Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB2888: Establishes provisions relating to actions brought for medical monitoring
Status: In committee, April 1, 2026
What the bill says
To amend chapter 537, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to civil actions for medical monitoring. Section A. Chapter 537, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 537.1600, to read as follows: 537.1600. 1. No standalone cause of action for medical monitoring exists under the laws of this state. Increased risk of disease, whether accompanied by physiological or other changes in the human body, is not itself compensable through damages or any other form of relief, regardless of the legal theory being asserted. 2. In any civil action, no defendant s.
From the introduced text:
To amend chapter 537, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to civil actions for medical monitoring. Section A. Chapter 537, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 537.1600, to read as follows: 537.1600. 1. No standalone cause of action for medical monitoring exists under the laws of this state. Increased risk of disease, whether accompanied by physiological or other changes in the human body, is not itself compensable through damages or any other form of relief, regardless of the legal theory being asserted. 2. In any civil action, no defendant shall be required to pay damages or provide any other type of legal, injunctive, or equitable relief for a plaintiff's future medical surveillance, screening tests, or monitoring procedures unless the plaintiff proves, in addition to the other requirements for the underlying cause of action, that: (1) The future medical surveillance, screening tests, or monitoring procedures sought are directly related to, and necessitated by, a presently existing and diagnosable physical disease or injury of the plaintiff; (2) The future medical surveillance, screening tests, or monitoring procedures are distinct from the medical surveillance, screening tests, or monitoring procedures recommended in the absence of the preexisting physical disease or injury and related exposure; and (3) The plaintiff's presently existing physical disease or injury was …