HB 1386 -- MUNICIPAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

SPONSOR:  Cox

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Special
Committee on Healthcare Transformation by a vote of 7 to 0.

Currently, an ordinance providing for a larger board of trustees
for municipal health care facilities requires that three-fifths
of the trustees be citizens of the city.  This bill specifies
that some or all of the trustees do not have to be citizens of
the city.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2009, FY 2010, and
FY 2011.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that a municipal health care facility
can serve a larger region than just the city in which it is
located.  The bill will also make filling positions on the board
easier.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Cox; Mike Haynes;
Bothwell Regional Health Center; and Missouri Hospital
Association.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
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