HB2634--HEALTHCARE
SPONSOR: Smith(163)
Asspecifiedinthisbill,nopublicfundsshallbeexpendedtoany
abortionfacility,oraffiliateorassociatethereof,includingfor
MOHealthNetreimbursement.
Anytaxpayer,aswellastheAttorneyGeneral,shallhavestanding
tobringacauseofactioninanycourtoradministrative agencyof
competentjurisdictiontoenforcetheseprovisions,asdescribedin
thebill.
ThebillmodifiesexistingstatutepermittinganyMOHealthNet
participanttoobtainMOHealthNetservicesfromanyproviderof
suchservicesinaMOHealthNetprovideragreementwiththeState
byrequiringsuchprovidertonotbedisqualifiedorexcludedfrom
servingasaMOHealthNetprovider.
Additionally,thisbillrequirestheDepartmentofSocialServices
tosuspend,revoke,orcancelanycontractorprovideragreementor
refusetoenterintoanewcontractorprovideragreementwithany
providerwhenithasbeendeterminedthattheproviderisnot
qualifiedtoperformtherequiredservicesbecausetheproviderhas
committedcertainoffensesspecifiedinthebill,includingbeing
foundguiltyofapatternofintentionaldiscrimination inthe
deliveryornon-deliveryofhealthcareservices,orbeingfounded
byapersonwhosupportedeugenics,oriftheproviderisan
abortionfacilityoraffiliateorassociatethereof.
Lastly,thebillprohibitsreimbursementtoabortionfacilities,or
associatesoraffiliatesthereof,underthe"UninsuredWomen's
HealthProgram".
Thisbillhasanemergencyclause.
ThisbillisthesameasSCSSBNos.1168&810(2024).