MO HB1580

Health carriers and health benefit plans must provide coverage for food supplements prescribed by physicians, effective January 1, 2015.

Food supplements include products containing vitamins, minerals, herbs, botanicals, amino acids, or dietary substances to supplement the diet.

Health carriers cannot deny enrollment, penalize providers for prescribing supplements, or incentivize providers to discourage supplement prescriptions.

Prescribed food supplement coverage cannot have higher deductibles or co-payments than other plan coverage.

Exemptions apply to supplemental insurance policies including Medicare supplements, accident-only policies, specified disease policies, and short-term major medical policies of six months or less.