Bill > SB667

This bill modifies provisions relating to public funding of abortion facilities and affiliates and MO HealthNet providers. The key provisions are: 1. It prohibits the use of public funds, facilities, and employees to perform, induce, or assist in abortions, except as provided by state statutes. It also prohibits the use of public funds to any abortion facility or its affiliates or associates. 2. It repeals and enacts new sections related to MO HealthNet, including restricting MO HealthNet payments to any abortion facility or its affiliates or associates. 3. It grants the Department of Social Services or its designated division the authority to suspend, revoke, or cancel any MO HealthNet provider contract or agreement if the provider, its affiliate, or associate has committed fraud, abuse, or unethical behavior and has been removed or prohibited from being a Medicaid provider in another state. 4. It requires the MO HealthNet division to revise the eligibility requirements for the uninsured women's health program to include women with a net family income of at or below 185% of the federal poverty level, while prohibiting the use of funds to any abortion facility or its affiliates or associates.