FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.932
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVESMITH(46).
1600H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Toamendchapter376,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtoinsurance
coverageofanesthesiaservices,withanemergencyclause.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Chapter376,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
2knownassection376.1245,toreadasfollows:
376.1245.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
2 (1)"Exceptedbenefitplan",thesamemeaninggiventotheterminsection
3376.998;
4 (2)"Healthbenefitplan",thesamemeaninggiventotheterminsection
5376.1350.Theterm"healthbenefitplan"shallalsoincludeMOHealthNet,the
6children'shealthinsuranceprogramauthorizedunderchapter208,theMissouri
7consolidatedhealthcareplanestablishedunderchapter103,andanyotherstate-
8sponsoredhealthinsuranceprogram;
9 (3)"Healthcarrier",thesamemeaninggiventotheterminsection376.1350.
10Theterm"healthcarrier"shallalsoincludetheMOHealthNetdivisionandany
11Medicaidmanagedcareorganizationasdefinedinsection208.431.
12 2.Eachhealthcarrierorhealthbenefitplanthatoffersorissueshealthbenefit
13plansthataredelivered,issuedfordelivery,continued,orrenewedinthisstateonor
14aftertheeffectivedateofthissectionandthatprovidecoverageforanesthesiaservices
15shallnotdenycoverageforanesthesiaservices,orimposeanycaponthereimbursement
16amountforanesthesiaservices,onthebasisthatthedurationofaprocedureforwhich
17anesthesiaservicesareperformedexceedsaparticulartimelimit.
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 3.Exceptedbenefitplansshallbesubjecttotherequirementsofthissection.
SectionB.Becauseimmediateactionisnecessarytoprotecttheabilityofhealthcare
2providerstodelivermedicallynecessaryhealthcareservicestoMissourians,sectionAofthis
3actisdeemednecessaryfortheimmediatepreservationofthepublichealth,welfare,peace,
4andsafety,andisherebydeclaredtobeanemergencyactwithinthemeaningofthe
5constitution,andsectionAofthisactshallbeinfullforceandeffectuponitspassageand
6approval.
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