MHPCA Legislative Update 12.23.16

[Jane Moore]

 

 

Greetings Members;

 

Pre-Filing Continues

 

We are now into the fourth week of bill pre-filing. There were several bills added to the list this week, since members were in Jefferson City for caucus on Monday, the number of bills being turned in surged some. I expect things to slow next week then, really pick up again following the first of the year. Less than two weeks until session begins. See the list of bills we are tracking on your behalf at the bottom of this email.

 

Budget Update

 

On Monday, incoming House Budget Chairman Scott Fitzpatrick announced that an additional $150 million in budgetary restrictions will be required to bring the FY 2017 into balance. This will most likely come once Governor-Elect Greitens is sworn into office on January 9th. He described the required cuts as “painful” as now the restrictions will require bites into various program’s core funding, not just a withhold on planned increases.

 

It was announced this week that Representative Justin Alferman from Herman would be taking the Vice Chairmanship of the House Budget Committee. Having previously served as staff prior to taking office, Representative Alferman is well versed in the appropriations process.

 

On Tuesday the new House Appropriations Committees and their chairs were announced. Rep. Lyle Rowland will chair a new appropriations committee that will oversee elementary & secondary education as well as higher education. Rep. Kurt Bahr will chair the appropriations committee for general administration. Rep. Craig Redmon will continue to chair the committee that looks at the departments of agriculture, conservation, natural resources, revenue, transportation and economic development. Rep. Kathie Conway will continue to chair her committee Appropriations for Public Safety and Corrections.

 

 

Track Name(s):

Hospice

 

Bill History:

12-01-16 H Filed

 

HB 90    Rehder, Holly(R)

Establishes the Narcotics Control Act.

 

Track Name(s):

Hospice

 

Bill History:

12-01-16 H Filed

 

HB 124    Frederick, Keith(R)

Establishes the "Patients First Medicaid Reform Act".

 

Track Name(s):

Hospice

 

Bill History:

12-02-16 H Filed

 

HB 144    McGaugh, Joe Don(R)

Establishes the "Designated Health Care Decision-Maker Act".

 

Track Name(s):

Hospice

 

Bill History:

12-05-16 H Filed

 

HB 153    Corlew, Kevin(R)

Modifies provisions relating to expert witnesses.

 

Track Name(s):

Hospice

 

Bill History:

12-06-16 H Filed

 

HB 154    Corlew, Kevin(R)

Establishes a limit on residential property assessment increases for the elderly and disabled who own and live in their principal residence proportional to the increase of their Social Security benefit.

 

Track Name(s):

Hospice

 

Bill History:

12-06-16 H Filed

 

HB 156    Corlew, Kevin(R)

Changes the Uniform Arbitration Act regarding agreements between employers and at-will employees.

 

Track Name(s):

Hospice

 

Bill History:

12-06-16 H Filed

 

HB 186    Frederick, Keith(R)

Creates the Silver Alert System to aid in identifying and locating a missing endangered person.

 

Track Name(s):

Hospice

 

Bill History:

12-09-16 H Filed

 

HB 211    Redmon, Craig(R)

Changes provisions relating to the scope of practice for physical therapists.

 

Track Name(s):

Hospice

 

Bill History:

12-13-16 H Filed

 

HB 288    Fitzpatrick, Scott(R)

Modifies the duration of unemployment compensation, modifies the method to pay federal advances, and raises the fund trigger causing contribution rate reductions.

 

Track Name(s):

Hospice

 

Bill History:

12-20-16 H Filed

 

HB 290    Fitzpatrick, Scott(R)

Requires the Department of Social Services to apply for a global waiver for MO HealthNet.

 

Track Name(s):

Hospice

 

Bill History:

12-20-16 H Filed

 

HB 322    Neely, James(R)

Establishes a pilot program to transfer the authority to inspect nursing homes from the Department of Health and Senior Services to local health departments.

 

Track Name(s):

Hospice

 

Bill History:

12-22-16 H Filed

 

SB 31    Emery, Ed(R)

Modifies provisions relating to the collateral source rule and provides that parties may introduce evidence of the actual cost, rather than the value, of the medical care rendered.

 

Track Name(s):

Hospice

 

Bill History:

12-01-16 S Filed

 

SB 50    Walsh, Gina(D)

Establishes the Advance Health Care Directive Registry.

 

Track Name(s):

Hospice

 

Bill History:

12-01-16 S Filed

 

SB 70    Schupp, Jill(D)

Provides for the expansion of MO HealthNet services beginning January 1, 2018.

 

Track Name(s):

Hospice

 

Bill History:

12-01-16 S Filed

 

SB 74    Schaaf, Rob(R)

Establishes a Prescription Drug Monitoring Act.

 

Track Name(s):

Hospice

 

Bill History:

12-01-16 S Filed

 

SB 103    Wallingford, Wayne(R)

Requires elder abuse investigators to provide specified written materials to alleged perpetrators.

 

Track Name(s):

Hospice

 

Bill History:

12-01-16 S Filed

 

SB 192    Wallingford, Wayne(R)

Establishes the Senior Services Growth and Development Program.

 

Track Name(s):

Hospice

 

Bill History:

12-07-16 S Filed

 

SB 200    Libla, Doug(R)

Modifies provisions relating to expert witnesses.

 

Track Name(s):

Hospice

 

Bill History:

12-13-16 S Filed

 

SB 203    Sifton, Scott(D)

Creates the MO HealthNet Buy-In for Workers with Disabilities program.

 

Track Name(s):

Hospice

 

Bill History:

12-15-16 S Filed

 

SB 231    Schatz, Dave(R)

Establishes the Narcotics Control Act.

 

Track Name(s):

Hospice

 

Bill History:

12-20-16 S Filed

 

 

Jane Moore

CEO

Missouri Hospice & Palliative Care Assn.

600 Monroe Street

Suite 300

Jefferson City, MO  65101

Phone 573-634-5514

Fax 573-635-0659

Ja...@mohospice.org

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