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MO SB1498

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/7/2026

Primary Sponsor

Angela Mosley

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates new section 191.960 RSMo establishing the "Cancer Patients' Bill of Rights"
  • Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to make the bill of rights readily available and easily accessible online
  • Guarantees cancer patients the right to fully understand their diagnoses and receive treatment information in culturally appropriate and understandable languages
  • Ensures access to oncology specialists, subspecialists for specific cancer subtypes, diagnostic testing, pain management, and National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers
  • Establishes patient rights to relevant clinical trials, medical research, and evidence-supported precision medicine

Legislative Description

Establishes the Cancer Patients' Bill of Rights

Last Action

Second Read and Referred S Families, Seniors and Health Committee

2/5/2026

Committee Referrals

Families, Seniors and Health2/5/2026

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