Bill > HB2570

This bill establishes new regulations for how health insurance carriers and health benefit plans must calculate and pay for anesthesia services in Missouri. The bill defines key terms like "anesthesia time" (the period an anesthesia practitioner is present with a patient), "anesthesia time units" (15-minute intervals representing total anesthesia service time), and specifies that payment for anesthesia services should be calculated by multiplying base medical code units plus anesthesia time units by a conversion factor defined in the individual carrier contract. Critically, the bill prohibits health carriers and benefit plans from imposing time limits on anesthesia service payments or from restricting or excluding anesthesia time when calculating payments. The regulations apply to most health insurance plans, including MO HealthNet, children's health insurance programs, the Missouri consolidated health care plan, and other state-sponsored health insurance programs. The bill is classified as an emergency act, meaning it will go into effect immediately upon passage, with the stated purpose of protecting healthcare providers' ability to deliver medically necessary services to Missouri residents.

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https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB2570&year=2026&code=R