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Changes the minimum waiting period before a woman can have an abortion from 24 hours to 72 hours
Modifies provisions relating to public health
Changes the laws regarding mental health facility safety
Specifies that if an anatomical gift is medically unsuitable for transplantation or therapy, the gift may be used for research or education or passed to the appropriate procurement organization
Requires a person younger than 17 years of age using a tanning device in a tanning facility to have the parent or guardian of the minor give written consent in person to the minor's use of a tanning device
Requires long-term care facilities to be encouraged to institute policies facilitating familial involvement in the well-being and support of its residents
Requires every employee and volunteer of a health care facility inspected by the Department of Health and Senior Services to receive an influenza vaccination each year
Designates November 2014 as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) awareness month in Missouri
Establishes the 2014 Safe Patient Handling and Movement Act
Establishes the requirements for certain authorized entities to stock a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors for emergency administration
Exempts persons certified by an ophthalmologist as having no usable vision and whose condition is deemed to be permanent from subsequent vision examinations for purposes of receipt of a blind pension
Changes the laws regarding eligibility for MO HealthNet benefits
Provides that Missouri join with national and state stroke awareness and prevention organizations in the month of May to observe Stroke Awareness Month
Modifies provisions relating to reproductive health care
Requires both custodial parents or the guardian of a minor to be notified prior to the performance of an abortion on their minor child and specifies that the constitutions and laws of the United States and Missouri must protect the rights of an alternatives-to-abortion agency and its officers to freely engage in activities without interference
Establishes a Multiple Sclerosis Task Force
Changes the laws regarding the enforcement of abortion laws
Specifies that anyone providing medical services cannot be required to perform or participate in activities that violate his or her conscience or principles
Prohibits a health carrier or health benefit plan from denying coverage for dispensing drugs prescribed for the treatment of chronic illnesses to synchronize the refilling of prescriptions for a patient
Changes the laws regarding consent for a minor to have an abortion
Establishes the Supporting Working Moms Act of 2014 that requires an employer to provide reasonable break time for nursing mothers
Changes the laws regarding the protection of women's health care
Requires persons certified and providing homebirth services to provide proof of malpractice insurance coverage prior to the providing services
Changes the laws regarding the provision of health care
Modifies the Health Care Freedom Act by prohibiting the state from implementing a health insurance exchange and insurers from accepting remuneration and establishes the duties of the Attorney General regarding the bill
Establishes the Sickle Cell Standing Committee to study and make recommendations regarding the impact of sickle cell disease on urban communities
Proposes a constitutional amendment specifying that each citizen has an inherent liberty that includes being able to make decisions regarding lawful health care related services or products
Specifies that a covenant not to compete provision of an employment agreement between physicians or other licensed medical professionals must be void upon the termination of the agreement
Establishes the Abortion Ban for Sex Selection and Genetic Abnormalities Act of 2014 to prohibit an abortion solely due to the sex of the unborn child or a genetic abnormality diagnosis
Establishes the requirements for certain authorized entities to stock a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors for emergency administration
Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to develop and maintain an electronic death registration system
Exempts persons certified as having no usable vision and whose condition is deemed to be permanent from subsequent vision examinations for purposes of receipt of a blind pension
Extends the expiration date of the provisions regarding the Missouri Rx Plan from August 28, 2014, to August 28, 2017
Establishes the Adult Health Care Consent Act that specifies a priority of persons who can make health care decisions for a person who has been certified as unable to consent to his or her own care
Requires all students attending public institutions of higher education who reside in on-campus housing to have received the meningococcal conjugate vaccine
Specifies that the constitutions and laws of the United States and Missouri must protect the rights of an alternatives-to-abortion agency and its officers to freely engage in activities without interference
Requires any organization, institution, or facility which performs abortions to make an annual accounting of all funds received pursuant to Title X of the federal Public Health Service Act
Allows health care providers to release a deceased patient's medical records to certain individuals
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
Creates the Nursing Workforce Analysis Fund and changes the responsibilities of the State Board of Nursing
Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to create a video that contains all of the information that must be provided to a woman considering an abortion
Changes the hospital liens law requiring hospitals to file claims when presented with health insurance and accept contractual health insurance payments as payment in full for covered services
Requires a health carrier to provide access to its standard fee schedules, prohibits a carrier from refusing to contract with any willing provider, and changes the requirements for provider referrals
Changes the requirements for the electronic birth and death registration system
Increases the minimum waiting period before a woman can have an abortion from 24 hours to 72 hours
Requires a pharmacy to fill a valid and lawful prescription for any federal Food and Drug Administration-approved drug or device to prevent pregnancy, including emergency contraceptives, without delay
Prohibits abortions performed for the purpose of providing fetal organs or tissue for medical transplantation
Establishes a pilot program for the medical use of marijuana
Requires an ultrasound to be conducted and reviewed with the pregnant woman prior to the 24-hour waiting period for an abortion
Changes the laws regarding the protection of women's health care
Changes the asset limits to qualify for MO HealthNet benefits to $5,000 for a single person and $10,000 for a married couple
Requires an ultrasound to be conducted and reviewed with the pregnant woman prior to the 24-hour waiting period for an abortion
Changes the laws regarding the use of automated external defibrillators
Establishes the Volunteer Health Services Act to allow for licensed health care professionals to provide volunteer services for a sponsoring organization
Establishes requirements for the administration of RU-486 or any other abortion-inducing drug or chemical
Establishes Chloe's Law which requires newborn screenings for critical congenital heart disease
Modifies various public assistance provisions including MO HealthNet dental, home and community based referrals, MAGI for MO HealthNet eligibility and extends Ticket-to-Work
Prohibits any requirement that pharmacies carry a specific drug or device
Modifies current provisions relating to tuberculosis treatment and prevention and provides for meningococcal disease information
Prohibits the sale or giving away of energy drinks to a person less than 18 years of age
Modifies the standards for determining when a person is in need of mental health detention and evaluation
Declares the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as unauthorized by the United States Constitution and creates criminal penalties for persons enforcing or attempting to enforce the act
Requires every child 11 year of age to receive one dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine and one booster dose after the child reaches 16 years of age
Establishes Molly's Law that requires a health care practitioner to provide the list of ingredients in a vaccination to the parent or guardian of specified children prior to the administration of the vaccination
Allows pharmacists to administer all vaccines after appropriate training on the contraindications and adverse reactions to each vaccine
Allows specified local city hospitals to become a nonprofit corporation upon the approval of the voters in the city or by the adoption of a resolution by the hospital's board of trustees
Allows providers to use clinical decision support tools as an alternative to prior authorization to determine the clinical appropriateness of services or procedures for recipients of medical assistance
Requires retail establishments selling potpourri or incense containing a chemical that also serves as a drug substitute to clearly label the product with the potential health effects of the chemical
Extends MO HealthNet eligibility to a person less than 26 years of age if the person was in foster care at the age of 18
Establishes the Missouri Universal Health Assurance Program to provide a publicly financed, statewide insurance program for all residents of this state
Requires every employee and volunteer of a health care facility inspected by the Department of Health and Senior Services to receive an influenza vaccination each year
Establishes the Volunteer Health Services Act that allows certain licensed health professionals to provide volunteer professional health care services for a sponsoring organization
Requires health care facilities to notify the local fire department when they provide oxygen tanks or apparatuses to a patient or customer in a residential setting
Requires a pharmacy to fill a valid and lawful prescription for any federal Food and Drug Administration-approved drug or device to prevent pregnancy, including emergency contraceptives, without delay
Allows nursing home districts to establish and maintain senior housing in any third or fourth classification county
Designates May 7 as "ROHHAD Awareness Day" in Missouri
Modifies provisions regarding medications, the regulation of food production, and contracts between health carriers and optometrists
Urges the federal government to stop the Affordable Care Act's disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payment reductions
Modifies provisions relating to safety provisions in mental health facilities
Modifies provisions relating to the furnishing of medical records and hospital licensure
Changes the laws regarding the testing of persons with tuberculosis
Allows hospital districts to permit higher education institutions to use space for health care education or training
Requires the Bureau of Dental Health within the Department of Health and Senior Services to implement the Missouri Oral Health Program to increase public awareness of its importance
Requires a nonprofit organization to notify the local public health authority 14 days prior to a fundraising event that is open to the public where potentially hazardous food will be consumed
Establishes the Adult Health Care Consent Act that specifies a priority of persons who can make health care decisions for a person who has been certified as unable to consent to his or her own care
Urges the federal government to continue to reimburse states for a portion of the state's Medicaid DSH expenditures
Establishes Chloe's Law that requires the newborn screening requirements to include a critical congenital heart disease screening
Requires the MO HealthNet Division to establish a pilot program implementing an electronic benefit transfer payment system for receipt of MO HealthNet services by participating recipients
Requires each hospital to adopt a patient protection and health care worker back and musculoskeletal injury prevention plan as part of injury and illness prevention programs
Requires personal care items sold in this state to include on its label whether the items contain gluten
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
Requires, prior to any person younger than 17 years of age using a tanning device in a tanning facility, the parent or guardian of the person to appear in person giving written consent to the minor's use of a device
Changes the standards for determining when a person is in need of mental health detention and evaluation
Specifies that anyone providing medical services cannot be required to perform or participate in activities that violate his or her conscience or principles
Designates December 4 as "PKS Day" in Missouri to encourage participation in awareness and educational activities regarding Pallister-Killian Syndrome
Proposes a constitutional amendment specifying that each citizen has an inherent liberty that includes being able to make decisions regarding lawful health care related services or products
Establishes the Sickle Cell Standing Committee to study and make recommendations regarding the impact of sickle cell disease on urban communities
Requires a health carrier to provide Internet access of its standard fee schedules, prohibits a carrier from refusing to contract with any willing provider, and changes the requirements for provider referrals
Designates December 15, 2013, as "American Red Cross Minority Blood Drive Day" in Missouri
Changes the safety requirements for mental health facilities
Establishes the Abortion Ban for Sex Selection and Genetic Abnormalities Act of 2013 to prohibit an abortion solely due to the sex of the unborn child or a genetic abnormality diagnosis
Requires an ultrasound to be conducted and reviewed with the pregnant woman prior to the 24-hour waiting period for an abortion
Establishes the Abortion-inducing Drugs Safety Act which places restrictions on abortion-inducing drugs
Designates the week of May 12 - 18, 2013, as "Sickle Cell Awareness Week" in the State of Missouri
Prohibits a licensed pharmacy from being required to carry or maintain in inventory any specific prescription or nonprescription drug or device
Designates July 3 of each year as "Organ Donor Recognition Day"
Designates August 1, 2013, as "Minority Organ Donor Awareness Day" in Missouri
Prohibits any person younger than six years of age from using a tanning device or his or her guardian from allowing the use of a tanning device
Allows a school nurse or other trained employee to administer asthma-related rescue medication to a student experiencing an asthma attack
Strongly urges the MO HealthNet Division to allow all qualified managed care providers to participate in the MO HealthNet Program and the Commissioner of Administration to award contracts to such providers
Requires any advertisements for health care services to include specified information and prohibits it from containing any misleading or false statements
Changes the laws regarding collaborative practice arrangements between physicians and advanced practice registered nurses
Renames the Missouri Certificate of Need Law as the Missouri Long-term Care Certificate of Need law and limits the provisions of the law to only apply to long-term care facilities and services
Requests the State Auditor to conduct an audit of a SAFE Program provider which provides services for sexual assault victims
Designates the week of March 25, 2012, as "Colon Cancer Awareness Week" in Missouri
Changes the laws regarding the electronic transmission of prescriptions and pharmacy benefit managers
Authorizes an advanced practice registered nurse in a collaborative practice arrangement with a licensed physician to determine whether the restraint of a patient in a mental health facility is necessary
Establishes the Sickle Cell Standing Committee to study and make recommendations regarding the impact of sickle cell disease on urban communities, examine existing services, and address any needs
Requires the parent or guardian of any person younger than 17 years of age prior to the minor using a tanning device in a tanning facility to appear in person giving consent to the minor's use of a device
Recognizes the important services provided by professional school nurses and strongly urges school districts to recognize their dedication and valuable role by compensating them as specified
Establishes the Volunteer Health Services Act to allow certain licensed health professionals to provide services without additional licensure requirements
Changes the laws regarding the licensure and inspection of hospitals
Requires each high school to provide instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the instruction to be a graduation requirement
Establishes the Abortion-inducing Drugs Safety Act which places restrictions on abortion-inducing drugs
Modifies provisions relating to health care including credentialing of health care professionals, medical records and pharmacy
Authorizes the MO HealthNet Division to implement a statewide dental delivery system to ensure recipient participation and access to providers of dental services under MO HealthNet
Establishes the Missouri Universal Health Assurance Program to provide a publicly financed, statewide insurance program for all residents of this state
Establishes the Abortion Ban for Sex Selection and Genetic Abnormalities Act of 2012 to prohibit an abortion solely due to the sex of the unborn child or a genetic abnormality diagnosis
Specifies that anyone providing or participating in a medical procedure or research cannot be required to provide or participate in the activity if it violates his or her conscience or principles
Establishes the Missouri Commission on Prevention and Management of Obesity
Changes the laws regarding a lien of certain health care entities and practitioners
Designates April 2012 as "Donate Life Month" in Missouri
Prohibits a licensed pharmacy from being required to carry or maintain in inventory any specific prescription or nonprescription drug or device
Establishes provisions regarding the licensure of tanning facilities by the Department of Health and Senior Services
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
Establishes the Adult Health Care Consent Act which specifies a priority of persons who can make health care decisions for a person who has been certified as unable to consent to his or her own care
Prohibits any product containing bisphenol-A for a child under three years of age from being sold in this state
Requires all parents and legal guardians of children less than seven years of age to be informed of the ingredients contained in a vaccination prior to the administration of the vaccination
Changes the laws regarding health care
Corrects a typographical error in the statutory language regarding the unsuitability of an anatomical gift for transplantation or therapy by changing the word "transportation" to "transplantation"
Designates December 4 of each year as "PKS Day" in Missouri for awareness and educational activities regarding Pallister-Killian Syndrome
Designates March 27 of each year as Medical Radiation Safety Awareness Day in Missouri
Requires health care providers to provide a mammography patient with a copy of the mammography report and information regarding the benefit of supplemental screenings for dense breast tissue patients
Requires a pharmacy to fill a valid and lawful prescription for any federal Food and Drug Administration-approved drug or device to prevent pregnancy, including emergency contraceptives, without delay
Changes the laws regarding the requirements for the testing of persons with tuberculosis
Changes the admittance requirements for assisted-living facilities
Restricts the authority of a radiology benefit manager to deny coverage for diagnostic testing ordered and recommended by a licensed physician
Prohibits any person younger than 15 years of age from using a tanning device or his or her guardian from allowing the use of a tanning device
Requires the newborn screening requirements to include severe combined immune deficiency disease (SCID), also known as bubble boy disease
Establishes Chloe's Law which requires, subject to appropriations, the newborn screening requirements to include a pulse oximetry screening
Modifies provisions relating to loans available for sprinkler system requirements in long-term care facilities and to a definition in the long-term care facilities chapter
Modifies provisions relating to abortion with respect to viability
Authorizes Missouri to adopt the provisions of the Health Care Compact to improve health care policy by returning the authority to regulate health care to the state legislatures
Specifies that no abortion of a viable, unborn child can be performed or induced except in certain specified situations
Establishes the Interscholastic Youth Sports Brain Injury Prevention Act which requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to develop guidelines on the risk of concussion and brain injury
Modifies the disciplinary authority of the Board of Pharmacy, defines the term legend drug for the purpose of certain pharmacy statutes, and grants exemption from sales tax for certain medical equipment and drugs
Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to post on its web site resources relating to umbilical cord blood
Establishes a prostate cancer pilot program to provide screening, referral services, treatment and outreach
Recognition of every third week in June as Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Week
Modifies provisions relating to health care providers
Changes the laws regarding pharmacies
Modifies provisions relating to public health policies
Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to make available resources relating to umbilical cord blood
Urges the MO HealthNet Division to pursue the feasibility of implementing a program to assess chronic disease management of stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation
Supports the work of Missouri's pregnancy resource centers and maternity homes in providing outstanding service to women and families
Changes the laws regarding the electronic transmission of prescriptions and pharmacy benefit managers
Changes the laws regarding health care
Declares the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as unauthorized by the United States Constitution and creates criminal penalties for persons enforcing or attempting to enforce the act
Increases the number of members on the MO HealthNet Oversight Committee from 18 to 19 by adding a licensed or registered nurse who cares for participants in the MO HealthNet Program
Establishes the Volunteer Health Services Act which allows a licensed health care provider to render volunteer professional health care services for a sponsoring organization
Establishes the Missouri Commission on Prevention and Management of Obesity
Requires the development of caseload standards by the departments of Health and Senior Services and Mental Health
Renames the Missouri Certificate of Need Law as the Missouri Long-term Care Certificate of Need law and limits the provisions of the law to only apply to long-term care facilities and services
Allows an individual to have an outside the hospital do-not-resuscitate order documented with a symbol placed on his or her driver's license to indicate the existence of the order
Establishes the KidCare Co-op Program, a public option, nonprofit health insurance cooperative, to provide affordable health insurance to children through 18 years of age
Establishes two prostate cancer pilot programs to fund prostate cancer screening and treatment services and to provide education to men residing in the state
Restricts the authority of radiology benefit managers to deny diagnostic testing ordered and recommended by a licensed physician
Requests the Department of Health and Senior Services to assess chronic disease management of stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation
Requests the Department of Health and Senior Services to assess chronic disease management of stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation
Urges the Governor and Attorney General to send a letter to the President of the United States expressing the urgency of resolving the constitutionality of the federal health care reform act
Requires the parent or guardian of any person younger than 18 years of age prior to the minor using a tanning device in a tanning facility to appear in person giving consent to the minor's use of the facility
Establishes Chloe's Law which, subject to appropriations, requires the newborn screening requirements to include pulse oximetry screenings
Establishes provisions regarding the licensure of tanning facilities by the Department of Health and Senior Services
Establishes the Missouri Universal Health Assurance Program to provide a publicly financed, statewide insurance program for all residents of this state
Changes the laws regarding immunizations for children
Requires certain health spas and fitness facilities to have at least one automated external defibrillator and an employee on staff during hours of operation properly trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Establishes the Sickle Cell Disease Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding the impact of sickle cell disease on urban communities, examine existing services, and address any needs
Allows a health care provider to include any retrieval fee charged by a contracted outsourced records storage service in the fee charged to a patient for a copy of his or her medical records
Establishes the Adult Health Care Consent Act which provides for a priority of persons who can make health care decisions for an individual who is unable to consent to his or her own health care
Adds prescribed, medically necessary hearing aids to the list of services covered under MO HealthNet
Requires the development and implementation of an interscholastic athletic head injury safety training program by the 2012-2013 school year
Establishes the Youth Athlete Brain Injury Prevention Act
Requires noninvasive vascular laboratories to be accredited by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories or the American College of Radiology
Establishes the Abortion-inducing Drugs Safety Act which places restrictions on abortion-inducing drugs
Requires the Department of Social Services to apply for a federal waiver to modify the eligibility requirements for the Missouri Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program
Authorizes the MO HealthNet Division to implement a statewide dental delivery system to ensure recipient participation and access to providers of dental services under MO HealthNet
Extends the expiration date on the provisions regarding the Missouri Rx Plan from August 28, 2011, to August 28, 2016
Requires a pharmacy to fill a valid and lawful prescription for any federal Food and Drug Administration-approved drug or device to prevent pregnancy, including emergency contraceptives, without delay
Allows child abuse medical resource centers and SAFE CARE providers to collaborate to promote improved services to children who are suspected victims of abuse in need of a forensic medical exam
Requires the development of a brochure regarding human papillomavirus and allows a physician to use expedited partner therapy by dispensing medications to certain persons who are not patients
Amends various requirements for public assistance programs administered by the state
Establishes the Women's Heart Health Program to provide heart disease risk screenings to certain uninsured and underinsured women
Changes the name of the Crippled Children's Service to the Children's Special Health Care Needs Service and specifies the services are for a child who has a physical disability or special health care need
Requires the Department of Mental Health to develop a plan for transitioning the services for a resident of a state developmental disabilities facility to the most appropriate living setting
Adds comprehensive day rehabilitation services beginning soon after trauma for individuals with disabling impairments to the list of services covered under the MO HealthNet Program
Establishes the Prostate Cancer Pilot Program to fund screening and treatment services for prostate cancer for certain uninsured or economically challenged men
Establishes the KidCare Co-op Program within the Department of Social Services to provide affordable health insurance to children through 18 years of age
Recognizes March 2010 as "Hydrocephalus Awareness Month" in Missouri
Requires schools to implement specified criteria regarding the enrollment and educational success of foster care children and allows certain foster care adults to be eligible for MO HealthNet benefits
Urges Congress to address the pervasiveness of sickle cell trait and disease and the need to increase public awareness of the available programs and screenings
Requires certain food service establishments to post the calorie content of food items on their menus or menu boards
Increases resource limits for medical assistance eligibility and requires the Department of Social Services to apply for an amendment to the home and community-based waiver to extend eligibility
Establishes the Volunteer Health Services Act which allows a licensed health care provider to render volunteer professional health care services for a sponsoring organization
Prohibits payment under the MO HealthNet Program to a provider for any drug or medicine prescribed to treat certain sexual conditions and allows payment for all dental services including dentures
Establishes Chloe's Law which, subject to appropriations, requires the newborn screening requirements to include pulse oximetry screenings
Allows licensed 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
Requires hospitals to daily compile and conspicuously post staffing information in the patient care area of each unit of the hospital
Repeals a school district's authority to set policies allowing the use of tobacco products in certain school areas and prohibits smoking and the use of tobacco products on all school property and school buses
Requires attending physicians to advise patients on the advantages and disadvantages of breast implantation procedures
Requires noninvasive vascular laboratories to be accredited by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories or the American College of Radiology
Prohibits the Department of Health and Senior Services from establishing a rule which excludes any person from donating prescription drugs to the Prescription Drug Repository Program
Changes the laws regarding the authority of the MO HealthNet Division to collect payments from third-party payers
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
Allows mental health patients, residents, or clients who receive state-funded care or services to have their cases managed by a qualified case worker employed by the state
Changes the laws regarding midwifery
Increases the number of members on the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan Board of Trustees by replacing the current six gubernatorial appointees with nine appointees, one from each Congressional district
Increases the membership of the MO HealthNet Oversight Committee by adding one licensed mental health professional who cares for participants
Establishes the William John Yates Law which allows a person who is or has been incarcerated to be a voluntary donor of an anatomical gift
Requires the establishment of a web site that includes the step therapy and prior authorization protocols of every health carrier and benefit plan to facilitate the continuance of certain medications
Requires chain restaurants to provide nutritional information for menu items
Adds prescribed, medically necessary hearing aids to the list of services covered under the MO HealthNet Program
Authorizes a claim clearinghouse to process and verify a request for an offset of an income tax refund and lottery winnings to satisfy an outstanding debt for ambulance services an individual received
Establishes the Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies (CARE) Act which requires hospitals and health care facilities to provide emergency contraception to sexual assault victims
Repeals the provision allowing certain individuals with ministerial or tocological certification to provide midwifery services in this state
Establishes the Missouri Health Policy Authority to develop and maintain a coordinated health policy agenda for the effective purchasing and administration of health care with public strategies
Urges Attorney General Koster to investigate the constitutionality of the Nebraska Compromise to federal health care legislation made by Senator Ben Nelson
Requires each public school district to provide the name and address of the parents or guardians of a student entering the sixth grade to mail them information regarding human papillomavirus immunizations
Requires a written report by a state or federal agency or a professional accrediting agency in lieu of the required survey to be acceptable for the purpose of licensing a home health agency
Authorizes the Department of Mental Health to contract with agencies, entities, and commissions to improve public understanding of mental disorders, developmental disabilities, and alcohol and drug abuse
Increases the number of members on the MO HealthNet Oversight Committee from 18 to 19 by adding a licensed or registered nurse who cares for participants in the MO HealthNet Program
Changes the laws regarding the classification of marijuana as a controlled substance and allows the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes under certain conditions
Establishes the Missouri Commission on Prevention and Management of Obesity
Requires pharmacists and pharmacy technicians or interns to notify prescribing physicians, patients, or other persons identified by the patient before substituting on anti-epileptic drug for another
Changes the laws regarding hospital patient safety
Modifies provisions of law relating to trusts and wills
Establishes Sam Pratt's Law which authorizes the Department of Health and Senior Services to prohibit unlicensed child care providers from continuing to provide services if there are pending criminal charges
Allows an insurer to provide health insurance information regarding an enrollee's health benefit plan online unless a paper copy is requested by the enrollee by written, oral, or electronic means
Adds to the list of entities that are required to report disciplinary action against health care professionals
Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to make available resources relating to umbilical cord blood
Authorizes physicians to prescribe, administer, and dispense long-term antibiotic therapy for the treatment of Master's Disease or a tick-borne infection
Establishes the criteria of health carrier programs that publicly assess and compare the quality and cost efficiency of health care providers
Changes the laws regarding the payment of health insurance claims
Requires health benefit plans to provide orally administered anticancer medications on a basis no less favorable than intravenously administered anticancer medications
Authorizes the MO HealthNet Division to implement a statewide dental delivery system to ensure the participation of and access to dental health care providers in all areas of the state
Modifies various provisions of the prompt pay statutes as they relate to the calculation of interest and penalties, the payment of attorney fees, and other ancillary matters
Establishes the Missouri Healthy Workplace Recognition Program
Adds certain health professionals for whom the State Legal Expense fund is available and allows child abuse medical resource centers and SAFE CARE providers to collaborate on improved services to the abused
Establishes provisions regarding the licensure of tanning facilities by the Department of Health and Senior Services
Changes the laws regarding public assistance programs administered by the state