MAFP Advocacy & Bill Tracking

MAFP is working on behalf of its membership and their patients during the 2010 Missouri General Assembly.  We have compiled the following list of current legislation, with links to text, bill summaries, and action to date on these bills. 

HB 1210   Relating to methamphetamine precursor drugs Lipke HB 1244   Relating to taxes on prescribed drugs Sater HB 1375   Relating to prescribing medications for STDs Cooper-155 HB 1449   Relating to advanced practice registered nurse Allen HB 1495 Changes the laws regarding health insurance contracts Schaaf HB 1498   Relating to payment of health ins. claims Jones-89 HB 1548   Relating to MSHSAA Calloway HB 1738 Changes the laws regarding physician assistants. Guernsey HB 1740   Relating to sexually transmitted diseases Storch HB 1766   Relating to state indoor clean act Bivins HB 1790   Establishes the Missouri False Claims Act Flook HB 1808   Relating to MO HealthNet program Franz HB 1855   Relating to medical staff membership Schaaf HB 1865   Relating to head injuries of student athletes Meiners HB 1877   Relating to safety belt usage Webber HB 1878   Relating to health care providers Funderburk HB 1884   Adds hearing aids to the MO HealthNet program Grisamore HB 1891   Relating to cigarette taxes Nasheed HB 1918 Changes the laws regarding public assistance programs Sater HB 1935   Relating to human papillomavirus screenings Low HB 1961   Relating to duty to fill prescriptions Newman HB 1964   Relating to MO High Risk Health Insurance Pool Ervin HB 1971   Modifies provisions of prompt pay statutes Bivins HB 1978   Relating to midwifery services Talboy HB 1988   Relating to licensing board Wasson HB 1989   Relating to health care employees Wasson HB 1990 Requires employers to verify the nurses licensure status Wells HB 2072 Establishes criteria for insurers to compare providers Ervin HB 2118 Requires chiropractors to be MO HealthNet reimbursed Schoeller HB 2124 Requirements for naturopathic physician licensure Schoemehl HB 2203 Establishes a step therapy/ prior authorization website Stevenson HJR 48 Prohibits compelling anyone to a healthcare system Davis HJR 56   Fair Tax amendment Emery SB 616 Enacts provisions relating to community health centers Goodman SB 627   Relating to immunizations against the HPV Justus SB 636   Relating to the payment of health insurance Lembke SB 639   Relating to Mo HealthNet fraud Schmitt SB 742 Membership of MO HealthNet Oversight Committee Shoemyer SB 788   Relating to interscholastic athletics Lembke SB 825 Prohibits substitution of anti-epileptic drugs Clemens SB 904 Repeals the Clean Indoor Air Act and new provisions Bray SB 917 Healthcare data standardization and transparency Schaefer SB 918 Enacts provisions regarding pharmacy benefit managers Schaefer SB925 Prohibits requiring disclosure of reimbursement rates Dempsey SB955 Expedited partner therapy - prescribing for certain STDs Wright-Jones SB 959 Creates a state false claims act. Schmitt SB 986 Authorizes physical therapists to accept APRN Rx’s Barnitz SB 990 Reauthorizes children’s vision examination program Scott SJR 25   Relating to freedom of choice in health care Cunningham SJR 29   Replacement of taxes on income with sales tax Purgason SJR 37   Replaces income tax with a sales and use tax Ridgeway

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Want to get even more involved? Become a grassroots activist for family medicine by emailing Amy Tuma at atuma@mo-afp.org. We'll supply you with all the information you need, and you'll receive e-mail alerts when it's time to contact your legislator on key issues.  If you are not sure who your legislators are, visit the Legislator Lookup and search by using your zip code.

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Advocacy Commission
This commission shall investigate and/or initiate methods of improving the health and well-being of the citizens of Missouri, representing the interests of family physicians and strengthening the specialty of family practice, including encouraging the passage of laws to that end. This commission will also have the responsibility for evaluating and initiating changes in the by-laws.

Chair:  Bill Fish, MD
Legislative Consultant:  Pat Strader

Staff liaison:  Jennifer Bauer