Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health

MO - Senator Norma Champion (R)

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Chair

MO - Senator Matt Bartle (R)

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Vice-chair

MO - Senator Bill Alter (R)

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Member

MO - Senator Dan Clemens (R)

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Member

MO - Senator Bill Stouffer (R)

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Member

MO - Senator Pat Dougherty (D)

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Member

MO - Senator Harry Kennedy (D)

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Member

MO - Senator Charles Wheeler (D)

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Member

MO - SB7 Modifies various provisions relating to lead poisoning

MO - SB8 Creates the "Children's Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council"

MO - SB21 Modifies laws of adoption and creates the "Putative Father Registry" fund

MO - SB26 Increases the resource limits for public assistance eligibility for single and married persons

MO - SB28 Modifies language regarding anti-kickback penalties and certain pharmaceutical companies and establishes the "Well-Being committee" to aid pharmacies

MO - SB39 Closes the drug benefit coverage gap that was created due to the enactment of the Medicare Act of 2003

MO - SB49 Prohibits immunizations containing mercury preservatives after January 1, 2007

MO - SB60 Increases the foster care reimbursement and the adoption subsidy rates over a four-year period

MO - SB64 Creates the Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Quality Assurance Act

MO - SB74 Creates new provisions with respect to the Department of Health and Senior Services

MO - SB75 Closes the drug benefit coverage gap that was created due to the enactment of the Medicare Act of 2003

MO - SB88 Exempts certain food sales from food inspection laws

MO - SB90 Authorizes advanced practice nurses to prescribe certain controlled substances

MO - SB95 Modifies various provisions relating to lead abatement

MO - SB146 Allows the Department of Health to investigate complaints of air quality in public schools

MO - SB152 Creates a trust fund and Commission for Youth Smoking Prevention

MO - SB153 Modifies the law relating to ombudsman volunteers

MO - SB162 Removes references to the Committee on Radiation Control from Chapter 192, RSMo

MO - SB164 Prohibits the use of public funds for health and social services programs that subsidize abortion services

MO - SB167 Requires privately funded mental health facilities to have the same reporting requirements for patient abuse as state mental health facilities

MO - SB173 Creates a graduated increase in payments to sheltered workshops and alters bidding preferences for products and services from sheltered workshops

MO - SB203 Adds young adult provisions to the Missouri Consolidated Health Care plan

MO - SB204 Mandates insurance coverage for new phases of clinical trials undertaken for the treatment of cancer

MO - SB208 Requires the Department of Mental Health to perform a cost benefit analysis before downsizing or closing any of its facilities

MO - SB214 Each child enrolled in kindergarten, or first grade to receive comprehensive vision examinations

MO - SB226 Modifies provisions relating to the Medicaid program

MO - SB235 Allows physicians to jointly negotiate with certain health insurance carriers

MO - SB243 Modifies various provisions dealing with the reporting and investigating of an individual's death

MO - SB315 Extends the sunset date for the licensure of health care facilities to August 28, 2008

MO - SB316 Modifies provisions of the law relating to ambulatory medical treatment centers

MO - SB321 Establishes the Dental Carve-Out Act of 2005 to implement a process of providing dental benefits to public assistance recipients

MO - SB323 Establishes the eligibility criteria for grants to umbilical cord blood banks

MO - SB331 Modifies various provisions relating to delinquent child support payments

MO - SB341 Limites certificate of need to only long-term care facilities

MO - SB347 Modifies education requirements for professional counselors

MO - SB353 Extends expiration date of the Missouri senior RX program

MO - SB359 Provides for price and performance comparisons of health care facilities to be posted on a state website

MO - SB363 Includes unborn children within the definition of "children" for eligibility in CHIPs

MO - SB365 Provides health insurance coverage for phase I and phase II clinical trials for cancer treatment

MO - SB368 Provides Medicaid benefits to all cancer patients

MO - SB376 Provides immunity from liability to private contractors working under the direction of the children's division

MO - SB379 Sets standards for emergency care for rape victims

MO - SB393 Prescribes requirements for assisted living residences

MO - SB403 Authorizes professional counselors to diagnose

MO - SB408 Allows health carriers to offer one or more health plans which contain deductibles, coinsurance, or other options

MO - SB409 Requires all health clubs to have at least one automated external defibrillator

MO - SB410 Provides for the exclusion of assets for purposes of determining eligibility for public assistance

MO - SB416 Prohibits health insurers from refusing to contract with willing optometrists and ophthalmologists

MO - SB433 Established the MO Health Care Stablilization Fund to assist health care providers with excess liability coverage

MO - SB457 Modifies the law relating to ombudsman volunteers

MO - SB458 Requires pharmacists to fill prescriptions against religious beliefs unless an employer can accommodate a request not to do so

MO - SB518 Creates the Assistive Technology Trust Fund for assistive technology

MO - SB522 Provides for an informal dispute resolution for long-term care facilities to contest inspections or complaint investigations

MO - SB523 Establishes a distant dental hygientist learning program

MO - SB527 Requires hospitals to implement a nurse-to-patient ration system

MO - SB547 Grants courts power to appoint trustees to disburse funds for health care when a patient is in a persistent vegetative state

MO - SB551 Adds a definition for emergency as it relates to removal of a child from the home

MO - SB555 Provides financial assistance to physically disabled persons for personal care assistance services through eligible vendors