Health, Public Legislation - Missouri

HCS/SS/SCS/SB 778 - This act provides that female students enrolling in sixth grade in a public school may receive, at the option of a parent or guardian, an immunization for the human papillomavirus (HPV). The Department of Health and Senior Services shall directly mail age appropriate information to parents or guardians of female students entering grade 6 regarding the connection between HPV and cervical cancer and the availability of the HPV immunization. Such information shall include the risk factors for developing cervical cancer, the connection between HPV and cervical cancer, how it is transmitted and how transmission can be prevented, the latest scientific information about the immunization's effectiveness, information about the importance of pap smears, and a statement explaining that questions from parents or guardians may be answered by a health care provider. Each mailing shall request that the parents of female students entering grade 6 voluntarily furnish a written statement [...]

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HCS/SS/SB 817 - This act modifies provisions relating to anatomic pathology and vision services.ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY SERVICES This act provides that no licensed health care professional shall charge, bill, or solicit payment for anatomic pathology services, unless the services are rendered personally by the health care professional or under the health care professional's direct supervision. However, this act does not prohibit billing of a referring laboratory for services when samples must be sent to another specialist, nor is it prohibited to bill a referring physician who has provided a written confirmation that the patient is not covered under a health benefit program, which is defined under the act. A referring physician shall not be prohibited from sending a patient's specimen to any laboratory providing anatomic pathology services. The provisions of the act do not prohibit the billing of anatomic pathology services: - To a referring laboratory, or by a referring laboratory,[...]

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HCS/SS/SCS/SB 1283 - This act establishes the Missouri Health Transformation Act of 2008.HEALTH CABINET AND HEALTH POLICY COUNCILThis act creates the Missouri Health Cabinet. The cabinet shall ensure that the public policy of the state relating to health is developed to promote interdepartmental collaboration and program implementation in order that services designed for health are planned, managed, and delivered in a holistic and integrated manner to improve the health of Missourians.The cabinet is created in the executive office of the Governor and shall meet for its first organizational session no later than October 1, 2008. Thereafter the cabinet shall meet at least six times each year, with two of the meetings in different regions of the state in order to solicit input from the public. The cabinet shall consist of six members, including the Governor, the director of the Departments of Health and Senior Services, mental health, insurance, financial institutions and professional [...]

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SCS/SB 1258 - This act modifies provisions relating to protections for elderly persons and the disabled receiving care for in-home services, adult day care, or personal care assistance. Under this act, the necessary statutory changes are made due to the transfer of the Division of Aging from the Department of Social Services to the Department of Health and Senior Services. SECTION 192.2000 The provisions on the elder abuse and neglect awareness program are modified to include information on financial exploitation of the elderly. SECTION 192.925 The definition of "protective services" is modified to mean a service provided by the state or other governmental or private organizations or individuals which are necessary for the eligible adult to meet his or her essential human needs. SECTION 2003 Immunity from civil and criminal liability is granted for any person making a report of abuse or neglect to the Department of Health and Senior Services unless the person acts negligently,[...]

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SB 1216 - This act requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to implement a health care quality program for the purpose of making available a health care quality report card to allow consumers to compare and assess the quality of health care services. The program shall be implemented in two phases. The first phase includes making available cost and quality outcome data on its Internet website by December 31, 2009. The data on the website shall consist of quality and performance outcome and patient charge data currently collected by the department from hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers under federal and state law, as well as data submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services already required to be submitted under federal law. The data shall be disclosed in a manner that allows consumers to conduct an interactive search. The second phase shall be implemented by December 31, 2011, and shall consist of the department working with the recommendations from [...]

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