Bills Assigned to Committee
HEALTH CARE POLICY
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HB55
--- Sponsor:
Sater, David
- Creates the Healthcare Technology Fund and the Missouri
Healthcare Technology Commission
- HB55 -- (LR# 0078L.01I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB72
--- Sponsor:
Baker, Judy
--- CoSponsor:
Page, Sam
- Increases the resource limit for eligibility for medical assistance
- HB72 -- (LR# 0076L.01I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB94
--- Sponsor:
Sater, David
--- CoSponsor:
Weter, Raymond 'Ray'
- Prohibits the use, sale, transfer, or licensing of certain
prescriptive information by certain entities for commercial purposes
- HB94 -- (LR# 0275L.01I)
- House Committee: HEALTH CARE POLICY
- Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB149
--- Sponsor:
Salva, Ray
--- CoSponsor:
Wildberger, Edward
- Authorizes an income tax deduction for health insurance premiums not
already deducted on the taxpayer's state or federal tax returns
- HB149 -- (LR# 0381L.01I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB156
--- Sponsor:
Talboy, Mike
- Requires pharmacies to dispense all valid, lawful prescriptions for
contraceptives without delay
- HB156 -- (LR# 0646L.01I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB182
--- Sponsor:
Bruns, Mark J.
--- CoSponsor:
Sater, David
- 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
- HB182 -- (LR# 0578L.01I)
- Approved by Governor (G)
- Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB203
--- Sponsor:
Deeken, Bill
--- CoSponsor:
Dusenberg, Gary
- Modifies the eligibility requirements for the Metabolic Formula
Distribution Program
- HB203 -- (LR# 0958L.01I)
- HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB204
--- Sponsor:
Whorton, James
--- CoSponsor:
Johnson, Connie "LaJoyce"
- Allows any resident of a nursing home who receives Missouri
Medicaid Program benefits to retain not less than $50 per month for
discretionary spending
- HB204 -- (LR# 0621L.01I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB212
--- Sponsor:
Schaaf, Robert
--- CoSponsor:
Page, Sam
- Allows enrollees to pay the lower of the copayment assigned by the
health maintenance organization or health insurer or the usual and
customary retail price of the prescription drug
- HB212 -- (LR# 0851L.01I)
- Voted Do Pass (H)
HB242
--- Sponsor:
Bruns, Mark J.
--- CoSponsor:
Fisher, Barney Joe
- Requires the Governor to issue an annual proclamation declaring
April as "Autism Awareness Month" and April 27 as "Autism Awareness
Day" in Missouri
- HB242 -- (LR# 0898L.01I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB321
--- Sponsor:
Baker, Judy
--- CoSponsor:
Low, Beth
- Establishes the Office of the Missouri Surgeon General within the
Department of Health and Senior Services
- HB321 -- (LR# 1051L.01I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB330
--- Sponsor:
Schaaf, Robert
- Prohibits a person denied federal disability benefits based on a lack
of disability from receiving any state benefits based on a disability
- HB330 -- (LR# 1300L.01I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB434
--- Sponsor:
Stevenson, Bryan P.
--- CoSponsor:
Sander, Therese
- 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
- HB434 -- (LR# 0154L.01I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB435
--- Sponsor:
Stevenson, Bryan P.
--- CoSponsor:
Wallace, Maynard
- Creates the crime of abuse of a vulnerable person in the first,
second, and third degrees
- HB435 -- (LR# 1307L.01I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB446
--- Sponsor:
Deeken, Bill
--- CoSponsor:
McGhee, Michael
- Creates the Fund for the Reduction of Alcohol-Related Problems and
Underage Drinking to be used for prevention, treatment, and recovery
of alcohol-related problems and alcohol-related traffic safety
- HB446 -- (LR# 1112L.01I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB447
--- Sponsor:
Schaaf, Robert
--- CoSponsor:
Denison, Charles
- Requires that Missouri Medicaid Program benefit payments be of a
sufficient amount to cover the reasonable cost of the services
provided
- HB447 -- (LR# 1085L.01I)
- House Committee: HEALTH CARE POLICY
- Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB463
--- Sponsor:
Schaaf, Robert
--- CoSponsor:
Cooper, Robert Wayne
- Requires the use of ethical vaccines unless no alternative is
available for a specific disease or condition
- HB463 -- (LR# 1298L.01I)
- House Committee: HEALTH CARE POLICY
- Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB554
--- Sponsor:
Cooper, Robert Wayne
--- CoSponsor:
Schaaf, Robert
- Prohibits state and local entities from discriminating between
licensed professional counselors
- HB554 -- (LR# 0970L.01T)
- Approved by Governor (G)
- Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB555
--- Sponsor:
Cooper, Robert Wayne
--- CoSponsor:
Schaaf, Robert
- Revises the complaint procedure and document retention
requirements when an inmate files a complaint against a licensed
professional counselor or a licensed clinical social worker
- HB555 -- (LR# 0967L.01I)
- Approved by Governor (G)
- Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB568
--- Sponsor:
Portwood, Dr. Charles R.
--- CoSponsor:
Lembke, Jim
- Authorizes an income tax credit for preparing the bodies of organ
donors for cremation or burial
- HB568 -- (LR# 1275L.01I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB582
--- Sponsor:
Storch, Rachel
- Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Family Trust
- HB582 -- (LR# 1483L.01I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB618
--- Sponsor:
Davis, Cynthia
--- CoSponsor:
Cooper, Robert Wayne
- 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
- HB618 -- (LR# 1765L.01I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB668
--- Sponsor:
Bringer, Rachel L.
- Creates a rebuttable presumption that the person whose name appears
in the controlled substance log book which pharmacies are required to
keep and maintain is the person whose transaction is recorded
- HB668 -- (LR# 1505L.01I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB682
--- Sponsor:
Pratt, Bryan
- Establishes the Physical Fitness Facility Emergency Medical Services
AED Act which requires physical fitness facilities to implement and
maintain a plan for responding to medical emergencies
- HB682 -- (LR# 1448L.03I)
- House Committee: HEALTH CARE POLICY
- Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB705
--- Sponsor:
Loehner, Tom
- Establishes a priority among family members for the release of any
information, records, or documents regarding a person who has died
- HB705 -- (LR# 1730L.01I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB723
--- Sponsor:
Stevenson, Bryan P.
--- CoSponsor:
Portwood, Dr. Charles R.
- Changes the laws regarding the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
- HB723 -- (LR# 1444L.01I)
- HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
HB745
--- Sponsor:
Davis, Cynthia
- Transfers the Blindness Education, Screening and Treatment Program
Fund from the Department of Health and Senior Services to the
Department of Social Services
- HB745 -- (LR# 1998L.01I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB767
--- Sponsor:
Aull, Joe
--- CoSponsor:
Walsh, Regina
- Requires private mental health facilities and group homes for the
mentally retarded and developmentally disabled to meet the same
requirements as state-operated facilities
- HB767 -- (LR# 1545L.01I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB786
--- Sponsor:
Oxford, Jeanette Mott
--- CoSponsor:
McClanahan, Rebecca Payne
- Requires the development of caseload standards for the Department of
Health and Senior Services and the Department of Mental Health
- HB786 -- (LR# 1390L.01I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB788
--- Sponsor:
Cooper, Robert Wayne
--- CoSponsor:
Ruestman, Marilyn
- Changes the laws regarding public health emergency
preparedness
- HB788 -- (LR# 1823L.01I)
- Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)
HB799
--- Sponsor:
Low, Beth
--- CoSponsor:
Wildberger, Edward
- Requires hospitals to compile and post daily staffing information in
patient care areas of each unit of the hospital
- HB799 -- (LR# 0577L.01I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB803
--- Sponsor:
Portwood, Dr. Charles R.
--- CoSponsor:
Threlkeld, Kevin
- Authorizes an income tax credit for donations to the Missouri
Court Appointed Special Advocates Association
- HB803 -- (LR# 1852L.01I)
- House Committee: HEALTH CARE POLICY
- Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB878
--- Sponsor:
Hobbs, Steve
--- CoSponsor:
Munzlinger, Brian
- Creates the Missouri Healthcare Access Fund to provide a funding
source for designated areas with healthcare shortages
- HB878 -- (LR# 1851L.02I)
- House Committee: HEALTH CARE POLICY
- Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB897
--- Sponsor:
Harris, Belinda
--- CoSponsor:
Harris, Jeff
- Allows either the county commission or the county health center
boards to establish health rules and the fees to implement the rules
- HB897 -- (LR# 1459L.01I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB948
--- Sponsor:
Schaaf, Robert
- Changes the laws regarding newborn screenings and the
Metabolic Formula Distribution Program
- HB948 -- (LR# 2393L.01I)
- Approved by Governor (G)
- Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
HB956
--- Sponsor:
Cooper, Robert Wayne
--- CoSponsor:
Bruns, Mark J.
- Allows certain persons to dispense medications in a declared state of
emergency
- HB956 -- (LR# 2303L.01I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB957
--- Sponsor:
Cooper, Robert Wayne
- Renames the Missouri Head Injury Advisory Council to the Missouri
Brain Injury Advisory Council and transfers it to the Department of
Health and Senior Services from the Office of Administration
- HB957 -- (LR# 1822L.02I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB964
--- Sponsor:
Donnelly, Margaret
--- CoSponsor:
Baker, Judy
- Establishes a pilot project within the Department of Mental Health to
form four assertive community treatment teams to provide
comprehensive, community-based psychiatric treatment
- HB964 -- (LR# 2205L.01I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB976
--- Sponsor:
Silvey, Ryan
--- CoSponsor:
Portwood, Dr. Charles R.
- Allows any Missouri resident to participate in the Missouri
Consolidated Health Care Plan for an additional premium
- HB976 -- (LR# 0298L.02I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1005
--- Sponsor:
Chappelle-Nadal, Maria
- Increases resource limits for medical assistance eligibility and
requires the Department of Social Services to apply for an amendment
to the home and community-based waiver to extend eligibility
- HB1005 -- (LR# 2135L.01I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1019
--- Sponsor:
Baker, Judy
--- CoSponsor:
Fallert, Joe
- Modifies the eligibility requirements for the Missouri Medicaid
Program
- HB1019 -- (LR# 2443L.01I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1061
--- Sponsor:
Cooper, Robert Wayne
--- CoSponsor:
Threlkeld, Kevin
- Requires hospitals to report certain incidents involving patient
safety to a patient safety organization for review
- HB1061 -- (LR# 2364L.01I)
- House Committee: HEALTH CARE POLICY
- Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1067
--- Sponsor:
Denison, Charles
--- CoSponsor:
Munzlinger, Brian
- Specifies that owners and medical managers of automated external
defibrillators will not be held liable for civil damages related to
their use
- HB1067 -- (LR# 2326L.01I)
- House Committee: HEALTH CARE POLICY
- Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1084
--- Sponsor:
Cooper, Robert Wayne
- Establishes the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force
- HB1084 -- (LR# 2619L.01I)
- House Committee: HEALTH CARE POLICY
- Public Hearing Completed (H)
HB1107
--- Sponsor:
Fallert, Joe
--- CoSponsor:
Frame, Michael
- Expands eligibility for the Missouri Rx Plan to retired persons 65
years of age or older with incomes of up to $25,000 for individuals
and $50,000 for married couples
- HB1107 -- (LR# 2239L.01I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1114
--- Sponsor:
Baker, Judy
--- CoSponsor:
Brown, Michael R.
- Allows and strongly encourages the Missouri Medicaid Program,
prisons, and schools that serve as Medicaid providers to use
telehealth services where appropriate
- HB1114 -- (LR# 2463L.02I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1189
--- Sponsor:
El-Amin, Talibdin
- Requires sodium bicarbonate, commonly known as baking soda, to
be kept behind a pharmacy or check-out counter and requires any
person selling it to keep a log of each transaction
- HB1189 -- (LR# 2321L.02I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HB1240
--- Sponsor:
Bland, Craig C.
--- CoSponsor:
Bowman, John L.
- Establishes the Missouri Universal Health Assurance Program to
provide a publicly financed, statewide insurance program for all
residents of this state
- HB1240 -- (LR# 1312L.01I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HCR6
--- Sponsor:
Bruns, Mark J.
--- CoSponsor:
Fisher, Barney Joe
- Recognizes April 27th each year as "Autism Awareness Day" and the
month of April each year as "Autism Awareness Month" in Missouri
- HCR6 -- (LR# 0897L.01I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HCR23
--- Sponsor:
Oxford, Jeanette Mott
--- CoSponsor:
Schieffer, Ed
- Urges Congress to enact the United States National Health Insurance
Act.
- HCR23 -- (LR# 0263L.02I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HCR31
--- Sponsor:
Smith, Jason
- Urges Congress to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance
Program to ensure funding for Missouri's MC+ for Kids program
- HCR31 -- (LR# 2125L.01I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
HJR11
--- Sponsor:
Lembke, Jim
--- CoSponsor:
Bearden, Carl
- Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting human cloning and
authorizing the General Assembly to enact laws regarding health
care research
- HJR11 -- (LR# 0923L.02I)
- Rules - Reported Do Not Pass (H)
HJR23
--- Sponsor:
Lembke, Jim
- Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting human cloning
- HJR23 -- (LR# 2416L.01I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
SB3
--- Sponsor:
Gibbons, Michael R.
- Enacts provisions on mental health reform
- SB3 -- (LR# 0580S.01I)
- Approved by Governor (G)
- Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
SB4
--- Sponsor:
Gross, Charles
- Extends the FRA, Pharmacy Tax, Nursing Facility Reimbursement
Allowance, and Medicaid Managed Care Reimbursement Allowance sunsets
- SB4 -- (LR# 0545S.01I)
- Approved by Governor (G)
- Delivered to Secretary of State (G)
SB85
--- Sponsor:
Champion, Norma
- Establishes a drug monitoring program and modifies existing record
keeping for controlled substances and pseudoephedrine products
- SB85 -- (LR# 0496S.01I)
- House Committee: FISCAL REVIEW
- Reported Do Pass (H)
SB333
--- Sponsor:
Stouffer, Bill
- Revises provisions relating to the renamed Missouri Brain Injury
Advisory Council
- SB333 -- (LR# 1511S.01I)
- Reported to the Senate with... (S)
- HCS#2 AS AMENDED
SB496
--- Sponsor:
Chris Koster
- Revises the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
- SB496 -- (LR# 1352S.02I)
- Referred: Health Care Policy (H)
SB530
--- Sponsor:
Gibbons, Michael R.
- Modifies provisions relating to the Alzheimer's Demonstration Project
- SB530 -- (LR# 1527S.01I)
- Rules - Reported Do Pass (H)

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