All Health Care Professionals Legislation - Missouri
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Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Health Insurance (H) Bill Text HB 2585 - KIDNEY DONATION - Donnelly, Margaret Prohibits a health carrier from refusing to issue or renew a health benefit plan based solely on an individual's prior donation of a kidney Comment on Bill HB2540 - HB 2540 - SURROGATE HEALTH CARE DECISIONS - Brandom, Ellen
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 HB2549 - HB 2549 - PROSTATE CANCER IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES - Hubbard, Rodney R.
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: Health Care Policy (H) Bill Text HB 2512 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS WORKFORCE - Baker, Judy Establishes the Office of Health Professions Workforce Planning to address the shortages and uneven distribution of health care professionals in this state HB2486 - HB 2486 - SERVICES FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT - Lipke, Scott A.
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Family Services (H) Bill Text HB 2486 - SERVICES FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT - Lipke, Scott A. Establishes the Evan de Mello Reimbursement Program to provide financial assistance for the cost of transportation and ancillary services associated with the medical treatment of an eligible child Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on General Laws (H) Bill Text HB 2457 - CERTIFICATE OF NEED PROGRAM - Jones, Kenny Exempts from the Certificate of Need Program review process certain skilled nursing and assisted living facilities that arrange the transfer of existing beds to a new licensed facility Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Healthcare Transformation Bill Text HB 2450 - PATIENT SAFETY - Page, Sam Requires each licensed hospital to create a nursing advisory board to establish and implement a standardized acuity-based patient classification system for each direct-care unit HB2423 - HB 2423 - MO HEALTHNET PROGRAM BENEFITS - Holsman, Jason R.
Latest Action: 04/21/2008 - HCS Reported Do Pass (H) Bill Text HB 2423 - MO HEALTHNET PROGRAM BENEFITS - Holsman, Jason R. 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 HB2419 - HB 2419 - IMMUNIZATIONS FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN - Onder, Bob
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Referred: Health Care Policy (H) Bill Text HB 2419 - IMMUNIZATIONS FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN - Onder, Bob Specifies that vaccination against the human papillomavirus will not be required of children attending public, private, parochial, or parish schools Latest Action: 04/16/2008 - HCS Reported Do Pass (H) Bill Text HB 2394 - TRANSPARENCY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES - Ervin, Doug Establishes guidelines for transparency in pricing and quality of health care services Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Health Care Policy (H) Bill Text HB 2390 - CORD BLOOD COLLECTION - Roorda, Jeff 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 Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Health Care Policy (H) Bill Text HB 2386 - AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS - Roorda, Jeff Requires all basic life support ambulances and stretcher vans to be equipped with an automated external defibrillator and be staffed by at least one individual trained in its use HB2370 - HB 2370 - LICENSURE OF MIDWIFES - Portwood, Dr. Charles R.
Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H) Bill Text HB 2370 - LICENSURE OF MIDWIFES - Portwood, Dr. Charles R. Changes the laws regarding midwives and the practice of midwifery Latest Action: 04/17/2008 - Rules - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text HB 2343 - LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES - Wilson, Kevin Changes the laws regarding sprinkler systems in long-term care facilities SB1264 - SB1264 - Requires hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to report adverse health events
Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Health and Mental Health Committee Bill Text SB 1264 -Under this act, all licensed hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers must submit reports of serious events and incidents to a Patient Safety Authority, which is created under the act. The authority will analyze the collected data to identify trends and recommend changes in healthcare practices and procedures that may be instituted to reduce the number and severity of future serious events and incidents. In addition, the authority will provide individual facilities with detailed reports analyzing data related to their specific facilities or to certain geographic regions and the state as a whole. A health care worker may file an anonymous report regarding a serious event with the authority. Upon receipt of the report, the authority shall give notice to the affected medical facility that a report has been filed. The authority shall conduct its own review of the report unless the medical facility has already commenced an investigation of the serious event. The medical facility [...] show full description SB1272 - SB1272 - Governs the treatment of quality of care data between health carriers and health care providers
Latest Action: 04/08/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Health and Mental Health Committee Bill Text SB 1272 - Under this act, a contract between a health carrier and a health care provider shall not require the provider to submit quality of care data to the health carrier as a condition of payment for medical services rendered, unless such data is included in the set of quality of care indicators selected by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for disclosure in comparative format to the public. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to limit the health carrier's ability to: (1) Abstract quality of care data from billing data submitted by the provider; or (2) Collect data necessary to comply with federal or state law or regulation or accreditation standards; or (3) Collect data from health care providers for whom the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has not implemented quality of care indicators for disclosure in comparative format. Under this act, any person who sells or distributes to the public quality of care data shall include [...] show full description Latest Action: 04/17/2008 - Rules - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text HB 2282 - HEALTH INSURANCE - Ervin, Doug Changes the laws regarding health insurance HB2275 - HB 2275 - FORENSIC EXAMINATIONS - Johnson, Connie "LaJoyce"
Latest Action: 04/17/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H) Bill Text HB 2275 - FORENSIC EXAMINATIONS - Johnson, Connie "LaJoyce" Changes the laws regarding forensic examinations on victims of alleged sexual offenses 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 SB1216 - SB1216 - Establishes the implementation of a health care quality report card
Latest Action: 04/22/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Health and Mental Health Committee Bill Text 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 [...] show full description Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee Bill Text SB 1215 - This act relates to pregnancy prevention and abortion.SEXUAL EDUCATION This act provides that any course materials relating to human sexuality shall not only be medically and factually accurate, but shall also be based on peer reviewed projects that have been demonstrated to influence healthy behavior. The course instruction shall also present abstinence from sexual activity as the preferred choice of behavior in relation to all sexual activity as the only sure way to avoid pregnancy or sexually transmitted infections. The students shall also be presented with information about the health benefits and side effects of all contraceptives and barrier methods as a means to prevent pregnancy and to reduce the risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections or other diseases and well as information regarding the vaccine for the human papillomavirus. The instruction shall also help the students gain knowledge about the physical, biological, and hormonal changes of adolescence [...] show full description SB1210 - SB1210 - Adds professional corporations of eligible physicians to coverage under the state legal expense fund
Latest Action: 04/07/2008 - Hearing Scheduled S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee Bill Text SB 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 SB1203 - SB1203 - Allows political subdivisions to elect to cover certain personnel as members of the Missouri local government employees' retirement system
Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Voted Do Pass S Pensions, Veterans' Affairs and General Laws Committee Bill Text SB 1203 - This act authorizes political subdivisions, by majority vote of their governing body, to elect to cover emergency police dispatchers and jailors as policemen members, and emergency fire dispatchers and emergency medical service personnel as firemen members, for purposes of coverage under the Missouri local government employees' retirement system. Such an election shall become effective on the first day of the calendar month specified by the governing body, the first day of the calendar month following receipt by the board of the election certification, or the date that the political subdivision elected to have its eligible employees covered by the system, whichever is later. Limitations in current law that provide that an employer's total contribution to the system shall not exceed the total contributions for the preceding fiscal year by more than one percent shall not apply to an increase resulting from an employer's election under the provisions of this act. ALEXA PEARSON HB2268 - HB 2268 - CHRISTIAN SCIENCE NURSES - Portwood, Dr. Charles R.
Latest Action: 04/03/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H) Bill Text HB 2268 - CHRISTIAN SCIENCE NURSES - Portwood, Dr. Charles R. Allows Christian Science nurses to provide religious, nonmedical services to any person who chooses to rely upon healing by spiritual means alone 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 SB1177 - SB1177 - Designates licensed professional counselors as mental health professionals in certain circumstances
Latest Action: 05/29/2008 - Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee Bill Text SB 1177 - Licensed professional counselors are included in the definition of mental health professionals for the purposes of carrying out the services of the Division of Comprehensive Psychiatric Services and the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse under the Department of Health. This act is identical to HB 1791 (2008). CHRIS HOGERTY HB2240 - HB 2240 - SWITCHING MEDICATION RECOMMENDATIONS - Stevenson, Bryan P.
Latest Action: 04/21/2008 - HCS Reported Do Pass (H) Bill Text HB 2240 - SWITCHING MEDICATION RECOMMENDATIONS - Stevenson, Bryan P. Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to establish rules governing the use of switch communications that recommend a patient to switch from a current medication to a different one Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H) Bill Text HB 2241 - COURT PROCEDURES - Stevenson, Bryan P. Changes the laws regarding merchandising practices, the requirements for maintaining an action for unlawful merchandising practices, and the qualifications of expert witnesses in civil actions Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee Bill Text SB 1162 - This act establishes licensing standards for different types of clinical laboratory science personnel. The act licenses clinical laboratory scientists, categorical laboratory scientists, clinical laboratory technicians and clinical laboratory assistants/phlebotomists. The act establishes the Clinical Laboratory Science Board consisting of seven members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The board shall establish educational standards and continuing education requirements, and approve credentialing bodies that administer the professional exams. Temporary licenses are allowed and licensees may be placed on inactive status under certain circumstances. Procedures are established for denial and revocation of licenses and for the review of those administrative decisions. The board shall recognize licenses issued by another state if that state's standards are equal to or exceed those in Missouri. This act is similar to SB 1099 (2006) and [...] show full description Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Healthcare Transformation Bill Text HB 2183 - NURSE STAFFING LEVELS - Low, Beth Requires hospitals to compile and post daily staffing information in patient care areas of each unit of the hospital Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Spec Com on Workforce Dev & Workplace Safety (H) Bill Text HB 2185 - PAID SICK DAYS ACT - Low, Beth Establishes the Paid Sick Days Act which requires employers to provide sick days with pay to employees Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Referred: Health Care Policy (H) Bill Text HB 2130 - DISCLOSURE OF MEDICAL INFORMATION - Talboy, Mike Requires health care providers to notify a patient when the patient's confidential medical information is improperly shared with a third party HB2106 - HB 2106 - UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT - Cooper, Robert Wayne
Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Rules - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text HB 2106 - UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT - Cooper, Robert Wayne Changes the laws regarding the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act and promotes uniformity of the law among states SB1109 - SB1109 - Modifies the scope of practice for licensed professional counselors
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - SCS Voted Do Pass S Financial & Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee (4383S.03C) Bill Text SCS/SB 1109 - This act modifies the scope of practice for licensed professional counselors.The practice of professional counseling is redefined to include:• Individual, group, and marriage and family counseling and psychotherapy.• Assessment for the purpose of establishing diagnosis or treatment goals and objectives;• Crisis intervention.• Diagnosis of persons with mental, emotional and behavioral disorders.• Planning, implementing, and evaluating treatment plans using counseling treatment interventions.• Facilitating the achievement of more effective intrapersonal, marital, decisional, social, education, vocational, developmental, or rehabilitative adjustments throughout the life span.• Utilization of functional assessment and counseling for persons requesting assistance in adjustment to a disability or handicapping condition.• Consulting, Research and Referral.• The use of specific methods, techniques, or modalities within the practice of [...] show full description SB1094 - SB1094 - Prescribes requirements for the interchange of anti-epileptic drugs
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Informal Calendar S Bills for Perfection--SB 1094-Loudon, with SCS Bill Text SCS/SB 1094 - This act provides that a pharmacy, when filling a prescription that has been prescribed for the treatment of epilepsy that denotes that the drug is from a specific manufacturer, be it generic or name brand, shall not interchange the drug for any other from another manufacturer other than the one specified in the prescription, unless the patient is notified of the interchange upon the delivery of the prescription. If such drug is interchanged, the pharmacy that fills such prescription shall notify the prescribing physician within forty-eight hours of the 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.
This act is identical to SB 634 (2007). ADRIANE CROUSE HB2028 - HB 2028 - MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS - Denison, Charles W. "Charlie"
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Referred: Health Care Policy (H) Bill Text HB 2028 - MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS - Denison, Charles W. "Charlie" Requires health care and mental health professionals to eliminate any known physical illness that could be causing weight loss in a patient prior to making a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa Latest Action: 04/23/2008 - HA 1 ADOPTED/HA 2 AND HCS AS AMENDED PENDING Bill Text HB 1990 - HEALTH CARE SERVICES - Wilson, Kevin Changes the laws regarding anatomic pathology services and health carrier notification requirements HB1971 - HB 1971 - MO HEALTHNET PROGRAM BENEFITS - Portwood, Dr. Charles R.
Latest Action: 04/21/2008 - HCS Reported Do Pass (H) Bill Text HB 1971 - MO HEALTHNET PROGRAM BENEFITS - Portwood, Dr. Charles R. Adds medically necessary chiropractic services to the list of covered services under the MO HealthNet Program Latest Action: 04/21/2008 - HCS Reported Do Pass (H) Bill Text HB 1940 - HOSPITAL PATIENT SAFETY - Page, Sam Changes the laws regarding hospital patient safety SB1050 - SB1050 - Establishes the Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act
Latest Action: 01/31/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee Bill Text SB 1050 - This act shall be known as the "Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act". The act requires that any claimant in an action alleging an asbestos or silica claim must file together with the complaint or other initial pleading a narrative medical report and diagnosis signed by a qualifying physician, accompanied by supporting test results, constituting prima facie evidence of the claimant's asbestos-related or silica-related injury. If the court finds that the claimant has failed to make the required prima facie showing, the claim shall be dismissed without prejudice. Claimants are also required to file a sworn information form containing all of the information listed in this act. No asbestos or silica claims shall be filed on behalf of a class or group, other than claims relating to the exposed person and members of his or her family. However, the court may consolidate asbestos or silica claims with the consent of all parties, or may consolidate cases for pretrial or discovery [...] show full description SB1043 - SB1043 - Requires health carriers to provide coverage for out-of-network chiropractic services under certain circumstances
Latest Action: 01/31/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Health and Mental Health Committee Bill Text SB 1043 - This act requires health carriers that provide in-network chiropractic benefits to provide coverage for services rendered by an out-of-network chiropractic physician if the health carrier provide out-of-network benefits for other health care services. STEPHEN J. WITTE SB1044 - SB1044 - Modifies provisions regarding minimum ambulance staffing for ambulances staffed with volunteers
Latest Action: 05/29/2008 - Reported Duly Enrolled S Rules Committee Bill Text SCS/SB 1044 - Under current law, each ground ambulance is required to be staffed with at least two licensed individuals when transporting a patient, except for certain counties which are allowed to have only one licensed emergency medical technician, registered nurse or physician in attendance. This act amends current law to allow this exception for any ambulance licensed in the state staffed with volunteers. A volunteer is defined as an individual who performs hours of service without promise, expectation or receipt of compensation for services rendered, except for a nominal stipend per call to compensate for fuel, uniforms, and training. This act is identical to provisions in HCS/SCS/SB 1039 (2008)and to provisions in HCS/SB 845 (2008). ADRIANE CROUSE Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Taken Up for Perfection (H) Bill Text HB 1880 - HEALTH INSURANCE CONTRACTS - Schaaf, Robert Prohibits any agreement between a health insurance carrier and a licensed health care provider from containing provisions which place certain restrictions on the provider Latest Action: 05/01/2008 - Dropped from Calendar - Rule 44 (H) Bill Text HB 1806 - CERTIFICATE OF NEED - Schaaf, Robert Limits the Certificate of Need Program to long-term care facilities HB1815 - HB 1815 - MEDICAL RECORDS FEES - Portwood, Dr. Charles R.
Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text HB 1815 - MEDICAL RECORDS FEES - Portwood, Dr. Charles R. Clarifies the fees for copying patient care medical records and establishes the maximum amount for the combination of the notary and certification fee HB1816 - HB 1816 - HEALTH CARE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION - LeVota, Paul
Latest Action: 04/21/2008 - HCS Reported Do Pass (H) Bill Text HB 1816 - HEALTH CARE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION - LeVota, Paul Establishes the Health Care Whistleblower Protection Act to protect certain health care professionals from retaliatory actions by employers for reporting violations regarding improper patient care Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety (H) Bill Text HB 1830 - MEDICAL MARIJUANA - Young, Terry Changes the laws regarding the classification of marijuana as a controlled substance and legalizes the use of marijuana for medical purposes HB1831 - HB1831 - Enacts provisions regarding the coercion of abortions
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Inf Calendar H Bills for Third Reading--HCS for HBs 1831 & 1472 (Mayer) Bill Text HB 1831 - ABORTIONS - Onder, Bob Changes the laws regarding the consent requirements for obtaining an abortion and creates the crime of coercing an abortion HB1846 - HB 1846 - WITHDRAWN - Low, Beth
Latest Action: 02/13/2008 - Withdrawn (H) Bill Text HB 1846 - WITHDRAWN - Low, Beth Requires hospitals to compile and post daily staffing information in patient care areas of each unit of the hospital SB1021 - SB1021 - Changes the laws regarding midwives and the practice of midwifery
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Formal Calendar S Bills for Third Reading--SS#2 for SCS for SBs 1021 & 870-Loudon Bill Text SS#2/SCS/SBs 1021 & 870 - This act creates a "Board of Professional Midwives" within the Division of Professional Registration. The board shall have the power to issue licenses and to suspend, revoke or deny the license of a professional midwife. The board shall develop practice guidelines regarding the practice of midwifery established by the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM), including the development of collaborative relationships with other healthcare practitioners who can provide care outside the scope of midwifery when necessary. A professional midwife is defined as one who is certified by NARM as a certified professional midwife providing for compensation those skills relevant to the care of women and infants before, during, and after birth. The practice of professional midwifery is defined as the science and art of examination, evaluation, assessment, counseling and treatment of women and infants by those methods commonly taught in any midwifery school, midwifery or [...] show full description HB1790 - HB1790 - Modifies provisions relating to municipal health care facilities and hospital designations
Latest Action: 05/29/2008 - Signed by House Speaker(H) Bill Text HB 1790 - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES - Cooper, Robert Wayne Changes the laws regarding municipal health care facilities and hospital designations Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Referred: Special Committee on Healthcare Transformation Bill Text HB 1750 - MENTAL HEALTH PATIENT TRANSFERS - Lampe, Sara Prohibits the transfer of a mental health patient from one facility to another without the consent of the patient or the patient's parent, legal guardian, or nearest known relative SB987 - SB987 - Modifies the membership of the MO HealthNet Oversight Committee by adding a licensed podiatrist and a licensed nurse
Latest Action: 01/29/2008 - Hearing Scheduled S Health and Mental Health Committee Bill Text SB 987 - This act modifies the membership of the MO HealthNet Oversight Committee by adding a licensed podiatrist and a licensed nurse. ADRIANE CROUSE Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text HB 1739 - PRESCRIBING PSYCHOLOGISTS - Moore, Danielle Authorizes the licensure of prescribing psychologists SB972 - SB972 - Adds comprehensive day rehabilitation services under MO HealthNet
Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Voted Do Pass S Health and Mental Health Committee Bill Text SB 972 - This act adds as a covered service under the MO HealthNet program comprehensive day rehabilitation services. ADRIANE CROUSE Latest Action: 04/17/2008 - Executive Session Completed (H) Bill Text HB 1701 - IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DRUGS - Wasson, Jay Prohibits certain requirements for the dispensing of immunosuppressive drugs under the MO HealthNet Program without the consent of the physician and MO HealthNet participant SB948 - SB948 - Clarifies the duty of pharmacies to fill prescriptions
Latest Action: 01/16/2008 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee Bill Text SB 948 - This act provides that upon receiving a valid, lawful prescription for a contraceptive, a pharmacy has a duty to dispense the contraceptive or a suitable alternative permitted by the health care provider who issued the prescription. The pharmacy must fill the prescription without delay and consistent with the normal time frame for filling any other prescription. If the contraceptive or suitable alternative is not in stock, the pharmacy must obtain the contraceptive under the pharmacy's standard procedures for ordering contraceptives not in stock. If the patient prefers, the prescription must either be transferred to a local pharmacy of the patient's choice or returned to the patient. This act also provides that nothing in the provisions of this act shall interfere with a pharmacist's screening for potential drug therapy problems, contraindications, or other potential interaction problems. A pharmacy has a duty to treat each customer in a non-judgmental manner and ensure [...] show full description Latest Action: 02/07/2008 - Public Hearing Completed (H) Bill Text HB 1643 - MIDWIFERY - Onder, Bob Repeals the provision allowing a person holding a ministerial or tocological certification to provide services related to pregnancy HB1634 - HB 1634 - REGISTERED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS - Wildberger, Edward
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H) Bill Text HB 1634 - REGISTERED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS - Wildberger, Edward Establishes the Registered Surgical Technologist Title Protection Act Latest Action: 01/24/2008 - Referred: Spec Com on Professional Registration & Licens (H) Bill Text HB 1600 - MIDWIFERY - Davis, Cynthia L. Specifies that a person performing midwifery services is not engaging in the practice of medicine, osteopathy, nursing, nurse-midwifery, or any other medical practice and does not have to be licensed SB923 - SB923 - Modifies the membership of the MO HealthNet Oversight Committee by adding a licensed optometrist
Latest Action: 01/29/2008 - Hearing Scheduled S Health and Mental Health Committee Bill Text SB 923 - This act modifies the membership of the MO HealthNet Oversight Committee by adding a licensed optometrist. ADRIANE CROUSE SB915 - SB915 - Authorizes peer review committees for certain emergency medical services
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Informal Calendar S Bills for Perfection--SB 915-Ridgeway Bill Text SB 915 - This act modifies the definition of "health care professional", for purposes of determining who is subject to peer review, to include physical therapists, emergency medical technicians and emergency medical dispatchers. The act provides that a peer review committee may be comprised of members appointed by a board of trustees or chief executive officer of a licensed ambulance service, a licensed emergency medical response agency, or any not-for-profit organization that provides for ambulance services, as long as the governing body of such not-for-profit organization consists of elected officials or individuals appointed by a mayor, board of alderman, city council, county commission, county legislature, or ambulance district. A committee may also be comprised of members appointed by a mayor, city council, board of alderman, county commission, county legislature, or ambulance district. This act also provides immunity from civil liability for members of a peer review committee that [...] show full description SB916 - SB916 - Requires hospitals to report adverse health events to a patient safety organization for review
Latest Action: 04/08/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Health and Mental Health Committee Bill Text SB 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 SB917 - SB917 - Creates licensing requirements for prescribing psychologists
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Informal Calendar S Bills for Perfection--SB 917-Goodman, et al Bill Text SB 917 - This act licenses prescribing psychologists and confers the authority to prescribe certain medications and test blood and urine to monitor treatment. Licensees shall not be allowed to order electro-convulsive therapy. As a prerequisite to licensure a licensee must: • Complete 400 hours of didactic educational instruction. • Complete a 1 year supervised fellowship with a full-time caseload of patients and provide medication management, psychological evaluations, and therapeutic services. • Pass a national exam. • Maintain medical liability insurance. Licensees shall prescribe under a collaborative practice agreement for the first year of licensure. After the first year of licensure the licensee shall maintain a referral agreement with a physician to provide for the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions. This act is similar to HB 350 (2007), and SB 701 (2007). CHRIS HOGERTY SB918 - SB918 - Prohibits certain requirements for immunosuppresive drugs under the MO HealthNet Program without the consent of the physician and patient
Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - SCS Voted Do Pass S Seniors, Families and Public Health Committee (4181S.03C) Bill Text SCS/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 SB921 - SB921 - Adds coverage under the state legal expense fund for certain heath care professionals providing uncompensated service at summer camps
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee Bill Text SB 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 HB1546 - HB1546 - Modifies provisions relating to infection incident rates reporting and control
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - S Inf Calendar H Bills for Third Reading--HCS for HB 1546 (Purgason) Bill Text HB 1546 - INFECTION CONTROL - Schaaf, Robert Changes the laws regarding infection control and specifies when incidents of ventilator-associated pneumonia must be included by the Department of Health and Senior Services in its quarterly reports 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 |
