Missouri legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Missouri HB609: Modifies provisions relating to health care providers
Status: In committee, May 15, 2025
What the bill says
From the amended text:
FIRST REGULAR SESSION HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1674H.02C JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk To repeal sections 195.010, 195.030, and 338.165, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof three new sections relating to health care providers. Section A. Sections 195.010, 195.030, and 338.165, RSMo, are repealed and three new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 195.010, 195.030, and 338.165, to read as follows: 195.010. The following words and phrases as used in this chapter and chapter 579, unless the context otherwise requires, mean: (1) "Acute pain", pain, whether resulting from disease, accidental or intentional trauma, or other causes, that the practitioner reasonably expects to last only a short period of time. Acute pain shall not include chronic pain, pain being treated as part of cancer care, hospice or other end-of-life care, or medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorders; (2) "Addict", a person who habitually uses one or more controlled substances to such an extent as to create a tolerance for such drugs, and who does not have a medical need for suchdrugs,orwhoissofaraddictedtotheuseofsuchdrugsastohavelostthepowerofselfcontrol with reference to his or her addiction; (3) "Administer", to apply a controlled substance, whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other means, directly to the body of a patient or research subject or (b) The patient or research subject at the direction …
Sponsors
- Thompson, Terry (R, 053) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Action Postponed (H)
- : Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)
- : HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 14 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
- : HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
- : Executive Session Completed (H)
- : Public Hearing Completed (H)
- : Referred: Health and Mental Health(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Read First Time (H)
- : Prefiled (H)
Votes
- HCS Reported Do Pass (H) (April 3, 2025): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB609?
- HB609 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Modifies provisions relating to health care providers.
- What is the status of HB609?
- In committee as of May 15, 2025. Latest action: Action Postponed (H) (May 15, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB609?
- Thompson, Terry (R, 053).
- Where is the official record for HB609?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB609&year=2025&code=R
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