HCSHB2634--HEALTHCARE(Smith(163))
COMMITTEEOFORIGIN:Budget
Asspecifiedinthisbill,nopublicfundsshallbeexpendedtoany
abortionfacility,oraffiliatethereof,includingforMOHealthNet
reimbursement.
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
abortionfacilityoraffiliatethereof.
Lastly,thebillprohibitsreimbursementtoabortionfacilities,or
affiliatesthereof,underthe"UninsuredWomen'sHealthProgram".
Thisbillhasanemergencyclause.
ThisbillisthesameasSCSSBNos.1168&810(2024).