HB605--INSURANCECOVERAGEOFORGANTRANSPLANTS
SPONSOR: Jones(88)
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPass"bytheStandingCommitteeon
HealthandMentalHealthbyavoteof12to0.
Thisbillestablishesthe"EndOrganHarvestingActof2025".
Thebillprohibitsanyhealthcarrierorhealthbenefitplan,
includingMOHealthNet,theStateChildren'sHealthInsurance
Program,andanyMedicaidmanagedcareorganization,fromcovering
ahumanorgantransplantorpost-transplantcareif:
(1)ThetransplantoperationisperformedinChina;or
(2)Theorgantobetransplantedwasobtainedorprocuredbysale
ordonationoriginatinginChina.
ThisbillissimilartoHCSHB2624(2024).
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthosewiththechoicetonot
acceptanorganharvestedfromChinashouldnotdoso,astonot
becomeaccomplicestomurder.Despitenothavingadonationsystem
inplace,Chinaisrankedsecondintheworldfortransplant
volume,whichshouldbechilling.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwereRepresentative Jones;Arnie
Dienoff;DavidJiang;SenaLuo;MarianneMarti;StateArmorAction;
SaraEffner,MissouriFalunDafaAssociation.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.