Legislative Action
| Board Member Dr. Robert Schaaf with encouragement and support of MoDocs has been working in the Missouri legislature to promote legislation that is beneficial to Missouri doctors.The following is a list of bills supported by Dr. Schaaf: | |
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2003HB 410 To correct problems with substance abuse traffic offender program HB 509 To allow physical therapists to be employed by physicians HB 530 To require coverage of Phase II clinical trials for cancer treatment HB 607 To revise lead abatement statutes |
2004HB 1097 To revise lead abatement statutes HB 1165 To enact an Any Willing Provider law in Missouri HB 1222 To require coverage of Phase II clinical trials for cancer treatment HB 1318 To modify lead testing requirements for children in high-lead areas HB 1477 To enact the Missouri Hospital Infection Control Act of 2004 2005HB 30 To require coverage of Phase II clinical trials for cancer treatment HB 108 To protect consumers from being overbilled when buying drugs HB 109 To allow physical therapists to be employed by physicians HB 131 To remove mercury from immunizations HB 175 To require licensing of those who use powerful lasers on patients HB 271 To prohibit hospitals from owning health insurance companies HB 402 To correct a law regarding licensing of podiatrists HB 438 To revise lead abatement statutes HB 585 To eliminate the Certificate of Need process for new hospitals HB 596 To allow employers to offer a lower health premium for non-smokers HB 596 To allow employers to offer a lower health premium for non-smokers HB 603 To enact an Any Willing Provider law in Missouri HB 604 To allow health plans to qualify for a certain federal tax credit program HB 620 To require that specialists do not defer diagnoses to nurse practitioners HB 626 To require the reporting of adverse health care events HB 657 To allow hospital medical staffs to determine their own membership HB 818 To require newborn screenings for certain diseases 2006HB 1041 To expand the practice of audiology HB 1079 To allow hospital medical staffs to determine their own membership HB 1080 To help ambulatory surgery centers to obtain licensure HB 1085 To allow health plans to qualify for a certain federal tax credit program HB 1087 To require reporting of data by medical malpractice insurers HB 1088 To protect consumers from being overbilled when buying drugs HB 1089 To require coverage of Phase II clinical trials for cancer treatment HB 1099 To modify the law regarding the reporting of infections HB 1101 To allow employers to offer a lower health premium for non-smokers HB 1254 To allow ER's to report drunk patients if they insist on driving away HB 1327 To enact an Any Willing Provider law in Missouri HB 1328 To require licensing of those who use powerful lasers on patients HB 1477 To allow the rapid reporting of neonatal test results to physicians HB 1536 To revise lead abatement statutes HB 1537 To eliminate the Certificate of Need process for new hospitals HB 1747 To require uniform application forms for health insurance companies 2007HB 77 To require uniform application forms for health insurance companies HB 209 To allow physical therapists to be employed by physicians HB 212 To protect consumers from being overbilled when buying drugs HB 222 To correct a problem with the malpractice insurance statutes (claim, CTS) HB 432 To enact an Any Willing Provider Law in Missouri HB 447 To require provider payments to cover the cost of the service provided HB 463 To require the use of ethical vaccines unless no alternative available HB 466 To eliminate the Certificate of Need process for new hospitals HB 483 To require licensing of those who use powerful lasers on patients HB 508 To require hospital care complaints to be investigated HB 588 To require adequate hospital staffing based upon patient acuity HB 948 To require newborn screenings of certain metabolic diseases HB 1162 To allow ER's to report drunk patients if they insist on driving away 2008HB 1546 To modify the law regarding the reporting of infections HB 1671 To require uniform application forms for health insurance companies HB 1805 To protect consumers from being overbilled when buying drugs HB 1806 To eliminate the Certificate of Need process for new hospitals HB 1857 To enact an Any Willing Provider Law in Missouri HB 1880 To prohibit Most Favored Nations Clauses in health insurance contracts HB 1933 To have Medicaid cover home telemonitoring HB 2256 To allow the Department of Insurance to collect data on medical liability HB 2346 To create a federal reimbursement allowance for ground ambulance HB 2398 To create the "Insure Missouri" program with a market-based approach 2009HB 95 To protect consumers from being overbilled when buying drugs HB 203 To prohibit Most Favored Nations Clauses in health insurance contracts HB 286 To modify the law regarding the reporting of infections HB 303 To enact an Any Willing Provider Law in Missouri HB 327 To make the Certificate of Need law more scientific and fair HB 372 To require uniform application forms for health insurance companies HB 401 To require certain lift devices to prevent injuries among nursing staffs HB 459 To create a federal reimbursement allowance for ground ambulance HB 614 To prohibit insurers from requiring copays greater than half a service's cost HB 691 To protect the confidentiality of physician impairment programs HB 810 To limit the number of embryos that a physician may implant in a woman HB 839 To enact a standard of care for persons with bleeding disorders HB 986 To protect radiologists from economic credentialing |
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