Health Care Issues
Bill Status Report
04-28-2008 - 20:20:27

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HB 1300 (1) Kuessner Requires insurers providing medical malpractice insurance to health care providers to establish premiums based on the average judgment in medical malpractice cases by county during the previous calendar year.
Bill History: 02-28-08 H Referred to House Committee on Special Committee on Health Insurance

HB 1302 (1) Whorton Increases the resource limit for eligibility for medical assistance.
Bill History: 01-10-08 H Referred to House Committee on House-Health Care Policy

HB 1303 (1) Whorton Allows nursing home residents receiving MO HealthNet benefits to retain up to fifty dollars a month for discretionary spending.
Bill History: 01-10-08 H Referred to House Committee on House-Health Care Policy

HB 1316 (1) Davis Declares a parent's right to make all health care and education decisions for their minor children and allows for reimbursement of property taxes for those who home school or attend a private school.
Bill History: 01-17-08 H Public hearing completed

HB 1325 (1) Sater Authorizes a physician assistant or an advanced practice nurse to prescribe a schedule V controlled substance under a collaborative practice agreement.
Bill History: 01-10-08 H Referred to House Committee on Special Committee on Professional Reg & Lic

HB 1327 (1) Sater Requires, subject to appropriations, the Department of Health and Senior Services to establish an access to healthy food pilot program.
Bill History: 01-17-08 H Public hearing completed

HB 1328 (1) Sater Prohibits the use, sale, transfer, or licensing of certain prescriptive information by certain entities for commercial purposes.
Bill History: 02-28-08 H Referred to House Committee on House-Health Care Policy

HB 1330 (1) Sater Requires the State of Missouri to match any grant moneys received by the state for smoking cessation up to a two million dollar cap.
Bill History: 01-10-08 H Read second time

HB 1331 (1) Sater Establishes the Missouri Center for Health Information and the State Consumer Health Information Advisory Council to provide health care cost-related information.
Bill History: 01-29-08 H Public hearing completed

HB 1332 (1) Sater Establishes the Pharmacy Audit Bill of Rights Act of 2008.
Bill History: 04-29-08 S Meeting set for 1:00 PM, Senate Lounge Senate - Health and Mental Health

HB 1339 (1) Muschany Changes the laws regarding medical malpractice by revising the definitions of "health care provider" and "health care services".
Bill History: 04-09-08 H Public hearing completed

HB 1350 (1) Hodges, Jr. Requires health insurance coverage for fertility treatments.
Bill History: 01-10-08 H Referred to House Committee on Special Committee on Health Insurance

HB 1361 (1) Donnelly Establishes the Children's Product Safety Act.
Bill History: 04-09-08 H Public hearing completed

HB 1374 (1) Portwood Requires certain school nurses to be paid on the same pay scale as teachers with equivalent work history and working hours in their district.
Bill History: 04-23-08 H Voted do pass from committee on House-Elementary and Secondary Education

HB 1375 (1) Portwood Specifies that under the MO HealthNet Program, the successor to the Missouri Medicaid Program, providers can receive enhanced reimbursement for certain services.
Bill History: 04-21-08 H Superseded by - see HB 1933

HB 1398 (1) Dusenberg Adds specialists to the list of health care providers for whom the State Legal Expense Fund is available for payment of certain claims filed against a provider.
Bill History: 02-12-08 H Voted do pass from committee on House-Health Care Policy

HB 1401 (1) Dusenberg Requires health screenings for public school students in the second and eighth grades.
Bill History: 02-28-08 H Referred to House Committee on House-Elementary and Secondary Education

HB 1414 (1) Fallert, Jr. 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.
Bill History: 02-28-08 H Referred to House Committee on House-Health Care Policy

HB 1418 (1) Portwood Removes the gross negligence exception from liability for members of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners for any acts committed in the performance of their official duties.
Bill History: 03-12-08 H Voted do pass from committee on Special Committee on Professional Reg & Lic

HB 1454 (1) Roorda Allows licensed ambulance services, emergency medical response agencies, and not-for-profit organizations which contract for ambulance services to establish peer review committees.
Bill History: 02-28-08 H Referred to House Committee on House-Judiciary

HB 1472 (1) Cunningham-86 Revises the definition of "abortion" and requires an obstetric ultrasound to be conducted prior to the 24-hour waiting period for an abortion.
Bill History: 04-01-08 H Superseded by - see HB 1831

HB 1489 (1) Donnelly Establishes the Drug Monitoring Act to monitor the prescribing of certain controlled substances and modifies existing record keeping requirements for controlled substances and pseudoephedine products.
Bill History: 01-17-08 H Referred to House Committee on House-Crime Prevention and Public Safety

HB 1491 (1) Deeken WITHDRAWN.
Bill History: 01-08-08 H Withdrawn

HB 1504 (1) Walton 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.
Bill History: 04-29-08 H Set on the House Calendar

HB 1516 (1) Bruns Changes the laws regarding protections for vulnerable adults and children and transfers the Division of Aging from the Department of Social Services to the Department of Health and Senior Services.
Bill History: 04-28-08 S Reported to the Senate and first read

HB 1520 (1) Hodges, Jr. Adds additional criteria to meet the informed consent requirements prior to a doctor performing an abortion.
Bill History: 02-28-08 H Referred to House Committee on House-Health Care Policy

HB 1530 (1) Smith-14 Allows criminal charges to be filed against a mother who intentionally used or ingested an illegal controlled substance while she was pregnant which resulted in harm to her unborn child.
Bill History: 02-21-08 H Referred to House Committee on House-Crime Prevention and Public Safety

HB 1546 (1) Schaaf Changes the laws regarding infection control. ventilator-associated pneumonia must be included by the Department of Health
Bill History: 04-15-08 S Hearing conducted

HB 1558 (1) Hughes Establishes the Missouri Universal Health Insurance Act to provide comprehensive and necessary health care services for Missouri residents.
Bill History: 04-10-08 H Referred to House Committee on Special Committee on Health Insurance

HB 1565 (1) LeVota Changes the laws regarding the payment for forensic examinations and medical treatment of victims of sexual offenses.
Bill History: 02-28-08 H Referred to House Committee on House-Health Care Policy

HB 1592 (1) Lipke Establishes the Drug Monitoring Act and prohibits the selling, dispensing, purchasing, or receiving of certain controlled substances by mail order or mobile retail vendor.
Bill History: 02-28-08 H Referred to House Committee on House-Crime Prevention and Public Safety

HB 1598 (1) Sater Authorizes a state and local sales and use tax exemption for over-the-counter or nonprescription drugs.
Bill History: 02-07-08 H Voted do pass as substitute from committee on House-Ways and Means

HB 1600 (1) Davis Specifies that a person performing midwifery services is not engaging in the practice of medicine, osteopathy, nursing, nurse-midwifery, or any other medical practice and does not have to be licensed.
Bill History: 01-24-08 H Referred to House Committee on Special Committee on Professional Reg & Lic

HB 1609 (1) Cooper-155 Requires the establishment of emergency triage guidelines for care and the Emergency Triage Guidelines for Care Task Force.
Bill History: 02-07-08 H Referred to House Committee on House-Health Care Policy

HB 1615 (1) Bowman (resigned 1/31/08) Establishes the Prostate Cancer Pilot Program to provide screening and treatment for prostate cancer for certain uninsured or economically challenged men.
Bill History: 04-10-08 H Referred to House Committee on House-Health Care Policy

HB 1619 (1) Jones-117 Establishes the Drug Monitoring Act and requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to maintain a realtime electronic logbook on all pseudoephedrine purchases in this state.
Bill History: 04-29-08 S Set on the Senate Calendar

HB 1620 (1) Jones-117 Authorizes certain advanced practice registered nurses to enter into collaborative agreements with physicians to administer and dispense controlled substances.
Bill History: 03-06-08 H Public hearing completed

HB 1625 (1) Emery Specifies that pharmacies are immune from liability for refusal to perform, assist, recommend, refer to, or participate in any act or service relating to any drug or device that causes an abortion.
Bill History: 02-12-08 H Public hearing completed

HB 1627 (1) Portwood Renames the Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities within the Department of Mental Health to the Division of Developmental Disabilities.
Bill History: 04-01-08 H Voted do pass as substitute from committee on Special Committee on Health Insuranc

HB 1634 (1) Wildberger Establishes the Registered Surgical Technologist Title Protection Act.
Bill History: 02-28-08 H Referred to House Committee on Special Committee on Professional Reg & Lic

HB 1643 (1) Onder Repeals the provision allowing a person holding a ministerial or tocological certification to provide services related to pregnancy.
Bill History: 02-07-08 H Public hearing completed

HB 1656 (1) Nance Changes the laws regarding the assistance provided to nursing home residents who are transitioning back into their communities.
Bill History: 04-29-08 S Set on the Senate Calendar

HB 1662 (1) Deeken Requires certain procedures to be followed by audiologists and other persons who dispense hearing instruments.
Bill History: 04-21-08 H Superseded by - see HB 1933

HB 1664 (1) Young Requires all signs erected after August 28, 2008, to contain the words "Accessible Parking" instead of "Handicap Parking".
Bill History: 02-28-08 H Referred to House Committee on House-Transportation

HB 1701 (1) Wasson Prohibits certain requirements for the dispensing of immunosuppressive drugs under the MO HealthNet Program without the consent of the physician and MO HealthNet participant.
Bill History: 04-17-08 H Voted do pass as substitute from committee on Special Committee on Professional Re

HB 1709 (1) Sater 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.
Bill History: 04-22-08 H Voted do pass from committee on House-Health Care Policy

HB 1712 (1) Sander Changes the laws regarding emergency services and requires most counties to establish and maintain 911 addressing.
Bill History: 04-01-08 H Public hearing completed

HB 1725 (1) Villa Removes health care providers from the mandatory exclusion from jury duty and allows the court to excuse a health care provider from jury service at the court's discretion.
Bill History: 02-26-08 H Public hearing completed

HB 1739 (1) Moore Authorizes the licensure of prescribing psychologists.
Bill History: 04-10-08 H Voted do pass as substitute from committee on Special Committee on Professional Re

HB 1750 (1) Lampe Prohibits the transfer of a mental health patient from one facility to another without the consent of the patient or the patient's parent, legal guardian, or nearest known relative.
Bill History: 04-10-08 H Referred to House Committee on Special Committee on Healthcare Trans.

HB 1752 (1) Lampe Requires the development of a quality rating system for child care facilities and early childhood programs.
Bill History: 04-10-08 H Referred to House Committee on Special Committee on Family Services

HB 1753 (1) Lampe Requires health benefit plans to include coverage for the treatment of autism spectrum disorders.
Bill History: 02-28-08 H Referred to House Committee on Special Committee on Health Insurance

HB 1773 (1) Funderburk Authorizes an income tax dependency exemption for a stillborn child for the taxable year in which the child was born.
Bill History: 04-17-08 S Voted do pass from committee on Senate-Ways and Means

HB 1790 (1) Cooper-155 Changes the laws regarding hospital designation to include a STEMI center and a stroke center if it meets the criteria of the Department of Health and Senior Services.
Bill History: 04-15-08 S Hearing conducted

HB 1791 (1) Cooper-155 Defines "licensed professional counselor" and includes these individuals as mental health professionals working in the Division of Comprehensive Psychiatric Services.
Bill History: 04-29-08 S Set on the Senate Calendar

HB 1792 (1) Cooper-155 Changes the laws regarding licensed professional counselors.
Bill History: 02-28-08 H Public hearing completed

HB 1793 (1) Cooper-155 Establishes the State Board of Health and Senior Services to advise the Department of Health and Senior Services and abolishes the State Board of Health and the State Board of Senior Services.
Bill History: 02-19-08 H Not heard in committee House-Health Care Policy

HB 1795 (1) Pollock Creates the crime of endangering the welfare of an unborn child and allows any healthcare provider to make a report to the appropriate law enforcement agency of suspected drug use by a pregnant woman.
Bill History: 04-15-08 H Public hearing completed

HB 1805 (1) Schaaf Allows enrollees to pay the lower of the co-payment assigned by the health maintenance organization or health insurer or the usual and customary retail price of the prescription drug.
Bill History: 04-15-08 S Hearing conducted

HB 1806 (1) Schaaf Limits the Certificate of Need Program to long-term care facilities.
Bill History: 04-29-08 H Set on the House Calendar

HB 1815 (1) Portwood Clarifies the fees for copying patient care medical records and establishes the maximum amount for the combination of the notary and certification fee.
Bill History: 04-01-08 H Voted do pass from committee on Special Committee on Health Insurance

HB 1816 (1) LeVota Establishes the Health Care Whistleblower Protection Act to protect certain health care professionals from retaliatory actions by employers for reporting violations regarding improper patient care.
Bill History: 04-21-08 H Superseded by - see HB 1933

HB 1830 (1) Young Changes the laws regarding the classification of marijuana as a controlled substance and legalizes the use of marijuana for medical purposes.
Bill History: 04-10-08 H Referred to House Committee on House-Crime Prevention and Public Safety

HB 1831 (1) Onder Changes the laws regarding the consent requirements for obtaining an abortion and creates the crime of coercing an abortion.
Bill History: 04-28-08 S Hearing conducted

HB 1833 (1) Bland Establishes the Missouri Universal Health Assurance Program to provide a publicly financed, statewide insurance program for all residents of this state.
Bill History: 02-28-08 H Referred to House Committee on Special Committee on General Laws

HB 1834 (1) Bland Establishes the Missouri Commission on Prevention and Management of Obesity.
Bill History: 04-10-08 H Referred to House Committee on Special Committee on Family Services

HB 1835 (1) Bland Requires the State Board of Education to establish a coordinated health program to prevent student obesity, cardiovascular disease, and type II diabetes.
Bill History: 04-10-08 H Referred to House Committee on Special Committee on Family Services

HB 1838 (1) Low Requires health insurers to provide coverage for human papillomavirus testing as a cervical cancer screening test.
Bill History: 04-03-08 H Referred to House Committee on Special Committee on Small Business

HB 1839 (1) Low Changes the laws regarding protections for children and abuse victims. in the examination of a rape victim to inform the victim of his or her right to
Bill History: 04-29-08 H Set on the House Calendar

HB 1840 (1) Low Requires certain businesses to provide four weeks of paid maternity or paternity leave for its employees.
Bill History: 04-03-08 H Referred to House Committee on Special Committee on Small Business

HB 1846 (1) Low WITHDRAWN
Bill History: 02-13-08 H Withdrawn

HB 1857 (1) Schaaf Requires health insurers, MO HealthNet, and Medicare to pay identical benefits to licensed nonparticipating or nonpreferred health care providers in the geographic region of the health benefit plan.
Bill History: 04-29-08 H Set on the House Calendar

HB 1868 (1) McClanahan Requires the eligibility criteria for certain health care benefits to be no more restrictive than those in effect on January 10, 2005.
Bill History: 02-28-08 H Referred to House Committee on Special Committee on Healthcare Trans.

HB 1879 (1) Sutherland Prohibits pharmacists from substituting one version of an antiepileptic drug for another without prior notification and consent.
Bill History: 02-28-08 H Referred to House Committee on House-Health Care Policy

HB 1880 (1) Schaaf Prohibits any agreement between a health insurance carrier and a licensed health care provider from containing provisions which place certain restrictions on the provider.
Bill History: 02-27-08 H Referred to House Committee on House-Rules

HB 1890 (1) Moore Changes the laws regarding comprehensive psychiatric services.
Bill History: 02-12-08 H Referred to House Committee on House-Health Care Policy

HB 1914 (1) Sater Changes the laws regarding mental health care providers and services.
Bill History: 03-12-08 H Voted do pass as substitute from committee on House-Health Care Policy

HB 1922 (1) Harris-110 Changes the requirements for reporting abortions.
Bill History: 04-02-08 H Voted do pass as substitute from committee on Special Committee on Family Services

HB 1933 (1) Schaaf Adds medically necessary home telemonitoring services to the list of services to be provided under the MO HealthNet program.
Bill History: 04-21-08 H Referred to House Committee on House-Rules

HB 1935 (1) May Establishes guidelines and specific educational requirements for surgical technologists.
Bill History: 02-21-08 H Referred to House Committee on Special Committee on Professional Reg & Lic

HB 1940 (1) Page Changes the laws regarding hospital patient safety.
Bill History: 04-21-08 H Superseded by - see HB 1933

HB 1953 (1) Lembke Prohibits a person from knowingly creating a mixed human-animal embryo, a class D felony.
Bill History: 02-04-08 H Read second time

HB 2116 (1) Portwood Prohibits health carriers from designating chiropractic care as specialty care or chiropractic physicians as specialists unless they are certified as specialists by the Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
Bill History: 04-15-08 H Voted do pass from committee on Special Committee on General Laws

HB 2128 (1) Baker-25 Establishes the Missouri Health Policy Authority to develop and maintain a coordinated health policy agenda for the provision of health services in this state.
Bill History: 02-14-08 H Read second time

HB 2130 (1) Talboy Requires any health care provider to notify a patient when the patient's confidential medical information is improperly disclosed to a third party.
Bill History: 03-27-08 H Referred to House Committee on House-Health Care Policy

HB 2139 (1) Guest Requires the licensure of clinical laboratory science personnel and establishes licensing classifications for these individuals.
Bill History: 03-27-08 H Referred to House Committee on Special Committee on Professional Reg & Lic

HB 2183 (1) Low Requires hospitals to compile and post daily staffing information in patient care areas of each unit of the hospital.
Bill History: 02-19-08 H Read second time

HB 2193 (1) Robb Creates the Pharmacy Rebates Fund which will consist of all revenues received from pharmaceutical manufacturer rebates for use in the MO HealthNet Pharmacy Program.
Bill History: 02-20-08 H Read second time

HB 2198 (1) Lipke Allows persons who have exhausted their total lifetime benefits to be eligible for coverage under the Missouri Health Insurance Pool.
Bill History: 04-01-08 H Voted do pass from committee on Special Committee on Health Insurance

HB 2217 (1) Threlkeld Establishes the Missouri Pharmacy Benefits Managers' Fair Trade Practice Act which specifies guidelines for pharmacy benefit managers.
Bill History: 02-28-08 H Referred to House Committee on Special Committee on Professional Reg & Lic

HB 2229 (1) Page Requires health insurers to provide coverage for ancillary medical services for outpatient diagnostic screenings and surgical intervention services when medically necessary.
Bill History: 02-28-08 H Referred to House Committee on Special Committee on Health Insurance

HB 2230 (1) Page Requires immunizations for certain school children for the human papillomavirus at the option of the child's parent or guardian.
Bill History: 02-28-08 H Referred to House Committee on Special Committee on Health Insurance

HB 2240 (1) Stevenson Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to establish rules governing the use of switch communications that recommend a patient to switch from a current medication to a different one.
Bill History: 04-21-08 H Superseded by - see HB 1933

HB 2243 (1) Curls Establishes the Missouri Fibromyalgia Awareness Initiative Program and allows a health care professional with prescriptive authority to override certain restrictions on medications for fibromyalgia patients.
Bill History: 03-12-08 H Public hearing completed

HB 2244 (1) Page Renames the Intractable Pain Treatment Act to the Pain Treatment Act and removes the term "intractable pain" from its provisions.
Bill History: 03-11-08 H Voted do pass from committee on House-Health Care Policy

HB 2256 (1) Schaaf Changes the laws regarding the reporting of information related to medical malpractice insurance.
Bill History: 04-01-08 H Public hearing completed

HB 2260 (1) Storch Re-authorizes the tax credits for qualified research expenses, establishes the annual cap at $10 million, limits the qualified research activities, and requires that the credits be issued.
Bill History: 04-29-08 H Set on the House Calendar

HB 2265 (1) Grisamore Requires health benefit plans to include coverage for the treatment of autism spectrum disorders.
Bill History: 04-15-08 H Public hearing completed

HB 2267 (1) LeVota Requires a person who has reasonable cause to believe that a pharmacist's or other health care professional's conduct is illegal or could cause serious injury to make a report to specific authorities.
Bill History: 02-28-08 H Read second time

HB 2268 (1) Portwood Allows Christian Science nurses to provide religious, nonmedical services to any person who chooses to rely upon healing by spiritual means alone.
Bill History: 04-03-08 H Public hearing completed

HB 2271 (1) Roorda Requires employers of certain public safety employees to pay the entire health benefit plan premiums for the spouses and dependent children of such employees injured or killed in the line of duty.
Bill History: 04-10-08 H Referred to House Committee on Special Committee on Workforce Dev & SFTY

HB 2272 (1) Wright-63 Changes the laws regarding sexual education, abortions, and pregnancy prevention.
Bill History: 04-10-08 H Referred to House Committee on Special Committee on Family Services

HB 2275 (1) Johnson-61 Changes the laws regarding forensic examinations on victims of alleged sexual offenses.
Bill History: 04-17-08 H Public hearing completed

HB 2282 (1) Ervin Changes the laws regarding health insurance.
Bill History: 04-29-08 H Set on the House Calendar

HB 2293 (1) Faith Creates an income tax checkoff for contributions by individuals and corporations to the Breast Cancer Awareness Trust Fund on the annual filing form.
Bill History: 03-13-08 H Referred to House Committee on House-Health Care Policy

HB 2299 (1) Aull Requires private mental health facilities and group homes for the mentally retarded and developmentally disabled to meet the same requirements as state-operated facilities.
Bill History: 02-29-08 H Read second time

HB 2304 (1) Lampe Changes the laws regarding the identification, assessment, and education of children with autism spectrum disorder.
Bill History: 04-03-08 H Referred to House Committee on House-Elementary and Secondary Education

HB 2313 (1) Hobbs Increases the membership on the MO HealthNet Oversight Commission by adding two representatives of rural health clinics.
Bill History: 04-21-08 H Superseded by - see HB 1933

HB 2330 (1) Brandom Requires the Department of Social Services to test applicants for or recipients of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program benefits for the illegal use of controlled substances.
Bill History: 04-29-08 H Set on the House Calendar

HB 2342 (1) Wilson-130 Requires the implementation of a program of random drug testing for members of the General Assembly and recipients of benefits from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program.
Bill History: 03-13-08 H Referred to House Committee on Special Committee on General Laws

HB 2346 (1) Schaaf Creates a federal reimbursement allowance assessment for ambulance services.
Bill History: 03-06-08 H Read second time

HB 2348 (1) Oxford Requires the development of caseload standards for the Department of Health and Senior Services and the Department of Mental Health.
Bill History: 03-06-08 H Read second time

HB 2351 (1) Page Requires certain health carriers to provide insurance coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder under certain conditions.
Bill History: 04-15-08 H Public hearing completed

HB 2354 (1) Portwood Changes the laws regarding medical assistance and provider reimbursement.
Bill History: 04-29-08 H Set on the House Calendar

HB 2355 (1) Flook Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Health Facilities Review Committee for the Certificate of Need Program.
Bill History: 04-16-08 H Superseded by - see HB 2413

HB 2356 (1) Flook Changes the requirements for admissibility of evidence regarding the value of medical treatment provided.
Bill History: 03-06-08 H Read second time

HB 2359 (1) Wilson-130 Requires health carriers to notify enrollees of any participation status changes of network providers.
Bill History: 03-06-08 H Read second time

HB 2370 (1) Portwood Changes the laws regarding midwives and the practice of midwifery.
Bill History: 03-27-08 H Referred to House Committee on Special Committee on Professional Reg & Lic

HB 2376 (1) Grisamore Changes the laws regarding the identification, assessment, and education of children with autism spectrum disorder.
Bill History: 03-27-08 H Referred to House Committee on House-Elementary and Secondary Education

HB 2378 (1) Flook Adds certain charitable health care referral networks and professional corporations of a physician to the list of health care providers for whom the State Legal Expense Fund is available for certain claims.
Bill History: 03-11-08 H Read second time

HB 2386 (1) Roorda Requires all basic life support ambulances and stretcher vans to be equipped with automated external defibrillators and be staffed by at least one individual trained in their use.
Bill History: 03-11-08 H Read second time

HB 2390 (1) Roorda Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to establish cord blood collection sites across the state for transportation to the Saint Louis Cord Blood Bank.
Bill History: 03-11-08 H Read second time

HB 2394 (1) Ervin Establishes guidelines for transparency in pricing and quality of health care services.
Bill History: 04-16-08 H Superseded by - see HB 2413

HB 2398 (1) Schaaf Changes the laws regarding health care services and establishes the Insure Missouri Plan to provide insurance coverage to low-income working adults.
Bill History: 04-16-08 H Superseded by - see HB 2413

HB 2402 (1) Kraus Allows an exemption to the physician's statement requirement for disabled license plates and placards for a person who is required to abstain from medical care due to religious affiliation.
Bill History: 03-12-08 H Read second time

HB 2413 (1) Ervin Changes the laws regarding the Missouri Health Insurance Pool and establishes the Insure Missouri Program to provide health insurance to certain low-income adults.
Bill History: 04-16-08 H Referred to House Committee on House-Rules

HB 2418 (1) Onder Establishes the standards for use of quality of care data by health care providers and health carriers.
Bill History: 03-13-08 H Read second time

HB 2419 (1) Onder Specifies that vaccination against the human papillomavirus will not be required of children attending public, private, parochial, or parish schools.
Bill History: 04-10-08 H Referred to House Committee on House-Health Care Policy

HB 2423 (1) Holsman 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.
Bill History: 04-21-08 H Superseded by - see HB 1933

HB 2424 (1) Holsman Expands the State Children's Health Insurance Program to offer insurance coverage to all children residing in this state regardless of income.
Bill History: 03-13-08 H Read second time

HB 2435 (1) Lembke Changes the laws regarding the prompt payment of health insurance claims.
Bill History: 04-21-08 H Superseded by - see HB 1933

HB 2441 (1) Wright-63 Establishes the Prostate Cancer Pilot Program to provide screening and treatment for prostate cancer for uninsured and economically challenged men in this state.
Bill History: 03-19-08 H Read second time

HCR 12 (1) Lampe Requires the Missouri General Assembly to improve women's access to FDA-approved contraceptives.
Bill History: 02-28-08 H Referred to House Committee on Special Committee on General Laws

HCR 19 (1) Sander Endorses the "Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children's Bill of Rights.
Bill History: 04-21-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate-Rules,Joint Rules,Resolutions & Ethics