HB2199--HEALTHCAREPRACTITIONERS
SPONSOR: Cook
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPass"bytheStandingCommitteeon
Insurancebyavoteof11to0.
Thebillmodifiesthedefinitionof"healthcarrier",asusedin
statutesrelatingtothecredentialingofhealthcare
practitioners, toincludeprepaiddentalplans.
ThisbillisthesameasHB1002(2021).
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthisisaneededfixtohelp
dentistswhoneedtogoonleaveandhireatemporaryreplacement
dentistsforhisorheroffice.Healthcarepractitionerscan
alreadydothis.
TestifyingforthebillwereRepresentative Cook;ArnieC.Ac
Dienoff;andtheMissouriDentalAssociation.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonycanbefoundunderTestimonyonthebillpageon
theHousewebsite.