Health Care Policy

MO - Representative Keith Frederick (R)

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Chair

MO - Representative Diane Franklin (R)

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Vice Chair

MO - Representative Gary L. Cross (R)

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MO - Representative Steve Hodges (D)

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MO - Representative Chris Kelly (D)

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MO - Representative Jeanne Kirkton (D)

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MO - Representative Lynn Morris (R)

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MO - Representative Jim Neely (R)

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MO - Representative Myron Neth (R)

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MO - Representative Sharon Pace (D)

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MO - Representative Bill White (R)

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MO - Representative David Wood (R)

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MO - HB1145 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

MO - HB1370 Allows health care providers to release a deceased patient's medical records to certain individuals

MO - HB1146 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

MO - HB1845 Changes the laws regarding consent for a minor to have an abortion

MO - HB1192 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

MO - HB1313 Increases the minimum waiting period before a woman can have an abortion from 24 hours to 72 hours

MO - HB1960 Establishes the requirements for certain authorized entities to stock a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors for emergency administration

MO - HB1934 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

MO - HB1478 Changes the laws regarding the protection of women's health care

MO - HB1745 Establishes the Sickle Cell Standing Committee to study and make recommendations regarding the impact of sickle cell disease on urban communities

MO - HB1846 Changes the laws regarding the enforcement of abortion laws

MO - HB2145 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

MO - HB1324 Establishes a pilot program for the medical use of marijuana

MO - HB1193 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

MO - HB1375 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

MO - HB1411 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

MO - HB2219 Establishes the Supporting Working Moms Act of 2014 that requires an employer to provide reasonable break time for nursing mothers

MO - HB1148 Requires an ultrasound to be conducted and reviewed with the pregnant woman prior to the 24-hour waiting period for an abortion

MO - HB1641 Creates the Nursing Workforce Analysis Fund and changes the responsibilities of the State Board of Nursing

MO - HB1793 Changes the laws regarding the provision of health care

MO - HB1991 Changes the laws regarding eligibility for MO HealthNet benefits

MO - HB2162 Establishes the 2014 Safe Patient Handling and Movement Act

MO - HB1114 Changes the laws regarding the use of automated external defibrillators

MO - HB1103 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

MO - HB1352 Changes the laws regarding the protection of women's health care

MO - HB1528 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

MO - HB1531 Prohibits abortions performed for the purpose of providing fetal organs or tissue for medical transplantation

MO - HB1621 Changes the requirements for the electronic birth and death registration system

MO - HB1656 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

MO - HB1568 Establishes the requirements for certain authorized entities to stock a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors for emergency administration

MO - HB1585 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

MO - HB1779 Changes the laws regarding mental health facility safety

MO - HB2189 Requires persons certified and providing homebirth services to provide proof of malpractice insurance coverage prior to the providing services

MO - HB1876 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

MO - HB1645 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

MO - HB1893 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

MO - HB1963 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

MO - HB1430 Specifies that anyone providing medical services cannot be required to perform or participate in activities that violate his or her conscience or principles

MO - HB1627 Extends the expiration date of the provisions regarding the Missouri Rx Plan from August 28, 2014, to August 28, 2017

MO - HB1223 Changes the asset limits to qualify for MO HealthNet benefits to $5,000 for a single person and $10,000 for a married couple

MO - HB1590 Requires all students attending public institutions of higher education who reside in on-campus housing to have received the meningococcal conjugate vaccine

MO - HB1379 Requires an ultrasound to be conducted and reviewed with the pregnant woman prior to the 24-hour waiting period for an abortion

MO - HJR62 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

MO - HB2061 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

MO - HB1314 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

MO - HB1307 Changes the minimum waiting period before a woman can have an abortion from 24 hours to 72 hours

MO - HB2074 Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to develop and maintain an electronic death registration system