Missouri 2025 Regular Session

Missouri House Bill HB605 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 12/17/2024

                            FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.605
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEJONES(88).
1661H.01I	DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Toamendchapter376,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtoinsurance
coverageoforgantransplants.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Chapter376,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
2knownassection376.1593,toreadasfollows:
376.1593.1.Theprovisionsofthissectionshallbeknownandmaybecitedas
2the"EndOrganHarvestingActof2025".
3 2.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
4 (1)"Healthbenefitplan",thesamemeaninggiventotheterminsection
5376.1350.Theterm"healthbenefitplan"shallalsoincludeMOHealthNetandthestate
6children'shealthinsuranceprogramauthorizedunderchapter208;
7 (2)"Healthcarrier",thesamemeaninggiventotheterminsection376.1350.
8Theterm"healthcarrier"shallalsoincludetheMOHealthNetdivisionandany
9Medicaidmanagedcareorganizationasdefinedinsection208.431.
10 3.Ahealthcarrierorhealthbenefitplanshallnotcoverahumanorgan
11transplantorpost-transplantcareif:
12 (1)ThetransplantoperationisperformedinthePeople'sRepublicofChina;or
13 (2)Thehumanorgantobetransplantedwasprocuredbysaleordonation
14originatinginthePeople'sRepublicofChina.
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EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage.