Top Legislation - View All
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Health Insurance (H) Bill Text
HB 1300 - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE - Kuessner, J. C.
Requires insurers providing medical malpractice insurance to health care providers to establish premiums based on the average judgment in medical malpractice cases by county during the previous calendar year
Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Rules - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text
HB 1339 - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - Muschany, T. Scott
Changes the laws regarding medical malpractice by revising the definitions of "health care provider" and "health care services"
Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text
HB 1398 - STATE LEGAL EXPENSE FUND - Dusenberg, Gary
Adds specialists to the list of health care providers for whom the State Legal Expense Fund is available for payment of certain claims filed against a provider
Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text
HB 1472 - INFORMED CONSENT FOR ABORTION - Cunningham, Jane
Revises the definition of "abortion" and requires an obstetric ultrasound to be conducted prior to the 24-hour waiting period for an abortion
Latest Action: 04/02/2008 - Rules - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text
HB 1504 - SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES - Walton, Juanita Head
Allows 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
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Referred: Health Care Policy (H) Bill Text
HB 1520 - INFORMED CONSENT FOR ABORTIONS - Hodges, Steve
Adds additional criteria to meet the informed consent requirements prior to a doctor performing an abortion
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred H Fiscal Review Committee Bill TextHCS/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,[...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/08/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Health and Mental Health Committee Bill TextSB 916 - This act requires hospitals to report whenever they have a "serious reportable event in health care," as identified by the National Quality Forum. Such events include wrong-site surgery, retention of a foreign object in a patient after surgery, and death or serious disability associated with medication error. The procedure for hospitals reporting such events to the Department of Health and Senior Services and to a patient safety organization are prescribed in the act. The requirements for a patient safety organization are also prescribed in the act. The patient-identifying data shall be redacted from information provided to the department or patient safety organization. The initial report of the event shall be reported to the patient safety organization and include a description of immediate actions taken by the hospital to minimize the risk of harm to patients and prevent reoccurrence. Within 45 days after the event occurred, the hospital shall submit to the patient safety [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - SCS Voted Do Pass S Seniors, Families and Public Health Committee (4181S.03C) Bill TextSCS/SB 918 - Under this act, the MO HealthNet program shall not require a pharmacy, when filling a prescription that has been prescribed for the treatment as an immunosuppresant that denotes that the drug is from a specific manufacturer, be it generic or name brand, to interchange the drug for any other from another manufacturer other than the one specified in the prescription, unless the MO HealthNet participant is notified of the interchange, in writing or verbally, upon the delivery of the prescription. If such drug is interchanged with notice to the participant, the pharmacy that fills such prescription shall notify the prescribing health care professional before delivery of the prescription. The requirement under this act shall not apply to prescriptions dispensed for inpatients of a hospital, nursing home, assisted living facility, or inpatients of a mental health or residential facility. ADRIANE CROUSE
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee Bill TextSB 921 - This act adds coverage under the state legal expense fund for any physician, nurse, physician assistant, dental hygienist or dentist who provides uncompensated primary care or preventive medical, nursing or dental services within the scope of his or her license or registration at a summer camp. ALEXA PEARSON
|
Latest Legislation - View All
Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Senior Citizen Advocacy (H) Bill Text
HB 2568 - PERSONAL CARE FOR DISABLED ADULTS - Funderburk, Doug
Establishes a pilot project in the Department of Health and Senior Services to allow relative caregivers to provide personal care services for disabled adults who are unable to self-direct their care
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Health Care Policy (H) Bill Text
HB 2540 - SURROGATE HEALTH CARE DECISIONS - Brandom, Ellen
Establishes the requirements for health care providers to seek a surrogate to make health care decisions for a patient who is incapacitated
Latest Action: 04/30/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H) Bill Text
HB 2549 - PROSTATE CANCER IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES - Hubbard, Rodney R.
Establishes the Prostate Research, Imaging, and Men's Education (PRIME) Act to expand and intensify research to develop innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H) Bill Text
HB 2527 - ALTERNATIVES TO ABORTION - Sander, Therese
Allows for the "Choose Life" special license plate, creates the Missouri Alternatives to Abortion Services Support Fund, and establishes the Choose Life Commission
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Transportation (H) Bill Text
HB 2402 - DISABLED LICENSE PLATES AND PLACARDS - Kraus, Will
Allows an exemption to the physician's statement requirement for disabled license plates and placards for a person who is required to abstain from medical care due to religious affiliation
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H) Bill Text
HB 2272 - PREVENTION FIRST ACT - Wright-Jones, Robin
Changes the laws regarding sexual education, abortions, and pregnancy prevention
Latest Action: 04/07/2008 - Hearing Scheduled S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee Bill TextSB 1210 - Current law provides that licensed physicians who provide uncompensated medical care to persons referred by certain health departments or health centers shall be covered by the state legal expense fund. This act provides that the professional corporations of such physicians shall also be covered, and also adds tax-exempt charitable health care center referral networks to the list of authorized referral sources for purposes of coverage. This act is similar to HCS/HB 1398 (2008). ALEXA PEARSON
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H) Bill Text
HB 2267 - ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF PHARMACISTS - LeVota, Paul
Requires a person who has reasonable cause to believe that a pharmacist's or other health care professional's conduct is illegal or could cause serious injury to make a report to specific authorities
Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H) Bill Text
HB 2256 - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE - Schaaf, Robert
Changes the laws regarding the reporting of information related to medical malpractice insurance
Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text
HB 2244 - PAIN TREATMENT ACT - Page, Sam
Renames the Intractable Pain Treatment Act to the Pain Treatment Act and removes the term "intractable pain" from its provisions
|
