 Introduced and First Read (S)
  4734L.01I - Requires copayments, coinsurance, and deductibles charged for physical therapist services to be no greater than those charged for the same services provided by primary care physicians or osteopaths
SB707Cunningham, Jane SB 7071/26/2012 Introduced and First Read (S)
  5435S.01I - Restricts the authority of radiology benefit managers to deny diagnostic testing ordered and recommended by a physician
SB830Wasson, Jay SB 8302/23/2012 Introduced and First Read (S)
  5963S.01I - Modifies provisions relating to physician assistant supervision
SB880Wasson, Jay SB 8802/29/2012 Introduced and First Read (S)
  6039S.01I - Modifies provisions relating to physician assistant supervision during declared emergencies
SJR39Cunningham, Jane SJR 393/22/2012 Reported Do Pass (S)
  4838S.01I - Prohibits laws interfering with freedom of choice in health care
SJR45Nieves, Brian SJR 454/12/2012 Reported Do Pass (S)
  4759S.02I - Prohibits Missouri state government from recognizing, enforcing, or acting in furtherance of certain actions of the federal government
SJR49Rupp, Scott SJR 492/7/2012 Introduced and First Read (S)
  5676S.02I - Prohibits laws interfering with religious beliefs