97th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Bills Indexed by Subject
HEALTH CARE


BillSponsor Bill StringDate/Last Action
 Bill Information
HB29Lichtenegger, Donna HB 291/31/2013 Referred: Health Insurance
  0033L.01I - Requires health carriers to reimburse a physical therapist in the same amounts as paid to a licensed physical therapist for rendering the same services regardless of the setting or venue
HB30Scharnhorst, Dwight HCS HB 305/16/2013 Executive Session Held (S)
  0201H.03P - 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 for an office visit
HB47Cross, Gary L. HB 474/30/2013 Public Hearing Held (S)
  0213L.02P - Requires, prior to any person younger than 17 years of age using a tanning device in a tanning facility, the parent or guardian of the person to appear in person giving written consent to the minor's use of a device
HB53Gatschenberger, Chuck HB 534/23/2013 Placed on Informal Calendar
  0490H.01P - Changes the laws regarding insurance coverage under the Missouri Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act
HB72Barnes, Jay HB 722/13/2013 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  0313H.01I - Prohibits any person younger than six years of age from using a tanning device or his or her guardian from allowing the use of a tanning device
HB99White, Bill HB 994/10/2013 Voted Do Pass (H)
  0241H.01I - 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
HB100White, Bill HB 1005/8/2013 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  0278H.01I - Establishes the Adult Health Care Consent Act that 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
HB112Burlison, Eric HB 1124/30/2013 Placed on Informal Calendar
  0603L.01P - Establishes a statutory cause of action, replacing the common law action, for damages against a health care provider for personal injury arising out of the rendering of or failure to render health care services
HB132Stream, Rick HCS HB 1324/23/2013 Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
  0230H.02C - Changes the laws regarding health insurance coverage and contracts
HB141Haefner, Marsha HB 1412/12/2013 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  0161L.04I - 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
HB171Hodges, Steve HB 1715/17/2013 Referred: Health Care Policy
  0690L.01I - Designates May 7 as "ROHHAD Awareness Day" in Missouri
HB172Hodges, Steve HB 1725/17/2013 Referred: Health Insurance
  0187L.01I - Requires certain group health insurance policies to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility
HB173Hodges, Steve HB 1735/17/2013 Referred: Health Care Policy
  0188L.01I - Requires health care facilities to notify the local fire department when they provide oxygen tanks or apparatuses to a patient or customer in a residential setting
HB195Jones, Caleb HB 1951/28/2013 Withdrawn (H)
  0686L.01I - Requires persons certified and providing homebirth services to provide proof of malpractice insurance coverage prior to the provision of services
HB234Gatschenberger, Chuck HCS HB 2344/3/2013 Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
  1090H.02C - Authorizes a claim clearinghouse to process and verify a request for an offset of an income tax refund and lottery winnings to satisfy an outstanding debt for ambulance services an individual received
HB257Frederick, Keith HCS HB 2575/17/2013 Placed on Informal Calendar
  0930H.02P - Changes the laws regarding the testing of persons with tuberculosis
HB262Walton Gray, Rochelle HB 2624/10/2013 HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
  0347L.02I - Establishes the Sickle Cell Standing Committee to study and make recommendations regarding the impact of sickle cell disease on urban communities
HB270Walton Gray, Rochelle HB 2705/17/2013 Referred: Special Standing Committee on Corrections
  0350L.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
HB274Brattin, Rick SCS HB 2745/7/2013 Placed on Informal Calendar
  0508S.02C - Establishes Chloe's Law that requires the newborn screening requirements to include a critical congenital heart disease screening
HB296Spencer, Bryan HB 2964/23/2013 HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
  0875L.01I - Establishes the Missouri Good Samaritan Law
HB298English, Keith HB 2983/13/2013 HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
  1077H.01I - Requires an ultrasound to be conducted and reviewed with the pregnant woman prior to the 24-hour waiting period for an abortion
HB315Rowland, Lyle SS HCS HB 3156/13/2013 Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
  1058S.04T - Changes the laws regarding health care services
HB317Phillips, Don HB 3175/17/2013 Referred: Health Care Policy
  0847L.01I - Establishes Molly's Law that requires a health care practitioner to provide the list of ingredients in a vaccination to the parent or guardian of specified children prior to the administration of the vaccination
HB324Frederick, Keith HB 3243/13/2013 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  0109L.02I - Changes the amount a health care provider may charge for the search and retrieval of medical records and the cost of supplies and labor for copying them
HB344Molendorp, Chris HCS HB 3445/13/2013 Public Hearing Held (S)
  0654H.02P - Requires MO HealthNet reimbursement for certain services based on the new behavior assessment and intervention codes under the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding system
HB378Kelley, Mike HB 3782/27/2013 Referred: Health Care Policy
  1222L.01I - Prohibits a licensed pharmacy from being required to carry or maintain in inventory any specific prescription or nonprescription drug or device
HB386McCaherty, John HB 3863/13/2013 Voted Do Pass (H)
  1187H.01I - Establishes the Abortion Ban for Sex Selection and Genetic Abnormalities Act of 2013 to prohibit an abortion solely due to the sex of the unborn child or a genetic abnormality diagnosis
HB387Frederick, Keith HCS HB 3874/30/2013 Second read and referred: Senate Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections
  1262H.03P - Changes the laws regarding the scope of practice for physician assistants
HB402Shumake, Lindell HCS HB 4024/29/2013 Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
  0462L.03C - Establishes family intervention orders for the treatment of persons who abuse chemical substances
HB430Schatz, Dave HCS HB 4305/7/2013 Second read and referred: Senate Small Business, Insurance, and Industry
  0916H.02P - Changes the laws regarding the uniform experience rating plan of workers' compensation insurance
HB454Koenig, Andrew HB 4545/17/2013 Referred: Health Care Policy
  0687L.01I - Allows pharmacists to administer all vaccines after appropriate training on the contraindications and adverse reactions to each vaccine
HB458Scharnhorst, Dwight HCS HB 4585/7/2013 Perfected with Amendments (H)
  0091L.03P - Establishes Bryce's Law which authorizes a tax credit for donations to a scholarship-granting organization for special needs students if it is not claimed on a federal income tax return
HB490Roorda, Jeff HB 4905/17/2013 Referred: Judiciary
  0264L.01I - Requires the prosecuting or circuit attorney to file a motion for the court-ordered sexually transmitted disease testing of a defendant charged with certain sexual offenses
HB499Jones, Caleb HB 4992/27/2013 Referred: Health Insurance
  1379L.02I - Prohibits a health carrier from requiring prior authorization for serious and urgent conditions
HB504McCaherty, John HB 5044/10/2013 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1494H.01I - Establishes a three-year statute of limitations for disciplinary proceedings to be initiated against any licensed psychologist, professional counselor or social worker
HB514Bahr, Kurt HB 5145/17/2013 Referred: Professional Registration and Licensing
  0391L.01I - Changes the laws regarding midwifery
HB529Mims, Bonnaye HB 5295/17/2013 Referred: Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities
  0910L.03I - Allows certain felons to be eligible for food stamp program benefits
HB549Englund, Vicki HB 5495/1/2013 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1253L.01I - Requires personal care items sold in this state to include on its label whether the items contain gluten
HB559Scharnhorst, Dwight HB 5595/17/2013 Referred: General Laws
  1609H.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 for an office visit
HB593Solon, Sheila HCS HBs 593 & 6955/13/2013 Placed on Informal Calendar
  1605H.04P - Prohibits a health benefit plan from requiring a higher out-of-pocket cost for an oral anti-cancer medication than for an intravenously-administered cancer medication
HB595Kirkton, Jeanne HB 5953/14/2013 Withdrawn (H)
  1052L.02I - Requires a health insurance carrier to provide coverage for the initial device deemed necessary to treat a child from birth to age three who has been screened and assessed for a hearing impairment
HB598Guernsey, Casey HB 5984/3/2013 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1668H.01I - Requires the MO HealthNet Division to reimburse licensed chiropractors for specific services
HB623Sommer, Chrissy HB 6234/18/2013 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  0752L.02I - Specifies that in all criminal cases a $2 surcharge must be assessed as costs with specified exceptions to be credited to the Brain Injury Fund
HB634Elmer, Kevin HB 6345/17/2013 Placed on Informal Calendar
  1637L.01P - Designates the month of February as "Turner Syndrome Awareness Month" in Missouri
HB687Colona, Mike HB 6875/17/2013 Referred: Insurance Policy
  0405L.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
HB688Colona, Mike HB 6885/17/2013 Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety
  0406L.01I - Changes the laws regarding the classification of marijuana as a controlled substance and allows its use for medicinal purposes under certain conditions
HB695Scharnhorst, Dwight HB 6954/4/2013 HCS Reported Do Pass (H)
  1839H.01I - Prohibits a health benefit plan from requiring a higher out-of-pocket cost for an oral anti-cancer medication than for an intravenously administered cancer medication
HB700Barnes, Jay HCS HB 7004/15/2013 Rules - No Action Taken (H)
  0714H.04C - Establishes the Show-Me Transformation Act which changes the requirements for delivery of health care benefits under the MO HealthNet program
HB712Grisamore, Jeff HB 7123/7/2013 Referred: Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities
  0782H.01I - Adds, subject to appropriations, comprehensive day rehabilitation services beginning soon after trauma for individuals with disabling impairments to the list of services covered under MO HealthNet
HB713Grisamore, Jeff HB 7133/7/2013 Referred: Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities
  0781H.01I - Adds, subject to appropriations, prescribed, medically necessary hearing aids to the list of services covered under MO HealthNet
HB716Grisamore, Jeff HB 7163/26/2013 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1515L.01I - Establishes the Show-Me Healthy Babies Program as a separate children's health insurance program for low-income unborn children
HB717Grisamore, Jeff SCS HCS HB 7175/16/2013 Referred: Senate Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight
  1683S.05C - Increases the age limit for a youth to reenter foster care from 18 to 21 years of age
HB723Grisamore, Jeff HB 7233/12/2013 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1573H.03I - Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to seek a waiver from the federal government to allow moneys from the Brain Injury Fund to be used for brain injury services under the MO HealthNet program
HB732Hicks, Ron HB 7324/18/2013 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1867L.01I - Prohibits any health care professional, except a mental health professional, from inquiring of a patient whether the patient has a firearm in his or her home or on his or her property
HB756Hubbard, Penny HB 7565/16/2013 Referred: Senate Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight
  1833H.02P - Establishes a prisoner re-entry program within the Department of Corrections for an offender who has served his or her full sentence and is relocating to St. Louis upon release
HB766Schupp, Jill HB 7665/17/2013 Referred: Health Insurance
  0327H.01I - Requires every medical malpractice insurer to establish a premium rate based on the average of all judgments awarded during the previous year in the county in which the provider practices
HB810Butler, Michael HB 8103/28/2013 Referred: Economic Development
  0579H.01I - Establishes the Economic-Education Partnership Act, which allows employers to retain withholding taxes up to the amount spent on educational benefits for employees and unpaid interns or up to the amount spent on job training for employees
HB822Kirkton, Jeanne HB 8225/17/2013 Referred: Health Care Policy
  1497L.01I - Establishes the Missouri Universal Health Assurance Program to provide a publicly financed, statewide insurance program for all residents of this state
HB856Morgan, Judy HB 8565/1/2013 Public Hearing Completed (H)
  1626L.01I - Requires each hospital to adopt a patient protection and health care worker back and musculoskeletal injury prevention plan as part of injury and illness prevention programs
HB889Newman, Stacey HB 8895/17/2013 Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education
  1374L.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
HB896LaFaver, Jeremy HB 8965/17/2013 Referred: Government Oversight and Accountability
  2174L.01I - Expands MO HealthNet coverage beginning on January 1, 2014
HB922Nichols, Mary HB 9225/17/2013 Referred: Professional Registration and Licensing
  2177L.01I - Establishes the Clinical Laboratory Science Practice Act which requires the licensure of clinical laboratory science personnel
HB936Swan, Kathryn HCS HB 9365/7/2013 Second read and referred: Senate Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence
  1732H.03P - Establishes the "Utilization of Telehealth" by advanced practice registered nurses in certain rural areas
HB986Barnes, Jay SCS HCS HB 9867/8/2013 Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
  2218S.05T - Changes the laws regarding health care services
HB995Frederick, Keith HB 9955/17/2013 Referred: Health Care Policy
  2201L.02I - 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
HCR17Frederick, Keith HCS HCR 175/8/2013 Referred: Senate Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions, and Ethics
  1171H.02C - Urges the federal government to continue to reimburse states for a portion of the state's Medicaid DSH expenditures
HCR31Ellinger, Rory HCR 315/17/2013 Referred: Health Insurance
  2057L.01I - Urges the United States Congress to enact the Improved and Expanded Medicare for All Act
HCR33Swan, Kathryn HCR 334/4/2013 Referred: General Laws
  2184H.01I - Recognizes music therapy as a valid health care service
HCR35Jones, Timothy HCR 354/9/2013 Reported Do Pass (H)
  2210H.01I - Requests the Attorney General to argue on appeal that the federal contraception mandate violates the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act as well as the First Amendment of the Constitution
HJR19Bahr, Kurt HJR 194/15/2013 Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
  0869L.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
HJR26Richardson, Todd HCS HJR 265/3/2013 Public Hearing Scheduled (S)
  1357L.04P - Proposes a constitutional amendment specifying that parents have a fundamental right to exercise exclusive control over the care, custody, upbringing, and education of their minor children
SB37Wallingford, Wayne SB 371/9/2013 Read First Time (S)
  0168L.01I - Designates each March 27th as "Medical Radiation Safety Awareness Day"
SB84Rupp, Scott SB 841/9/2013 Read First Time (S)
  0610S.01I - Provides for the conscience rights of individuals who provide medical services
SB88Frederick, Keith HCS SCS SB 884/24/2013 Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
  0609H.03C - Modifies provisions relating to fees health care professionals are allowed to charge for medical records
SB111Emery, Ed SB 1111/9/2013 Read First Time (S)
  0500S.02I - Prohibits any requirement that pharmacies carry a specific drug or device
SB127Lichtenegger, Donna CCS HCS SB 1275/17/2013 Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed
  0486S.04T - Authorizes a statewide dental delivery system under MO HealthNet
SB131Nasheed, Jamilah SB 1311/10/2013 Introduced and First Read (S)
  0821S.02I - Provides for the expansion of MO HealthNet services beginning on January 1, 2014
SB159Scharnhorst, Dwight SS SCS SB 1595/6/2013 Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed
  0202S.04T - Requires parity between the out-of-pocket expenses charged for physical therapist services and the out-of-pocket expenses charged for similar services provided by primary care physicians
SB230Brattin, Rick SB 2305/8/2013 Senate Concurs (S)
  1080S.01T - Establishes's Chloe's Law which requires newborn screenings for critical congenital heart disease
SB231Munzlinger, Brian SB 2313/28/2013 Reported Do Pass (S)
  1236S.01I - Modifies tax refund and lottery setoff procedure for unpaid healthcare expenses
SB306Elmer, Kevin SB 3065/16/2013 Approved by Governor (G)
  1540S.01T - Allows the Board of Pharmacy to test the drugs possessed by licensees
SB340Schmitt, Eric SB 3402/18/2013 Introduced and First Read (S)
  0711S.01I - Modifies provisons relating to tax refund set offs
SB349LeVota, Paul SB 3492/19/2013 Introduced and First Read (S)
  1720S.01I - Provides for the expansion of MO HealthNet services beginning on January 1, 2014
SB362Chappelle-Nadal, Maria SB 3622/20/2013 Introduced and First Read (S)
  1334S.01I - Licenses clinical laboratory personnel
SB367Walsh, Gina SB 3672/25/2013 Introduced and First Read (S)
  1717S.01I - Creates a right to unpaid leave for employees that are affected by domestic violence
SB376Frederick, Keith SCS SB 3765/16/2013 Approved by Governor (G)
  1809S.02T - Allows hospital districts to permit higher education institutions to use space for health care education or training
SB393Libla, Doug SB 3932/27/2013 Introduced and First Read (S)
  1762S.02I - Requires an ultrasound to be conducted and reviewed with the pregnant woman prior to the 24-hour waiting period for an abortion
SB444Schaaf, Rob SB 4442/28/2013 Introduced and First Read (S)
  1957S.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
SB447Brown, Dan SB 4472/28/2013 Introduced and First Read (S)
  1921S.01I - Allows for a local hospital to abolish the current property taxes authorized to fund hospital operations and establish a sales tax for such operations instead
SB453Cunningham, Mike SB 4532/28/2013 Introduced and First Read (S)
  1949S.01I - Requires state and contracted correctional health care systems to implement certain billing technologies and services
SB468Schaefer, Kurt SB 4682/28/2013 Introduced and First Read (S)
  1924S.01I - Allows for a local hospital to abolish the current property taxes authorized to fund hospital operations and establish a sales tax for such operations instead
SB480Richard, Ron SB 4802/28/2013 Introduced and First Read (S)
  1966S.01I - Modifies provisions relating to local health departments
SCR3Walsh, Gina SCR 35/17/2013 Referred: Special Standing Committee on Emerging Issues in Health Care
  1014S.01I - Recognizes September 26th as Mesothelioma Awareness Day in Missouri
SJR17Nieves, Brian SJR 172/14/2013 Third Read and Passed (S)
  1412S.01I - Prohibits Missouri state government from recognizing, enforcing, or acting in furtherance of certain actions of the federal government