Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB1822: Specifies that children diagnosed with certain conditions shall be eligible for MO HealthNet benefits
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 1822 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE PRICE. 3913H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal section 208.151, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to MO HealthNet benefits. Section A. Section 208.151, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 208.151, to read as follows: 208.151. 1. Medical assistance on behalf of needy persons shall be known as "MO HealthNet". For the purpose of paying MO HealthNet benefits and to comply with Title XIX, Public Law 89-97, 1965 amendments to the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 301, et seq.) as amended, the following needy persons shall be eligible to receive MO HealthNet benefits to the extent and in the manner hereinafter provided: (1) All participants receiving state supplemental payments for the aged, blind and disabled; (2) All participants receiving aid to families with dependent children benefits, including all persons under nineteen years of age who would be classified as dependent children except for the requirements of subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of section 208.040. Participants eligible under this subdivision who are participating in treatment court, as defined in section 478.001, shall have their eligibility automatically extended sixty days from the time their dependent child is removed from the custody of …
Sponsors
- Tiffany Price (D, 026) · primary sponsor
- Steinmetz, Connie (D, 087)
Latest actions
- : Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Read First Time (H)
- : Prefiled (H)
Common questions
- What is HB1822?
- HB1822 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Specifies that children diagnosed with certain conditions shall be eligible for MO HealthNet benefits.
- What is the status of HB1822?
- In committee as of May 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1822?
- Tiffany Price (D, 026), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB1822?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB1822&year=2026&code=R
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