MO HB350

Revises Missouri sex education requirements to emphasize abstinence as the preferred choice while requiring medically accurate information about contraception, STIs, and HIV/AIDS based on peer-reviewed research and age-appropriate content.

Establishes the "Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies (CARE) Act" requiring hospitals and health care facilities to provide sexual assault victims with written and oral information about emergency contraception and dispense it immediately upon request, with penalties up to $5,000 per violation.

Enacts the "Birth Control Protection Act" establishing state policy that consenting individuals have the right to obtain and use contraception without government interference or discrimination in regulation or provision of services.

Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to implement a women's health services program by July 1, 2012, with initial funding of $5 million, providing breast and cervical cancer screening, STI treatment, HIV screening, contraception options, infertility treatment, and prenatal care referrals.

Mandates licensed pharmacies dispense prescribed drugs and devices without delay and fulfill requests for over-the-counter contraception in a timely manner, with options to order unavailable items or transfer prescriptions to other pharmacies.