Missouri legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Missouri HB851: Creates provisions relating to delegation of tasks by licensed health care professionals
Status: In committee, May 15, 2025
What the bill says
To amend chapter 191, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to delegation of tasks by health care professionals. Section A. Chapter 191, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 191.1130, to read as follows: 191.1130. 1. For purposes of this section, the following terms (2) "Health care professional", a physician or other health care practitioner licensed by the state to perform specified health care services consistent with state law; (3) "Health care service", a service for the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, cure, or relief of a health conditio.
From the introduced text:
To amend chapter 191, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to delegation of tasks by health care professionals. Section A. Chapter 191, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 191.1130, to read as follows: 191.1130. 1. For purposes of this section, the following terms (2) "Health care professional", a physician or other health care practitioner licensed by the state to perform specified health care services consistent with state law; (3) "Health care service", a service for the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, cure, or relief of a health condition, illness, injury, or disease including, but not limited to, the provision of drugs or durable medical equipment. 2. A health care professional may delegate any patient care task or duty to an employee who is not licensed to provide health care services but who possesses appropriate training and experience to qualify the employee to perform the patient care task or duty as long as: (1) Thehealthcareprofessionaldoesnotdelegateapatientcaretaskordutythat is statutorily or by rule mandated to be performed by the health care professional; (2) The patient care task or duty delegated to the employee is within the scope of practice of the health care professional authorized by his or her licensing authority; (3) The employee is not represented to the public as a health care professional; EXPLANATION …