Missouri legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Missouri HB1023: Specifies that the department of health and senior services shall not deny trauma center status to a hospital based on its dista
Status: In committee, March 13, 2025
Specifies that the department of health and senior services shall not deny trauma center status to a hospital based on its distance from another trauma center
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
FIRST REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 1023 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE MANSUR. 2450H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk To repeal section 190.241, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to trauma center designations. Section A. Section 190.241, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 190.241, to read as follows: 190.241. 1. Except as provided for in subsection 4 of this section, the department shall designate a hospital as an adult, pediatric or adult and pediatric trauma center when a hospital,uponproperapplicationsubmittedbythehospitalandsitereview,hasbeenfoundby the department to meet the applicable level of trauma center criteria for designation in accordance with rules adopted by the department as prescribed by section 190.185. Site review may occur on-site or by any reasonable means of communication, or by any combination thereof. Such rules shall include designation as a trauma center without site review if such hospital is verified by a national verifying or designating body at the level which corresponds to a level approved in rule. In developing trauma center designation criteria, the department shall use, as it deems practicable, peer-reviewed and evidence-based clinicalresearchandguidelinesincluding,butnotlimitedto,themostrecentguidelinesofthe American College of Surgeons. The department shall not deny a qualified hospital designation as a level I, II, or III trauma center based solely on the distance or mileage between trauma centers. 2. …
Sponsors
- Patricia Mansur (D, 025) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 5 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
- : HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
- : Executive Session Completed (H)
- : Public Hearing Completed (H)
- : Referred: Special Committee on Urban Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Introduced and Read First Time (H)
Votes
- HCS Reported Do Pass (H) (March 13, 2025): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1023?
- HB1023 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Specifies that the department of health and senior services shall not deny trauma center status to a hospital based on its dista.
- What does HB1023 do?
- Specifies that the department of health and senior services shall not deny trauma center status to a hospital based on its distance from another trauma center
- What is the status of HB1023?
- In committee as of March 13, 2025. Latest action: HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 5 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (March 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1023?
- Patricia Mansur (D, 025).
- Where is the official record for HB1023?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB1023&year=2025&code=R
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