MO HB1945

MO HealthNet must reimburse hospital-based pathologists for the professional component of clinical pathology services at no less than 30% of the approved Independent Lab Technical Component fee schedule

Out-of-state wholesale drug distributors and third-party logistics providers may qualify for Missouri licensure through National Association of Boards of Pharmacy accreditation if their resident state does not issue a state license

Health carriers and health benefit plans are prohibited from imposing time limits on payment of anesthesia services provided during medical or surgical procedures

Health carriers cannot restrict or exclude anesthesia time when calculating payment for anesthesia services; payment must use prevailing medical coding standards with time units not exceeding 15-minute intervals

Requirements apply to MO HealthNet, CHIP, the Missouri consolidated health care plan, Medicaid managed care organizations, and excepted benefit plans