2014 Legislative Updates
The 2014 Legislative Session began January 8. Below are some of the bills of interest to DMH.
Additional information on legislation as well as members of the General Assembly can be found on the House and Senate web sites:
Senate
House
Additional information on legislation as well as members of the General Assembly can be found on the House and Senate web sites:
Senate
House
2014
Bill Number | Sponsor | Description |
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SB 491 | Justus | Modifies provisions relating to criminal law. |
SB 507 | Dixon | Modifies the gubernatorial appointment process for acting directors and the process for filling vacancies in certain state public offices. |
SB 509 | Kraus | Modifies provisions relating to income taxes. |
SB 518 | Sater | Extends MO HealthNet managed care statewide for only the current managed care populations. |
SB 530 | Libla | Allows for drug use or convictions to be considered in determining parental fitness in termination of parental rights proceedings. |
SB 575 | Dixon | Modifies and repeals a number of existing, expired or obsolete committees as well as creating the new Joint Committee on Judiciary and Justice. |
SB 716 | Brown | Requires hospitals to offer flu immunizations to patients 65 years of age or older prior to discharge |
SB 723 | Parson | Raises the cap on the amount of revenue bonds that may be issued and limits the use of funds to renovation of existing buildings. |
SB 739 | Romine | Modifies provisions relating to the MO HealthNet program. |
SB 769 | Pearce | Requires health benefit plans cover diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders. |
SB 816 | Sater | Provides that the Volunteer Health Services Act shall not apply to health care providers responding to a state of emergency declared by the Governor. |
SB 828 | Schaaf | Modifies provisions relating to safety provisions in mental health facilities. |
SB 937 | Schaefer | Provides for the county counselor of Boone County to receive state money for performing duties related to mental health and mental heath facilities. |
Bill Number | Sponsor | Description |
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HB 1064 | Grisamore | Removes references to the phrases "mentally retarded" and "mental retardation" from statute and replaces them with "intellectually disabled" and "intellectual disability", respectively. |
HB 1070 | Shumake | Establishes family intervention orders for the treatment of persons who abuse chemical substances. |
HB 1130 | Roorda | Prohibits the denial of mental health care and treatment for children who are alleged victims of abuse or neglect and requires guardians ad litem to have training in child abuse and neglect. |
HB 1156 | Lair | Establishes a committee to assess the continuation of the Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program. |
HB 1181 | Redmon | Changes various laws in accordance with Executive Branch reorganizations. |
HB 1182 | Redmon | Repeals various obsolete, expired, and ineffective provisions of law. |
HB 1231 | Cox | Changes the laws regarding judicial procedures. |
HB 1243 | Black | Creates criminal penalties for acts of violence committed by a sexually violent predator while in a secure facility operated by the Department of Mental Health. |
HB 1324 | Ellinger | Establishes a pilot program for the medical use of marijuana. |
HB 1325 | Ellinger | Changes the laws regarding the possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana and the possession of marijuana drug paraphernalia. |
HB 1346 | Conway | Creates the crime of sexual exploitation by a clergyperson. |
HB 1380 | Peters | Removes the words "mental retardation" and "mentally retarded" from the statutes, except for references to a clinical diagnosis. |
HB 1399 | Ellinger | Imposes a sales tax upon every retail sale of any handgun or ammunition, at the rate of one cent per transaction, for providing funds for mental health services. |
HB 1493 | Stream | Requires all health insurance carriers and health benefit plans to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders. |
HB 1516 | Spencer | Establishes the Missouri Good Samaritan Law. |
HB 1561 | Hinson | Allows certain individuals to petition to be removed from the sexual offender registry and specifies that any offender who was a juvenile at the time of his or her conviction shall be removed. |
HB 1563 | Kratky | Authorizes an income tax credit for certain small businesses who hire a person who is disabled or who was recently discharged from a correctional facility. |
HB 1598 | Torpey | Specifies that if a sexual offense is committed against a person who is developmentally disabled, the criminality of conduct will be based on the victim's developmental age and not the actual age of the victim. |
HB 1601 | Higdon | Prohibits any state agency from enforcing any federal law penalizing the possession, distribution, sale, trade, traffic, or profit of cigars, cigarettes, or rolling papers. |
HB 1605 | Schieffer | Designates the month of May as "Mental Health Awareness Month" and the first full week of May as "Bipolar Disorder Awareness Week" in Missouri. |
HB 1659 | Kelly | Changes the laws regarding marijuana. |
HB 1662 | Richardson | Extends MO HealthNet managed care statewide for only the current managed care populations. |
HB 1686 | Butler | Changes the eligibility requirements for medical assistance under the MO HealthNet Program by expanding eligibility to 138 percent of the federal poverty level. |
HB 1690 | Rowden | Prohibits the sale of alternative nicotine or vapor products to minors and the use or possession of such products in any public elementary or secondary school building. |
HB 1702 | Ellington | Changes the eligibility requirements for medical assistance under the MO HealthNet Program by expanding eligibility to 138 percent of the federal poverty level. |
HB 1741 | Engler | Allows a sexually violent offense conviction in another state to be considered when determining whether a person is a sexually violent predator for purposes of confinement and treatment. |
HB 1754 | Walton Gray | Allows certain inmates who become physically or mentally disabled, infirm, incompetent, or incapacitated to be released on parole if they are eligible for specified federal medical or financial benefits. |
HB 1779 | Riddle | Allows advanced practice registered nurses in collaborative practice arrangements to make certain decisions regarding patient restraints. |
HB 1785 | Bahr | Requires the MO HealthNet Division to seek an amendment to the Home and Community-based Waiver to allow structured family caregiving to be a covered service. |
HB 1791 | Fitzpatrick | Authorizes the Governor to convey specified state properties. |
HB 1826 | Berry | Requires one licensed clinical psychologist to serve on the state mental health commission and removes an expert in general business matters and procedures from the commission. |
HB 1837 | Gardner | Adds telehealth services to the list of services covered under MO HealthNet. |
HB 1898 | Bahr | Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to develop standards for all levels of hospital perinatal care. |
HB 1901 | Torpey | Changes the laws regarding health care coverage. |
HB 2110 | Zerr | Modifies provisions relating to sales tax. |
HB 2223 | Peters | Requires DESE in collaboration with the DMH to develop a comprehensive school based mental health program. |
HB 2244 | Morris | Enacts the "Tricia Leann Tharp Act" which requires pharmacists to receive two hours of continuing education on suicide prevention for renewal of licensure. |
HB 2267 | Allen | Establishes the Department of MO HealthNet, abolishes the Department of Health and Senior Services, and restructures the Department of Social Services and the Department of Mental Health. |