Bill > HB402

This bill makes several changes to healthcare-related provisions in Missouri: It establishes "Rare Kidney Disease Awareness Month" in March to increase awareness of rare kidney diseases. It modifies provisions related to emergency medical services, including updating terminology and allowing regional EMS medical directors to develop protocols for special needs patients. The bill establishes a health professional loan repayment program for healthcare, mental health, and public health professionals to practice in areas of defined need. It also creates a Parkinson's disease registry to collect data on the incidence of Parkinson's disease in Missouri. Additionally, the bill allows for the temporary holding of at-risk behavioral health patients in hospitals, requires hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to adopt policies for surgical smoke evacuation, and establishes a voluntary nonopioid directive form that patients can use to refuse opioid prescriptions.

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs, Justice

https://www.house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB402&year=2023&code=R