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Modifies various provisions relating to hospitals, physical therapists, and medication
Modifies various provisions regarding palliative care, the Board of Pharmacy, pharmacists, health insurance, and pharmacy benefit managers
Modifies provisions relating to health care
Creates procedures for higher education entity participation in Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan
Establishes the Missouri Rx Card Program to provide prescription drug discounts to certain Medicare-eligible and uninsured Missouri residents
Requires health carriers to file and the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration to approve the classification of risks and premium rates of all health benefit plans
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
Establishes a Prescription Abuse Registry
Establishes the Senior Services Growth and Development Program to provide additional funding for senior services
Requires health benefit plans to reimburse for prosthetic devices at the same amount as the federal Medicare reimbursement schedule
Establishes the Narcotics Control Act
Requires every health carrier to file its premium rates and classification of risks with the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration
Extends the termination date for provisions relating to refills for prescription eye drops
Requires MO HealthNet reimbursement for certain services based on the new behavior assessment and intervention codes under the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding system
Requires health carriers to file and the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration to approve the classification of risks and premium rates of all health benefit plans
Delineates procedures to be used by pharmacy benefits managers with regard to maximum allowable cost lists and requires health carriers to offer medication synchronization services
Specifies that certified prosthetists, orthotists, and pedorthists shall be deemed licensed for purposes of charging for certain office visits and being reimbursed for insurance purposes
Changes the laws regarding managed care under the MO HealthNet program
Allows state employees eligible for coverage under MCHCP to include as an eligible dependent his or her spouse who is a state employee eligible for coverage under certain other plans
Requires an applicant for a navigator license to take an exam created by the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration and submit to a criminal background check
Requires the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration to develop a standard prior authorization form, which all health carriers shall be required to use
Exempts certain health benefit plans from requirements of any health insurance mandate
Establishes the Missouri Freedom to Choose Health Care Act
Changes the definition of "small employer" with regard to the Affordable Care Act to include businesses who employ up to 100 employees
Requires all health benefit plans to provide coverage for massage therapy for individuals diagnosed with fibromyalgia
Delineates procedures to be used by pharmacy benefits managers with regard to maximum allowable cost lists
Establishes requirements for co-payments and notice of insurance coverage for occupational therapy
Allows health maintenance organizations to offer health benefit plans with co-payments that exceed fifty percent of the total cost of service and allows certain health carriers to offer a gatekeeper group
Allows health maintenance organizations to offer health benefit plans with co-payments that exceed fifty percent of the total cost of service
Modifies provisions related to short-term medical and temporary medical plans
Requires health benefit plans cover diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders
Adds the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) to the list of organizations whose accreditation of managed care plans is recognized in Missouri
Requires every health carrier and health benefit plan to file all of its premium rate information with the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration before use
Modifies provisions relating to health care professional and services
Establishes the Narcotics Control Act
Creates requirements for co-payments and notice of insurance coverage for occupational therapy
Changes the laws regarding health benefit plan open enrollment periods
Prohibits a health insurance plan from requiring an optometrist to provide additional services or materials at a limited or lower fee unless the services are reimbursed as covered services under the contract
Requires health benefit plans cover diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders
Requires that an applicant for a navigator license must take an exam created by the Department of Insurance and submit to a criminal background check
Allows health maintenance organizations to require cost sharing as a condition of receiving health care services
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
Delineates procedures to be used by pharmacy benefit managers with regards to maximum allowable cost lists
Requires every health carrier to file its premium rates and classification of risks with the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration for approval
Establishes the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Act
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
Exempts health benefit plans categorized as excepted benefit plans from requirements of any health insurance mandate
Requires health carriers to file and the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration to approve the classification of risks and premium rates of all health benefit plans
Enacts the Medical Practice Freedom Act which prohibits state licensure of physicians, chiropractors, optometrists, and dentist to be conditioned on participation in any public or private health insurance
Requires the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration to develop a standard prior authorization form, which all health carriers shall be required to use
Establishes the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Act
Establishes the Fair Individual Health Pricing Act
Requires reimbursement under the MO HealthNet program for marital and family therapy
Requires parity between out-of-pocket expenses charged for occupational therapist services and similar services provided by primary care physicians
Requires the MO HealthNet Division to reimburse licensed chiropractors for specific services
Changes the laws regarding extraordinary dividends paid by health insurance companies
Specifies that early elective deliveries without a medical necessity shall not be reimbursed by MO HealthNet
Modifies various provisions relating to health insurance
Requires every medical malpractice insurer to establish a premium rate based on the average of all judgments awarded during the previous year in the county in which the provider practices
Modifies provisions relating to health insurance
Modifies provisions relating to health and welfare
Prohibits a health insurance plan from requiring an optometrist to provide additional services or materials at a limited or lower fee unless the services are reimbursed as covered services under the contract
Excludes excepted benefits from any health insurance mandated coverage
Exempts life insurance producers of policies or annuities with face amounts of $15,000 or less for funeral or burial expenses from continuing education requirements for insurance producers
Changes the requirements for licensure of health insurance navigators
Requires MO HealthNet reimbursement for certain services based on the new behavior assessment and intervention codes under the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding system
Prohibits hospitals, health care facilities, and health care professionals from owning, operating, or having a financial interest in health insurance entities
Establishes requirements for any entitity providing dental services
Changes the laws regarding payment methods by health insurers for early intervention services under the First Steps Program
Allows patients with cancer who have been prescribed disease-managing medicines to receive a partial rebate of their private health insurance co-payments or coinsurance
Requires all health insurance carriers and health benefit plans to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders
Requires certain group health insurance policies to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility
Requires all health insurance carriers and health benefit plans to provide coverage for prescribed food supplements
Requires all immunization providers to submit all vaccination records of adults and children in this state to the Missouri Immunization Registry and allows access by all authorized users to the records
Allows an insurance policyholder to petition the court for reimbursement of insurance costs as they occur during the pendency of a dissolution of marriage or legal separation
Modifies various provisions relating to health insurance
Requires actuarial analyses to be performed to determine potential costs of instituting oral anti-cancer parity and eating disorders mandate
Changes the laws regarding health care services
Requires certain group health insurance policies to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility
Requires every medical malpractice insurer to establish a premium rate based on the average of all judgments awarded during the previous year in the county in which the provider practices
Changes the laws regarding malpractice insurance
Urges the United States Congress to enact the Improved and Expanded Medicare for All Act
Requires every health carrier to file its premium rates and classification of risks with the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration for approval
Modifies provisions relating to the regulation of the Missouri Property and Casualty Insurance Association and the Missouri Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association
Requires MO HealthNet reimbursement for certain services based on the new behavior assessment and intervention codes under the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding system
Prohibits any contract between a health carrier or health benefit plan and a dentist from requiring a fee schedule established by the insurer if the services are not covered under the plan
Changes the laws regarding health insurance coverage and contracts
Prohibits any contract between a health carrier or health benefit plan and an optometrist from requiring a fee schedule established by the insurer if the services are not covered under the vision plan
Requires a health carrier that provides coverage for prescription eye drops to cover a refill without regard to a restriction for an early refill if it is authorized by the prescribing health care provider
Requires the MO HealthNet Division to reimburse licensed chiropractors for specific services
Requires persons certified and providing homebirth services to provide proof of malpractice insurance coverage prior to the provision of services
Establishes the Health Insurance Marketplace Innovation Act of 2013
Specifies that if an anatomical gift is medically unsuitable for transplantation or therapy, the gift may be used for research, education, or pass to an appropriate procurement organization
Requires all health insurance carriers and health benefit plans to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders
Prohibits a health carrier from requiring prior authorization for serious and urgent conditions
Requires health insurance issuers to pay an annual assessment which is to be placed in the Missouri Poison Center Funding Pool to support the Missouri Poison Center
Requires health carriers to reimburse a physical therapist in the same amounts as paid to a licensed physical therapist for rendering the same services regardless of the setting or venue
Provides protection for religious beliefs as to the imposition of certain health care services such as abortion, contraception, or sterilization
Establishes the Missouri Electronic Prior Authorization Committee regarding national standards for the process of obtaining prior approval from an insurer for certain services or medications
Prohibits the establishment and operation of health insurance exchanges in Missouri unless certain criteria are met
Establishes the Missouri Department of Transportation and Highway Patrol Health Care Plan
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
Requires an insurer to obtain approval from the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration before changing any insurance premium rate by 15% or more
Changes the laws regarding health insurance coverage and contracts
Requires health insurance issuers to pay an annual assessment which is to be placed in the Missouri Poison Center Funding Pool to support the Missouri Poison Center
Establishes the KidCare Co-op Program within the Department of Social Services to provide affordable health insurance to children through 18 years of age
Prohibits a health carrier or health benefit plan from denying reimbursement to a licensed athletic trainer who provides covered benefit services within the scope of an athletic trainer
Modifies the membership of the Missouri Health Insurance Pool
Requires a health insurance carrier to provide coverage for the initial device deemed necessary to treat a newborn who has been screened and assessed for a hearing impairment
Urges the United States Congress to enact the Improved and Expanded Medicare for All Act
Removes the June 30, 2012 expiration date of the provisions requiring every child enrolling in kindergarten or first grade in a public school to receive a comprehensive vision examination
Establishes protections for the religious beliefs and moral convictions of certain persons and entities regarding specified health care coverage
Requires all health carriers and health benefit plans providing prescription drug coverage to allow insureds to fill a mail order prescription at a participating in-network retail pharmacy
Requires certain group health insurance policies to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility
Prohibits any contract between a health carrier or health benefit plan and a dentist or optometrist from requiring a fee schedule established by the insurer if the services are not covered under the plan
Requires licensed chiropractors to be reimbursed under the MO HealthNet Program for providing services currently covered and within the scope of chiropractic practice
Requires every health carrier to file its premium rates and classification of risks with the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration for approval
Requires all health insurance carriers and health benefit plans to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders
Requires every health carrier to file its premium rates and classification of risks with the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration
Requires a health benefit plan to establish equal out-of-pocket requirements for an oral anticancer medication and an intravenously administered cancer medication
Requires a health carrier that provides coverage for prescription eye drops to cover a refill without regard to a restriction for an early refill if it is authorized by the prescribing health care provider
Requires a health benefit plan to establish equal out-of-pocket requirements for an orally administered anti-cancer medication and an intravenously administered or injected cancer medication
Changes the laws regarding vision examinations for school students
Prohibits an insurer from requiring any waiting period for health insurance coverage for maternity benefits and requires coverage to begin immediately from the effective date of the policy or plan
Requires the State Board of Pharmacy to establish rules governing the standard of care for pharmacies dispensing blood clotting therapies
Changes the laws regarding health insurance benefits for state employees
Removes the provisions requiring the Department of Health and Senior Services to provide information to physicians to give to breast implantation patients regarding advantages, disadvantages, and risks
Modifies various provisions regarding benefits provided by the state health care plan, rules promulgated by certain county health center boards, and the capping of non-covered dental and optometric services
Establishes the Show-Me Health Insurance Exchange Act
Modifies provisions relating to health insurance as it applies prescription drug co-payments and the establishment of web-based estimating systems for use by consumers
Changes the laws regarding health care
Changes the laws regarding health insurance premium rate reviews by the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration
Requires every health carrier to file all of its health insurance premium rate information with the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration before applying the rate
Requires an insurer to obtain approval from the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration before changing any insurance premium rate by 15% or more
Adds home nursing visits for newborn infants including follow-up care as needed for certain at-risk newborns to the list of covered services under the MO HealthNet Program
Expands the mental health insurance parity requirements under the Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Insurance Act to include all policies or contracts providing long-term disability benefits
Requires health insurance coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility
Requires the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan Board of Trustees to develop a cost-neutral or cost-positive plan to provide coverage for temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ) for plan participants
Urges the United States Congress to enact the Improved and Expanded Medicare for All Act
Changes the laws regarding health care quality data standardization and transparency and establishes criteria for programs of insurers to compare the quality and cost efficiency of health care providers
Changes the laws regarding the filing of an emergency rule by the Board of Trustees of the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan
Requires a health benefit plan to establish equal out-of-pocket requirements for an orally administered anti-cancer medication and an intravenously administered or injected cancer medication
Requires the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan Board of Trustees to develop a cost-neutral or cost-positive plan to provide bariatric coverage for individuals under the plan
Prohibits a health carrier from denying coverage for a refill of prescription eye drops under certain conditions
Requires a health care provider to provide medical records within 15 business days of a request
Requires health carriers to reimburse a physical therapist in the same amounts as paid to a licensed physicial therapitst for rendering the same services regardless of the setting or venue
Requires licensed chiropractors to be reimbursed under the MO HealthNet Program for providing services currently covered and within the scope of chiropractic practice
Specifies that health plans providing services for conditions within the scope of practice of athletic trainers may not deny reimbursement to a licensed athletic trainer if reimbursable to another provider
Requires all health insurance carriers or health benefit plans to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders
Specifies that health plans providing services for conditions within the scope of practice of athletic trainers may not deny reimbursement to a licensed athletic trainer if reimbursable to another provider
Prohibits an insurer from requiring any waiting period for health insurance coverage for maternity benefits and requires coverage to begin immediately from the effective date of the policy or plan
Establishes the Foreign Health Insurance Purchase Act which allows Missouri residents to purchase or enroll in a health insurance policy or health benefit plan that is licensed in certain other states
Prohibits a health carrier or benefit plan from denying reimbursement for providing diagnostic imaging services based solely on the licensed physician's specialty or professional board certification