Bill > HB2372

This bill modifies various health care provisions in Missouri, including establishing "Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month" in September and "Infertility Awareness Week" in April, and designating March 26th as "Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS)/Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcus (PANDAS) Awareness Day." It also expands investment options for hospital trustees, allows hospitals to engage in more related health care activities, and updates regulations regarding medication self-administration by students, including the use of epinephrine delivery systems, which are single-use devices for delivering epinephrine. The bill further modifies provisions related to community paramedic services, the possession and use of epinephrine delivery systems by emergency health care providers, and allows for medical standing orders for prenatal vitamins and doula services. It also updates requirements for establishing physician-patient relationships via telemedicine, allows the Department of Health and Senior Services to contract with public health associations, and increases the twelve-month limit for purchasing pseudoephedrine-containing products. Additionally, the bill clarifies regulations for licensed facilities, allows hospital districts to invest more funds, establishes reimbursement for doula services under MO HealthNet, and requires child care providers to adopt allergy prevention policies. It also updates provisions for disabled license plates and windshield placards, allows hospitals to employ oral health providers, modifies rules for prescribing drugs via telemedicine, and clarifies the practice of pharmacy, including vaccine administration and medication therapy services. The bill also adjusts regulations for wholesale drug distributors and pharmacy distributors, establishes a program to promote medication safety, and updates requirements for speech-language pathologist licensure. Furthermore, it prohibits health carriers and pharmacy benefit managers from discriminating against covered entities regarding 340B drugs, modifies investment restrictions for multiple employer self-insured health plans, and sets new standards for anesthesia service payments and non-opioid pain medication coverage. Finally, it allows for the registration of doulas for health insurance reimbursement and requires health carriers to cover doula services, while also updating penalties for the unlawful sale of over-the-counter methamphetamine precursor drugs and removing notarization requirements for certain mental health facility applications.

Government Affairs, Health and Social Services

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB2372&year=2026&code=R