Bill > HB935

This bill creates the "Patients First Act" and amends Missouri's insurance laws to prohibit health benefit plans from discriminating against healthcare providers based on their licensure. It requires that all healthcare providers be reimbursed at the same rate for the same service, as long as it is within the provider's scope of practice. The bill also authorizes the Department of Commerce and Insurance to promulgate rules to administer these new provisions, which are subject to the regulatory review process outlined in Missouri's Administrative Procedure Act.